Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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  1. drlowdon
    Aug 7, 2022
    7
    The fifth instalment in the Super Smash Bros. Series retains the series traditional gameplay with players controlling one of the various characters on offer and attempting to knock their opponents out of the arena.

    With more characters and game modes to choose from than ever, Ultimate is arguably the best in the series and will certainly please fans. Overall however it’s not really much    The fifth instalment in the Super Smash Bros. Series retains the series traditional gameplay with players controlling one of the various characters on offer and attempting to knock their opponents out of the arena.

    With more characters and game modes to choose from than ever, Ultimate is arguably the best in the series and will certainly please fans. Overall however it’s not really much of an evolution from the previous titles, and as a result I lost interest fairly quickly.    … Expand
  2. Dark_D3s7r0y3r
    Dec 8, 2018
    7
    The adventure mode is so bad, has filled me with so much hatred and malice, that it has marred the rest of the game for me. It's very rare that less content would have made a game better, but I feel insulted for being presented with such garbage and told that it's something to do.

    I'd honestly rather slice my arm open than be forced to subject myself to such an onslaught of garbage.    The adventure mode is so bad, has filled me with so much hatred and malice, that it has marred the rest of the game for me. It's very rare that less content would have made a game better, but I feel insulted for being presented with such garbage and told that it's something to do.

    I'd honestly rather slice my arm open than be forced to subject myself to such an onslaught of garbage. They put no thought into fun, and story is nonexistent. It's a complete waste of dev time and resources that feels like a full-force slap to the face. This is shameful.

    The rest of the game is great, of course. It's Smash, it's formulaic at this point and this game hasn't really done anything *new,* exactly, but it's a fun fighter.    … Expand
  3. iozay
    Jan 6, 2019
    7
    Its a great game and I love it, probably one of the best multiplayer games ever. The only downside is that the online experience is horrible. Which should not be possible for this day and age. - Especially if you charge an additional fee for it.

    Still, the game is great and they did a terrific job. With the exception of Nintendo Switch Online (Dare I say, offline?).
  4. FrothySlider
    Dec 24, 2018
    7
    To make my opinions as clear as possible I'm separating this review into Smash, Games and More, Spirits, and Online. Before that I want to get some all-encompassing elements out of the way. The fighting feels great. My one gripe is with the reduced lag on many moves, which makes punishing certain things feel frustrating. I know this comes down to personal preference, but I feel the shieldTo make my opinions as clear as possible I'm separating this review into Smash, Games and More, Spirits, and Online. Before that I want to get some all-encompassing elements out of the way. The fighting feels great. My one gripe is with the reduced lag on many moves, which makes punishing certain things feel frustrating. I know this comes down to personal preference, but I feel the shield and dodging nerfs did enough to weaken defensive play. Besides that the game looks and sounds beautiful.

    Smash
    The addition of a crew battle mode in the form of squad strike is the biggest addition. Its nice that you can play it as one player or a group. Smash-down is another welcomed inclusion, allowing you to keep track of who you have and haven't played yet. Overall I have no complaints for this mode.

    Games and More: (MINOR SPOILERS FOR CLASSIC MODE)
    Classic mode is better than it has ever been. The specialized story modes are a nice touch, and the unique bosses for some characters are a welcomed surprise. Sonic, Pokemon, and Mother feel like odd exclusions from this, considering Pokemon and Mother had their own bosses in subspace emissary. Besides that stadium events being gone doesn't upset me, unlike the absence of stage builder. It isn't a tragedy, but its a mode many people, myself included, found a lot of enjoyment in.

    Spirits: The Buzz Buzz one is the best one
    Theres not much bad I can say about spirits but theres not much good either. Its very novel. Many Unique fights feel unbeatable without spirits that remove the entire gimmick (Ashley's control flipping). It mostly funny references with little gimmicks to make them more accurate. The main thing I have umbrage with is that some of the spirits inadvertently spoil large plot points for many games. I want to be transparent, I haven't beaten world of light yet. Grinding through low level spirits and searching for the specific character I need to get past a certain point isn't particularly compelling. I think the Spirit Board is Wonderfull. The spirits feel designed as quick distractions from the meatier parts of the game.

    Online: Its bad
    EVERYTHING IS RANKED. Unless you go digging through lobbies anything you do in quickly will effect your GSP. Besides all the regular Nintendo Online stuff (Friend codes, no invite system, no voice chat...) there are other glaring absences from this mode. No Squad Strike or Smashdown. Why even add them if you aren't going to let people play them. I don't think Nintendo understands that people like to play their games online. Wheres tournaments? We had them offline only, then online only, and now back to offline only. No indication of rank. League of Legends, Dragon ball FighterZ, Counter Strike. All these games have multiple ranks and show what you need to rank up. Elite smash is this ambiguous number thats constantly changing, with no tracker showing what you need.

    Online 2: Its really bad
    You can't spectate running matches, You can't taunt. You can't even choose what game mode you wan't to play. Nintendo is so behind the ball on this, it's inexcusable, and this is their big online game of the year. Its so easy to fix to. Make a ranked lobby thats Final D and Battlefield. Add squad strike and smash down at least in private lobbies. Add online tournament creation. We already had it in Smash 4. Let me invite people through my switch and let me taunt when I three stock a little Mac by throwing him off the stage.

    Smash Ultimate really is a great game. The gameplay feels better than ever and the classic mode is better than ever. World of Light isn't a fully realized adventure, but more a collection of neat fights taking place on an enormous map. Melee Adventure, Subspace Emissary, and even Smash Run on the 3DS did more for me in that department. The online is absolutely terrible. Its missing so many features that exist in modern games, or even older games for that matter. For so many people online is the main way they are going to enjoy the game, and it is so lacking that it brings the entire experience down.    … Expand
  5. Cosmozerk
    Apr 19, 2020
    7
    As far as gameplay goes, this is without a doubt my favorite Smash game, it brings back many old mechanics, while also introducing new ones. Yet, the barrier for entry is not high, so even if ya wanna treat it like a party game, anyone can pick up a character and have fun.

    Which is a good thing considering just how big the roster is, I mean, they brought back every character from every    As far as gameplay goes, this is without a doubt my favorite Smash game, it brings back many old mechanics, while also introducing new ones. Yet, the barrier for entry is not high, so even if ya wanna treat it like a party game, anyone can pick up a character and have fun.

    Which is a good thing considering just how big the roster is, I mean, they brought back every character from every previous games, and to this day they're still adding new fighters, even if the DLC is rather expensive. But at least some of them also add new stages and music, tho even if ya don't bother with the extra content, the base game already has a good selection of stages and an incredible soundtrack full of remixes and new tracks for pretty much every series present, that is just pure ear candy.

    Not sure if I can say the same for the visuals tho, they're kinda like a more gritty version of Smash Wii U's style, which kinda makes it seem like everything is covered in dust. Not a big deal, but I think the Wii U version still has the better aesthetics, but at least the new visual effects make up for it in some regard, plus the game runs like butter.

    All of the above aspects are pretty good, however, there are some problems I have with this game that prevent it from being better than Smash for Wii U overall. I am mostly referring to the single-player offerings. Sure, there are tons of characters and stages, but that's for the main smash mode. Everything surrounding it is really half-baked. Classic mode is the only worthwhile, long-term mode for single player, and to be fair, it's pretty good since now every character has a thematic variation of it and it will end in a different boss battle depending on the fighter you're using, like Master hand, Ganon, Dracula, etc.

    That's all well and good, however, the rest simply doesn't hold up. Sure, World of Light is amusing for the first 2 hours, but it quickly became mind-numbingly repetitive, as all you're doing is fighting over and over and over again. It doesn't even have a lot of cool cinematics like Brawl, and yet it's twice as long. It's clear a lot of time and care went into this mode, as every fight represents a spirit character from a certain franchise, and the map is beautifully crafted. I appreciate that, but it's just way too long, tedious and boring for it to hold any re-play value.

    And that's basically all the game really has to offer, no really. All-stars has been reduced to just another version of multi-man melee, instead of the strategic endurance round it used to be, on top of the other versions the game has, and rest is stage creator, sandbag and training mode.

    This is such a shame, considering this is a franchise that usually likes to pack its games with LOADS of content for the player who likes to play the game solo. Smash Wii U, alone, had Classic mode, All-stars, Master & Crazy orders, challenges to complete, Events which was basically mission mode, Smash Tour, playable NES and SNES games, Trophy collection, and all the other little modes like Stage Builder, Training, Stadium, etc. And on TOP of that, it also had custom moves and stat bonuses for amiibo.

    Ultimate simply doesn't compare. Its main smash mode is as great as ever, and now you can even do offline tourneys and make permanent rule sets, but besides classic mode that's it. There is no other incentive to go back to the game after sloughing through World of Light and unlocking all the characters unless you're really into fighting CPUs and doing all the challenges. Especially considering that the online is still pretty lacking.

    Sure, Smash shines most when it's a multiplayer game, but quite frankly, that goes for any game of that nature. And as someone who mostly plays Smash alone, I was left rather disappointed. And no, Spirit events are not enough, because spirits are just glorified stickers, I much prefer getting a trophy and being able to view it in all its glory. But of course, Ultimate doesn't even have trophies or custom moves outside of the Miis.

    Simply put, Smash Ultimate (or Special in Japan) doesn't live up to that title on the whole. It's still Smash Bros, it's still a blast to play with friends, or if ya like to fight lvl9 CPUs all day, but the complete package is far below what was set previously, on what I still think is the best Smash game of them all, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. A better roster doesn't make for a better game.    … Expand
  6. setuis
    Jan 24, 2019
    7
    As a newer player to smash i dislike the fact that the golden mushroom spirits etc are limited time events. Makes it impossible to win one. Have two chance a day or have to be online at specfic time is pretty bad. Would surely annoy someone trying to collect all the sprites etc. If they release these as free DLC at somepoint it would be fine.. But considering the ambido stuffAs a newer player to smash i dislike the fact that the golden mushroom spirits etc are limited time events. Makes it impossible to win one. Have two chance a day or have to be online at specfic time is pretty bad. Would surely annoy someone trying to collect all the sprites etc. If they release these as free DLC at somepoint it would be fine.. But considering the ambido stuff unlocking things in ninedo gamse like epona's horse in breath of wild i don't count on it. Nintendo should make digital ambidos...… Expand
  7. VTL
    Nov 20, 2019
    7
    Magnifico juego, si te gustan los juegos estilo Brawl... y yo no soy uno de ellos.
    Ahun que es cierto que el modo historia es muy dinamico y entretenido. Sea como sea es un must de NS.
  8. SaltyLodestar
    Dec 30, 2018
    7
    Ultimate is alright.
    A great smash game, great amount of content given today's standards, fun gameplay, more balanced. The whole nine yards. As a smash game, it checks all marks.
    Starting with; Single-Player (?) content. Technically speaking, it's very impressive everyone has a unique path to take, and you can even play classic with a friend. The 'Extra's' such as All Stars,    Ultimate is alright.
    A great smash game, great amount of content given today's standards, fun gameplay, more balanced. The whole nine yards. As a smash game, it checks all marks.

    Starting with;

    Single-Player (?) content.
    Technically speaking, it's very impressive everyone has a unique path to take, and you can even play classic with a friend.
    The 'Extra's' such as All Stars, Multi-Man, ect. Are okay, they fall under a little more frustrating then they are fun, even when you're skilled at the game since it goes through ridiculous difficulty spikes at various points in every mode, they can still be enjoyable if taken casually.
    Challenges have been reduced greatly and it is possible for even the average joe to 100% them now.

    'Smash'

    Ult's main 4 player modes are amazing, they improve and give features that have been desired ever since melee. Great for local or casual play.
    The new features such as Rulesets and Stage Morphing bring even more twist and turns to how to play this game and more options is always nice.

    World of Light.
    A wasted opportunity in every sense of the word.

    Not fun, to put it bluntly, a lot of the battles are very gimmicky, and what should result in your victory can result in your loss, also the spirit management is much more intrusive than even Brawl's sticker boosters. You could beat Brawl even on the highest difficulty with no stickers, and while you can do the same in Ultimate, the process will not be fun.
    The game mode forces you back and fourth and just deciding to into a random direction and hope for the best. Needing very specific spirits to progress, move through obstacles, and even fight. There is no indication of where to find them outside of shops. You quite literally have to hope for the best.

    A lot of fights even for skilled players are unnecessarily ridiculously tedious and even the music is worthy of a mention as it can drone on in your ear as there is no music diversity while traveling the world. Only when entering battles.
    WoL also has a few cinematic pieces, but they do absolutely nothing and we could honestly go without them. It doesn't make use of the characters outside of seeing them get stomped, but honestly not even that.
    There are a few truly fun battles, but overall World of Light is a terrible substitute for what was to replace Subspace.

    The Characters.

    We got everyone from Smash Wii U and 3DS and then some.
    The characters are mostly solid. Most of the echoes, even while fun, are relatively disappointing. They were all incredibly safe picks and had zero risk to their inclusion.

    Most of the characters are fair and balanced with a few outrageously ridiculous characters in every category, (Light, Med, Heavy.)

    But overall, even the roster is rather balanced. Good on them.

    Stages.

    Many stages have returned with HD upgrades.
    One of the best aspects of Ult. Not much more to say than that.

    Online.
    There are only two things that can truly be considered bad in Ultimate, Online is one of them.

    Matchmaking will sometimes just yolo it and place you in whatever it feels like. Even with the 'Preferred rules' setting you are not safe.

    Arena's are also excruciatingly cumbersome. To change rules you need to shut the arena down, remake it from the beginning, everyone has to renter and so on.

    You MUST do this to set it to 1v1, 4 Player Smash, 3 Player or Teams. It is a horrendous system and needs major changes before it's remotely decent.

    Connection is also shotty, but given the nature of the switch it is to be expected.
    Purchase a Lan Adapter to minimize frustration with connection if you can.
    Bugs: This deserves it's own space. Ultimate is 100% the buggiest smash game to date. During Quickplay you can choose a skin and end up with the default after winning, a VERY rare bug is actually the game giving you a different character all together. There is a potentially game breaking bug with 'finisher moves' disabling collision for a few seconds which is crucial as it can turn a victory into a loss. And there are ruleset bugs where the game registers rulesets that are NOT what has been selected. (Exclusive to online arenas it seems.) However there is a variation of this with stages (also arena exclusive) And there is a major bug in quickplay that can even cause your characters skin to change from what you selected and VERY rarely, into a different character all together. (This one seemed to have been patched though.) This makes the game feel rushed and incomplete. Despite these rather huge bugs at times, the game is still leagues better than most other games. Conclusion: Smash Ultimate is fun, large, and has plenty of diversity. It's a great game and smash game, but the few flaws it has are large enough that it cannot be called the perfect smash game. Still very much worth the purchase however.    … Expand
  9. auditbadger
    Dec 19, 2018
    7
    I think that this is truly a unique game and I would recommend that if you are a fan of this type of genre then I think you should give this game a try.
  10. mixotic
    May 20, 2019
    7
    In all honesty, while this game is fun and a good time with lots of people playing, I find it to be too chaotic personally. It’s really hard to keep track of what’s going on much less where are you are on the screen. It’s probably just not meant for me but I find a little less chaos to be more fun in a fighting game like this.
  11. Grease
    Dec 31, 2018
    7
    Smash is a definitive console seller for the nintendo switch.

    Super smash bros ultimate feels like the franchise has reached it's peak and all the better for it. Smash is the biggest crossover game in history featuring over 70 characters with the wide majority being unique. Each character has assigned button presses, and they don't change so that's an overwhelming positive. What i mean    Smash is a definitive console seller for the nintendo switch.

    Super smash bros ultimate feels like the franchise has reached it's peak and all the better for it.
    Smash is the biggest crossover game in history featuring over 70 characters with the wide majority being unique. Each character has assigned button presses, and they don't change so that's an overwhelming positive. What i mean is, despite all characters having different moves and different strengths, the button inputs for a "smash attack" is the same so you don't have to learn different controls for every character allowing every single character accessible to any player as long as you put in some time.

    Smash features multiple modes this time around such as tournaments and the new addition of squad strike, allowing you to pick a group of characters to fight with and gradually move down the list. Unfortunately tournaments and squad strike cannot be taken online with other players aside from your friends list, it may come in an update but it's dissapointing this isn't possible like tournaments were in smash 4. The AI feels relatively reliable, the highest CPU level feels like a genuine challenge and the lowest,,, doesn't.

    smash bros features a new mode named "spirits", spirits come in the form of game characters who aren't playable fighters, such as viridi from kid icarus. These can grant buffs and benefits in battle allowing more interesting fights. You can obtain spirits from the spirit board, it allows you to choose from a selection from spirits, to obtain them you must fight in a quirky battle such as lightning floors and anti-gravity shifts, you can equip spirits to nullify these hazards and that's the beauty of spirits, assigning the perfect team. If you win the battle though unfortunately it's not over, there's a shield protecting the spirit with a gap in it, you need to successfully fire a bullet through the gap and hit the spirit to obtain it, this is annoying because if you miss the spirit and hit the shield altho the gap becomes wider the next time you see it, you lose the opportunity to obtain it despite winning the battle. Furthermore if you fail the battle you have to wait for it to appear on the spirit board again which could be ages considering the hundreds of spirits in the game. The other way to obtain is through a hefty single player mode named world of light, it revolves around a monster galeem killing the characters with kirby as the lone survivor, the single player revolves around exploring a realm to recover the fallen fighters, to do this you must fight the spirits in quirky battles like the spirit board. The single player is LONG, if you like world of light this will be ideal as it's easily a 30 hour story mode but it is repetitive and even when you think it's about to end.. trust me it doesn't. it will be a tedious and repetitive adventure if that isn't your thing, but luckily it was exactly what i wanted so i was satisfied.

    Classic mode returns but instead of having random battles with a fighter, each of the unique fighters has their own classic mode, with assigned enemies relating to their games, bayonetta for example will face angelic characters like Pit, since she kills angels in her own games. Each one is unique and relateable. There's also mob smash for challenging a horde of fighters and the return of amiibos and mii fighters, amiibos can be used for practice against certain character or unlocking spirits early.

    The main attraction is online however. Online you set preferred rules, stock, time or stamina battles, whether you want items and the stages to appear, however you are not guaranteed to get your preferred rules, you are likely to get your preferred rules thanks to a post-release patch but its not guranteed as the game tries to matchmake you with close opponents so you don't lag. It's annoying to select a 1v1 battle just to play free-for-all. Battle arenas do allow you to play with friends or viewers if you stream allowing more casual and fun battles with friends.

    Smash ultimate defines the fighting genre with multiple modes and a balanced roster, the roster is huge leading to a variety of characters and playstyles. with the inclusion of items and frantic battle stages, no match is like any other. The spirits are a fun new activity albeit having problems with the spirit boards mechanics and the world of light is a joy if it's your cup of tea but a tedious pain if it isn't

    pros:
    -balanced and massive roster
    -hefty single player and spirits mode
    -wonderful soundtrack
    - classic mode refined to the character
    -multitude of modes so it's never boring

    cons:
    - wol can be repetitive long and boring
    -online is unstable despite quality connections
    -online matchmaking is unpredictable
    -certain modes cannot be taken online despite being built perfectly for it    … Expand
  12. Kire_92
    Jan 21, 2019
    7
    At the core this is an amazing game. The gameplay is good and satisfying and the game itself is packed with fun elements. The game truly shines when playing with friends and the fact that it’s easy for newcomers to pick it up and play means that I can enjoy it with all of my friends regardless of their prior gaming experience.

    My only big complaint is that the online mode is not    At the core this is an amazing game. The gameplay is good and satisfying and the game itself is packed with fun elements. The game truly shines when playing with friends and the fact that it’s easy for newcomers to pick it up and play means that I can enjoy it with all of my friends regardless of their prior gaming experience.

    My only big complaint is that the online mode is not implemented in a good way and that it lacks a good competitive system. Due to that my motivation has quickly dwindled for playing the game online which negatively affects my opinion of the game as a whole.    … Expand
  13. Killer007
    Dec 7, 2018
    7
    El el mejor juego de lucha de la historia, de verdad, es una obra maestra, sakurai es dios y ha conseguido lo imposible.
  14. eiecctro
    Jan 20, 2019
    7
    This is my first Smash Bros game and well, it was definitely overhyped, feels slightly above average. Good game, highly overhyped, perhaps as I learn to play more this review will change.
  15. Pantufas
    Dec 23, 2018
    7
    It's an overall great game, the game was already built in previous iterations, and the things this one bring in to the table aren't fantastic. The spirits sound fun however it's boring and repetitive. The new caracters are amazing and bring shame to some previous one.
    The game is really good with one major fault, the online is completely terrible, just horrendous. One of the worst    It's an overall great game, the game was already built in previous iterations, and the things this one bring in to the table aren't fantastic. The spirits sound fun however it's boring and repetitive. The new caracters are amazing and bring shame to some previous one.
    The game is really good with one major fault, the online is completely terrible, just horrendous. One of the worst implementations I've seen. You have a random number assigned at every caracter (which is the overall ranking) and from that number you lose points until you are with the ranking you deserve. Nothing says frustrating as trying to play online and get wrecked because your ranking (the one you start with) is too high. However all this is pretty much fine, the problem is you cannot play online what you want to play. What? Yup thats right, you choose a ruleset and you can either get your ruleset or anyone elses! Fun!! Wanna play with items? In some horrible stages? Yup go ahead you cant choose!
    The core game is great but the online is just too terrible to be dismissed. Worst online I have seen.    … Expand
  16. Kiabeta
    Dec 7, 2018
    7
    The game is fun, but at times the game can feel stiff and clunky, and the small starting roster made it hard to get into at the beginning, World Of Light felt linear and was disappointing.
  17. B0rn2_w1n
    Jul 20, 2019
    7
    I am not a SB fan (actually this is my first SB game), but I am quite dissapointed.

    The online was laggy when the game came out (not sure about how it is working nowadays). The experience was MUCH worse than playing Mario Kart online, which I don´t understend. The game is pretty diffent from other fight games, and it takes time to get the mechanics. I feel the gameplay to be quite    I am not a SB fan (actually this is my first SB game), but I am quite dissapointed.

    The online was laggy when the game came out (not sure about how it is working nowadays). The experience was MUCH worse than playing Mario Kart online, which I don´t understend.

    The game is pretty diffent from other fight games, and it takes time to get the mechanics. I feel the gameplay to be quite repetitive. Yes, I know, the learning curve is steep, but I din´t feel I was enjoying the game so much.

    The Spirits game mode is quite plain, and other game modes were just meh. I may give it another go on the future    … Expand
  18. HarrySatschel
    Dec 18, 2018
    7
    The game is really excellent if you play locally. Definitely the best in the series to date. Visually, it's fantastic. The music is excellent. There is an insane number of characters & levels & items. Really great.

    BUT, half the game just isn't there. Online has been completely unplayable for me. It requires paid online & a hardware accessory & still doesn't work properly. It's a very    The game is really excellent if you play locally. Definitely the best in the series to date. Visually, it's fantastic. The music is excellent. There is an insane number of characters & levels & items. Really great.

    BUT, half the game just isn't there. Online has been completely unplayable for me. It requires paid online & a hardware accessory & still doesn't work properly. It's a very big disappointment spoiling an otherwise fantastic game.    … Expand
  19. belsel
    Dec 23, 2018
    7
    Lets say important things. The game is good, but it isnt as good as people said. This is my first smash bros, so I havent problem because all the content of the game is new for me. The game has a lot, a lot of everything. The most flaws of the game are:

    -Become repetitive, for me, after 30h. Combat isnt as fun as I thought and it is more about timing your attacks rather than complex or    Lets say important things. The game is good, but it isnt as good as people said. This is my first smash bros, so I havent problem because all the content of the game is new for me. The game has a lot, a lot of everything. The most flaws of the game are:

    -Become repetitive, for me, after 30h. Combat isnt as fun as I thought and it is more about timing your attacks rather than complex or hard combinations of attacks.
    -Offline adventure. Grinding, repetitive, boring, the intro video is a HUGE clickbait. There are 1300 spirits, fighthing them is boring after a while, tho spirits are very cool; but you dont unlock descriptions or anything more than register of the spirit. A problem is that the game track the spirits you HAVE at the moment, not the ones you HAVE REGISTERED...this is a big problem, because if you free some spirits to summon or to get some points, then you lose the tracking of those spirits because as well as you dont have them, the game dont mark them so...you dont know what spirits you had or not and you will lose many time repeating fights that you dont need.
    -Online broken. This is the main problem. The healthy in long term of the game is the online, and it doesnt work properly. If you give me this feature working so bad, it is like 50% of the game for me.

    The good things of the game are obvious, what is not obvious is that a lot of many things is not a good as you can think if some mechanics arent perfectly developed and if some core mechanics (like the online) doesnt work properly to many users.

    I enjoyed 30h and sell it back for 50$. If you are new like me, I enjoyed to meet the saga finally, but it may be overvalued. I put it a real 7/10 which is a good mark in any academic work, but I think it is a bad mark seeing the "critic reviews".    … Expand
  20. Rampant
    Dec 13, 2018
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game looks good, the controls are great and there is plenty to do offline.

    Now for the bad:

    I bought the game for the multi-player like most users. Unfortunately, the switch has no concept of a party of friends. So users cannot queue up for a quick match with friends, and users cannot talk to friends through any means provided by Nintendo.

    SSBU comes with the ability to provide online preferences for matches, but this is just a priority check. It does not actually restrict these preferences. That's similar to playing an FPS, joining a queue to play only death match but being put in a capture the flag match.

    Since Nintendo is charging us money to access online play, I expect dedicated servers. There are too many cons related peer hosted matches. Additionally, if a game is unreasonably laggy, users have no way to leave the game other than closing SSBU.

    There is no concept of "elo" in Quick matches...so expert level players will be queued against newbs.

    From a product development perspective there were plenty of lower priority features that were implemented instead. E.g a really long credits scene after every "Classic" mode completed. Or a random appearance of a new character in the form of a challenge.

    The last game I can remember to have this much first week online missteps was Rainbow Six Siege. A few weeks after the release of RSS the game was 50% off. It was near death sentence for that game, and it barely recovered. This is not much better but because it is a Nintendo flagship game it will survive.

    In conclusion, the online play is sub-par for one of the OGs in gaming. I do not think this game should have been released with the current online features/issues.    … Expand
  21. neighborsbear
    Dec 9, 2018
    7
    기존작의서의 편의성을 더 높여 보다 완성도를 높이고 팬들이 원하던 목표를 이런 시간내에 완성 시켰다는 것은 확실히 칭찬해야 마땅한 부분이다. 하지만 게임 시스템적 완성도가 높을지라도 그 외적인 부분에서의 기존의 강점을 많이 잃었다. 사소한 부분 모드 커스텀 ui 레벨등등 기존작에서 크게 후퇴했고 빠른 출시를 위해 대부분의 것들을 버린 느낌이 너무 강했다. 이를 증명하듯이 멀티 대전이 게임이 출시되자마자 바로 업데이트를 실시한 것처럼 게임 당일날 까지도 게임의 완성도에 대한 확신이 없었던 것이다. 그리고 기존 모든 캐릭터의 참전을 말하지만 그 기존에 유저들이 하던 플레이가 대부분 수정되었다는 점에서 이미 캐릭터들이 다른 캐릭터로 나왔다고 밖에 말할 수 없다. 무엇보다 에코시스템 자체가 많이기존작의서의 편의성을 더 높여 보다 완성도를 높이고 팬들이 원하던 목표를 이런 시간내에 완성 시켰다는 것은 확실히 칭찬해야 마땅한 부분이다. 하지만 게임 시스템적 완성도가 높을지라도 그 외적인 부분에서의 기존의 강점을 많이 잃었다. 사소한 부분 모드 커스텀 ui 레벨등등 기존작에서 크게 후퇴했고 빠른 출시를 위해 대부분의 것들을 버린 느낌이 너무 강했다. 이를 증명하듯이 멀티 대전이 게임이 출시되자마자 바로 업데이트를 실시한 것처럼 게임 당일날 까지도 게임의 완성도에 대한 확신이 없었던 것이다. 그리고 기존 모든 캐릭터의 참전을 말하지만 그 기존에 유저들이 하던 플레이가 대부분 수정되었다는 점에서 이미 캐릭터들이 다른 캐릭터로 나왔다고 밖에 말할 수 없다. 무엇보다 에코시스템 자체가 많이 모순되어 있고 캐릭터를 보다 풍성하게 보여주고 싶었다면 기존 기술을 보다 많이 바꿔서 에코시스템으로 통일 시켰어야할 것이다. 완성에 가까워졌지만 결국 완성하지 못한 모습으로 나타났다는 점이 매우 아쉽다 그리고 등불의 빛 경우에는 싱글플레이어에 대한 생각에 매우 없다고 느낄 수 밖에 없었다. 어려운 것을 떠나서 그냥 플레이 자체가 더러운 것을 강요하는 것이 매우 불친절하고 이는 신규 유저의 유입을 배려했다고는 절대 생각할 수 없었다.… Expand
  22. bonkboy
    Dec 10, 2018
    7
    Fun most of the time, but just like wii u smash the online is absolute garbage like wtf how did they make it worse than wii u. i constantly get FFA and lag is a given in a lot of matches. if they let people choose exactly watch match they are getting themselves into when using quick play and delt with the lag issues (not on my end many other players are getting lagged out of existence andFun most of the time, but just like wii u smash the online is absolute garbage like wtf how did they make it worse than wii u. i constantly get FFA and lag is a given in a lot of matches. if they let people choose exactly watch match they are getting themselves into when using quick play and delt with the lag issues (not on my end many other players are getting lagged out of existence and i'm fine on every other game) than this game would be the perfect smash IMO.… Expand
  23. True_Gamers
    Dec 10, 2018
    7
    Desfortunadamente no puedo recomendar este juego. Existen problemas de control que sorprendentemente se obvian en la mayoria de reseñas. El personaje golpea en dirección opuesta a la marcada por el mando, esto sucede muchísimas veces no es algo ocasional (jugado con mando Pro). El ataque especial Smash no puede ser programado fuera del análogo R. Bajar de una plataforma en plena batallaDesfortunadamente no puedo recomendar este juego. Existen problemas de control que sorprendentemente se obvian en la mayoria de reseñas. El personaje golpea en dirección opuesta a la marcada por el mando, esto sucede muchísimas veces no es algo ocasional (jugado con mando Pro). El ataque especial Smash no puede ser programado fuera del análogo R. Bajar de una plataforma en plena batalla resulta confuso y da lugar a movimientos no deseados. Por último el proceso de desbloquear personajes (que supuestamente ya has pagado en el precio) es lentísimo, estos personajes No aparecen en modalidades del juego como online. Una lástima por el empeño y promesas por parte de Nintendo. Un Mario Party camuflado como juego de lucha.… Expand
  24. pootaro
    Dec 14, 2018
    7
    i did not got this game yet but it's superb to me, since many youtuber, twitch streamers and others was hype for this even me but when i get this game i think it going to be great. so without further ado im voting 7/10
  25. hugoboss69x
    Dec 15, 2018
    7
    Esta bastante bien, pero mas bien para jugarlo con amigos, los demas modos de juego estan para pasar el rato mas bien, para aprender los controles y eso, un poco aburrida la historia, lo que llevo por el momento no ha sido nada del otro mundo.
  26. Chiddy
    Jan 2, 2019
    7
    The best part of this game is classic mode. Online is okay if it manages to connect properly. It was fun unlocking all the fighters, although World of Light was a let down. Solid 7.5
  27. Daniel_N
    Feb 8, 2021
    7
    I think Super Smash Bros. is one of those games you could play with your friends after school, or something like that. I do enjoy some of its content, however, some aspects of it feel repetitive. I would like to get back into the game when possible, but, for now, I’ll keep it a 7.
  28. Schwambosii
    Jan 9, 2019
    7
    Perhaps the most anticipated game for the Switch, Super Smash Bros Ultimate is so bittersweet. The game play has seen some modest tweaks to improve on a near flawless mechanic. The character and stage selection is equally impressive. This is undoubtedly the best entry to date for a series that has been nothing short of amazing. Unfortunately, the game's online features leave so much toPerhaps the most anticipated game for the Switch, Super Smash Bros Ultimate is so bittersweet. The game play has seen some modest tweaks to improve on a near flawless mechanic. The character and stage selection is equally impressive. This is undoubtedly the best entry to date for a series that has been nothing short of amazing. Unfortunately, the game's online features leave so much to be desired and would be deemed unacceptable for any other developer. Save for some minor improvements from an early patch, the game suffers from frequent lag due to P2P connection. Having Nintendo Online friends is pointless, more or less. There is no option to view online friends or invite them to play. There are only two matchmaking options: quickplay (where you are randomly paired with opponents and pray that the match adheres to your preferred rules) or battle arenas (where you either join premade arenas of rotating players or create one yourself and pray for people to join). The worst part of it all is that this game could easily be a 10. This is an amazing multiplayer game that doesn't want you to play with friends. Sakurai and Nintendo have been criticized in the past for their lack of support for the competitive Smash community, saying that the game should be enjoyed by everyone. The irony is that they've made it near impossible for players to enjoy the game with their friends that aren't sitting on the couch next to them. Oh, and I nearly forgot, they dare to charge you for their joke of an online system.… Expand
  29. Esspresso
    Jan 10, 2019
    7
    Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the sixth game of the series and I somewhat still prefer the 64 and Wii U game. Time to put everything I really don't like about Ultimate :

    - Biggest input lag of the series - The buffer system (this is an horrible concept in a fast paced platform fighting game)) - Too many Out Of Shield options. Shielding is nearly unpunishable since a simple jump/grab    Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the sixth game of the series and I somewhat still prefer the 64 and Wii U game. Time to put everything I really don't like about Ultimate :

    - Biggest input lag of the series
    - The buffer system (this is an horrible concept in a fast paced platform fighting game))
    - Too many Out Of Shield options. Shielding is nearly unpunishable since a simple jump/grab can cancel all the animation from deactivating it.
    - Shields are taking ages to be broken. 2 smash attacks with Captain Falcon and a shield is still active ?
    - Too many "stun states" (being buried for example, too many characters have the possibility to stop you)
    - Super armor. I hate that thing. Half of K. Rool's moveset got it, the down special of Ryu/Ken too. Really fun to play against.
    - The online is a joke, having preferred rules won't matter since they'll be chosen once in a blue moon.
    - You die at so low percents, even without rage on, it's horrible. Pick K. Rooland do the following : Grab > Down Throw > Down smash at the edge and get your free kill

    . Everything listed here is, in my opinion really annoying. Ultimate isn't the "oh so melee hd", it is slow, makes you more slow if you are aggressive and encourages to play so campy it is just annoying.
    Ultimate is fun if you're trying to party with friends (that don't know that some oves can instakill), that's it.    … Expand
  30. Metacriticmaste
    Jan 23, 2019
    7
    This game is a very flip-flop game for me. On one end, I love playing with my friends and unlocking new characters. I always remember when my friend and I yelled excitedly when a new challenger approached in that classic black-and-red screen. However, the fact that you start from only 8 characters and have to unlock everyone else puts me in the middle from this game, as that requirement ofThis game is a very flip-flop game for me. On one end, I love playing with my friends and unlocking new characters. I always remember when my friend and I yelled excitedly when a new challenger approached in that classic black-and-red screen. However, the fact that you start from only 8 characters and have to unlock everyone else puts me in the middle from this game, as that requirement of time is kind of disconcerting for me. However, on the gameplay side, this game is the best. Its graphics are amazing, it's controls and gameplay feel so smooth, and the only complaint I have in this group is that I play on a pro controller, and for some reason whenever I aim up on the left stick to do an up air, my character just jumps (although that may be because I have weird controls, idk). All in all, this game is fantastic, but some factors put me in the middle for this in the end.… Expand
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#2 Best Switch Game of 2018
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#1 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2018
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#23 Most Shared Switch Game of 2018

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93

Universal acclaim - based on 99 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 98 out of 99
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 99
  3. Negative: 0 out of 99
  1. CD-Action
    Mar 25, 2019
    95
    It’s not just a great fighting game and a perfect party title, uncommonly enjoyable and absurdly rich in content that should suffice for literally years of fun. It’s also an amazing homage to the history of video games. [02/2019, p.60]
  2. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 5, 2019
    95
    Super Smash Bros. Ultimate escalates everything the series was known for, and delivers it flawlessly. Biggest fighter rooster ever, more dynamic gameplay, loads and loads of gameplay modes, stages, weapons, music, stuff! If there is a smash that deserves your cash, this is the one!
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  3. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Feb 26, 2019
    100
    This is the ultimate Smash Bros. How will they ever top it? [Issue #37 – January/February 2019, p. 65]
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