Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. 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.
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. MythicGero98
    Jan 27, 2019
    7
    Super Smash Bros ultimate is a Okay game. The "story mode" is big enough to invest many hours into however the story mode (World of light) is no successor to Subspace emissary from Brawl as far as cutscenes/story theres up to about 14mins of cutscene and no ingame story to be found, the content within WOL can be enjoyable in places but it becomes horrible repetitive after the first hour orSuper Smash Bros ultimate is a Okay game. The "story mode" is big enough to invest many hours into however the story mode (World of light) is no successor to Subspace emissary from Brawl as far as cutscenes/story theres up to about 14mins of cutscene and no ingame story to be found, the content within WOL can be enjoyable in places but it becomes horrible repetitive after the first hour or two in which it becomes a terrible long grind to get to the end. Super Smash Bros ultimate unlike other games in the series has collectables called "spirits" which tie into the story and to replace the other smash games collectables the "trophies", the spirits are one of the few things added to the series which i can praise as they find way more use then the trophies in the other series games as they have uses in both single player and mulitplayer game modes. In terms of the amount of content in Super Smash Bros Ultimate there is certainly alot however there is just not alot of variety in this game unlike the other games in the series as they have removed quite alot of game types that have been in the series for awhile for example "Home Run contest" and "break the targets" are absent with this being the case there is just no variety in this game as there are a handful of single player modes and online mutiplayer. Super Smash bros ultimate is the 3rd game to have a online multiplayer and overall its made some progress and alot of regression, firstly the connection seems to have improved since Super Smash Bros Wii U however this is only in the case of the games being just 2 player as the connection is noticeble poorer with 3 or more people present. For the first time in the Super Smash Bros series you have to pay for a Nintendo Online subscription to be able to play online with friends and people around the Globe, so does the online service provided worth paying for ?. Simply No it doesnt firstly because of the connection being at a poor quality which in the year 2019 and Nintendo being the provider it can definatly be a whole lot better, Secondaly the online does not keep its matchmaking to player who have the same set rules as you which again for a game in 2019 is some poor desicion making especially when they had a bases for dividing people who wanted to play casual and people who wanted to play competative in their last Smash game "super smash Bros Wii u". As a game overall Super Smash Bros ultimate is a Okay game its certainly no Master piece as it is now and i hope to see more improvements made with new patches and the character DLC… Expand
  14. ReviewerT
    Mar 15, 2019
    7
    I personally want to give this a negative score based on how bad my experiences with the game competitively have been, but I know that isn't fair so I'm going a bit higher. I'm going to get into the pros before I get into what drives me crazy about this game (By the way this is pretty biased, but so is basically every review so hate all you want. I don't care lol).

    The game is very well    I personally want to give this a negative score based on how bad my experiences with the game competitively have been, but I know that isn't fair so I'm going a bit higher. I'm going to get into the pros before I get into what drives me crazy about this game (By the way this is pretty biased, but so is basically every review so hate all you want. I don't care lol).

    The game is very well balanced, most definitely the most balanced smash game so far including Smash 4. The game will be receiving patches at a good rate so I can't see a Melee Fox or a Brawl Meta Knight tier character rising to the top unless a mistake happens, which would probably be fixed later on. Additionally, the roster is HUGE. Newcomers like King K. Rool, Inkling, Ridley, and Simon Belmont were definitely good calls by Nintendo. And the idea of "Everyone is Here!" means almost nobody's past main is left behind and I love it! The soundtrack is nice, the graphics are beautiful and are probably the best in the series, and finally, the amount of content presented within the game is nothing to scoff at.

    Ultimate is a good game objectively. But if I'm being honest, Ultimate has a ton of things that hold it back from being the best smash game in my book. For one, some of the mechanics and how the game flows either don't mix well together or simply aren't good. For example, the majority of moves are safe on shield and a good few are safe on parry, meaning you can get punished for trying to punish things out of shield that really shouldn't be safe (such as dash attacks or smashes on shield). Another example is the fact that you can no longer run through opponents. The addition of parrying over perfect shielding makes sense to me (even if it's worse when you think about projectiles) but there is literally no reason to add this in. It restricts your options and it was never even a problem to begin with, so all it does is mess people up who are transitioning from past smash games and limit options for those who have adapted to Ultimate. It's a really stupid addition that took away from the game for no foreseeable reason.

    Additionally, while some roster additions were good, others weren't really a joy. Like... Piranha Plant? A minor Mario enemy over a notable character such as Toad, Waluigi, or Birdo? Heck, if you want to add Piranha Plant just add Petey Piranha and it'd be the same thing with a lot less visible injustice done to the other Mario characters. And other additions such as Daisy and Richter as echos and not skins (even though they have almost no differences whatsoever), the addition of Incineroar over Decidueye (a Pokemon who actually had a following got trumped by one whose was very small before Ultimate/the leak), and more Fire Emblem fighters we didn't need (at least Pokemon and Mario are top-selling franchises) are debatable.

    Then there are other holes in the game such as the online mode. Nintendo knows that online is flagship game mode for many players; it was put on the main menu screen in Smash 4. But now you must have the online service to play it? It's not as integral to Smash as it is to other games, such as Splatoon, but many competitive players cannot make tournaments or there are no tournaments in their area. And even then, in a casual aspect, playing online with friends is a great experience. Online did not have to be paid for; that felt a bit shoed in. And the online mode itself. Global Smash Power is completely sporadic in what you lose/get rewarded for winning and it's a poor measurement of skill. I'll beat many opponents in a row only to get pounded by opponents way better than me for the next couple of games. Did I hit a skill ceiling for that time? Yeah. But I shouldn't be all the way up there if I suck that bad (lol).

    Finally, World of Light. It is not good. It's pretty overrated in my opinion. It's definitely not a "big Smash Tour 2.0" like some have been comparing it to, but if you want to be brutally honest about what it is, it's literally just a bunch of Special Smash matches with customs on. If you play Special Smash with customs on and give your opponent advantages, that is basically World of Light in a nutshell. I never really found it fun. Others have, and that's okay. But the fact is that it's pretty challenging for newer players (I'm fine with the difficulty but it is really hard on newer players), even on easy, and it's just nothing special like the Subspace Emissary.

    In short, the game has a lot of features that drag it down that really don't have to be there at all. I feel like some things they did with the mechanics, shielding, speed, and other additions do not help the game. World of Light and some of the newer characters were pretty disappointing either due to expectations or what was portrayed.

    There are other complaints, but overall, it's good. It just has a lot of minor issues and dumb things about it that bog it down and make it feel a lot worse than it really is. 7 or 7.5/10.    … Expand
  15. muramoto_chang
    Feb 18, 2019
    7
    This game really needed an extra couple of years of development. While fun, the flaws of this game are glaring to say the least. First off, the single-player modes can get very **** rage inducing. World of Light is honestly one of the most poorly designed single player modes I have ever seen. To begin with, it is a monotonous slog-fest 60 percent of the time when you can just ram throughThis game really needed an extra couple of years of development. While fun, the flaws of this game are glaring to say the least. First off, the single-player modes can get very **** rage inducing. World of Light is honestly one of the most poorly designed single player modes I have ever seen. To begin with, it is a monotonous slog-fest 60 percent of the time when you can just ram through battles in less than 10 seconds, and the other 40 percent it is the most **** design ever. Your skill in this game won't matter in these stages, if you need proof then watch some videos of Nairo playing. One of the top players in competitive Sm4sh regularly gets his ass handed to him and he resorts to cheering. Classic mode isn't much better, half of the time I'm wondering who in TF thought that it was a smart idea to have some characters have allies in classic and others to go 1v4. You are regularly hit with some next level dumbass battles and once again, you're gonna have to cheese. So if the singleplayer has that many flaws, then the multiplayer's gotta be great right? Nah, the online lags like we're playing in the middle of the Amazon Jungle and the matchmaking pits 70k GSP scrubs with ZeRo half the time. Despite the shortcomings, it's still a Smash game and it's fun with your friends. The large roster is great, each fighter has it's own strengths and weaknesses and learning them is fun as hell.… Expand
  16. Averomoe
    Feb 20, 2019
    7
    I gonna write what i dislike:
    - it lags online as hell. I have 250mbits downstream and uner 10ms ping and it lags. And for this garbage, nintendo wants 20 eur a month.
    - If you play the fast online VS, sometimes you cant leave the waiting room. Why that? What if i do not want to play 1 vs 1? nintendo forces you.

    If not noobs programed the online part of this game, i would give 9 of 10 points.
  17. Balrock1230
    Mar 12, 2019
    7
    It's a fighting game, with friends you will have a lot of fun, but the story mode was boring, just one fight after another. I couldn't finish it. It felt like one big grind for me.
    So after I unlocked all characters and did some fights with friends I was done.
    If you are looking for a fun party beat' em up and you don't care for a story then the game with all its modes and fighters and    It's a fighting game, with friends you will have a lot of fun, but the story mode was boring, just one fight after another. I couldn't finish it. It felt like one big grind for me.
    So after I unlocked all characters and did some fights with friends I was done.

    If you are looking for a fun party beat' em up and you don't care for a story then the game with all its modes and fighters and upgrades is a 10/10.    … Expand
  18. pinapelz
    May 15, 2019
    7
    EDIT: Input lag is terrible making the game feel very very different. Honestly kills a lot of the fun for me. Knocked the rating down to a 7.

    Now don't get me wrong this is a great game! Its mechanics amount of spirits and amount of fighters are massive and not to mention the great soundtracks. However, I gave this game an 8 and not a 10 because the story mode is repetitive and spirits    EDIT: Input lag is terrible making the game feel very very different. Honestly kills a lot of the fun for me. Knocked the rating down to a 7.

    Now don't get me wrong this is a great game! Its mechanics amount of spirits and amount of fighters are massive and not to mention the great soundtracks. However, I gave this game an 8 and not a 10 because the story mode is repetitive and spirits are only fun to get if you know the game they are from. The game, in general, is lacking an objective to achieve which overall makes me lose interest in it. However, that said these issues can be overlooked and you can still have a great time playing with friends and playing online!    … Expand
  19. Killme123
    Jun 6, 2019
    7
    This game pretty good tbh but OMFG YOU WILL RAGE.It has alot of pretty good character s but there REALLY broken character!
  20. JeffJeffy
    Oct 8, 2020
    7
    Ultimate could be an amazing game. It has so many characters, modes and beautiful soundtrack but the really failed the gameplay with this one. I've honestly never played anything so unbalanced like smash bros ultimate and i've been there when fortnite season x came out. You can have fun when you play local with some friends but it's impossible to have fun online.
  21. JuiceLeGoose
    Feb 18, 2020
    7
    Combat is very good but the story mode is abysmal. Takes a ridiculously long time and many of the matches are virtually unbeatable. I wish they would take the time to give us an enjoyable one player experience, but this was the worst installment of the franchise.
  22. GregLobstery
    Mar 27, 2020
    7
    The roster is amazing for the most part, but overall it's not the best smash bros game. world of light is extremely boring and everyone wishes it was subspace. while the roster is impressively large yes it is also impressively unbalanced. Every character is either unplayable or broken.
  23. Bbbbbbbbbbbbbb
    Mar 24, 2020
    7
    Great game; I love the smash bros series. Awesome character designs too, they want certain characters are portrayed and implemented into the game. Though I don't think it was intelligent to swap 4 player smash and 1 on 1 smash every 2 days online. There could be better game modes as the adventure mode wasn't very exciting. Brawl executed that well.
  24. Jimk4
    Apr 25, 2020
    7
    The game is actually extremely good, and even better as a party game ,everything is well built etc ,BUT( and it's an extremely big but) the online ,which let me remind you WE ATE PAYING FOR ,is absolutely trash and its a major drawback ,there is rarely any match that there is no lag ,but the funny thing is that I have a very good connection, but only because the other person has trashThe game is actually extremely good, and even better as a party game ,everything is well built etc ,BUT( and it's an extremely big but) the online ,which let me remind you WE ATE PAYING FOR ,is absolutely trash and its a major drawback ,there is rarely any match that there is no lag ,but the funny thing is that I have a very good connection, but only because the other person has trash connection I have to pay the price too ,like it is not my fault that my opponent is lagging I just want to play smash online without lag , either the servers mist be fixed (WHICH WE ARE PAYING FOR) ,or just take out the fact that just because my opponent is lagging I should lag too… Expand
  25. Daisuk
    May 26, 2020
    7
    This is a fantastic multiplayer game - but as a single player offline experience - there really isn't much to it. The "campaign" mode is incredibly weak, and not really something you'll be playing. As a multiplayer game, it's probably as good as it gets though - insanely creative battle arenas and characters - I can only dream of how good this game could've been with a much better campaign mode.
  26. snakeeb2
    Jun 20, 2020
    7
    Good content and gameplay
    But it has one of the worst online experience ever.
  27. torjo
    Jun 30, 2023
    7
    I have player the N64 Super Smash Bros and I it is basically the same game...
    Is it funny? It is. But more of the same.
  28. brunosoaress
    Nov 22, 2020
    7
    The game is super fun and runs smoothly. Also has a lot of content. All things considered it is a amazing game to play locally, if you decided to play online then things get complicated because you will suffer with a lot of lag and the whole experience might become really frustrating really fast
  29. Gontrand00
    Dec 7, 2020
    7
    It's kinda sad that people can be blind and stupid enough to give this game a 10, because if it wasn't called ''Super Smash Bros'' this would received a merely 7 overall by most people. So fanboys can be fanboys anyway.

    I grew up with Smash 64, then Melee and Brawl (skipped the one on Wii U). There was always a possibility to have fun and compete with several lvl 9 CPU without    It's kinda sad that people can be blind and stupid enough to give this game a 10, because if it wasn't called ''Super Smash Bros'' this would received a merely 7 overall by most people. So fanboys can be fanboys anyway.

    I grew up with Smash 64, then Melee and Brawl (skipped the one on Wii U).

    There was always a possibility to have fun and compete with several lvl 9 CPU without looking it unfair. But in Ultimate, it's exactly the opposite.

    Although I had fun in the Classic mode, the Adventure mode is pure trash (not talking about comparing with Subspace or anything). Outside the fact that there is no story, no cinematic or stuff like in Brawl, there is also no fun to just have constant battle against random CPU to save Spirits that most of the time won't give you any bonuses (so why the **** would you save them ?). And the **** loading screens all the time, even if they are 3 seconds ! Surely they could have found a way to make it faster because it just makes everything feels slow.

    I think also it's such a cheap way to add ''challenge'' in fights in Adventure mode to put stuff like ''floor is lava'', ''bombs everywhere that kills you because the 3 others CPUs are constantly throwing them at you'' or ''Sonic giving you 25HP hits in stamina mode where you deal only 4HP damages with smash attacks''. Like, what the **** happened with the devs ? Where in their mind did they actually thought this could be a fun challenge ? It is not. It's lame because it's not like we had an AI system that was not working in the previous game, so why changing it to make it frustratingly hard ?

    I played for 2h of the World of Garbage Light and decided to quit because I had enough. It is purely sad since I played hundreds of hours with the previous games, and here I think I'll just go with the classic and solo fights. I could do the Adventure mode in Melee 25 times without being bored, doing the Subspace many times either, but **** World of Light, seriously. But I am happy for you if you have fun with it, since I don't.

    The controls and hitboxes are honestly not that good, and someone in the reviews (IFeelScammed) pointed something really important : you seem to miss your opponent a lot when you fight, whereas they seem to always hit you perfectly, even on LVL5. That's what I call unfair challenge. I don't see the point of playing a fighting game where the only thing you have to do is purely to ''smash'' your controller until you beat your opponent. Even if it's an arcade-like game, it doesn't mean it has to be clunky and superficial. You also don't have a lot of flow-opportunity when you fight, since some fighters are clearly slow and not fluid in their attacks/combos possibilities.

    I am also not really found of playing with items and Ultimate seems to constantly play on that (World of Light).

    So this game can be quite fun for sure, but the adventure mode is a lazy way to add content to the game, I don't give a **** about spirits and assist stuff, they are there to just balance the fact that the challenges are unfair. That's cheap.

    I didn't talk about the online mode because I haven't (and won't) try it because I know Nintendo don't care about making a good online mode for any of their games (except, strangely, MK Wii lol).

    So there you go, **** the critics that gives Nintendo games 9-10/10 because they don't deserve it, they are lazy. What's the point of making a fighting game if you don't have fun fighting ?    … Expand
  30. Uniscion
    Dec 18, 2020
    7
    Ive been playing smash since 64, all the way up to now, and I was frankly quite good, by the time Wii U came around I had no one around who could compete, and while the online wasnt perfect, it was still responsive enough

    But this game? This game breaks my heart. I just want to play smash at a high level, but this horrid input delay and methods makes the game basically unplayable online.    Ive been playing smash since 64, all the way up to now, and I was frankly quite good, by the time Wii U came around I had no one around who could compete, and while the online wasnt perfect, it was still responsive enough

    But this game? This game breaks my heart. I just want to play smash at a high level, but this horrid input delay and methods makes the game basically unplayable online. No longer is it about quick response time, no longer is it about out maneuvering your opponent. There is only one true tactic to this online dumpsterfire of a game: predicting the future. Its the only way. You have to hard read EVERYTHING, and even if you do,, theres a 90% chance you'll get a missed input because of a lag spike that failed to register your command. Ive never played a smash game this frustrating,,if youre gonna make it be online, make it playable, or else youll end off with former fans who just want to stop playing entirely because it simply doesn't feel good to play. The amount of free hits my opponent got because the shield doesn't pop up when I press the button is absurd. Fix your game, learn from these mistakes, please.

    The game offline is alright. I'm not here for stories though, I'm here for precise gameplay, which I didn't get.get    … Expand
  31. veljkomcx
    Apr 3, 2022
    7
    The only thing i dont like about this game is that the controls are very confusing to new players and also there are more dlcs than actual in-game characters which is pretty annoying.
  32. Rocket78
    Jan 1, 2021
    7
    El online la caga, es muy frustrante en general y lo peor es que es seguramente a lo que más horas le dedicaras, solo por eso le doy un 7
  33. FireZD
    Apr 1, 2021
    7
    While being an impressive game, this is not for casual gamers, not everyone will love this game, or even like it. While enjoyable for a few hours, when the novelty goes away, all I see is a very repetitive game that lacks fun, the story mode is incredibly boring, and while it's somewhat unique it's very shallow.

    With that being said, I know a lot of people love this game so I will point    While being an impressive game, this is not for casual gamers, not everyone will love this game, or even like it. While enjoyable for a few hours, when the novelty goes away, all I see is a very repetitive game that lacks fun, the story mode is incredibly boring, and while it's somewhat unique it's very shallow.

    With that being said, I know a lot of people love this game so I will point out what it does right. The characters, stages, music and visuals are all amazing, and fans of the series are sure to find joy in the game.    … Expand
  34. SamLoki200707
    Mar 21, 2021
    7
    A fun and addictive experience, it is a game that I enjoy more than I expect when I load it up. However something I dislike about the title is the high price I don't know about other regions but in Britain it is the most expensive Switch game alongside Breath of the Wild, while Super Smash Ultimate is a fun experience I don't know how the two games are the same price. Other than priceA fun and addictive experience, it is a game that I enjoy more than I expect when I load it up. However something I dislike about the title is the high price I don't know about other regions but in Britain it is the most expensive Switch game alongside Breath of the Wild, while Super Smash Ultimate is a fun experience I don't know how the two games are the same price. Other than price issues this title has clearly had really hard work put into it.… Expand
  35. TropicalNayr
    Mar 29, 2021
    7
    i would give this a 71%
    It is the same thing as melee but just adding everyone's favorite charter so they get attached. It is a pretty good party game (best party games Mario party or jackbox) but the story version is so plain and boring it is almost just like brawl just extended. also the online is glitchy.
  36. IAmGood-U
    Aug 30, 2021
    7
    The game is really good with a bunch of friends playing local multiplayer. Everything is snappy and lots of characters to play. However, online is a total joke. It is so unresponsive for a fighting game. That is basically one of the most important things in a fighting game and they have the worst online multiplayer I have played in a while.
  37. B00tador
    Nov 28, 2021
    7
    A HUGE game, so much content. A single player campaign, but I still don't really get Smash at the end of the dya.
  38. Drill-Arm
    Jun 24, 2022
    7
    This was the game that made me realize that the dlc characters are nothing but fancy promo partnerships where brands pay Nintendo to advertise current/upcoming games/services in smash.

    Only like 3 dlc characters are worth getting.. they were mostly pretty disappointing and the base game still has the best characters. The side modes are ok but they're no smash run. I don't like the    This was the game that made me realize that the dlc characters are nothing but fancy promo partnerships where brands pay Nintendo to advertise current/upcoming games/services in smash.

    Only like 3 dlc characters are worth getting.. they were mostly pretty disappointing and the base game still has the best characters.

    The side modes are ok but they're no smash run.

    I don't like the battle system change from the 3ds to the switch. Hits feel more "dry" on the switch is pretty weird and distracting.    … Expand
  39. jeffreyjrose50
    Mar 18, 2022
    7
    The only beef I have with this game is the taunt command. It really is a nuisance and a useless command. In fact it can hurt you more than it can help you if you use it on accident. I would have given this game a 10 if taunt would have been left as a option to turn on or off.
  40. RAILANDERSON
    May 28, 2022
    7
    A quantidade de lutadores é incrível,há opção para todos os gostos, o jogo é realmente bom, mas vejo ele ainda como superestimado, diverte sim mas não tanto para a fama que tem, acho a franquia tekken ainda a melhor do gênero de luta.
  41. EmeraldBeans
    Aug 7, 2022
    7
    Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is my favorite entry in the series next to Brawl, but it diffidently has some problems as well. The amount of Fighters and different play styles you can dick around with is really large. I love how buttery smooth the controls feel while playing, particularly on characters like Inkling and Joker. Home-Run Contest is still the best mode in a video game, FIGHT ME.Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is my favorite entry in the series next to Brawl, but it diffidently has some problems as well. The amount of Fighters and different play styles you can dick around with is really large. I love how buttery smooth the controls feel while playing, particularly on characters like Inkling and Joker. Home-Run Contest is still the best mode in a video game, FIGHT ME. However the game gets a bit stale after you beat adventure mode, (Which feels quite boring and drawn out compared to the subspace emissary) and unlock all the characters. I found myself spending way too much time on the spirit board just waiting around so I could get the spirits I wanted, so I could summon more powerful spirits in order to add them to my collection. This felt like homework, not a game I paid $60 for. Trophies from the previous games have been completely gutted in favor for spirits, which are just simply PNG's of different artworks of charters and items of the different series represented. These don't have any description on who each of the spirits are (Which are really needed for the spirits, because I don't know how the hell half of these guys are), and exist for three reasons, 1. To stick onto your fighter during spirit battles to give yourself buffs, 2. To collect all of them and 3. To put less work into creating trophies. Spirits feel like they would be in a mobile game, not a crossover between Nintendo characters. Thankfully, like all the smash brothers games, the Multiplayer aspect is still really fun, and definitely why you should buy this game, in addition to that, the amount of new music, and music tracks in general is absolutely staggering. The newcomer fighters are definitely my favorite group in the series, but it kind of sucks that you have to buy the DLC to use half of them. I wish there were more options for online, but piss-poor online is one of Nintendo's specialists. In conclusion, this game is best for people who have multiple controllers and love to play co-op, but the single player modes kind of suck. But my favorite smash game is brawl, and I treat Home-Run Contest like a religion, so you probably shouldn't listen to my opinion. ¯_(ツ)_/¯… Expand
  42. AlexMakesToast
    Nov 23, 2022
    7
    Smash Ultimate = 7/10
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  43. TheRuggedEagle
    Sep 1, 2023
    7
    The shield idea ruins an otherwise great old school mechanic of simply fighting and besting the characters in order to unlock them… “A Challenger Appears” was a great concept thrown completely out the window for the new mode but thankfully kept in for the Story mode.

    Some Story Mode fights are easy but some are insanely hard based on the preset determinations and vary so randomly it’s    The shield idea ruins an otherwise great old school mechanic of simply fighting and besting the characters in order to unlock them… “A Challenger Appears” was a great concept thrown completely out the window for the new mode but thankfully kept in for the Story mode.

    Some Story Mode fights are easy but some are insanely hard based on the preset determinations and vary so randomly it’s quite jarring to say the least

    Other than that the Story mode has next to no story whatsoever save for the beginning cutscene and (haven’t chosen to play through it entirely yet so Idk about ending cutscenes or anything like that) however from what must be around halfway through I have yet to come across any real story… Only played SSBM (Super Smash Bros. Melee) on gamecube so I’ve little to no idea hm story is usually included and seems the main aspect of enjoyment is nearly if not solely focused on the side-scroller/arena style combat and unlocking new fighters. I mean, how cool would it’ve been if challengers were random instead of location based or perhaps even cooler, location-based but, with some actual buildup to essentially be Lords of their domain wherein there could be a bit of buildup or even story which leads up to challenging them and unlocking not only them but the land, shops/gyms/etc (I do not understand dojos and thus never bothered with them). So, so much potential in the next instalments

    Not really into the Spirit Board soft-locking us out after say hitting a shield and such… sort like the rotation concept because I understand it but why not all them all at the same time? Just makes it extremely convoluted imho

    Great game series but somethings could be done much better… miss the trophy style collection and overall feel of combat (especially with the final boss/bosses) SSBM had :(

    Somewhere around 7.2 - 7.4/10 as personally, all the negatives really weigh it down for me    … Expand
  44. Hellspeller
    Dec 9, 2018
    6
    Visually stunning, very much appreciate the huge roster of characters; this is hundred of hours of fun with friends; and this is where Smash Ultimate gets all its points.
    But the so famous "World of Light" is a pain in the A... Its a shallow grinding experience with thousand of spirits who we dont care and simply put; breaks the game. They could have concentrated on less fights with very    Visually stunning, very much appreciate the huge roster of characters; this is hundred of hours of fun with friends; and this is where Smash Ultimate gets all its points.
    But the so famous "World of Light" is a pain in the A... Its a shallow grinding experience with thousand of spirits who we dont care and simply put; breaks the game. They could have concentrated on less fights with very interesting mechanic rather then : the floor is electric ! okay then equip the spirit that gives me immunity... Then what ? its a normal boring fight. OR you will be pitted againts IMPOSSIBLE fights (and I mean it) where whatever you do, your only chance is to cheat and bug the AI and hope to be lucky. This is where Japan and their "no playtesting" policies hurted smash. Nobody would have liked that experience or they would have seen the frustration behind these impossible fights.

    MECHANICALLY the game is almost less than great. There is still a heavy floatiness to all characters that makes it very bad for a hardcore melee player (like me). Plus, there is a lag in the input and some information do not register (this is starting to spread as a fact, look it up). So your character will most of the time: not turn around and makes short hops impossible.
    Overall, this is not better than melee for me and am disapointed.
    But I'll be honest, the World of Light experience is ruining me and I am writing this review still in it. I long to be done with this sh*t and have this experience way past me so I can, maybe, simply melee with friends; hoping the fun will overwrite the gameplay lags..    … Expand
  45. Goo4you
    Dec 14, 2018
    6
    I know, there's going to be an eye-rolling level of downvotes because people seem to react with their "heart" instead of their head, but...

    Smash ultimate is simultaneously the best Smash ever and that isn't all that grand. Look, most Nintendo games follow a common trend. Keep it simple, flood it with as many tedious/arbitrary side things to do, require very little time to master the    I know, there's going to be an eye-rolling level of downvotes because people seem to react with their "heart" instead of their head, but...

    Smash ultimate is simultaneously the best Smash ever and that isn't all that grand.

    Look, most Nintendo games follow a common trend. Keep it simple, flood it with as many tedious/arbitrary side things to do, require very little time to master the basics, and slather it in as much nostalgia that it never rocks the boat. And Ultimate does that, but then I ask myself--what do you do beyond this?

    I mean, what else can you bring to Smash? Fluff like new stages or music? What kind of depth can you add? And that's the thing you really can't add any more, so you're left with a cold reality; this is the last Smash we will ever see. It will get a facelift in future releases some new tracks a few new faces, but that's it. We are going to get marketed the same thing over and over and over. And that is quintessential Nintendo.

    But couldn't it go in a different direction? Change the formula?

    If this were any other developer, sure, but foundational products that never rock the boat are Nintendo's philosophy it seems. They would NEVER take that risk because to do so would alienate the users which err on the familiar air of nostalgia rather than see an evolution of the product to keep it alive.

    So that's it, we've reached 'Peak Smash.' It's never going to be better than this, and you'll never see something different than it. So be happy?

    Update:12/14 Point taken off due to World of Light being boring as hell.    … Expand
  46. SJile
    May 26, 2019
    6
    The game is still fairly new, so I understand the hype.

    Visually, it's stunning. Every entry in the series is good for its time, every entry feels like a genuine graphical upgrade from the last, Ultimate being no exception. In terms of content, the game is packed full of it. The roster is gigantic, and the value is incredible. You would be crazy to complain about these features, but    The game is still fairly new, so I understand the hype.

    Visually, it's stunning. Every entry in the series is good for its time, every entry feels like a genuine graphical upgrade from the last, Ultimate being no exception.

    In terms of content, the game is packed full of it. The roster is gigantic, and the value is incredible. You would be crazy to complain about these features, but as a competitor, the game has been a profound disappointment.

    Mechanically, it just doesn't feel as good as its predecessors. It's certainly faster-paced than the previous couple of entries, but that's it--the high input latency and the ludicrous buffer coupled with the worst online system in modern AAA gaming all amount to a deeply unsatisfying experience. Mobility feels clunkier than at any other point in the series, which is a real issue for a game in which mobility was so crucial and interesting.

    The big single player attraction, "World of Light," is also a disappointment. It's perhaps the least fun single player mode in Smash history.

    In a vacuum, Ultimate is a triumph of scale. It's big and bright and colorful, and people won't get tired of the ever-growing roster for a good while. But when examined closely, part for part, I just don't think it's going to be the Smash game people remember down the line.    … Expand
  47. Kopchony
    Dec 23, 2018
    6
    This game is another example how nintendo do not care about online multiplayer experience, SSBU even made online experience downgrade comparing to SSB Wii U, on wii u we played with my son on our wii u and his friend that lives in diferent city, but with SSBU there is not posibiliti in Co-op to play with your friends online. Thank u nintendo, now I can't play with my son and my friemdsThis game is another example how nintendo do not care about online multiplayer experience, SSBU even made online experience downgrade comparing to SSB Wii U, on wii u we played with my son on our wii u and his friend that lives in diferent city, but with SSBU there is not posibiliti in Co-op to play with your friends online. Thank u nintendo, now I can't play with my son and my friemds online. Nintendo, OPEN your eyes it is 2018 already WE WANT TO PLAY AND COMMUNICATE WITH OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY ONLINE. We love u Nintendo but it will not last long!… Expand
  48. Masterplanner64
    Feb 21, 2019
    6
    Dumb story mode, no home run contest , no target smash , weak online, extreme difficulty in cruel smash, many things like the over world map in adventure , the credits game in classic , the same bonus stage in classic for every character the surplus of fire emblem characters all feel cheap and rushed compared Wii and gamecube versions ultimate should mean Ultimate removed features and noDumb story mode, no home run contest , no target smash , weak online, extreme difficulty in cruel smash, many things like the over world map in adventure , the credits game in classic , the same bonus stage in classic for every character the surplus of fire emblem characters all feel cheap and rushed compared Wii and gamecube versions ultimate should mean Ultimate removed features and no real new added features making a lackluster experience aren't ultimate. Having the most characters does not make this game the best smash.… Expand
  49. TheNCSmaster
    Dec 31, 2018
    6
    The biggest problem with this game is the lack of diverse content and questionable choices. This game is lacking so many staple modes of the series, break the targets, home run contest, bomb blast, boss battle mode, stage builder, and removing Smash Run despite everyone wanting a fleshed out version of that mode. Not to mention some modes like All Star Mode have received a massiveThe biggest problem with this game is the lack of diverse content and questionable choices. This game is lacking so many staple modes of the series, break the targets, home run contest, bomb blast, boss battle mode, stage builder, and removing Smash Run despite everyone wanting a fleshed out version of that mode. Not to mention some modes like All Star Mode have received a massive downgrade. All of the other modes are just based around basic fighting with a few tweaks here and there, which while the fighting is the best in the series it gets very repetitive pretty fast. The "story" mode is a joke, there is no story whatsoever, it is literally just if Smash Tour and Event mode had a baby, and considering that this mode apparently took so much time to develop the fact that it's reception has been so mixed is a serious problem. The newcomer roster and stages are also very eyebrow raising, some choices are great like Ridley, Simon, and King K Rool, however other choices like making Isabelle a newcomer and not an echo and Incineroar ANOTHER FREAKING POKEMON just do not make sense. The roster also screams of missing characters who should have been added, Isaac and Shadow the Hedgehog being the biggest examples of "Why the hell are these guys not playable?". Also I don't care how many stages you bring back, having only 4 new stages is unacceptable, which is even an even bigger problem with the lack of a stage builder. Even little things drag this game down such as making the unlockable characters an absolute chore to unlock from their difficulty, so much so that the game had to patch down the difficulty only a week after release. This game's greatest sin is just the lack of diverse content, you see everything this game has to offer after like a week of playing. This game does have the best core fighting in the entire series which earns it a 7, however the questionable decisions, lack of modes, and so little new content keeps it at a 7. This is a good Smash game but it is FAR from the "Ultimate" Smash game.… Expand
  50. CyberRobotnix
    Jan 10, 2019
    6
    So far, the game plays as intended and is far better than Sm4sh, but the online is blocked behind paywalls and world of light gets boring pretty quickly, I honestly prefer Mortal Kombat as the battles are more dynamic!
  51. Revoltado
    Jun 2, 2020
    6
    Apesar de ter personagens fofos e bonitinhos não se trata de um jogo fácil, ao contrário, especialmente jogando se jogado em modo single. Divertido, porém:
    O controle não é perfeito, por vezes demora a responder para mudar a visão da personagem de um lado para o outro.
    Muitos cenários são muito coloridos a podendo até atrapalhar a localização das personagens no meio da luta. Muitos    Apesar de ter personagens fofos e bonitinhos não se trata de um jogo fácil, ao contrário, especialmente jogando se jogado em modo single. Divertido, porém:
    O controle não é perfeito, por vezes demora a responder para mudar a visão da personagem de um lado para o outro.
    Muitos cenários são muito coloridos a podendo até atrapalhar a localização das personagens no meio da luta.
    Muitos cenários curtos e cheios de plataformas podendo atrapalhar a fluidez da luta
    Personagens com força desbalanceada
    Muitos personagens clones
    Minha experiência no SPIRIT BOARD é frustante (como single player) as cartas raras são ridiculamente difíceis de se conseguir sozinho, muitas lutas são em gang e com efeitos que te prejudicam, fora uma brincadeirinha que apos a luta ainda tem que ser bem sucedido para pegar a carta.    … Expand
  52. Maotheoverlord8
    Oct 9, 2021
    6
    At the end of the day its a ok smash game. But it is extremely unbalanced. With so many sword users with long reach. This makes competitive play unfair. As everyone will just play Pyra/Mytra or Cloud. This makes much larger gaps of play level. So I suggest playing with items. That way you at least get more chaos in the mix.
  53. LegAlsoLeg
    Dec 13, 2018
    6
    Its a good game, feels fluent and looks good.

    Some world of light stages are straight up unfair and hard mode is somewhat lazily done (By my standards. They do more Damage, you do less) but other than that its fun to fight gimmick fights and bosses.

    Music is great.

    Haven't touched online competitive play yet, but i heard its messed up because of the new matching system they invented.
  54. GreesyC
    Dec 31, 2018
    6
    its fun with friends but the online is horrendous, rivals of aether is a much better game. if you need a platform fighter there are better options out there.
  55. lord_pent
    Jan 14, 2019
    6
    Sadly barely any offline content. If you have no online subscription, this game is no fun. World of Light isn't any fun either besides the referecences.
  56. NowiGreen
    Jan 27, 2019
    6
    While looking at this game as just smash this game delivers in spades and has by far the best smash game given its roster and rebalancing of characters, however, the world of light is far worse than the world of trophies aka the Subspace Emissary, not only does difficulty spike at random intervals but so many of the "challenges" boil down to situations that no casual or competitive playerWhile looking at this game as just smash this game delivers in spades and has by far the best smash game given its roster and rebalancing of characters, however, the world of light is far worse than the world of trophies aka the Subspace Emissary, not only does difficulty spike at random intervals but so many of the "challenges" boil down to situations that no casual or competitive player will ever be in.
    This results in tedious grinding for spirits and skills just to fix what shouldn't have been made broken in the first place. These aren't fun these are masochistic.
    Unlike the Subspace, there is no real story and every fight is set on a stage chosen in regular smashes and without the well-detailed art of the trophies that are now gone this games bonus content really lets it down.
    A well made game with a poorly tacked on story that holds it back.    … Expand
  57. SeAzOriginal
    Jun 13, 2019
    6
    Never have my opinions changed soo much about a game. I bought this day one and in fact bought my switch for this game mainly. It was an absolute blast when I first played it. Learning all new characters and getting used to the new style. But unlink every other person I play against, I have other games to play. It had been about 1month since I last played and I thought I’d pick it upNever have my opinions changed soo much about a game. I bought this day one and in fact bought my switch for this game mainly. It was an absolute blast when I first played it. Learning all new characters and getting used to the new style. But unlink every other person I play against, I have other games to play. It had been about 1month since I last played and I thought I’d pick it up again. I was a bit rusty so I chose to play the ai at a level 8. I was winning easily and went online but soon found that the only people still playing were people who dedicated themselves to mastering one character, and repeating their attacks. This made the game flat out unplayable online. On long with this was the buggy grab action where my hand would randomly go straight through the enemy, along with infinite blocking. Unless your willing to play this game as your only game, I would not recommend buying it at this stage of the game.… Expand
  58. ProsandCons
    Jun 25, 2020
    6
    Sighhh, I really liked this game at first, but right now it's getting kinda bad, and I think it's going to get worse and worse, it's going to become a play to win game very soon, and there is so much DLC coming that it makes you think, is DLC the future of Nintendo? I don't like this prospect, I think that maybe Nintendo should stop with all the new fighter DlCs because they are puttingSighhh, I really liked this game at first, but right now it's getting kinda bad, and I think it's going to get worse and worse, it's going to become a play to win game very soon, and there is so much DLC coming that it makes you think, is DLC the future of Nintendo? I don't like this prospect, I think that maybe Nintendo should stop with all the new fighter DlCs because they are putting extremely good characters in there that other regular characters can't compete with, just try fighting a Byleth with any character from the non DLC roster, I dare you, that and the online play being so laggy (FIX YOUR SERVERS ALREADY!) makes it impossible, so far you have to pay for both fighter collections, each, and with, what? 10 or more coming out it's going to start to become an EA game, and we've all seen the memes.… Expand
  59. PsychoJoona
    May 8, 2021
    6
    Colors weave into a spire o... Frick1!! I hate the story mode!! It really ruined the whole game for me and so did the spirits WOW! Look you get this jpeg! F u Sakurai! But anyway this game otherwise is okay but the online is oh man this game isn't actually good (well except the fighting which is the best in the franchise) I recommend still for the fun of the game..
  60. XDemonX
    Feb 26, 2021
    6
    While the game does fulfill its purpose it´s overall pretty un-fun, especially due to the fact, that even after one hundred hours or so, I still can´t beat anyone online and or my friends and don´t even get me started on the online performance. I want to like this game, I really do, but getting destroyed over and over is not fun.
    There should be at least some kind of matchmaking with    While the game does fulfill its purpose it´s overall pretty un-fun, especially due to the fact, that even after one hundred hours or so, I still can´t beat anyone online and or my friends and don´t even get me started on the online performance. I want to like this game, I really do, but getting destroyed over and over is not fun.
    There should be at least some kind of matchmaking with either GSP or Playtime, because it´s just not fun. I´m sure that after 200-400 hours or so, the combat will click, but that is far to long!    … Expand
  61. Jadomes
    Mar 26, 2021
    6
    The game itself is fantastic. The gameplay is well balanced and the characters are amazing. Bless Sakurai for putting his heart and soul into the game, and offline it's probably my favorite game of all time.

    My issue with the online capabilities. Every other console and my PC I have works fantastic with my internet, both on Wifi and using ethernet. The game is laggy and disconnects    The game itself is fantastic. The gameplay is well balanced and the characters are amazing. Bless Sakurai for putting his heart and soul into the game, and offline it's probably my favorite game of all time.

    My issue with the online capabilities. Every other console and my PC I have works fantastic with my internet, both on Wifi and using ethernet. The game is laggy and disconnects frequently, almost evert game. All of Nintendo's (admittedly great) games are fantastic, but with Nintendo's god-awful online service games are unplayable in COVID. I can't exactly go to my friend's and play at the moment, which makes Nintendo's use of an almost 20 year old online service software abundantly clear. They've said they are going to change to a new online service, but its been months and a time estimate has never been given, and I suspect by the end of 2021 we won't see any progress. Even Melee, a 20 year old game, has an online system far superior, which was made by modders. It's just sad.

    It's just disappointing to see such great game developers to be continually let down by a company that cares nothing for the people who get their products. I truly love this game, and if it's improved I will be more than happy to come back and leave it a better review.    … Expand
  62. CopperCone89
    May 29, 2021
    6
    I don’t understand what people love about this game... i tried to play it for 15h, and it was boring...
  63. Darksamus51
    Aug 25, 2021
    6
    Oh Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, I so want to like you. But I just can't.

    I want to state this now, before my review. I have played ultimate since about 6 months into it's release. This is not coming from a person who picked the game up once and went, "Screw this." This is coming from someone who has spent 370 hours in the game. Also for those who think, oh he probably just hasn't tried    Oh Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, I so want to like you. But I just can't.

    I want to state this now, before my review. I have played ultimate since about 6 months into it's release. This is not coming from a person who picked the game up once and went, "Screw this." This is coming from someone who has spent 370 hours in the game. Also for those who think, oh he probably just hasn't tried hard enough. I am not the type of person to give up when I hit a wall in a game. I spent almost 45 minutes watching a video about a game I hadn't even played yet because I wanted to be better at it when I actually did play it. I learn speed-run strats in fps games so that I can be better in multiplayer. I have tried certain racing game stages hundreds of times to get better by even a split second. Sure I have my breaking points, but I'm no push over when it comes to a challenge. I play Rocket League for goodness sake, a game that is literally all about how much time and effort you put into it.

    THE REVIEW STARTS HERE
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    For all those who are unfamiliar with Smash Ultimate. Don't expect that when you see the tag "Fighting Game" that you are going to play a consistent, skillful, and strategic game. No. Expect to play against a bunch of people who spam the same two moves over and over and over and over and over and over again.

    This is by far the most inconsistent feeling smash game of the bunch. The game rewards camping and spamming heavily. Maybe because there are so many characters who can camp and spam comfortably.

    I know there will be people who think, Pros don't spam, and if a Pro went against a spammer the Pro would win. I beg to differ. I saw a game between two Pros and for one of his stocks one of the Pros, as the announcer called it, (paraphrasing) "Didn't spam, but strategically threw each of ivysaur's leaf blades a bunch of times to hit his enemy." I call that spamming.

    Another example is when a particular Pro that I won't mention here, said he legitimately spammed smash attacks and won as the worst character in the game (Little Mac) against a Pro.

    I don't know whether it's the horrible servers, my wifi, or the way the game was built, but the amount of times I have said, "That's not what I pressed." Or "Where was my attack I pressed to do?" is insane. Now I am positive that a decent amount of those times were me being a little sloppy with inputs, but certainly not EVERY FREAKING TIME! Good lord the amount of games that I should have won but the attack I did "missed" or "didn't register" hurts my head. I don't remember this sort of stuff happening nearly as much in Brawl.

    I have flip flopped between characters on this game FAAAAAAR MORE than I ever did Brawl or smash 4. The game feels so inconsistent that I have tried time and time again to find a character that works for me and even to this day I question if I have found the right one. (currently it's Cloud, and I dislike sword fighter characters, so idk)

    The biggest thing going for the game is the amount of characters in it, which seems to be the thing that people are constantly blinded by. Having more characters in a game is inherently going to make it more clunky and unwieldy. Imagine trying to keep 74, almost 75, characters balanced, it's a joke! Now don't get me wrong, for having 74 characters in the game, there isn't a fighter that I think dominates the scene, which is a decent achievement of game design.

    I barely touch Spirits, it's not that fun, not that interesting. There's barely a story. Very few cutscenes. And it is extremely easy when using spirits even on the hard difficulty. Subspace Emissary was something I replayed quite a few times, but I usually forget that Spirit's exists.

    Let's get the behemoth in the room over with. Sakurai. Believe me, I respect Sakurai a lot. But what he chooses to do and not to do is simply his job and his choice. Everybody get's angry when people say something bad about the game because, "Sakurai and his team have put so much love into the game." I don't doubt that they have. But not every criticism can or should be washed away with, "But Sakurai is great!" or "There are so many characters!" Please let's think critically, and not simply say, "Oh, he dislikes the game? He must be bad." "Oh, the attack didn't register? Must have been because you're bad or you have bad wifi." or the classic, "GEt GuD!"

    The game did add a lot of stages and retain a lot of stages which is great! Music selection is off the chain! Having a training area is exactly what Smash needed. Overall it's a game I usually don't play and when I do, I regret it. Sometimes it is fun, most of the time it's not.    … Expand
  64. UrbanEelf
    Jan 18, 2022
    6
    i hate this game but i'll give 6 stars cause i have to admit it is very well made
  65. Mogmog000
    Jan 28, 2023
    6
    Good to have many characters.
    The illustrated book is lazy. Equipping spirits is cumbersome.
    The single player mode is boring.
    Mii faces are terrible.
  66. Stotch303
    Mar 25, 2023
    6
    The gameplay is really good but this game is made to play with other players not alone, and the online mode is the worst I have ever seen (lag, bad ranking system, no competitive rules, etc.), which means that if you don't have friends near you to play with the only thing you will be able to do is play with lag and sometimes with items and final smashes. For this reason I cannot give thisThe gameplay is really good but this game is made to play with other players not alone, and the online mode is the worst I have ever seen (lag, bad ranking system, no competitive rules, etc.), which means that if you don't have friends near you to play with the only thing you will be able to do is play with lag and sometimes with items and final smashes. For this reason I cannot give this game more than 6, but I still give it 6 because with a good online mode it would be incredible… Expand
  67. TrashMaster69
    Apr 10, 2023
    6
    This game is okay, I love the intro song but the items and some fighters, are just, A PEACE OF UNHOLY SH*T THAT HAS GOTTEN ITSELF INTO THIS PERFECT GAME AND MAKE I GREAT GAME A TRAIL OF TEARS.

    Unlocking a legend spirit is a challenge, a unfair one too, it ALWAYS is based off of Luck with its items and the CPU'S COMBOS that are not possible for a human too pull off. Lastly, THIS PEACE    This game is okay, I love the intro song but the items and some fighters, are just, A PEACE OF UNHOLY SH*T THAT HAS GOTTEN ITSELF INTO THIS PERFECT GAME AND MAKE I GREAT GAME A TRAIL OF TEARS.

    Unlocking a legend spirit is a challenge, a unfair one too, it ALWAYS is based off of Luck with its items and the CPU'S COMBOS that are not possible for a human too pull off.

    Lastly, THIS PEACE OF SH*T NEARLY MADE ME CHUCK MY PRO CONTROLLER INTO MY TV AND TURN INTO A SUPER SAIYEN JUST TO F**K THE BOTS AND SH**Y STAGE BUILDER, otherwise, this game is okay.    … Expand
  68. zcat5
    Jun 26, 2023
    6
    One of the better fighting games, but it doesn't hold the same appeal or innovation as Melee and Smash Bros 64. A solid fighting game for the current era, but it will be forgotten as soon as the next one is released.
  69. JMDGamotia
    Feb 3, 2020
    5
    There have simply been the world's strongest battles and attacks throughout this game.
  70. J-Dig
    Jan 10, 2020
    5
    This is my first Smash game so I have no nostalgia for the series and ooh boy! Nostalgia seems to be doing a lot of heavy lifting in the reviews.

    I had been enjoying a free game that's always being compared to Smash so thought I'd use Christmas cash to enjoy what all the reviews have been gushing over. I enjoyed unlocking all the characters, got bogged down in the RPG mode then headed    This is my first Smash game so I have no nostalgia for the series and ooh boy! Nostalgia seems to be doing a lot of heavy lifting in the reviews.

    I had been enjoying a free game that's always being compared to Smash so thought I'd use Christmas cash to enjoy what all the reviews have been gushing over. I enjoyed unlocking all the characters, got bogged down in the RPG mode then headed online...

    It's a broken laggy mess with no regard for what mode you want to play or your skill level. Consistently losing to a mixture of input lag, far more experienced players or what seems like random chance is frustrating and not fun for me, even winning feels unrewarding for similar reasons. No other game I have is like this so it's kind of a relief to see others experiencing similar because most reviews had me feeling like I was going mad. I don't imagine I can influence seasoned Smash players but novices should be aware that talk of Ultimate being casual friendly does not fit my experience at all. It's back to Brawlhalla for me where even the matches you lose feel fair and fun.    … Expand
  71. Metayerju
    Aug 30, 2019
    5
    Super repetitive. I hoped to get into it but it didn t work for me. Got bored after 20 or 30 fights. I understand some people might like it
  72. PyroFierceDeity
    Jun 20, 2019
    5
    If the game itself wasn't good, I would have given it a 0. The game itself is great, good amount of content, lots of characters to play as, single player (adventure mode) was just okay at best. It got really tedious really fast. Spirits are a cool spin but aren't that intriguing to actually use. The new local play modes are cool and fun, the game locally is a blast.

    I am giving this a 5    If the game itself wasn't good, I would have given it a 0. The game itself is great, good amount of content, lots of characters to play as, single player (adventure mode) was just okay at best. It got really tedious really fast. Spirits are a cool spin but aren't that intriguing to actually use. The new local play modes are cool and fun, the game locally is a blast.

    I am giving this a 5 because the online is some of the worst online I have ever since. It's somehow WORSE than brawl's online and guess what? We have to pay for it now! The online makes about 60% of the game, and right off the bat, it goes right down to a 5/10 for me. Even the local play between wireless communication between switches is atrocious! I had less lag and interruptions on smash 3ds! Unless you're planning to play this game strictly offline with buddies on the same system, you'll have a great time. For other reasons I mentioned such as local wireless or online, DON'T bother. You will be GREATLY disappointed.    … Expand
  73. PolishJohn
    Mar 25, 2019
    5
    Game that has a lot going for it in it's most distilled form. One on one fighting, with or without items etc. Amazing character selection, etc etc, you know the rest. But what hurts this game greatly are World of Light and the quality of the online play. This is important to the score, just as much anything else because each provide a way to play, if you do not have a group of friends toGame that has a lot going for it in it's most distilled form. One on one fighting, with or without items etc. Amazing character selection, etc etc, you know the rest. But what hurts this game greatly are World of Light and the quality of the online play. This is important to the score, just as much anything else because each provide a way to play, if you do not have a group of friends to play with. Game was promised to have substantial single player and great online. Online is broken many times, has a poor netcode and frustrating matching formulas and "scoring" system. Check out Zero's rant on the online for more info. So, leaving us with single player...World of Light kind of sucks. Some matches early on are really cool, but the mode becomes bloated with SAME and a spirits system that sort of makes many matches pointless. I gave it a five because the gameplay is solid and has great depth, but the online and single player modes drop it down just as much. Graphically this game is fine, a little drab most times, sometimes kinda pretty or kinda ugly. Character animations are fantastic. This game is only a buy if you compete with friends or local groups.… Expand
  74. VVhiteCrow
    Jan 13, 2019
    5
    Very good brawler overall. Nothing they've improved. Not much they could ****
    For all the nice things I can also say about this game, you may view the other reviews :)
    1 . But wtf is this Spirits mode? WARNING: Do not play this mode, my rating went from 9 to 5 because of it. TLDR: Poorly made and balanced. Althought creative in the fights and how the spirits are protrayed. The map    Very good brawler overall. Nothing they've improved. Not much they could ****
    For all the nice things I can also say about this game, you may view the other reviews :)

    1 . But wtf is this Spirits mode? WARNING: Do not play this mode, my rating went from 9 to 5 because of it.
    TLDR: Poorly made and balanced.
    Althought creative in the fights and how the spirits are protrayed.
    The map is poorly drawn, I've never seen anything as ugly, my child to be born in 10 years can already do much better!
    The fights are.. theres a saying in french that doesnt translate well, but, " n'imported quoi " which pretty much means **** Playing in "normal" the fights are: extremely easy OR extremely difficuly. Nothing in between. Or i get bored on an easy fight, Or i **** rage on the difficult ones and retry until the **** ai decides to kill itself.

    2. The menus are slow and a pain. I'd rather reboot the whole game, and my switch, before trying to go back one screen.

    3. The fight to unlock this character portals is a bloody mystery, some times it works, but most of the time its just missing.    … Expand
  75. Sidnegel
    Dec 17, 2018
    5
    The game itself looked great however for me that's where the good things ended. I haven't played a smash game since melee on game cube and i have fond memories of it. However this installment feel exactly the same and not in the good way. On several occasions i found myself trying to attack an opponent behind me only to realize that the delay in turning my character prevented me fromThe game itself looked great however for me that's where the good things ended. I haven't played a smash game since melee on game cube and i have fond memories of it. However this installment feel exactly the same and not in the good way. On several occasions i found myself trying to attack an opponent behind me only to realize that the delay in turning my character prevented me from doing so which majority of the time cost me the fight. In turn i turned down the difficulty to normal, so far so good. I started by jumping into the spirit world right away, as i was playing i feel asleep in the first 30 min, the character i was forced to play was not engaging to me. I woke after i dropped my switch and switched from kirby to marth. After switching i attempted a level where the ground was on fire. i was on normal difficulty mind you. it took me around 40 min to clear the stage which was extremely frustrating as this is still early in the spirit world. i lowered the difficulty again after clearing it to run into stage timers and such while the only goal of me playing was to unlock a character i enjoyed. Sadly i was unable to, i turned the game and returned it. It was not enjoyable to me. Id only recommend this game if you abnormally like smash. Otherwise try it out on a friends system before you buy as i regretted the purchase.… Expand
  76. GoPatriots
    Dec 12, 2018
    5
    The core mechanics and art work are amazing, but the game has serious online issues. Haven't played a single match without massive lag the entire time, or being disconnected. Called customer service, changed the MTU settings, DNS, all that, and no luck. LAN adapter on the way from Target.com but that was an extra 30 dollar purchase on top of the 20 dollars for Switch Online that IThe core mechanics and art work are amazing, but the game has serious online issues. Haven't played a single match without massive lag the entire time, or being disconnected. Called customer service, changed the MTU settings, DNS, all that, and no luck. LAN adapter on the way from Target.com but that was an extra 30 dollar purchase on top of the 20 dollars for Switch Online that I purchased for this game specifically. Will see if the LAN adapter or the version 1.2 patch next week fixes this, but until then I can't give this game the glowing review it would otherwise have. I will update the score once these issues are fixed.… Expand
  77. vince095
    Dec 10, 2018
    5
    Huge disappointment. I guess the skills of a player don't matter anymore.. If you want a game with a lot of characters and an extremely annoying campaign, then go ahead. You will fight against 3-4 Kirbys with star wands or you will get push by the wind while your ennemies aren't.. So your reaction will be to do the same attack repetitively and to hope for the best. You can barely seeHuge disappointment. I guess the skills of a player don't matter anymore.. If you want a game with a lot of characters and an extremely annoying campaign, then go ahead. You will fight against 3-4 Kirbys with star wands or you will get push by the wind while your ennemies aren't.. So your reaction will be to do the same attack repetitively and to hope for the best. You can barely see what's happening on the screen when there are more than 2 players.

    Ultimate is not worth buying. I can't believe I paid $80 for that.    … Expand
  78. Darkblaster
    Dec 11, 2018
    5
    La gente no sabe como hacer un buien review, y se valen de el nombre del juego, (sasel por ejemplo que no tiene criterio propio). El juego no es malo, pero no es bueno, su jugabilidad esta bien y el modo historia decente, pero la innovacion es poca, no tiene el nivel de del wii o 64, tiene un desequilibrio de personajes brutal, es el mismo juego que solo que agregado un modo historiaLa gente no sabe como hacer un buien review, y se valen de el nombre del juego, (sasel por ejemplo que no tiene criterio propio). El juego no es malo, pero no es bueno, su jugabilidad esta bien y el modo historia decente, pero la innovacion es poca, no tiene el nivel de del wii o 64, tiene un desequilibrio de personajes brutal, es el mismo juego que solo que agregado un modo historia decenton, pero no es descatable, no es un juego como los maros 3,D, donde la innovacion y las cosas son mucho mas geniales y destacables, ya que hay nuevos mundos, puzzles, plataformas, enemigos, poderes, etc, en este tipo de titulos es dificil innovar, lo entiendo, pasa con todos los juegos de pelea, por eso ponerle una nota mayor a 6, es una absurdes, es ridiculo, no se lo merece (te lo digo sasel, no, no es genial, es apenas decente). En fin… Expand
  79. IFeelScammed
    Dec 14, 2018
    5
    I want to start off by saying, yes this game does have nice graphics, a wealth of choice in regards to fighters, modes, stages and music. However there are some major issues I have with this game.

    • Game mechanic cheesing. The AI has not really improved much; in order to beat cheese, you need to cheese even harder. No strategy or skill required, just spam and cheese better than the AI    I want to start off by saying, yes this game does have nice graphics, a wealth of choice in regards to fighters, modes, stages and music. However there are some major issues I have with this game.

    • Game mechanic cheesing. The AI has not really improved much; in order to beat cheese, you need to cheese even harder. No strategy or skill required, just spam and cheese better than the AI can to win.

    • Some parts of Adventure mode on normal and definitely hard mode seem almost impossible due to the spammy nature of the CPUs - you need to use a much higher powered spirit to complete it without breaking your controller in anger.

    • There are some hitbox or collision issues where you might miss or not properly connect with the enemy or the environment. However the CPU seems to hit your sweet spot every time.

    • Critical chance.. never really liked this and it's worse than ever. A chance you'll knock someone into oblivion even if they're at low %... lost many fights due to this when I spend a good amount of time getting 150% plus damage onto a lvl 9 CPU enemy and they get a crit proc and destroy me when I'm on only at 50%.

    • Online mode is very limited. They removed the option to play against CPUs with your friends online. They also removed the ability to play couch co-op with a friend online and then join/create a game to play with friends online. Same issue with Quickplay, can't couch co-op on the same Switch, every player needs their own Switch... and yeah no dedicated servers, bleh.

    • Amiibos are still pretty useless. Can't play as them and can't use them for anything significant. Didn't get any rewards for leveling up my Figure Player and the only things I can do with it is have it fight CPUs in most of the options of Smash mode. There's no other modes to use it in. I would've liked to be able to use my Figure Players in a non-ranked, non-rewards, online mode to mess around with friends in. We can fight each other's FPs without having to go to someone's house and TAKE ALL MY AMIIBOS WITH ME! No seriously... they expect you to scan your Amiibo every time you want to use your Figure Player. That is absolutely ridiculous considering they expect you to use them for couch co-op. You really expect people to lug around a bag of amiibos just to play with them? Wtf?

    What I would have liked, is a much better, more in depth, RPG campaign system where I can use my amiibos more effectively. Maybe even earn Figure Players digitally through that campaign. Then take everything you've gained in this campaign to an online mode to play with your friends. Not talking about ranked or a mode where you get rewards. Just an online mode to have fun with your friends and show off what you've gained in single player campaign.

    An ok game and concept, a lot of work and effort went into it I'm sure. But I can only give it a 5/10 because it just really lacks the qualities that could've made it much better than it's predecessors. At this point, it's just one big mosh pit of different smash brothers games melted down into one, with some missing features and additional content.    … Expand
  80. Crysus
    Dec 17, 2018
    5
    Have a really mixed feeling to give the game only 5 Points. I really do love this game and its mechanics, local it is an absolute blast. My only issue with this game is its only mode. And since this is the mode you want to spend most your time in, i really can't give the game more points. The connection with almost each player you face is downright terrible and feels unplayable (at leastHave a really mixed feeling to give the game only 5 Points. I really do love this game and its mechanics, local it is an absolute blast. My only issue with this game is its only mode. And since this is the mode you want to spend most your time in, i really can't give the game more points. The connection with almost each player you face is downright terrible and feels unplayable (at least to me). Especially in a fighting game, it's crucial to have on point controls without much delay. Here? Get used to half a second delay (and more if it is really bad) or don't play the online mode. Very dissapointing in my opinion… Expand
  81. CD_Donaldson
    Mar 24, 2019
    5
    It’s great and all but if you want this mainly for online play, beware. Why can we not change characters between fights?! The GSP system is not fun. I can only play this game like 10 minutes at a time without getting frustrated at not being able to switch my character for a rematch. Smash 4 will always be superior for its online play alone. This online play is... awful. It could’ve been soIt’s great and all but if you want this mainly for online play, beware. Why can we not change characters between fights?! The GSP system is not fun. I can only play this game like 10 minutes at a time without getting frustrated at not being able to switch my character for a rematch. Smash 4 will always be superior for its online play alone. This online play is... awful. It could’ve been so much better for online folks.… Expand
  82. kikkeli
    Sep 14, 2019
    5
    It just doesn't work like a video game compared to the rest of the lineup. A match even on the fairest rulesets never finishes without luck. I never feel good when i win. I have tried online with wifi and with a cable but nothing works it always lags at the worst times and it seems that the newer players adapt quicker to the lag and win on pure luck when i'm used to normally functioningIt just doesn't work like a video game compared to the rest of the lineup. A match even on the fairest rulesets never finishes without luck. I never feel good when i win. I have tried online with wifi and with a cable but nothing works it always lags at the worst times and it seems that the newer players adapt quicker to the lag and win on pure luck when i'm used to normally functioning matches. Smash 4 is better in every aspect and more content doesn't mean more game to enjoy. I haven't played like half of the stuff in this game because i couldn't give less about anything. More characters more stages more music more spirits but what am i even excited for anymore when i never get to truly enjoy them at least for the money it costs. Unless you like fair games made unfair don't play this.… Expand
  83. Alucard1809
    Jan 29, 2023
    5
    Excelente juego, sin duda el mejor de la saga por la cantidad inmensa de personajes selecionables, el problema es el precio (como todo juego de Nintendo)
  84. Tysoe_
    Jul 20, 2020
    5
    Single player is a cheap, unbalanced mess and the online still doesn't work to this day.
  85. Maruigi1123
    Aug 7, 2020
    5
    The offline stuff is really fun but the the main fun, online is super bad, it’s almost inevitable for lag, gsp is the worst thing ever, it’s seems impossible to get elite smash, and preferred rules seem to never put you in a fight with similar rule sets to you, I have 1v1 stock for mine and I always get put in timed matches. Overall the games alright but the online mode is utter andThe offline stuff is really fun but the the main fun, online is super bad, it’s almost inevitable for lag, gsp is the worst thing ever, it’s seems impossible to get elite smash, and preferred rules seem to never put you in a fight with similar rule sets to you, I have 1v1 stock for mine and I always get put in timed matches. Overall the games alright but the online mode is utter and complete garbage.… Expand
  86. PrincessRescuer
    Feb 18, 2021
    5
    Is the Switch installment of Smash really the Ultimate one? Not really. First off, unless you have other people to play with, this game is worthless. The multiplayer is amazing, with more stages to pick from than any previous game, as well as the ability to have up to 8 players and select Battlefield and Flat variants of every stage.

    First off, the single player is bad. The multiplayer    Is the Switch installment of Smash really the Ultimate one? Not really. First off, unless you have other people to play with, this game is worthless. The multiplayer is amazing, with more stages to pick from than any previous game, as well as the ability to have up to 8 players and select Battlefield and Flat variants of every stage.

    First off, the single player is bad. The multiplayer is where you're going to get your money's worth, up until the next one comes out (which it will, Nintendo isn't going to end a popular franchise, no matter what subtitle it has). World of Light lacks platforming stages and is a bunch of gimmick fights. Classic mode keeps changing the difficulty instead of staying on the same one like the other games do. And I forget the other things because they're not as important.

    One huge positive is the variety of options, including plenty of languages to change into. Compared to the other games, you'll at least get something out of those.

    The problems begin when you replay matches and stages- you need to select characters and colors again every single time. You need to select the song (from a long list) every single time unless you want it randomized. You need to come up with rulesets and save them and remember which ones are which, and it's a hassle. The game is notoriously full of input lag. And there are so many characters, it might take a while to choose or even just find which character you want.

    Then there's the online mode. The online mode is terrible and certainly no For Glory from Smash 4. First off, it's 1-on-1 only, meaning you have to wait in a lobby instead of matches being instant. They got this right in the previous one, and now they change it to something much worse? And if you play in handheld mode and your Switch falls asleep, not waking it up will kick you out of the lobby and back to the start. You wait and wait, all to lose to someone who plays the game constantly and destroys you in an instant. The online input lag doesn't help either. It's so severe, it even changes the tier lists and allows slower, but more powerful characters to be better than they should. And I should stress, the Wii U's online was free! And the experience was better!

    And the character choices, don't get me started. There are too many third party characters, some from games exclusive or mainly played on consoles other than Nintendo. This is diluting the identity of Smash and making me less excited for new character announcements. And despite the endless discussions of which new character should be included on forums, this is how the hierarchy works: Creators > Investors > Japanese Fans > Everyone else. Chances are, the choices of you and your colleagues aren't making it in unless they're desperate to sell a new installment or a new season pass. Especially given how expensive new characters are, they aren't worth buying DLC for. You might get your choice once in a while, and usually when a new installment comes out.

    Overall, not a bad game on its own, but one that has soured me on the series.    … Expand
  87. Disaster_1991
    Feb 22, 2022
    5
    A very simple recipe that gets boring very quickly. Nintendo is holding back again just to get people hyped for nothing...
  88. vegajoestar93
    Apr 28, 2022
    5
    I am a newcomer, and I must admit the game seems fun but something is wrong with it.
    I mean, the whole game is about the stages and items, not about fighting. Coming from other fighting games I miss the stable and balanced fighting system. We have some special moves that are kinda useless, broken combo system and a jumpy runaway type of fight where items give you the actual win most of the    I am a newcomer, and I must admit the game seems fun but something is wrong with it.
    I mean, the whole game is about the stages and items, not about fighting. Coming from other fighting games I miss the stable and balanced fighting system. We have some special moves that are kinda useless, broken combo system and a jumpy runaway type of fight where items give you the actual win most of the times, not your fighting skills    … Expand
  89. tjcavallo
    Dec 17, 2018
    4
    Mechanically, this is the best game in the series since Melee, featuring smoother and more dynamic matches than the previous two games. It's also clear that Nintendo paid attention to feedback to the last title by making aerial combat safer and faster, bring back old mechanics like directional air dodges and dash dancing, making it easier to KO opponents at lower percents, and balancingMechanically, this is the best game in the series since Melee, featuring smoother and more dynamic matches than the previous two games. It's also clear that Nintendo paid attention to feedback to the last title by making aerial combat safer and faster, bring back old mechanics like directional air dodges and dash dancing, making it easier to KO opponents at lower percents, and balancing the massive, variegated roster more than in Smash 4 or Brawl.

    Despite the improvements to the core gameplay, the online multiplayer component of the game is depressingly bad. Unplayably bad. The game lacks the ability to strictly sort by ruleset, making it almost guaranteed that you will occasionally be placed in a match you do not want to play, regardless of your preference. There's also no way to see the ruleset before the match starts, and you can't quit once it has. If you self destruct or close the software you can get banned. In addition, the game will frequently match you against players with extremely poor internet connections, causing intolerable levels of lag. The matchmaking is borderline nonsense and is also character-dependent.

    The only way to strictly control the ruleset is to create a battle arena, which is an arcade style lobby that forces you to wait up to 30 minutes before playing again if you lose a match. This is also the only way to play with your friends online.

    The game also lacks satisfying single player content. The familiar, short Classic Mode from previous titles is back, as well as the very button mash-heavy Mob Smash mode. Aside from these insubstantial offerings, the game offers Spirits mode. While lengthy, it's effectively just a string of fights against CPUs laid out on a map. Unlocking the characters is certainly more thrilling, but it's not particularly difficult and can be done fairly quickly (approx. 10 min per character).

    Back on the cheery side, the games visual and audio presentation are the best in the series, and perhaps the best on the Switch. Some of the character models are the best renditions we have seen of the characters, and all of the stages feature intricate, vibrant background art. The game features a prodigious collection of remasters of classic and modern tunes from the original franchises of the characters that comprise the game's roster. The characters look great in motion and carefully placed visual panache and audio cues help the characters feel fluid.

    If you have people to regularly play the game in standard couch co-op mode with, or participate in a local scene, this is easily the best value purchase for the system yet, and it could quite possibly become your new favorite in the series. But if you planned on spending your time mostly on the online mode, I wouldn't purchase it unless Nintendo overhauls the system completely in an update, as it's actually a downgrade from Smash 4's online mode and laughably worse than the online in competitor's titles    … Expand
  90. Ishi123
    Jan 26, 2019
    4
    It's only good for Smash and Classic mode. The adventure mode and the spirits are the worst additions to any video game I've ever seen and they're actual garbage. I'm actually alarmed that the people at Nintendo thought it was a good idea to add them. They're appallingly terrible and the game would be vastly improved if they actually patched both of them out. They are worthless and onlyIt's only good for Smash and Classic mode. The adventure mode and the spirits are the worst additions to any video game I've ever seen and they're actual garbage. I'm actually alarmed that the people at Nintendo thought it was a good idea to add them. They're appallingly terrible and the game would be vastly improved if they actually patched both of them out. They are worthless and only serve to make the game worse.

    I'm also sick of the fact that it feels like half the roster are just palette swaps. I find it difficult to believe that Sakurai once said he didn't want to add any more generic sword characters because this game loves its Marth clones. A lot of characters might as well just be alternate skins since they have the exact same movesets and either have just a different outfit, some other color or different genitals. I wonder if the next Smash game is just going to be nothing but Marths.    … Expand
  91. AnnaTheWolfLady
    Dec 8, 2018
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As much as I love this series I am unable to give this game a higher score, it was advertised as the ultimate smash bros game, sure it has more content but it's all stuff we have already seen and the small amount of real new content is... small, lacking... the game feels like a mod, a stupid plant is a playable character, we got yet another Fire Emblem character and a pokémon not many people wanted, the game been too fast is actually a downside in my opinion, why are we back to unlocking characters in a tedious fashion? and why do we only get like 8 at the start of the game? Where's home run contest? Where's target test/smash? Why is it so hard for some attacks to hit? I hate this game's hitboxes, the joycons are a terrible controller for this game, DLC got announced before the game was even out, World Of Light is super repetitive and has a weird difficulty, where's master orders btw? Why fid they make Bomberman, Krystal and Shovel Knight Assist Thropies? A lot of people wanted THEM as playable characters, including me, c'mon Nintendo, wth? Echo fighters are a joke, the combat isn't as good and lacks variety due to the game been toi fast, most melee stages are as ugly and ilegal as I remember them, they brought back pacland but left pac-maze out, there are too many Mario stages, there's like... 10? The CPUs all do the same, I was expecting to see some love for Xenoblade X but nope, Uncontrollable and Black tar are not in the game a new Xeno character would have been nice too (cough, Rex, cough, Elma)
    Joker as a DLC doesn't make much sense and I hope the next reveals aren't as "unexpected", I think they didn't buff the Miis, they all as slow as always, scaping combos is hit-or-miss    … Expand
  92. MiddleDark
    Jul 8, 2020
    4
    Super Smash Bros Ultimate is a collection of all the characters from past previous titles and then some new faces that have joined along the way with DLC. But the game is a broken mess of characters that will force you to play certain characters to just compete with others or at least stand a chance. That is a problem as you'll find yourself having to stop playing your favorite charactersSuper Smash Bros Ultimate is a collection of all the characters from past previous titles and then some new faces that have joined along the way with DLC. But the game is a broken mess of characters that will force you to play certain characters to just compete with others or at least stand a chance. That is a problem as you'll find yourself having to stop playing your favorite characters just so you can compete for what is the "meta" in fighting games. From personally experience the community is in denial about the state of the game. The single player experience is well worth it though, with hours of fun and tuns of ways you can change it up.… Expand
  93. evildoomfoot
    Dec 7, 2018
    4
    a fantastic insane brawler. Its more realistically 8-9 for a score but as the way of things with metacritic, there is a need to offset the 0s from the fanboys with hurt feelings
  94. Robjapan
    Apr 29, 2019
    4
    I've tried playing this game so many times and in all of the various modes. At first the single player storyboard mode really appealed to me and it was the reason I bought the game. But upon playing the game the amount of stuff that isn't explained is overwhelming. Certain levels have certain handicaps but only for the player controlled character.
    Most fights don't require skill to defeat    I've tried playing this game so many times and in all of the various modes. At first the single player storyboard mode really appealed to me and it was the reason I bought the game. But upon playing the game the amount of stuff that isn't explained is overwhelming. Certain levels have certain handicaps but only for the player controlled character.
    Most fights don't require skill to defeat but rather the "correct" spirits setup.
    This quickly became frustrating and boring, I'm not invested in the spirits I'm collecting and just using or not using them based on the fight rather than my style of gameplay.
    The classic mode was better but once you've done it on the characters you like, it's over.

    If you enjoy playing against people online or with your friends, you'll love this game.    … Expand
  95. yesnt
    Oct 19, 2019
    4
    quantity does not replace quality. easily the worst smash game by gameplay no contest. It comes down to luck if the game decides your move has more hitbox than your enemies. spacing isn't a thing anymore. Playing with items is less luck reliant than competitive rules. The AI is horrible. if you don't wanna play online (for good reasons) the bots are just as bad. the only time you'll getquantity does not replace quality. easily the worst smash game by gameplay no contest. It comes down to luck if the game decides your move has more hitbox than your enemies. spacing isn't a thing anymore. Playing with items is less luck reliant than competitive rules. The AI is horrible. if you don't wanna play online (for good reasons) the bots are just as bad. the only time you'll get hit is by their inhuman reactions and just knowing frame by frame when to do the right thing (which is impossible by humans especially in this game) and only get hit when they do something inhumanely retarded. The online dares to sometimes fail to load at all and lag like crazy if you're not playing the guy next door, so punishing mistakes is not a thing (especially with the hitbox thing i talked about) about 1 in 20 matches are fair and balanced aka fun (which is about 19 in 20 in the other games) so whenever i win its not satisfying cause it doesn't feel like i did the thing but the game happened to let me, and losing is infuriating most of the time. The other content is the most uninteresting out of all the smash games which is sad because this game relies on them the most. Its sad that they charge 70 bucks for this game and over 20 for dlc. I was way too overhyping this game and i've spent over 150 hours just TRYING to have fun in this game. Imma stick to smash 4, brawl and melee, much much better games.… Expand
  96. NepodarOK
    May 21, 2022
    4
    no skill is needed in the single player campaign. If the level of your spirits is lower than that of the enemy, he will spam and interrupt all your attacks. So you need to grind many hours to pass. A lot of fighters are just the same. A lot of paid DLC and a cosmically overpriced price for the game even without them, + the need for an online subscription. Without her, the game is empty.no skill is needed in the single player campaign. If the level of your spirits is lower than that of the enemy, he will spam and interrupt all your attacks. So you need to grind many hours to pass. A lot of fighters are just the same. A lot of paid DLC and a cosmically overpriced price for the game even without them, + the need for an online subscription. Without her, the game is empty. the most interesting smash tour mode is missing… Expand
  97. diego24star
    Dec 28, 2018
    4
    If you are a fan of fighting games this game is perfect for you, it have a lot of content a lot of hours of fun, and the adventure mode that for me it was disappointing. If you are new in fighting games you need to think it two times before you buy the game, is so hard to start but so satisfactory when you learn to play ( but this is going to take you a looooot of hours).
    Personally i    If you are a fan of fighting games this game is perfect for you, it have a lot of content a lot of hours of fun, and the adventure mode that for me it was disappointing. If you are new in fighting games you need to think it two times before you buy the game, is so hard to start but so satisfactory when you learn to play ( but this is going to take you a looooot of hours).
    Personally i dont like this game, i think is booring (except with friends), so hard to learn to play, i dont undestand nothing and in my opinion so repetitive. But i give to this game a 4 because when you play with friends is so fun, and you have an entertaining time.    … Expand
  98. Nay14822
    Apr 30, 2019
    4
    Fix the damn server!!!! i will change the score

    it a nice fun game, but if you want to online it a nightmare!!!

    Just fix it!!
  99. Aleking99
    Jun 3, 2019
    4
    4. Quattro come i giorni che ci ho giocato. Dopodichè ho messo la switch nel cassetto e non l’ho aperto più. Vi chiederete il perchè...perfetto, ve lo spiego subito!
    Ci sono molti personaggi si, c’é veramente una vasta scelta, ma che minchia ci devo fare coi personaggi se non c’è NULLA da fare???? Mod. Storia inesistente (quell’aborto di world of light non si puó neanche chiamare    4. Quattro come i giorni che ci ho giocato. Dopodichè ho messo la switch nel cassetto e non l’ho aperto più. Vi chiederete il perchè...perfetto, ve lo spiego subito!
    Ci sono molti personaggi si, c’é veramente una vasta scelta, ma che minchia ci devo fare coi personaggi se non c’è NULLA da fare???? Mod. Storia inesistente (quell’aborto di world of light non si puó neanche chiamare “modalitá”, figuriamoci “storia”), modalitá eventi presente in smash 4 sparita a caso, online fatto coi piedi...cosa ci dovrei fare su sto gioco, me lo spiegate porcaccio d’un Ken??? A fare sempre la mod classica (unica mod decente, anzi, unica mod) dopo 4 giorni mi son stufato. Smash definitivo di sta minchia.    … Expand
  100. enzo-pannacotta
    Jul 3, 2020
    4
    unlocking characters is a boring grind, if you only play online multiplayer, you will never unlock any. online is a **** lag fest, because you can't afford servers in 2020 for a paid online service, thanks nintendo!

    playing the game with a friend, when it doesn't lag for once, is great though
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  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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