Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3870 Ratings

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  1. deester
    Sep 18, 2020
    8
    The more I think about it, the more I realize how polarizing this game is; it has phenomenal gameplay and characters, with gorgeous graphics, but it lacks in the single player department and the online component needs a lot of work. I want to give it a higher score, but it's lacking in so many areas that previous games got right.
  2. Kittin
    Sep 17, 2020
    8
    They need to add Bandana Waddle Dee to smash bros. Ultimate. Everyone wants him!!
  3. ArimaNagachika
    Sep 16, 2020
    10
    Es un juego que revolucionó la saga para bien con su gran roster y las grandes posibilidades que hay para jugar, un glorioso modo historia y una manera digna de cerrar una saga de videojuegos como SSB
  4. CatsNGames
    Sep 16, 2020
    9
    Great fun fighting game with a lot of depth, good for playing both casually and competitevly
  5. jin44jim
    Sep 15, 2020
    9
    Awesome game!!! I love this game and it is almost perfect besides a few things that can be annoying but all and all good game.
  6. Crisener
    Sep 14, 2020
    9
    This game is like a deliciously looking chocolate cake that with every bite overwhelms you with the variety of ways it has put chocolate in it. Spirits are not that attractive in the long run (though they are a nice addition) and online could have been more thought-out, but the abundance of different angles you can approach this game from is just staggering. I was very surprised at howThis game is like a deliciously looking chocolate cake that with every bite overwhelms you with the variety of ways it has put chocolate in it. Spirits are not that attractive in the long run (though they are a nice addition) and online could have been more thought-out, but the abundance of different angles you can approach this game from is just staggering. I was very surprised at how even my friends who do not play games at all were able to jump right into a fight and have fun. Though the game's mechanics are actually quite complex and the lack of a proper tutorial to learn them all is puzzling, it is an amazing party game, especially considering the amount of different modes and rules you can set. If you happen to really like the fighting mechanics, you can easily lose dozens of hours in it. And yes, it is a homage to the video games history like no other.… Expand
  7. Keemthedon
    Sep 12, 2020
    10
    The best game on the switch. Probably the best fighting game of all time must own
  8. Smashbrosistras
    Sep 9, 2020
    0
    Half of the characters are reused from other ones and the cpus are either way to easy or **** stupid. Like a lvl 9 cpu will wait at the edge and constantly hit you and make you stay in the air. I’ve lost matches when we’re each at 1 stock I’m at 0% and their at 100% because I get stuck in the air. Also incenaroar is the most broken character, like from 0 he can get you to 50% instantly andHalf of the characters are reused from other ones and the cpus are either way to easy or **** stupid. Like a lvl 9 cpu will wait at the edge and constantly hit you and make you stay in the air. I’ve lost matches when we’re each at 1 stock I’m at 0% and their at 100% because I get stuck in the air. Also incenaroar is the most broken character, like from 0 he can get you to 50% instantly and it’s so broken. And link, someone who I think is really fun to play, IS HORESE **** his long ranged attacks do jack **** damage and his remote bombs kill me more than the enemies. Also there’s three links, normal young and toon. Their all just re skins except with slightly better ability’s than normal links. There’s so many balancing issues and a ton of other **** wrong with this game. If you want to have fun do not buy this game… Expand
  9. dogles
    Sep 9, 2020
    0
    I am so dissapointed. Online play is garbage. Preferred rules are just that and if you're unlucky you end up having to play some ding dong who wants items on a terrible, terrible stage. Why? Also, game kinda sucks in my opinion since the hit boxes dont match the animation--its hard to learn what hits what and when. WAY too complicated, too many characters, hit boxes not matching animation,I am so dissapointed. Online play is garbage. Preferred rules are just that and if you're unlucky you end up having to play some ding dong who wants items on a terrible, terrible stage. Why? Also, game kinda sucks in my opinion since the hit boxes dont match the animation--its hard to learn what hits what and when. WAY too complicated, too many characters, hit boxes not matching animation, its not fun to play anymore. Mii characters with wonky move sets. I have no idea who I am fighting anymore. You'd have to play the game for thousands of hours to grow accustomed to each characters move set and hit boxes etc. Im shaking my head. Nintendo has lost me on this one. Back to the drawing board guys! Melee was great. In your pursuit to balance all your characters something weird happened...… Expand
  10. Ervinquiroz
    Sep 6, 2020
    10
    Muy buen juego me dejo bastante enganchado en la switch y que tenga tantos personajes para un juego de peleas es increíble
  11. JoneS_ark
    Sep 3, 2020
    9
    This is an awesome game, the only thing keeping it from a 10 is online, which is a bit laggy but still better than brawl online.
  12. Digibutter64
    Sep 2, 2020
    10
    It's Smash. Need I say more?

    A massive roster of more than 70 fighters (including every past fighter). More than 100 stages. More than 800 music tracks. A story mode. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate really earns its title in terms of content, and the gameplay is as fantastic as it's ever been. I have particularly enjoyed the Stage Morph feature (which allows you to play on multiple stages in    It's Smash. Need I say more?

    A massive roster of more than 70 fighters (including every past fighter). More than 100 stages. More than 800 music tracks. A story mode. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate really earns its title in terms of content, and the gameplay is as fantastic as it's ever been. I have particularly enjoyed the Stage Morph feature (which allows you to play on multiple stages in a single match). I also like Classic Mode now being a unique experience for each fighter, as well as the creativity shown with the new "spirits" feature.

    If I had to nitpick, I'd say that I would've preferred more new stages (only four are completely new, but the many returning stages are quite varied). Some modes from past games have been removed, but in this case, I found said omissions to not hinder the experience much, if at all.

    Simply put, if you own a Switch, this is a must-buy. It may well be the best Smash yet, which is saying something for such a consistently fantastic series. I wouldn't pay much attention to those saying that this is a port of the Wii U game; Ultimate is obviously a new game and a separate experience from its direct predecessor.    … Expand
  13. Nudie
    Aug 30, 2020
    9
    There are not many games that come close to the entertainment games like Super Smash Bro’s. offers. Hours and hours of playing super smash with 6-7 of my friends have given me a good amount of judgement on the video game and I got to say it’s a good one. This game has it all, a huge roster of characters from your favourite games, a story mode (that could be a lot better), non linearThere are not many games that come close to the entertainment games like Super Smash Bro’s. offers. Hours and hours of playing super smash with 6-7 of my friends have given me a good amount of judgement on the video game and I got to say it’s a good one. This game has it all, a huge roster of characters from your favourite games, a story mode (that could be a lot better), non linear ability to play each of these characters and even stage building aspects. This game is something you can literally pick up at anytime and just get into it, simple to play, hard to master.… Expand
  14. Riqyu112
    Aug 30, 2020
    3
    Super Smash Brothers Ultimate is bad game. Ranging from the lack of original content and the infamous online, you would be better of playing any of the previous Smash Bros. games.

    The "story" mode is nothing but walking from place to place on a map just to abuse one powerful spirit build for the entire game with no punishment. The only challenge comes from either purposefully raising    Super Smash Brothers Ultimate is bad game. Ranging from the lack of original content and the infamous online, you would be better of playing any of the previous Smash Bros. games.

    The "story" mode is nothing but walking from place to place on a map just to abuse one powerful spirit build for the entire game with no punishment. The only challenge comes from either purposefully raising the default difficulty so the spirits can avoid one more hit than usual or the bosses and the overpowered spirits that are harder than the true final boss fight, where you have three chances with your best characters as opposed to Pauline, where you have one chance to fend off three fighters who are better than you. Unlocking the other playable characters is an absolute joke when you've just fought a spirit that's offered you your own head on a silver platter.

    Classic mode isn't much better. While the references are fun to puzzle out, you might just be better off playing with friends since they won't be able to use frame perfect inputs on you.

    The online modes are notorious for their lack of balance, and I shouldn't even have to comment on how unbalanced the GSP gain/loss rates are. Characters are wildly unbalanced and unless you're willing to study game mechanics or throw away any shame you have, you'll be bullied by everyone else playing.

    The best parts about the game are the reveal trailers which are full of life and effort and tricked me into believing the full game would be as well.

    I would recommend anyone steer clear of this game and play Brawl or 64 instead. Hell, play Skullgirls if you want a good fighting game, fun characters and animations make it a better experience in my opinion. The dozen characters Skullgirls have are better than the 80+ Smash Ultimate has to work on.    … Expand
  15. DiscordOrb
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    **** unplayable the offline is annoying **** and you have to pay extra for nintendo's garbage online to play multi with all the **** sweats in the world and when you are not playing with a no life tryhard nintendo's **** online causes huge lag or just straight up ends the match. Every new character and stage is dlc so if you wan't new content and wanna play online you have to pay for both**** unplayable the offline is annoying **** and you have to pay extra for nintendo's garbage online to play multi with all the **** sweats in the world and when you are not playing with a no life tryhard nintendo's **** online causes huge lag or just straight up ends the match. Every new character and stage is dlc so if you wan't new content and wanna play online you have to pay for both separately in a game that is already costs 70 euros in the eshop. Also if you don't have a pro controller or a game cube controller then don't even bother playing this "game" with joycons it feels like you are making out with a wood chipper or even worse.… Expand
  16. MagicMikey
    Aug 22, 2020
    10
    I love the adventure of light and I love collecting the spirits. with the recent update to online (smash's weakest point) it make it much less rage inducing. This is the most fun i've had play smash and 100% it. It has the best roster out of any fighting game and i recommend it to everyone
  17. xSnipeZ
    Aug 22, 2020
    8
    This game is perfect to play with friends, the roster has a character for everyone, the controls are easy to learn but hard to master and the stages + power-ups are really fun. However the competitive side of things don't appeal to me that much. I don't think this game is made to practice moves in training for hours or learning the weaknesses and strengths of every single character.
  18. Jopawho
    Aug 18, 2020
    10
    Rien à dire c'est un excellent jeu, c'est pour moi le meilleur jeu de combat de tout les temp, énorme ! Félicitations à toi Sakuraï
  19. KaZaMxDmG
    Aug 12, 2020
    10
    This game is by far my favorite game for the switch and the whole reason I bought this system, well that and I wanted to get a nintendo console for my 6yo daughter, and this is also her favorite game. Top tier for local snd online multiplayer.
  20. ruben1100
    Aug 10, 2020
    8
    It is the best Smash Bros game made. The game is a mix of every game, with all the characters.
    The only bad things are the on-line battles and the lack of new content at the release date.

    In overall, a very good game.
  21. GabFire
    Aug 9, 2020
    9
    Um dos melhores jogos do Switch, realmente me diverti muito, e olha que nunca gostei desse estilo de jogo, mas esse conseguiu me fazer interessar mais.
  22. 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
  23. HKolomar
    Aug 6, 2020
    10
    going to be honest. this is my FIRST smash, i only got into it cause my crush plays it and boy oh boy! once you get the hang of it trust me it will be all that you play
  24. giordanomike
    Aug 5, 2020
    8
    Gran juego, tiene un modo historia repetitivo y no muy convincente, pero el contenido que tiene el juego es brutal, sin duda es el mejor juego de peleas con relación a contenido, tiene controles precisos y cómodos, (cuando llevas más de 5 horas de juego), el online debe mejorar es muy incomodo cuando tienes buena señal de wi-fi pero la otra persona no, el juego es recomendable, pese a losGran juego, tiene un modo historia repetitivo y no muy convincente, pero el contenido que tiene el juego es brutal, sin duda es el mejor juego de peleas con relación a contenido, tiene controles precisos y cómodos, (cuando llevas más de 5 horas de juego), el online debe mejorar es muy incomodo cuando tienes buena señal de wi-fi pero la otra persona no, el juego es recomendable, pese a los puntos negativos que mencione, la jugabilidad en general es maravillosa.… Expand
  25. Youngmetro
    Aug 4, 2020
    0
    very good game but the lack of good story brings it down for me. Along with the horrible optimization for joy cons it leaves a bit up for improvement
  26. Desmanxx
    Aug 4, 2020
    0
    This game is unplayable due to the awful input lag, if you want to get frustrated over awful game design you can bet this is the right choice.
  27. LatsaSpege
    Aug 3, 2020
    10
    This is the best game ever made. (Unless your a casual than this game sucks) I like how sakuri made competitive smash more accessible than ever!
  28. Cless
    Aug 2, 2020
    9
    The best Smash game after Melee. Amazing roster.. absolute legendary cast of characters. "It's Video Games: The Game" to quote MaximilianDood. And it absolutely is. I love how balanced the game is for amount of characters in it. The mechanics are very good imo, this is the best I've felt playing Smash since the good old days if Melee.
  29. Daniel_Smash_10
    Jul 31, 2020
    2
    I Feel Like This Is Just The "Mortal Kombat Trilogy" of The Smash Bros. Series, Only Combines All Characters From Previous Smash Games (Plus Some New Ones), And Just Like In Smash 4, It Doesn't Add Anything New To The Franchise (I Know That There Is a Single Player Mode, But It Sucks). If The Series Goes On This Way, It Will Convert In a One Trick Pony, Only Adding Characters and StagesI Feel Like This Is Just The "Mortal Kombat Trilogy" of The Smash Bros. Series, Only Combines All Characters From Previous Smash Games (Plus Some New Ones), And Just Like In Smash 4, It Doesn't Add Anything New To The Franchise (I Know That There Is a Single Player Mode, But It Sucks). If The Series Goes On This Way, It Will Convert In a One Trick Pony, Only Adding Characters and Stages With Nothing Special.… Expand
  30. Manoleuca
    Jul 30, 2020
    9
    O melhor jogo Smash Bros com toda a certeza. Jogo muito diversificado com muitos modos e muita customização. Os desenvolvedores vem sempre atualizando e equilibrando os personagens, com também ótimos personagens de DLC. Apenas não dou a nota dez pela falta de alguns modos que haviam em outros jogos e fazem falta nesse.
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#2 Best Switch Game of 2018
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#1 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2018
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#23 Most Shared Switch Game of 2018

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Universal acclaim - based on 99 Critic Reviews

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