Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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8.6

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  1. Nintenderek
    Jan 8, 2022
    9
    Smash Ultimate was clearly a labor of love, not just for Sakurai but for everyone involved in the making of this wonderful game. It's great to see such a large variety of characters here, the controls are smooth and feel right. The music is great and they have a large representation from a large selection of games. My only real complaint is that it would be nice to maybe have a bit moreSmash Ultimate was clearly a labor of love, not just for Sakurai but for everyone involved in the making of this wonderful game. It's great to see such a large variety of characters here, the controls are smooth and feel right. The music is great and they have a large representation from a large selection of games. My only real complaint is that it would be nice to maybe have a bit more singe player content and more of an actual story mode, not just a board game. Besides that, it is a nearly perfect game.… Expand
  2. rivalfive
    Nov 29, 2020
    9
    Sure, it's not Melee, but Melee's not Ultimate.

    This is the best Super Smash Bros. game. This is a subjective opinion, but after its release, many competitive fighting game fans turned to it from Melee. Not only is it packed with content, but it has an entertaining and balanced fighting system with patches and changes implemented every few weeks. As well as this, it is with ease in my    Sure, it's not Melee, but Melee's not Ultimate.

    This is the best Super Smash Bros. game. This is a subjective opinion, but after its release, many competitive fighting game fans turned to it from Melee. Not only is it packed with content, but it has an entertaining and balanced fighting system with patches and changes implemented every few weeks. As well as this, it is with ease in my opinion the best couch multiplayer game you could play, at least on current-gen consoles. There are so many modes, Adventure and Spirit Board are new additions, while favorites like Classic Mode and Special Smash return with more options than ever. The AI is considerably better for us loners, while in Smash 4 the highest difficulty was the same fighting experience as fighting a dead person, in this installment there can be at least some challenge found at the higher settings. So 1, it's the best Smash and 2, it's portable! In HD? It's not on the 3DS and it has the fastest action since Melee? How did I give it a 9 and not a 10?! Well my friend, you have three wishes. Nintendo. Granted. Switch. Granted. Online? Granted. Nintendo Switch Online is a problem. It is priced well, it is incredibly affordable at a mere £18 a year, it comes with free NES and SNES games, but the online multiplayer service, oh it ain't too hot. Lag. This has lag. Making the game unplayable at times, when players are from different countries. Well, that's it. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is so fun and could be the best fighting game of all time and I've given it 9/10.    … Expand
  3. ColonelPopcorn
    Dec 6, 2020
    9
    I play Smash Bros both competitively and Casually, and this was my introduction to the game. There are so many characters with so many diverse movesets, there are a few clones but this does not mean that all the characters are the same. The "massive grind" accompanied with unlocking all the characters is ridiculous, you can unlock them all in just a few hours at most. However, the onlineI play Smash Bros both competitively and Casually, and this was my introduction to the game. There are so many characters with so many diverse movesets, there are a few clones but this does not mean that all the characters are the same. The "massive grind" accompanied with unlocking all the characters is ridiculous, you can unlock them all in just a few hours at most. However, the online scene is awful. The connection is awful and if you want to play, it is best to play in person with some friends. I love this game and will continue to play it.… Expand
  4. NinjaDiego
    Oct 11, 2021
    9
    Super Smash Bros. Ultimate es el juego definitivo de lucha. Es la culminación de todos los juegos anteriores, haciendo el sistema de combate el mejor de la saga. Con un roster inicial de 69 personajes, termina en 90 gracias a los personajes DLC que hacen a este juego el mayor crossover de la historia de los videojuegos. Es increíblemente divertido desde el punto de vista casual ySuper Smash Bros. Ultimate es el juego definitivo de lucha. Es la culminación de todos los juegos anteriores, haciendo el sistema de combate el mejor de la saga. Con un roster inicial de 69 personajes, termina en 90 gracias a los personajes DLC que hacen a este juego el mayor crossover de la historia de los videojuegos. Es increíblemente divertido desde el punto de vista casual y competitivo. El modo historia también es bastante bueno, pero el modo online no, al no haber servidores, las partidas suelen tener bastante lag, haciendo una experiencia peor. No hay personajes estúpidamente rotos, siempre habra top tiers y low tiers, pero podrás jugar cualquier personaje que quieras sin temor a que el meta lo invalide. En general, es un juego sobresaliente, de los mejores de los últimos años, y merece totalmente la pena jugarlo.… Expand
  5. weeb122
    Dec 30, 2020
    9
    This is Easily the best Smash Bros ever. Ultimate puts every stage, character, assist trophy, Pokémon and music track into one amazing game. Online needs some fixing but other than that its amazing.

    My Main: Fox

    My Secondary: Lucas
  6. SgtSocks
    May 11, 2023
    9
    What a game. What an beautiful masterpiece stuffed to the brim with magic. Thank you Masahiro Sakurai for this wonder of a game.
  7. NickGMR
    Jan 24, 2021
    9
    the game is good but it doesnt have the hype of a party game i used to play since brawl its more like all the games mixed to one and the game i played doesnt feels like its finished hope thy make more content either payed dlc or free like put more stage for example
  8. MartinAZ
    Apr 11, 2022
    9
    Martin A. - A once in a life time collaboration of gaming.

    Who would have thought that putting 43 games into 1 would make one hell of a fighting game. With over 89 characters, including brand names, such as Mario, Sonic, Pikachu and Sora; an additional 103 unique stages in 3 different forms (over 309), Masahiro Sakurai has made sure that not 1 match will ever play the same. Did I    Martin A. - A once in a life time collaboration of gaming.

    Who would have thought that putting 43 games into 1 would make one hell of a fighting game. With over 89 characters, including brand names, such as Mario, Sonic, Pikachu and Sora; an additional 103 unique stages in 3 different forms (over 309), Masahiro Sakurai has made sure that not 1 match will ever play the same. Did I mention that 8 players can join in this chaos?

    What I hated. Where's my Crash Bandicoot? Not everyone made it but that doesn't discredit the sheer amount of hard work that it took for such a game to exist. There are many things to do but they all devolve to the basics and at it's heart, this is still a fighting game. Every mini game is defeat 20 Yoshi's or whack a giant Pikachu. There's a story here but it falls back to its base, meaning, it's just a 100 match campaign with a boss or two at the end.

    What I loved. Playing with friends, like all it's previous titles. There's just nothing else similar to this scale. This falls under must own.

    Super Smash Ultimate is truly a gaming world wonder. 9 out of 10.    … Expand
  9. Aarush
    Feb 11, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the ultimate smash game I don't think I have much more to say. The DLC is great, all the content is perfect. My problem is that online is both weak and depressing. Over time people are going to become toxic and it will sorta ruin the fun.… Expand
  10. Smlth
    Feb 28, 2021
    9
    I liked this game a lot as of the multiplayer mechanic and the competitive-ness to it. The roster of characters opens a door for many different type of people to main a character. The downside is that there is a big learning curve to it and there is many fundamentals to learn.
  11. omniface
    Mar 7, 2021
    9
    smash bros five

    pros
    - perfect story mode
    - relates to avengers movies heavily
    - good fighter choices
    - great offline mode

    cons -
    insanely awful battle arena and tourny mode
    for arena wait time is horrible
    and for tourny mode it is all troll play and soar winners
    normal smash mode is not rewarding enough
    no other cons

    other -
    - smash down is heavily redeeming
  12. Charly345
    Mar 11, 2021
    9
    I think it is an almost perfect game, however I think that something that fails is in the theme of the swordsmen, although there are almost none, what there are are too similar and that gives little variety to this type of fighters.
  13. Payson
    Apr 21, 2021
    9
    This game is really good... unless you want to play competitively. If that's not your cup of tea, then this game is totally for you, worth every penny, and is extremely fun!
    If you play competitive, just stick with Melee. Melee has less characters, sure, but the 11 or so that are viable are much more in depth and interesting to play as. Everything except input delay feels miles better    This game is really good... unless you want to play competitively. If that's not your cup of tea, then this game is totally for you, worth every penny, and is extremely fun!
    If you play competitive, just stick with Melee. Melee has less characters, sure, but the 11 or so that are viable are much more in depth and interesting to play as. Everything except input delay feels miles better than ultimate. Melee has a much more interesting competitive scene, and allows you to be much more expressive with your character choice.
    Ultimate is best played with friends who just want to have a good time. Single player is lackluster and boring, but that multiplayer is everything and more.    … Expand
  14. YokoHugo
    Jul 30, 2022
    9
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  15. Wojogat
    May 10, 2021
    9
    Great game. Very fun, and enjoyable. The main thing that makes this game great is that it has the biggest roster in Super Smash Bros History! Like I said, very fun and enjoyable!
  16. 1ofUs
    May 14, 2021
    9
    This game is overall really fun. I have 820 hours logged as of now. Though my grind has slowed because of the lack of new fighters. The online service is terrible at worst and ok at best, purely because i always get put in laggy games and sweaty kids ragequit to keep a character in elite smash.
  17. Patedus
    Jun 3, 2021
    9
    This is the must-own multiplayer title for the Nintendo Switch. This is hands down not only the best game in the Smash Bros. series but one of the best fighting games of all time, the combat is perfected to an insane limit to the point where anyone can pick up this game and grow better and better in a matter of hours, the amount of crazy **** that you can pull off keeps the battles diverseThis is the must-own multiplayer title for the Nintendo Switch. This is hands down not only the best game in the Smash Bros. series but one of the best fighting games of all time, the combat is perfected to an insane limit to the point where anyone can pick up this game and grow better and better in a matter of hours, the amount of crazy **** that you can pull off keeps the battles diverse but also extremely comfortable when it comes to players of equal skill going at it, you can play defensive in the smoothest and intense way possible or you can go all out and tear **** up as a variety of insanely good characters to choose from. Not only is the combat extremely polished but the game is visually beautiful, a lot of the battle maps provide an immense amount of great atmosphere that not only perfectly reflects the franchise it represents but also sets up the perfect mood to battle with its attention to detail and banger soundtrack. And that's only the tip of the iceberg.… Expand
  18. carlosmponce25
    Sep 6, 2021
    9
    El Smash definitivo, esa es su definición. Nintendo ha hecho un gran trabajo en este juego, pudo juntar a todos los jugadores casuales y a los jugadores más competitivos en un solo juego, la relevancia que ha tenido Ultimate en la actualidad es notable, y el roster es el más grande que ha tenido la franquicia. Carece un poco en el modo historia, es disfrutable, completo y con buenos retos,El Smash definitivo, esa es su definición. Nintendo ha hecho un gran trabajo en este juego, pudo juntar a todos los jugadores casuales y a los jugadores más competitivos en un solo juego, la relevancia que ha tenido Ultimate en la actualidad es notable, y el roster es el más grande que ha tenido la franquicia. Carece un poco en el modo historia, es disfrutable, completo y con buenos retos, pero se extrañan muchas veces las cinemáticas. El Online si bien no es perfecto, ha mejorado en comparación a lo ofrecido en Smash 4, con una buena conexión puedes pasar horas, y no es broma, jugando en la Nintendo Switch, no por nada es el juego que más tiempo he invertido en esta consola. Si tienes una Switch, este juego es casi obligatorio para jugarlo.… Expand
  19. momo4500
    Sep 21, 2021
    9
    This is my favourite smash game by far. A vast wealth of characters all from gaming history and simple yet somewhat deep gameplay makes me come back every time.
  20. leviis_solame
    Jun 11, 2022
    9
    the game is stellar the graphics aren't a focal point however they hold up really really well
    the combat system is amazing it takes what you must know from other games and builds upon that.
    the balancing in the game is second to none it was to a point where I mained a character that was hated by the top level players and was seen as "out of the meta" it is a amazing game thank Nintendo    the game is stellar the graphics aren't a focal point however they hold up really really well
    the combat system is amazing it takes what you must know from other games and builds upon that.
    the balancing in the game is second to none it was to a point where I mained a character that was hated by the top level players and was seen as "out of the meta" it is a amazing game thank Nintendo for making this game    … Expand
  21. Hermian
    Oct 12, 2021
    9
    A great game indeed, it is obvious that a lot of work and effort has been invested in this game. It is practically impossible to gather this quantity of franchises in just one game. My only request would be to upgrade the online matches, during the pandemic I rarely play smash because I don't really enjoy playing against the CPU or playing an ultra laggy online. Aside from that, it is aA great game indeed, it is obvious that a lot of work and effort has been invested in this game. It is practically impossible to gather this quantity of franchises in just one game. My only request would be to upgrade the online matches, during the pandemic I rarely play smash because I don't really enjoy playing against the CPU or playing an ultra laggy online. Aside from that, it is a spectacular game where you can collect all of the spirits, battle competitively with your friends or just play for fun in a party.… Expand
  22. TeemoTime
    Jan 31, 2023
    9
    At every party, I hook up my switch to a TV to play Video Games: The Game, to put a smile on everyone's face. Even people who don't play video games know at least one character from this game. That's the level of collaboration here. They got The Legend Of Zelda, Kingdom Hearts, Metal Gear, Pokemon, heck even Minecraft is here. Truly the greatest roster of all time.
  23. IdleSpace
    Oct 30, 2021
    9
    Отличный файтинг, просто ужасно перегруженный контентом.
    Тезисно:
    - 69 (82 с длс) персонажей (да, они разные, геймплейно тоже) - 1300 духов (каждый дух - это бой с уникальными условиями) - прохождение компании у меня заняло около 30 часов (проходил быстро, сюжета особо в ней и нет)    Отличный файтинг, просто ужасно перегруженный контентом.
    Тезисно:
    - 69 (82 с длс) персонажей (да, они разные, геймплейно тоже)
    - 1300 духов (каждый дух - это бой с уникальными условиями)
    - прохождение компании у меня заняло около 30 часов (проходил быстро, сюжета особо в ней и нет)
  24. briiiz
    Feb 23, 2022
    9
    相当有意思的游戏，尤其是在了解过这东西的历史后更加感叹这些游戏发展的不易，灯火之星打起来有些麻木，但是和朋友一起打的很开心，自己也有在联网pvp，无论什么时候拿出来都可以好好打上一局，可以说是最适合ns的游戏之一
  25. fredmister
    Dec 24, 2021
    9
    So many great characters, and they are somewhat well balanced for once. Story mode is great too.
  26. Alpro
    Jan 3, 2022
    9
    Amazing game with everything you would expect from a Titel called smash ultimate. Most of the dlcs really aren't what you would want and the online playmode pairs you with people that have so much more skill then you so it destroys the fun of playing.
  27. Xathiahs
    Jan 20, 2022
    9
    The best chapter of this saga. The connection quality for the multiplayer is broken, but it's nintendo fault. The game is awesome.
  28. Lil_Caucasian
    Jan 29, 2022
    9
    Easily the best Super Smash Bros. game yet made. The extensive character roster is approaching 90 or so characters with DLC, and the content in the game can even keep one player invested for hours.
  29. egr32645156
    Feb 1, 2022
    9
    Лучший файтинг в который я играл. А я играл и в 11мк и в 10мк в 1 и во 2 Injustice, в бравлхаллу, драгонболл xenoverse 2. Очень интересный, однако 10 он не заслуживает.
  30. Cubicalcoyote75
    Feb 4, 2022
    9
    I rate smash ultimate a 9/10 because, all the characters from the past games are here; with the inclusion of new characters, the story mode is okay but, the repetitiveness gets annoying in a way if you play the world of light a second time, but the first it feels amazing and the boss fights and gameplay feels axing and awesome.
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Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 99 Critic Reviews

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