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X-Play Review - Super Smash Bros. Brawl

There's enough content in Super Smash Bros. Brawl to keep you busy for months, if not years... Super Smash Bros. Brawl has lived up to the promise that has been dangled in front of hardcore gamers for so many years and should be snapped up by just about anyone willing to hold a controller.

Review by: Matt Keil

Pros

• Fantastic roster
• Tons of content
• Smooth online play

Cons

• Sub-Space Emissary a bit underwhelming


sonarus5888d ago

i wonder how many 5/5's these guys hand out in a yr. Thats why i hate rating games on a 5/5 scale. Best scale is out of 100

ktchong5888d ago (Edited 5888d ago )

You weren't complaining when God of War: Chains of Olympus got 5/5. You were cheering.

Every time a Wii, DS or Xbox game (deservingly) got a 5/5, little pathetic little Sony fanboys get all angry and whine about how reviewers shouldn't give perfect scores. But whenever a PSP game get 5/5, the exact same group of fanboys are overjoyed and praise the reviewers for it.

So predictably pathetic.

sonarus5888d ago (Edited 5888d ago )

lol no need to get hostile round peg. I am not complaining at the score i am complaining over the scale. If it was over 100 gow wouldn't have gotten up to 100 and neither would smash bros. I just feels 10's are getting handed out too easily and i am suggesting a solution. Smash bros may be worthy of a 10 i havn't played it but i have already finished chains of olympus and i can say it doesn't deserve a 100 it deserves a 94 or something. But generally i do not take x-play seriously. They recently made the mistake of giving The show a 3/5 and mlb 2k8 a 4/5. Thats a no no

Time_Is_On_My_Side5888d ago (Edited 5888d ago )

To tell you the truth I prefer 1-5 over 1-10 that have .1 or .2. Reviews were meant to let people know if the game is worth buying or not. The scale shouldn't be shouldn't be so detailed that in Game Spot where you'll never see a ten or a one. This way the scale is more vague and getting to the point. Plus they use the whole scale unlike most sites that have such detailed rattings. Like Game Spot basically uses 5-9 only if you're lucky.

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RecSpec5888d ago (Edited 5888d ago )

Um, wouldn't a 10 point system that is separated by tenths be the same thing as a 100 scale? A 1-5 scale with halves is the same as 1-10 straight numbers.

Make whatever scale you want, people will still complain about reviews. I think that people who are on gaming sites just use scores for discussions anyways. Myself included, because, I don't need a review to tell me I am going to play a game or not.

I would like to see a site rip off Ebert and Siskel/Roeper's system, two thumbs up, one up one down, or two thumbs down. It would make things interesting.

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Brian52475888d ago (Edited 5888d ago )

The 3/5 they gave to MLB08 and 4/5 to MLB2K8 only confirms it. What a buncha losers.

Danja5888d ago

100% agreed MLB 08 The Show is a 5/5 in my book...

ne ways I think this game deserves it's score but X-Play is a complete joke im surprised ppl still watch that show...G4 has gone to the Xbots

GETPWNZORED5888d ago

I agree. Those scores are way off. 1/5 more like it.

Jon Cage5888d ago

Who says that the Wii isn't for hardcore gamers?

sonarus5888d ago (Edited 5888d ago )

i do. i have tried to play the wii. i really have but its just not to my taste. smash may be one good hardcore title but that doesn't make the console hard core

Time_Is_On_My_Side5888d ago

I agree because you aren't going to see a Mario game every year like this. This is more like once in a blue moon; do you expect me to only play Metroid Prime 3, Super Mario Galaxy, Mario Kart, and Super Smash Bros.? With that said only one of those games is more my taste Metroid Prime everything else are targeted for a younger audience.

Jon Cage5887d ago

True the majority of Wii games are for the casual gamer, but you really shouldn't discount the quality titles that are out there for the Wii. To be a true hardcore gamer you shouldn't limit yourself to just one console. I will play Smash Bros with my kids and friends that come over, and still be hooked to the crack that is COD4 online play.

lildave05005888d ago

for real the only reason way they are geting money is because of halo3

mr_potato5888d ago

Well i hope you drown in your fanboy piss to be honest if you think the wii only has those good titles.

I mean the Wii has Zelda, Paper mario, Mario, SSBB, No more Heros, MP3, Mario Kart, Okami, Dragon Quest Adventures.

Your a big moron if you still think the wii is only for casual gamers it's as stupid as saying the 360 is just good for RROD and the ps3 is only good at playing BR movies.

RecSpec5888d ago

Haha, consoles have stereotypes, and fanboys are racists against a certain type of console.

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5 Best Fighting Game Stage Themes

Fighting games and music have a long and storied history together. Here are five of the best fighting game stage themes throughout video game history.

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Tetsujin675d ago

Tekken Tag Tournament 1 Arcade OST - Nina Williams
Street Fighter 2 - Ken stage, Ryu Stage, Vega (Claw), and Guile
Street Fighter Alpha 3 - Karin theme
Tekken 3 Arcade OST - Hidden Characters Theme
Super Street Fighter 2 - Fei Long CPS1 version (found on Hyper SF2 A.E.)
Tekken 2 Arcade OST - Kazuya and Devil theme
Marvel vs Capcom 1 - Strider Theme, Ryu, and Roll

Tedakin675d ago

There should have been at least one Mick Gordon Killer Instinct theme on here.

Rebel_Scum675d ago

Should be some tunes from the first Mortal Kombat in any list tbh.

I really like the use of Mozart’s Dies Irae in Wolfgang Krausers stage in Fatal Fury 2.

azizlksa675d ago

Volcanic rim for Street Fighter 4 is probably my favorite stage theme

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5 Obscenely Overpowered Video Game Characters

Developers should always strive to make their products as balanced and fair as possible. Sometimes, video games feature a incredibly overpowered characters that just break the game.

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JSusie5801d ago

Orlandu/TG Cid in Final Fantasy Tactics
Bo Jackson in Tecmo Super Bowl.

The end.

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BrainSyphoned860d ago

Having to do a thing three times would make my list as #1

Jeriphro860d ago

What do you mean? Like doing the same task three times in a row?

BrainSyphoned860d ago (Edited 860d ago )

Ya, find three items, kill three mini bosses, go to three dungeons. Things of three is a tired video game sweet spot number.

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0hMyGandhi860d ago

For me, it's collect-a-thons. They weren't fun in Donkey Kong or Banjo and Kazooie and they still aren't fun now. Why create these wonderfully oversized, detailed worlds if you are going to just supplement gameplay with ambiguous item fetch-quests.

There are exceptions, of course, But by and large, it just shows laziness on the part of the developer.
Good article, by the way!

Jeriphro860d ago

Yeah. It is funny some of the design decisions made by developers. Another one that irks me is unskippable cutscenes, especially after you die after the cutscene and are forced to rewatch the unskippable cutscene AGAIN. I mean, who thinks that a great idea?! haha

jambola860d ago

how about not allowing cutscene skipping
that's flat out inexcusable in any game in the last 10 years

SDuck860d ago

this comments are demanding a "The 4 Horsemen of The Apocalypse of Game Design Flaws" sequel