Hands-on Super Smash Bros. Brawl (IGN)

IGN writes:

It feels like Christmas at the IGN offices this week and we don’t think we need to tell you why, but we will anyway: yesterday, we finally got our dirty little hands on the import copy of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. You may have heard of it. The 3D fighter, developed by Nintendo, Sora and Game Arts, is always at the tip-top of GameStats’ most wanted list and these days it’s also the most popular game on IGN thanks to readers like you. It’s not difficult to understand why, either — after all, the anticipated Wii brawler represents the culmination of Nintendo’s beloved franchise; more characters, stages and options than ever before, not to mention enhanced graphics and addictive online-compatible multiplayer modes to boot. So now that we’ve vacationed 24 hours with the title, can we definitely say that the final experience is worth the wait? You better believe it. Obviously, we’ll be slamming the site with Brawl related content over the next several weeks. Today, though, we’re kicking off with our initial impressions of the fighting experience, as well some thoughts on our favorite characters thus far.