Super Smash Bros. 3DS Takes on Metacritic’s Best of the Best

N247: With only 6 days left until one of the biggest game releases of 2014 hits store shelves or your front door, Super Smash Bros. 3DS is currently averaging a strong 86 on the popular aggregated reviews website, Metacritic, going up and holding its own against the best of the best games in 2014 thus far.

[TheVideoGamHer]

6 days!

[MetroidFREAK21]

I'm so excited for this game! Hype for days!

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

I'm preparing for the onslaught of "Dawn of the Final Day" meme's that are going to flood the internet when we're up to October 2nd.XD

[syne49]

I have had the game since Monday and I adore it. Characters feel so good and I am surprised by how much I enjoy Smash Run. Cannot wait to meet you guys online sometime!

[-Foxtrot]

Yeah think I'll hold out for the console version

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

If you don't have the cash, I can understand why.
If you do, though, then you're missing out on valuable practice time.

[-Foxtrot]

I havent got the cash but I could scrape some together if I wanted

I just don't think I could play something like this on a handheld. I'd rather get the full experience with the actual console version. In my opinion I just see it as an appetiser to the Wii U version.

Plus I don't know how much practice you would get since the controls would be different and fee it, having a Gamecube controller or the Gamepad in your hand is different then holding a 3DS.

I think they would of been better off focusing on the console version first, then do this a year or so later to give us more Smash Bros goodness instead of lumping them together

[Chupa-Chupa]

That is exactly why I bought a 2DS. I need to get practice in before the Wii U version drops in Nov.

[zero_gamer]

I was going to pass up on the 3DS version, but I heard too many positive reactions with this. This will hold me up before Omega Ruby.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

I used to think the same as you, but then I tried the demo.
Getting used to the controls was a snap, and aside from the size of the controller, the game pad's button placement isn't that far off from the 3DS, nor does the slide pad feel too drastically different from the analog stick.

Trust me; the transition between the two, let alone to any other controller, after having practiced on the 3DS, isn't a big leap, let alone one that's difficult to get used to.
At the very least, download the free demo, and use that to learn the attack patterns and capabilities of the fighters on offer in it.
Any bit of practice helps.

[deafdani]

I'm holding out, too, because I'm on a somewhat limited budget (I just had a little baby). So I went with Hyrule Warriors instead. I'll wait for the Wii U version of Smash.

I mean, if I have money for two games, I'd rather they be really different from each other. While the 3DS and Wii U versions of Smash aren't exactly the same, they're similar enough for me to comfortably pass up on the handheld one while I wait on the (probably) bigger version. :)

[Big_Game_Hunters]

Bayonetta 2 will be the highest rated new game of 2014.

[RosweeSon]

Booked the day off work, roll on Friday, should have skyward sword done by then ;)

[DivineAssault]

I just hope that playing the 3ds version doesnt burn me out before the wii u ver drops.. I get bored really quick & i dont want to feel like i paid 2x for the same thing