Smash Bros. Brawl is a Sequel’s Dream Come True on the Wii

reply_card [Converted]Over the past two years, Nintendo has man­aged to hold its own in the console wars by rely­ing on home-grown titles and sequels to already popular games. With the success of games like “Wii Sports,” “WarioWare: Smooth Moves,” “Wii-Fit,” “Pa­per Mario” and “Big Brain Academy,” it seems that Nintendo’s future rests on the successes of its most cherished franchises. With that be­ing said, a game like “Super Smash Bros.: Brawl” was destined to become a million-seller months before it came out. Nevertheless, the sequel is not only one of the best games currently avail­able on the system, it’s easily the best game in the series.

Sporting some of the best graphics on the system to date, “Super Smash Bros.: Brawl” is a feast for the eyes. Never before has a game in this series looked so solid. From the colorful backgrounds to the hair and body effects of the characters, everything looks fantastic and will be a driving force in why you become addicted from the first time you turn the game on.

Featuring over 35 characters and online support, “Brawl” is the deepest and most en­joyable title on the Wii. With classic characters like Mario, Kirby, Pikachu and Link, in addition to Solid Snake and Sonic the Hedgehog being added to an already beefy lineup, Brawl has a character that everyone will enjoy playing. Con­sidering how different the characters are from one another, avid fans of the series will have an absolute blast playing through the game with each of them.

However, if there was a reason to play “Brawl,” it would to strut your stuff online. Hav­ing the opportunity to play with a classic con­troller, GameCube controller or the Wiimote, every player under the sun has a reason to give this game a shot. While it doesn’t feature voice chat or any of the other little nifty op­tions available on other current generation platforms, it does offer a more than sturdy gameplay experience that is always full of opponents and virtually lag free. When Nin­tendo finally mustered the courage to foray into online gaming, it’s obvious that this was the kind of experience they were shooting for: One that is free, fast-paced fun for ev­eryone involved.

Also new in this addition to the series is the ability to take pictures and video of your in-game exploits and send them to people on your friends list. This option gives the game even more replayability and gives you another thing to do in an already deep game. Even after play­ing through the game and unlocking everything, you may find yourself taking pictures of your characters and sending them to your friends.

When the sum of its parts is added up, “Brawl” has it all: Amazing graphics, a bevy of gameplay options and every control option you could think of, making it a must own game on the Wii and a reason why sequels may not be so bad after all.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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