A free added ARMS fighter Min Min, and Nintendo continues to offer updates and other content since its 2017 launch. Sporting the franchise’s largest roster to date, the latest addition to the decades-spanning series gives players a vast amount of choices when it comes to choosing characters that fit their playstyles.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate also features crossovers from independent properties not owned by Nintendo, such as Fallout's Vault Boy, who ed the game’s roster as a Mii Gunner skin. Overwatch developers have also expressed interest in seeing Tracer and Doomfist added to the roster, though, Nintendo hasn’t issued a response to their desire. Along with the massive number of fighters present in the game, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate also features a plethora of stages, including many fan-favorites returning from Nintendo 64’s Super Smash Bros.
Expanding the game’s stages, Nintendo’s latest update for the game introducess the Small Battlefield stage for free, which players can set “as a Preferred Rule in Online Battles,” if they so choose Additionally, players can choose any “stage-specific music for the Battlefield, Small Battlefield, Big Battlefield, and Final Destination stages.” The update also includes bug fixes, matchmaking adjustments for players using Preferred Rules, and tweaks to the eligibility requirements for players to qualify for Elite Smash - the specific tweaks were not detailed in the patch notes.
As one of the longest-running fighting franchises, Super Smash Bros. has captivated gamers since the series debuted on Nintendo 64 in 1999. Featuring fighters from several different Nintendo games, the franchise is one of the most entertaining and graphically stimulating titles in the fighting genre. Each game has seen the roster expand, with the most recent entry containing the largest roster to date. If there’s one unjustifiable critique someone could offer, it’s that there aren’t enough characters from which to choose in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Such a claim would be as absurd as it is incorrect.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s myriad of stages also enhances the experience, giving players varying platforms on which to battle. The fast-paced combat makes navigating stages effectively an essential strategic element. While the game doesn’t feature a combo system in the same vein as Mortal Kombat or Injustice 2, it’s also not friendly to button mashers who headbutt their controllers and hope for the best. Though it’s a simple game, it requires players to practice good timing to pull out the win against other gamers or the hardest AI difficulties.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is available on Nintendo Switch.
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