Published by: Nintendo
Developed by: Nintendo / Game Arts
Genre: Fighting
Number of more... Players: 1-4
Release Date:
US: March 9, 2008
Japan: January 30, 2008
Europe: TBA 2008
Australia: TBA 2008
MSRP: $49.99
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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.

Brawl begins with a cinematic opening which introduces many of the trademark characters in the game. The quality of the render is pristine and the orchestrated music that accompanies helps set up the mood of the experience. Once you click over to the main menu, you are given several choices, including Group, Solo, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Vault, Options and Data. Interestingly, the interface is completely incompatible with the Wii remote's infrared pointer; rather, if you choose to play Brawl with the peripheral, you hold it classic style and use the D-Pad to navigate. (Amazingly, you can't even shoot at the end credits using infrared, which is unfortunate.) The different menu selectables aren't hard to follow, but we'll elaborate all the same. Group is designed for local multiplayer matches. Pick your characters, choose a stadium and have at it. Solo represents the single-player classic or adventure modes. In vault, you will find collectable trophies and stickers, your photo album ,the challenge board, instant replays you've saved, masterpieces (which houses classic Nintendo games), chronicle (a list of past and present Nintendo titles) and, of course the stage builder.

Very likely, the majority of your time with Nintendo's new fighter will be spent in the Group Brawl mode, which houses the four-player compatible local multiplayer mode. Here, you can choose from 30-plus characters, including familiar mascots like Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser and Samus, but also the likes of Lucas, Captain Olimar and the Pikmin, Pit from Kid Icarus, Zelda / Sheik, Ike, the Pokemon Trainer, Captain Falcon, Sonic the Hedgehog, Toon Link, Marth and Solid Snake. Unique move sets have been created for the majority of these characters so that, for example, Pikachu will execute a variety of different maneuvers from Captain Meta Knight, and so forth. If you've played any Smash Bros. title before, you already know all of this, we know, but supposing you're new to the franchise, Brawl is, like its predecessors, a seemingly simple fighter with a lot of hidden depth. While you have only a handful of different attacks (including variations) per character, you can do quite a lot with each character's skills and great timing is more important than in most other fighters on the market.

Several of us experimented with different control schemes. We tried everything from playing with the Wii remote to using the Wave Bird and the truth is that the Smash Bros. purists among us ultimately prefer sticking with a traditional controller despite the fact that with some practice you can become very effective with the Wii remote, too. The good news is that the title affords you the option to fully customize the layout of whichever controller you choose. However, there are some inherent sacrifices to choosing the Wii remote over, say, the classic co


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Taken from "Flags of Our Fathers. " Enjoy, peeps!!

Taken from "NASCAR on IMAX." Enjoy, peeps!!

This is a cool logo. Taken from "The Iron Giant". Sadly, it was the only film to have this logo.

Taken from "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"

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Cool reinterpretation of a classic

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Mario Bros. features two plumbers, Mario and Luigi, having to investigate the sewers of New York after strange creatures have been appearing down there. The objective of the game is to defeat all of the   more...enemies in each phase. Both sides of every phase feature a mechanism that allows the player to go off-screen to the left and appear on the right, and vice versa.
Like many other arcade games at the time, Mario Bros. features a scoring system. Points may be earned in a number of ways, be it by collecting coins or defeating enemies. The player may get points by defeating multiple enemies one after the other, and the player may participate in a bonus round that gives him or her an opportunity to gather more points. Enemies are defeated by hitting them from below the platform they are on to flip them onto their back, and then to them and kick them, ultimately defeating them. If the player allows the enemy to get up, the enemy will be angry, and have increased speed. Each phase has a certain number of enemies, with a more powerful enemy indicating the final enemy in that phase. Enemies come in variants - for example, Sidesteppers, a type of crab, are usually red, but when they recover from being flipped or if they're the final enemy, they will turn blue and become faster than before. Each enemy has their own mechanics - the Shellcreeper, a type of turtle, can be made vulnerable by hitting them from below once, the Fighter Fly, a type of fly, jumps into the air every once in a while and must be hit from below when they are not in the air, and the Sidesteppers must be hit twice from below in that fashion to become vulnerable. Another enemy is called a Freezie, which has the ability to melt down and freeze the platform it is on, making it more difficult for the player to control Mario or Luigi.  less

Yep. It Is the SMB Parody.

Venture Bros (c) Jackson Publick

My Mario DVD's case is CRACKED.

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Ooh, here is the WB logo from "Follow That Bird". It features the cartoon version of Big Bird, followed by the WB shield. This logo rocks, but, Sesame Street sucks! So, enjoy!!

In early October, Sonic the Hedgehog was confirmed to be in Brawl! YES! Video from IGN, copyright Nintendo and probably SEGA for Sonic.

An alternate version of the 1992 WB Family Entertainment logo, in better quality. Taken from "Space Jam".

This logo is awesome, and I think I'm blushing just to say that! LOL! Whateveh. Taken from a re-issue of "A Little Princess" (1995).

Used from 1997-2003 because of the AOL Time Warner text at the bottom. Enjoy!! This home entertainment logo is a welcome break from the deadly scary CGI/ bombastic sythesizer fanfare of the WB Home Video   more...that will haunt many of youth.  less

Courtesy of LogicalSmash at dailymotion. This IS the 1998 version of the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment logo that was part of many kid related movies/ kids shows on VHS. This is the 1998 version because   more...they play that regular windchime on the CGI shield from the 75th Anniversary logo at first. When the shield turns around, then they play the Merrie Melodies fanfare tune with of course Bugs Bunny dressed in his little tuxedo gets out and eats his carrot at the end. Enjoy!!  less

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Taken from "The Waltons".

michal jackson in mario world he pretty good