Super Smash Bros - Ultimate (Nintendo Switch)

As one of the few Wii U owners out there, I was concerned when Super Smash Bros Ultimate appeared to be an enhanced version of the previous game, with little in the way of new content, when it was revealed in March 2018. This concern slowly turned into excitement and enthusiasm as the game neared release and more content was shown off.Sure there are less newcomers than ever, but everyone from the previous games has returned, with some even feeling new after recieving asthetic and gameplay changes. The new characters that are introduced are all unique and exciting, with my favourite surprisingly being Incineroar. The echo fighters add some welcome variety and when you're playing they may as well be 'real' fighters; they also make the character select screen even more ridiculous, which I'm all for.I'm less pleased with the stage selection; there is a crazy amount of them, but lots are carried over from the Wii u version. It's worth noting that every stage has had a major visual overhaul, so some older stages may as well be new; a lot of stages were new to me (I only owned Wii U and brawl) too, but there is a distinct lack of stage representation for games released after smash Wii u, such as super Mario 3d world and Pokémon sun and moon. Its also a shame that some characters only have one stage, with mega Man and Simon/Richter being standouts - there is so much music for these series in particular but I rarely listen to it when it's only available on one stage each.Speaking of the music, this game has an incredible soundtrack (it's perfect when writing a report, for you students out there), I immediately changed the sound options to around 80% background music, 20% voice and SFX, so take that as you will.In fact, the game's presentation as a whole is way better than any previous game, it runs perfectly at 1080p 60fps, dropping to 720p 60fps in handheld, and never drops frames even in 8 player mode. This is impressive from a technical standpoint and makes the crazier options like stage morph fully enjoyable without compromise.World of light is a fun, if overly long single player mode. It takes around 40 hours to finish, I managed it in about 30 as I was rushing through. It's quite repetitive but is fun in short bursts and provides a lot of content for a side mode. Don't expect a story or subspace style cutscenes though, these are not present at all except for the introduction shown in trailers and some incredibly generic cut scenes at the end. I would recommend finishing the mode though as the finale is pretty great, and you unlock some music for doing it.Spirits add a good amount of wackiness to the proceedings, though I have yet to use them in multiplayer. The spirit board is fun for quick gameplay sessions and the challenges give some direction to single player after completing the story. Classic mode is fun for once and is worth completing with multiple characters.So. Multiplayer is the core of any Smash bros game. How does it stack up? Well as you may have noticed, this review has a 5 star rating despite the negatives I already mentioned. The multiplayer is so good that even with it's flaws, this game still deserves five stars. The game allows 1-8 players in it's main mode which can be a mix of real, CPU and amiibo participants. The number of options and the ability to save rulesets is amazing and way better than anything else that the series has ever done. For example, I created 'pokemon mode' where the only items were master balls, the stages we're randomly chosen from all the Pokemon stages and it uses stamina rules.Aside from the infinitely customisable smash mode, the squad strike mode adds a fun new twist, where you go through multiple characters in a single battle. This has most of the options from smash mode, plus additional ones to, for example, start a new battle after each character is taken out. Smashdown is another great new mode where you work your way through the roster, each character disappearing after being used until you're forced to use a character you're bad at, so pick wisely!Ultimate has the best online in the series. I never managed to play brawl online and Wii u was a slow laggy mess, so it's not hard to improve, but perfect matches 90% of the time was not something I expected, especially over WiFi. Even when there is lag, the game just pauses until it catches up rather than going into slideshow mode. I don't know how good it is for high level play as I am not a pro at smash by any means, but the frame rate is perfect and input lag is minimal so it should be ok.In conclusion, there is a few things I don't like about this game. It has the least new of any game in the series besides melee and 64, it cuts content like the home run contest and break the targets, it has a fun but repetitive single player mode. But it is clear that the focus was on quality over quantity: Stellar presentation with amazing graphics, performance, music and menus. Fantastic multiplayer with a crazy amount of customisation and the perfect infusion of chaos when required. Great new characters, with major improvements to existing ones. A ridiculously large amount of stages with every single one being their best iteration yet. This is absolutely the ultimate 'Super Smash Bros' game, and you can play it on the bus!

One of the best fighting games I have ever played honestly I grew up on fighting games since the 90s and I would say this is the best one. I had so much fun playing this games and there is a on of characters to unlock

Overall, I think this is a good game that is fun to play over and over really good soundtrack like the rest of the series.

Spending hours on this game, so much fun

The kid loves it. Endless fun. Timeless characters

I bought this game as a huge fan of the Smash Bros games - ever since the original on the N64.This game is incredible. All the characters and stages from previous games, with an interesting new Adventure mode that never seems to end.It has the Classic Smash mode for old players like myself, which is great, and the characters do not take too long to unlock in their entirety.My only issue with this game is the Special Stipulation matches (most often found in the aforementioned Adventure Mode). While these in themselves are interesting and varied, the scope of the difficulty is something else. AIs can be seen constantly spamming attacks over and over, which is frustrating in any fighting game, and some of these challenges are beyond ridiculous. I consider myself a reasonably good player most of the time, but these challenges can be extremely unbalanced at times and can result in a lot of cursing and shouting to say the least. And that's only on the Normal difficulty setting. I daren't even attempt Hard mode.On the whole, I still love this game. It is great to play, and the sense of nostalgia I get from playing on some of the older stages can be quite shocking in just how nostalgic it is.I fully recommend buying this if you are a fan of the series, or even new to it. Just, my only advice is, unless you're an absolute masochist like myself, maybe play through the Adventure mode on Easy!

Brought for my son who loves the game. And can play against other people. So it keeps him quite. And he likes getting all the characters

It's lots of fun..your can even watch YouTube on it!

This game is actually very fun alot of different levels . Graphics are good overall a 10 worth the money

El paquete llego a tiempo y todo parece estar correcto, y en relación al videojuego: simplemente una obra de arte.

Gioco letteralmente assurdo, troppo divertente

I like it

I really loved how this game as soo many characters spread across different game titles. What makes this game more interesting are the drop items you can collect between battles. It's always fun to see what a new item can do and once you know all you can always strategise how to use them properly. Overall a fun time passing game!