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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Nintendo, Sora Ltd., Bandai Namco
Dec 7, 2018 - Nintendo Switch
Mighty

OpenCritic Rating

92

Top Critic Average

97%

Critics Recommend

Game Rant
4.5 / 5
IGN
9.4 / 10
Eurogamer
Essential
Easy Allies
9 / 10
GamesRadar+
4.5 / 5
Metro GameCentral
9 / 10
Game Informer
9.5 / 10
GameSpot
9 / 10

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Review Summary

MightyCritic Consensus

Tons of Content

Phenomenal Single-Player Campaign

Core Gameplay

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate lives up to its "ultimate" name, successfully exceeding player expectations with an expansive roster, dozens of stages, and a fun single-player mode.


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Critic Reviews for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is an absurdly content-rich fighting game experience with a massive roster of fighters and a slew of entertaining match types.

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IGN

9.4 / 10.0
Tom Marks

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is Smash Bros. done right, and done bigger than ever before.

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A chaos of details and features come together for one of the Switch's most generous - and exhilarating - games.

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate takes characters we've played for decades and remasters them into a robust, fantastically enjoyable package

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Metro GameCentral

GameCentral
9 / 10
Metro GameCentral

Easily the best Smash Bros. ever made, with a fantastic new story campaign and a near infinite range of characters and options for multiplayer.

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A wealth of tweaks and new additions like the World of Light campaign help to keep Ultimate from feeling like a greatest-hits retread

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Ultimate is a comprehensive, considered, and charming package that refines and builds on Smash's already strong and enduring fighting system.

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Industry Coverage

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