Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Reviews

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Dec 11, 2018

‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate' is a comprehensive fighting game designed with love.

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9 / 10.0
Dec 10, 2018

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is bigger and, for the most part, better than ever. It gives to the audience one of the best experiences ever for single player in a fighting game, but makes a few bad choices for the Online Mode that steals from the players the freedom of choice.

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10 / 10
Dec 6, 2018

Smash Bros. has often felt a bit like it was trying to do too much and while it has always been a fun series, the disparity between the fighting game and the party game didn't always mesh well. Ultimate is the perfect fusion of the two styles.

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10 / 10.0
Dec 6, 2018

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate manages to meet every single expectation that was place upon it. The addition of the marvelous adventure mode, the immense amount of playable characters as well as spirits and to top all of that, magnificent visuals, audio and gameplay. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is not only one of the best games to be found on Nintendo Switch, but it is also one of the greatest games ever made.

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95 / 100
Dec 6, 2018

Super Smash Bros Ultimate is one of the most complete fighting games thanks to a lot of game modes and content. In addition, it pays tribute to video games without equal, which makes it transcend and shine. An essential game for Nintendo Switch owners or lovers of video games in general.

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GameCentral
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9 / 10
Dec 6, 2018

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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9.5 / 10.0
Dec 6, 2018

I've used phrases that evoke the monumental achievement that is Super Smash Bros. Ultimate a few times in this review and I can assure you it's not hyperbolic. Despite that a lot of the old content isn't as hard-hitting the second, third, fourth, or even fifth time around, the fact that it's all here, and in a manageable file size, is more than enough. After this (and Geno/Waluigi DLC) Sakurai can rest easy.

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Dec 8, 2018

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is equal parts greatness and lacking.  The sheer wealth of content and great gameplay is commended but there are big holes in what could be a great game.

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Guardian
Patrick Lum
Top Critic
Dec 12, 2018

Wildly disparate heroes from Nintendo history – from Mario to Pikachu and Final Fantasy's Cloud – meet for matches of thrilling, barely controlled chaos

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Dec 6, 2018

Super Smash Bros Ultimate, for all its accessibility and riotous multiplayer fun, may be one of the few mainstream Nintendo games that isn’t necessarily for everyone. But that’s okay. Because in pursuing its more technical elements and providing its most substantial solo adventure yet, it's hard to see Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as anything other than a series’ best.

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JVL
Alc!de
Top Critic
18 / 20
Dec 14, 2018

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sounds like the pinnacle of a work begun more than 20 years ago by Nintendo and Masahiro Sakurai, who have been able to preserve the license from the pitfalls in which it could have fallen. By refining its formula to the extreme, while continually increasing the content, we discover a dizzyingly generous product where the love of video games is written with a capital A.

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M3
Top Critic
Dec 13, 2018

Super Smash Bros Ultimate is suitable for everything from younger players who just want button hammer fun, to competitive friends who are passionate about wearing the same character and learning all the attacks and honing tactics. Super Smash Bros Ultimate is simply the ultimate Super Smash Bros game.

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Daily Mirror
Eugene Sowah
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Mar 23, 2021

Pyra may be powerful, but being slow means that players will need to be in the right place at the right time for the majority of her attacks to be effective. Plus most of her attacks have too much risk if she fails to land them. On the other hand Mythra will provide the much needed flexibility and coverage but players will have a difficult time knocking other fighters out. Mythra and Pyra are amazing additions to the Super Smash Bros Ultimate roster, the sheer size of their move list will be an instant attraction for players looking for a new main, as the different strategies to be discovered with this duo could be endless.

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ZTGD
Top Critic
9.5 / 10.0
Jan 4, 2019

After the short reign of Super Mario Party, Super Smash Bros Ultimate has now become the de-facto game of choice to play at the office as well as the home. It encapsulates the timeless elements of the long running series and sprinkles a wealth of content unmatched by its contemporary rivals. Simply put, it’s couch gaming bliss.

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Dec 10, 2018

Ultimate is a dream in fighting game heaven.

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GameMAG
dummy
Top Critic
9 / 10
Dec 21, 2018

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the most noticeable step in the evolution of the series since Melee, which certainly is Sakurai's great success. He finally managed to please everyone - perhaps here lies the secret of SSBU's phenomenally high sales across the world.

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Dec 10, 2018

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate lives up to its name - with more characters, stages, and gameplay modes than ever before - for better and for worse

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Dave Aubrey
Top Critic
9.4 / 10.0
Dec 10, 2018

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is definitely the Ultimate rendition of a beloved series. It's still the most accessible and interesting fighting game out there, and it's now better than ever. A little familiar in places, but this is the best Smash has ever been. Another essential Nintendo Switch game.

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Dec 8, 2018

Super Smash Bros Ultimate plays to the switch's strengths of quick pick up and play multiplayer battles with friends, but there's enough on offer to keep single players busy too. While it does share a lot of DNA with its predecessors, Super Smash Bros Ultimate is a more evolved and polished version of the franchise and one of the best titles on the Nintendo Switch. The game feels a lot more balanced and considered, but without losing any of the fun. With a dizzying array of customisation, modes, characters and levels, if you're a Smash lover and beat 'em up fan you owe it to yourself to get this game.

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90 / 100
Dec 6, 2018

Take it from me: you don’t want to sleep on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Nintendo has knocked it out of the park with this one.

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