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Some exerpts from the review:
compared to the Whooper that is Super Smash Bros Brawl, a Wii game dripping with different play modes, characters, stages and online components, Melee has been reduced to a plain old hamburger. (And by the way, we're hungry.)IGN
The title runs in both 480p and 16:9 widescreen display for the first time, and it also hums along at an uninterrupted 60 frames per second. This is true despite the fact that the in-world characters are comprised of more polygons and skinned with more detailed textures, likewise for the many environments (some of which are destructible), and that the title features some of the most beautiful particle explosions in any Nintendo entry yet.IGN
The biggest problem with the mode, which to its credit does support two-player cooperative games, is that Sora has merely kidnapped the control schemes designed for a 3D fighter and transplanted them into vertical and horizontal-scrolling platform-heavy stages. While these schemes are perfectly suited for fast-paced fights, they are only passable for more traditional levels.IGN
The end result is a fighter which plays incredibly fast, is highly responsive, and whose inner-depth is a rabbit hole with no discernible end. Unskilled button mashers will be able to jump into the bouts with a façade of prowess, but skilled players will draw upon each fighter's unique strengths, avoid their weaknesses, and capitalize on properly timed smashes; eventually, the men shall be separated from the boys.IGN
And if that weren't all enough, you can fully customize the control configurations for every pad. It's an incredibly flexible system sure to accommodate even the most discerning and finicky players.IGN
Completely lag free? Well, that all depends each player's connection. In tests conducted between the offices of IGN Los Angeles and San Francisco, a distance of roughly 400 miles, we noticed no lag whatsoever.IGN
More than Galaxy, more than Prime 3, it is a game that you will keep coming back to, night after night, to play with friends. The offline four-player multiplayer is Nintendo-branded heroin that will have you chained to your living room couch for hours on end. IGN
You will play the game to death when you get it. But unlike so many single-player hits, Metroid and Mario included, you will still be playing and consequently loving Brawl in the months and years to come. It is one of the great multiplayer titles of the generation and simply not to be missed.IGN
I could rant and rave all day about how good Smash is, but it's redundant at this point. Simply put, Smash is a must-have game, and every Wii console out there isn't complete without it.IGN
[spoiler] 9.5! [/spoiler]
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