If you're a Wii owner looking for a masterpiece, I think you've just found it!
Super Smash Bros. Brawl includes many new characters, over 40 in all. They have everything from Mario to Bowser to Toon Link to Lucario! There are even two non-Nintendo characters that have made their way into this game, and those are Sonic (from the Sonic the Hedgehog series) and Snake (from the Metal Gear Solid series). Each character is unique and has a special set of attacks, and even a new feature called a Final Smash, which is like the characters ultimate attack that they use by hitting a Smash Ball, one of the items that appears in the game.
This game also has an adventure mode called the Subspace Emissary, in which you save the world from it's destruction by going through levels as every character in the game. This adventure is surprisingly long and can even be played cooperatively with one other person!
Some are probably wondering, is this game as fun with others as Melee was? Why, yes it is! This game has as many multiplayer modes as single player modes and is a blast to play with friends! You can also play on Nintendo Wi-Fi
with your friends or with anyone in the world! The only real complaint that I have with Wi-Fi is the fact that it takes so long to find people to play with when playing worldwide. Fortunately, this is not a problem when playing with friends!
The soundtrack in this game is absolutely superb. It features songs from every franchise included in this game: Pokemon, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Sonic the Hedgehog, Earthbound, and many more! You can even change your settings so the game plays a specific song as each stage, as long as it corresponds with the series (For example, you can't play Sonic music on a Star Fox stage, but who wants to do that anyway?).
Here's a breakdown of all the different categories of a review on a scale of 1 to 10:
Gameplay: 9.5/10
Graphics: 9.5/10
Soundtrack:10/10
Multiplayer:10/10
Replay Value:10/10
Overall, Super Smash Bros. Brawl is a superb game and anyone with a Wii (especially hardcore gamers) needs to give this game a try.