Super Smash Bros. Melee
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| Super Smash Bros. Melee | |
| Developer | HAL Laboratory |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| System | Gamecube |
| Release Date | Gamecube JP: JP November 21, 2001 US: US December 3, 2001 EU: EU May 24, 2002 AU: AU May 31, 2002 |
| Gallery | GH Gallery |
| Rating | ESRB: E |
Super Smash Bros. Melee is a fighting game.It's a sequel to the original Super Smash Bros. It took everything that was good about the original and multiplied it.
Story
Master Hand got bored one day and decided to have his favorite Nintendo characters duke it out.
Playable Characters
- Mario (from the Mario series)
- Princess Peach (from the Mario series) (new)
- Bowser (from the Mario series) (new)
- Pikachu (from the Pokemon series)
- Princess Zelda/Sheik (both from the Legend of Zelda series) (new)
- Ness (from EarthBound)
- Yoshi (from the Mario and Yoshi series)
- Link (from the Legend of Zelda series)
- Fox McCloud (from the StarFox series)
- Samus Aran (from the Metroid series)
- Kirby (from the Kirby series)
- Captain Falcon (from the F-Zero series)
- Popo and Nana (both from Ice Climber) (new)
- Donkey Kong (from the Donkey Kong series)
- Luigi (from the Mario series) (secret)
- Pichu (from the Pokemon series) (new) (secret)
- Marth (from the Fire Emblem series) (new) (secret)
- Ganondorf (from the Legend of Zedla series) (new) (secret)
- Jigglypuff (from the Pokemon series) (secret)
- Dr. Mario (from the Dr. Mario series) (new) (secret)
- Falco Lombardi (from the StarFox series) (new) (secret)
- Mewtwo (from the Pokemon series) (new) (secret)
- Roy (from the Fire Emblem series)
Gameplay
Though every character fights differently, they have the same basic control scheme. The A button will let you use regular attacks while the B button and a direction will unleash a special attack. The C^ button can make your character jump. Pressing the Z button will allow you to throw a character if there's a character nearby; if there's no one nearby, you will use your shield.
There are several 1 Player modes. In Classic mode, the player fights a series of individual battles against the other characters in the game. In Adventure mode, the player goes through a platforming section before fighting their battle. In All-Star mode, the player must battle every character in the game with only one life. Finally, there are event matches which have various goals and conditions.
The true heart of the game, however, is the multiplayer. Super Smash Bros. can be played by up to four players simultaneously. It supports a variety of different play modes including time, stock, and team options. In addition to these modes, there are also a bunch of special melees with different conditions. For example, there is a mode where you fight in slow motion or can only attack with the A button.
Sequels
Super Smash Bros. Brawl is in the works. The game is to have a more "moderated" style of play.