Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Review

The Ultimate Test

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As Hideo Kojima is to Metal Gear Solid, and Tetsuya Nomura is to Kingdom Hearts, Masahiro Sakurai has been the face for Super Smash Bros. for almost 20 years. He has always been known for his perfectionist style, even putting his body at risk with previous titles. More than four years its last entry on the 3DS and Wii U, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate joins the fight to deliver the most comprehensive entry in the series. With a surprise announcement back in March of this year, it has been a whirlwind of character reveals, rumors, surprises, and twists to get to where we are today eventually. With the game finally on the shelves, it’s time to put the latest entry to the ultimate test to see if it stands up to its claims.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is an amalgamation of things that feel so familiar, yet new. The game starts with the original eight characters that players had access to in Super Smash Bros. on the N64, unlocking the rest of the 66 characters along the way. A list of more than 800 songs that come from more than 50 games makes up the soundtrack. Every single one of the stages from the previous…