Games

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Sora, Bandai Namco Studios

2018•Fighting•PEGI 12•About 100 hours

Taste attributes: actionfamilyfantasyscience fictionanimalshistoricalmonster/alien/supernaturalfastwholesomelightimaginarylinearfighting evilunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, warm-hearted fighting game: light and fast. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

87 / 100

969 ratings

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About This Game

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a crossover fighting game for the Nintendo Switch and the fifth main entry in the series. It features every playable fighter from previous installments alongside new additions such as Inkling and Ridley. The game includes faster combat, new items, and expanded defensive mechanics. Modes include local and online multiplayer, a single-player adventure mode called World of Light, and various casual and competitive rulesets.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Not applicable (crossover fighting game with no traditional narrative).

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionFamilyFantasyScience fictionAnimalsHistoricalMonster/alien/supernaturalFighting evilUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

ZombiesPikachuCrossoverDraculaMultiple endingsYoshiZeldaMario

Where to play

Nintendo eShop

Details

Developers: Sora, Bandai Namco Studios
Publisher: Nintendo
Released: 7 December 2018
Series: Metroid
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Side view
Time to beat: 100h normally
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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