Games

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Sora, Bandai Namco Studios

2014•Fighting•PEGI 12

Taste attributes: actionfamilyfantasyscience fictionanimalsmonster/alien/supernaturalvehiclesfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA fantastical fighting game that is accessible, breakneck and unsentimental. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

89 / 100

342 ratings

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About This Game

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is the fourth console-based entry in the popular Super Smash Bros. series of fighting games. With an even larger roster of fighters than its predecessors and the introduction eight player battles, Smash for Wii U continues to add to the formula that gamers have loved since 1999.

Summary: IGDB

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionFamilyFantasyScience fictionAnimalsMonster/alien/supernaturalVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilSocial commentary

Keywords

AliensPikachuGo-kartArcherySpaceshipBrawlerCrossoverEsports

Where to play

Nintendo eShop

Details

Developers: Sora, Bandai Namco Studios
Publisher: Nintendo
Released: 21 November 2014
Series: Metroid
Platforms: Wii U
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Perspective: Side view
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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