Nintendo continues its dominance of interactive video sports with the popular Wii game Super Smash Bros. Brawl, released in 2008. What a brawl, what a characters, what a blast! Nintendo thinks there\'s something for everyone in this family cartoon brawling bash. Rated \"teen\" by the ESR Board, this humorous version of Wii fighting provides lots of options and memorable matchups between new and traditional characters.rnrnCartoon combatants such as the celebrated Mario, Mario\'s arch nemesis Wario, Samus Aran from Metroid, Donkey Kong, Pikachu from Pokemon, Sonic the Hedgehog, Princess Zelda and Link from the Legend of Zelda lead an all-star cast of 37 uniquely depicted and illustrated stars that are designed to keep teens, their parents and friends involved in the belly laughs and menacing tactics necessary to survive Super Smash Bros. Brawl.rnrnSuper Smash Bros. Brawl is actually a third generation Nintendo program and follows the successful Super Smash Bros. Melee, released in 2001, which successfully improved Super Smash Bros. A lot of the characters in SSBB will be recognizable to parents.rnrnGraphics are stunning and scenes are vividly portrayed as each battling storyline unfolds. While the quirky characters are cartoonish in nature, the game is filled with humorous but violent scenes and gestures. Nothing on the screen matches the intensity of those person-person same room battles however.rnrnThese brawls can be contested by a many as four players whose goals are to punch, kick, throw or strike opponents from their platform. The Super Smash Bros. Brawl battles can be waged at home or on the internet with opposition logged on through the \"Friend Code\" option. To participate in these bouts, all players need to log in through their respective \"Friend Codes.\"rnrnThe story concept allows for selection of numerous adventure themes from the Subspace Emissary. These presentations have some similarities to the old Mario Bros. games and keep players dodging, weaving, jumping and ducking through fast-paced, challenging episodes.rnrnParents may notice crude humor, taunting and cartoon styled violence which Nintendo compares to the cat and mouse humor in old versions of Tom and Jerry Saturday morning viewing. But, parents and children alike should understand that these Wii games feature mock violence from beginning to end. The success of the programs is based upon competitive battling with friends and family members that keep the contests and challenges coming.rnrnBrawl venues include tournaments, special and varied battle scenes and the most popular four player face-offs. In this new version of the game, players can compete over the internet. While it is fun to battle in the family room, it is no longer necessary to have an opponent right there by your side. Basically, Super Smash Bros. Brawl is a pickup fighting game where challengers from around the world are easy to find.rnrnMany homes across the world have been transformed by this new Wii game. Today\'s family contests last for hours and often begin with challenging chants of \"let\'s get it on.\" Nintendo has done it again!rn
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