Game: Super Smash Brothers Brawl

[Assertn]

doc mario >>>>> capt falcon

[Ryllharu]

I really like the look of the Fire Emblem Castle Stage. All the best parts of the Zelda Stages from past games, but it also collapses.

More importantly, today they announced that they are beefing up the single player modes. They've added a side scroller of all things. That hasn't really worked too well in most fighting games that have had them, but this one looks pretty well polished instead of simply tacked on. They even gave it a story with character developments!

Screenshots and a short movie clip at the site.

[Assertn]

Wow....are they going to actually have a full-blown story mode this time? It actually looks like it could be fun! =]

Also, obviously we can tell Peach is going to be in it.

[XanBcoo]

Some of Ike's moves are up today. His up+B looks like it works like Kirby's cutter, and his chargeable B attack is probably going to work like Roy's B. There's also something of a confirmation that he'll be a "heavy" character, unlike Marth.

The Smoke Ball seems a bit dubious to me, though. Like the Nintendogs, I honestly can't grasp the advantage of obscuring your own field of vision. If you're good enough to play without needing to see what you're doing, then you don't really need a crazy-ass item in the first place. They're not really going for effectiveness with this one.

Edit: That said, I guess it could be kinda fun when playing with a room full of people.

[Ryllharu]

There were a lot of items in the previous games that never really seemed useful for anything but chucking at the others.

[XanBcoo]

Yeah, I'm really just complaining for the sake of it. I wouldn't mind so much if the item were at least something iconic from a well-known game.

Actually, it can probably be used to help hide the mines or at the very least to spam them until shit gets chaotic.

[Assertn]

I'm kinda excited to set items on high w/ only smoke balls to see the colorful chaos.