Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Reviews

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9 / 10
Jan 30, 2019

If you’ve ever enjoyed a Super Smash Bros. game, you surely won’t go wrong with Ultimate. It’s one of the most ambitious fighting games of all time, and certainly among the top mascot crossover games in any genre. Ultimate is one for the ages.

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9 / 10.0
Dec 20, 2018

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the best and most content rich Smash Bros. game that Nintendo has ever released. With more characters, stages, songs, and unlockables than ever before Smash Ultimate is every Nintendo fan's dream fighting game come to life.

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Jan 2, 2019

"Something for everyone."

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9 / 10
Jan 3, 2019

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate delivers on what it promises to the player: a complete package of all things Smash past and present. A lengthy and engaging single player campaign, reasonable gacha mechanics, and a refined multiplayer experience all come together to create the ultimate experience. Although it's not certain if the series will continue or if Sakurai will be back at its helm, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate delivers more than enough to satisfy any gamer's appetite.

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4.5 / 5.0
Dec 19, 2018

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is, overall, the definitive Smash Bros. experience.

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Evan Norris
Top Critic
9 / 10
Dec 21, 2018

It's among the best games of the last five years.

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9 / 10.0
Dec 12, 2018

Smash Ultimate is a great game to get into because of how simple it is to learn, but it is very difficult to master. I could not recommend playing this game enough, even if you have no previous experience playing Super Smash Bros. It is an excellent game for both competitors and casuals alike and will turn up any party in a heartbeat.

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90 / 100
Dec 8, 2018

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate brings new characters, stages, and everything that was included in past entries into one package. Thanks to an easily accessible control scheme and so many popular characters to choose from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is one of the most friendly games to pick and play while also delivering a deeply competitive experience that rivals some of the best fighting games. The online matchmaking suffers from connectivity issues but it's hard to play the title without getting sucked in. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate doesn't only uphold the expectations of this franchise, it smashes them.

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Nintendo News
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Dec 13, 2018

Despite striking setbacks with online, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is arguably the most addictive game on Nintendo Switch. Like its predecessors, its combat system is unrivaled with precise inputs that give you full control of your favorite characters. With an extensive roster of playable fighters and an impressive lineup of stages, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate can easily provide you with a varied sense of enjoyment for many years to come. Because future updates and improvements are in the pipeline, the potential is there and it may very well shape up to be the best entry in the series to date.

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VGN
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Dec 19, 2018

Ultimate: That is, definitive. A talking title, which does not lend itself to false modesty but is contemptuous and haughty, aware of the amount of absolutely overwhelming content that it puts on the plate.

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9 / 10.0
Dec 23, 2018

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is not messing with its name. This is really a Super Ultimate edition of one of the best fighting series around, packed with a crazy amount of content and characters. But some minor issues like poor online matchmaking are preventing SSBU from getting the highest score.

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Dec 19, 2018

If I had to pick one word to describe this game it is….smashing.

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Dec 18, 2018

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GameSpew
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Dec 17, 2018

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate beautifully tows the line of accessibility for casual players and depth for the hardcore fans.

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9 / 10.0
Dec 17, 2018

Smash is an endless fighting game with so many possibilities. And with the promise of more content to come there is no denying that this is a must buy.

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4.5 / 5.0
Dec 15, 2018

A fighting game befitting to all sorts of players, this sequel offers a huge amount of content and features that will engage you for years to make it the ultimate Smash title.

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9 / 10.0
Dec 13, 2018

Almost perfect fighting game, but its online matchmaking needs some tweaks.

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9 / 10.0
Dec 10, 2018

World of Light maybe overstays its welcome, but it's an enjoyable ride through an array of matches. The oodles of extra modes are great alternative ways to mess with the characters and history. But the core of what matters with Smash Bros. is the local multiplayer, and it is still one of the best party games out there, bar none. Ultimate's inclusion of all the playable characters from the series history—as well as several dynamic new characters—along with most of the stages and music makes it a must-have multiplayer game for the Switch.

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Dec 10, 2018

This won't work nearly as well as a party game as some in the Smash Bros. series have in the past, but nonetheless this is a genuinely impressive fighting game with a nearly overwhelming amount of content that's going to make the more serious Smash Bros. fans very, very happy.

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Scarlet Bell
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Dec 17, 2018

Super Smash Bros Ultimate lives up to its namesake. Putting forward a refined and polished console Smash experience in a form digestible both on the go and through all-night marathon sessions, it succeeds in bringing each unique joy of the series to the Switch. Though lacking a few iconic modes, it stands as one of the best games released for the console, whether playing alone or with friends.

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