WOW, this has to be the greatest squeal to a video game ever.
It improves on the original in EVERY way possible and is exclusive to the
Gamecube.
It basically makes the first game look crap.
It also the probably the greatest 4- player ever (I have yet to play
TimeSplitters 2) on any system so far.
Although the game has a huge single player game that includes collecting
trophies it’s main focus is the 4-player.
There
are lots to say but I can’t be bothered so I’ll get to the graphics and
move on from there.
Visuals
Amazing, this game has TONS going on the
screen at once in almost every level.
That doesn’t mean that the characters
are not detailed.
They are modeled even to their teeth but
you won’t be looking at their teeth unless you press start and move the
camera.
Let’s take the F-Zero Mute City level
for example.
There’s are 4 players, a changing
background, background music, ALL 30 F-Zero racers from the N64 version racing
around the track and the items (you can turn these off in settings) at once.
These F-Zero racers are also
interactive.
They usually hit you but you can throw
Donkey Kong down and all 30 Racers will hit him and you will laugh so much.
All this runs at 60 FPS (Frames Per
Second) WITHOUT SLOWDOWN.
The characters always keep their high
quality details.
The best way to check the graphics is to look at our
pictures section or go into trophy mode and look at the characters by zooming on
them.
Audio
What can I say! It’s basically all your Favourite
Nintendo tunes past or present.
Each level has it’s own tune that
matches the level you are playing.
If you are playing on Pikachu’s level
then you will hear a Pokemon theme (no remix).
You also get characters voices (Fox’s
is fake) and each character has about 30 grunts, yells or screams.
All these come in the highest quality
possible on a Gamecube disc and is best heard by using a decent pair of
headphones.
Unlock Sound Test to get the most out of the audio
features in this game.
Gameplay
Very basic Gameplay here.
Xavier’s Bottom
Line
Super Smash Brothers Melee
is the greatest fighting game ever. (If you want to call it a fighting game)
It’s mainly due to the fact that this
game is FILLED with so many options and setting that you can change.
This game was made to be addictive and
it is.
Nintendo have added everything you could
want in a fighting game.
This game is not worth renting just
buying because this game lasts more than 3 days.
I’ve had the game since it’s launch
in Europe and I’ve yet to see everything and always come back for a quick/long
game.
If you have a Gamecube BUY this game it
should be cheap at your local games retailer.
If you don’t have a Gamecube at least go to a friends
house and try it out I’m sure you’ll love it.
Graphics – 94%
Not the most detailed game ever, but with so many
things going on the screen at 60 FPS it is impressive.
Audio – 95%
Almost every tune in the
game feels perfect.
Advice- Use headphones to the get the most out of the
sound.
Gameplay – 93%
Easy to get in to and very
enjoyable to almost everyone like every other Nintendo game.
Loads of options keep the Gameplay fresh.
Lifespan – 96%
This game takes forever to
complete.
There’s 290 trophies to collect in
this game and I’m on 284 since 24th May 2002 and I consider myself
a good gamer.
You even have to play for 20 hours (not
at once) to get Mew two as a character.
So far I’ve got about 250 hours in this game so far
and I’m not bored of this yet.
Final
Mark - 95%
Reviewed By Xavier
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