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==Reception== <div style="font-size: 90%;float:right;border-left:1em solid white"> {| class="wikitable" |+'''Aggregate review scores''' !Game ![[Metacritic]] !Game Rankings |- |''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' |<center>79 out of 100<ref>{{cite web| publisher = [[Metacritic]]| title = Super Smash Bros.| url = http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/n64/supersmashbros?q=super%20smash%20bros.| accessdate = 2008-02-20}}</ref> |<center>80.2%<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/198854.asp?q=super%20smash%20bros.| title = Super Smash Bros. - N64| publisher = Game Rankings| accessdate=2008-02-20}}</ref> |- |''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' |<center>92 out of 100<ref>{{cite web| publisher = [[Metacritic]]| title =Super Smash Bros. Melee| url = http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/cube/supersmashbrosmelee?q=super%20smash%20bros.| accessdate = 2008-02-20}}</ref> |<center>89.8%<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/516492.asp?q=super%20smash%20bros.| publisher = Game Rankings| title = Super Smash Bros. Melee — GC| accessdate = 2008-02-20}}</ref> |- |''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' |<center>93 out of 100<ref>{{cite web| publisher = [[Metacritic]]| title = Super Smash Bros. Brawl| url = http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/supersmashbrosbrawl?q=super%20smash%20bros.| accessdate = 2008-11-26}}</ref> |<center>93.0%<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/928518.asp?q=super%20smash%20bros.| publisher = Game Rankings| title = Super Smash Bros. Brawl — WII| accessdate = 2008-11-26}}</ref> |} </div> Reviews for the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series are usually positive. Many criticisms found in the original game and in ''Melee'' were addressed in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', respectively. ''Super Smash Bros.'' had praise going to the multiplayer mode of the game. [[Nintendo Power]] listed the series as being one of the greatest multi-player experiences in Nintendo history, describing it as infinitely replayable due to its special moves and close-quarters combat.<ref>{{cite book |title=[[Nintendo Power]] 250th issue! |year=2010 |publisher=Future US |location=South San Francisco, California |pages= 47 |accessdate=2010-07-24}}</ref> There were criticisms, however, such as the game's scoring being difficult to follow.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gamecritics.com/review/smashbros/main.php |title=Game Critics Review|publisher=gamecritics.com}}</ref> In addition, the single-player mode was criticized for its perceived difficulty and lack of features. ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' generally received a positive reception from reviewers, most of whom credited ''Melee's'' expansion of gameplay features from ''Super Smash Bros''. Focusing on the additional features, [[GameSpy]] commented that "Melee really scores big in the 'we've added tons of great extra stuff' department." Reviewers compared the game favorably to ''Super Smash Bros.''—[[IGN|IGN's]] Fran Mirabella III stated that it was "in an entirely different league than the N64 version"; [[GameSpot|GameSpot's]] Miguel Lopez praised the game for offering an advanced "classic-mode" compared to its predecessor, while detailing the Adventure Mode as "really a hit-or-miss experience." Despite a mixed response to the single-player modes, most reviewers expressed the game's multiplayer mode as a strong component of the game. In their review of the game, GameSpy stated that "you'll have a pretty hard time finding a more enjoyable multiplayer experience on any other console." ''Brawl'' received a [[Famitsu#Perfect scores|perfect score]] from the Japanese magazine ''[[Famitsu]]''. The reviewers praised the variety and depth of the single-player content,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/845/845816p1.html | title=Perfect Score for Smash Bros. | accessdate=2008-01-29 | date=2008-01-16 | publisher= IGN}}</ref> the unpredictability of Final Smashes, and the dynamic fighting styles of the characters. Thunderbolt Games gave the game 10 out of 10, calling it "a vastly improved entry into the venerable series". Chris Slate of ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' also awarded ''Brawl'' a perfect score in its March 2008 issue, calling it "one of the very best games that Nintendo has ever produced". IGN critic Matt Casamassina, in his February 11 ''Wii-k in Review'' podcast, noted that although ''Brawl'' is a "solid fighter," it does have "some issues that need to be acknowledged," including "long loading times" and repetition in ''The Subspace Emissary.'' ''Super Smash Bros'' sold 1.4 million copies in Japan,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/topten2.htm|title=Japan Platinum Game Chart|publisher=MagicBox.com}}</ref> and 2.3 million in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml|title=US Platinum Game Chart|publisher=MagicBox.com}}</ref> ''Melee'' sold over 7 million units worldwide, becoming the best-selling GameCube title.<ref name="Best selling">{{cite web|date=2008-03-10|url=http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/1u0FthaPxTSSeJelWm4Jt8TI0VJlTt5j|title=At Long Last, Nintendo Proclaims: Let the Brawls Begin on Wii!|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|accessdate=2008-03-15}}</ref> ''Brawl'' has also sold 1.524 million units in Japan as of March 30, 2008.<ref name="japansales">{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/375738/simple-2000-the-japanese-software-chart |publisher=Kotaku |title=Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart |author=Michael McWhertor |date=2008-04-03 |accessdate=2008-04-04}}</ref> The game also sold 1.4 million units in its first week in the United States, becoming Nintendo of America's fastest selling title.<ref name="americasales">{{cite press release |url=http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/AU8xLess7wISKbSMpYCj_HThii8UiBzG |title=Super Smash Bros. Brawl Smashes Nintendo Sales Records |publisher=[[Nintendo]] |date=2008-03-17 |accessdate=2008-07-17}}</ref> {{-}}
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