Super Smash Bros. Melee
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Super Smash Bros. Melee

Super Smash Bros. Melee

2001
Fighting, Party
Super Smash Bros. Melee is the second installment in the Super Smash Bros. series and the follow-up to the Nintendo 64 title. It includes all playable characters from the first game, and also adds characters from franchises such as Fire Emblem, of which no games had been released outside Japan at the time. Super Smash Bros. Melee builds on the first game by adding new gameplay features and playable characters: it's major focus is the multiplayer mode, while still offering a number of single-player modes.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

2001
Fighting, Party
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14 Jul 2023
5
97th
The supreme local multiplayer game. Took the groundbreaking original and perfected it. Untouchable.
19 Aug 2021
96
90th
Best fighting game
27 Nov 2019
93
71st
If you had a GameCube and a couple friends back in the day, you'd be quite the loser if you didn't have this. It's fun, balanced, features all of the cool characters every Nintendo-playing late millenial likes, and follows the golden rule of "easy to play, hard to master". But well, you can still win with the good ol' "button smashing" tactic. So, I liked it as even I could win sometimes.
24 Nov 2019
90
66th
Lots of good childhood memories. Still holds up.
23 Nov 2019
40
39th
Ok fighting game. I think I liked the one on the N64 better. Again this isn't my type of game. But like to see the guy booted off the screen.
23 Sep 2019
1
7th
Sorry peeps, I tried it a bunch, but I just can't enjoy SSB games.
03 Apr 2019
85
62nd
One taught me love
22 Oct 2018
72
73rd
The fact that a competitive scene was born out of this game that has lasted for 15 years is a credit to how well made this game is, even if the studio that makes it lacks any understanding as to why it was such a hit in the first place. It's not for me but it is compelling.
20 Jul 2018
65
82nd
#1 Fighting Game & #1 Party Game by Average Percentile on Criticker
15 Apr 2018
100
99th
So, this is where Smash Bros peaks. I hold out hope that Sakurai will bring the franchise back to these heights (the power and elegance of the Switch has me excited -- and yes, I just dated this review), but even then will it top Melee? Hard to imagine. The gameplay was refined to perfection here. This is why sequels since have missed the mark: how do you improve on perfection? All you can do is meddle with it and make it worse.
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