Dai-Rantô Smash Brothers Deluxe (2001) (VG)

Director:

Masahiro Sakurai

Release Date:

3 December 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | History | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Prepare to Pummel!

Plot Keywords:

Crazy Hand | Lylat System | Fox Mccloud | Mario | Ness

Cast

Dean Harrington	...	Master Hand (voice)
Charles Martinet	...	Mario / Luigi / Dr. Mario (voice)
Nobuyuki Hiyama	...	Link (voice)
Kazumi Totaka	...	Yoshi (voice)
Shinobu Satouchi	...	Fox (voice)
Makiko Ômoto	...	Kirby / Ness (voice)
Ikue Ootani	...	Pikachu (voice) (as Ikue Ohtani)
Rachael Lillis	...	Jigglypuff (voice: English version)
Jen Taylor	...	Princess Peach (voice)
Ryô Horikawa	...	Captain Falcon (voice) (as Ryo Harikawa)
Jun Mizusawa	...	Zelda / Sheik (voice)
Hikaru Midorikawa	...	Marth (voice)
Sanae Kobayashi	...	Popo (voice)
Jun Fukuyama	...	Roy (voice)
Takashi Nagasako	...	Ganondorf (voice)

Also Known As:

Super Smash Bros. Melee (USA)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:T | UK:U (re-rating) (2003) | UK:12

Company:

HAL Laboratory Inc.

Trivia:

This was Mario's very first appearance in a game with an ESRB rating higher than E (Everyone).

Goofs:

Factual errors: The trophy history states that the Master Sword from the Zelda series first appeared in Ocarina of Time (1998.) The Master Sword actually appeared for the first time in A Link to the Past (1992.) (This error was corrected in later issued copies of the game.)

Quotes:

Narrator: This game's winner is
[Announces winner]

Movie Connections:

References Ice Climber (1984) (VG)

Super "Smash"? Try Super CHARGED!

The absolute first thing you'll notice about this game is how it surpasses all PlayStation 2 gaming graphics (yes, all of them!). The backgrounds are real, three dimensional places, rather then being several different backgrounds that shift to give it a three dimensional feeling.

The second thing you'll notice is that this game is HUGE. It has nearly four times more than its N64 counterpart, especially when it comes to characters.

The third thing you'll find is that all the characters generally have the same moves. Almost nothing has changed, although some characters have new moves that are more powerful than their old ones.

The music is excellent! You will not believe how good the orchestrated musical remixes are of Super Mario Bros., Super Mario 64, Star Fox, Star Fox 64, and Kirby's All-Star. Nor will you believe how well the guitar remixes sound of Metroid, F-Zero, and more! If there is a soundtrack, it is a must have.

The only disappointing thing about this game is the frustration factor. Near-impossible enemies at level nine seem to "cheese" more than fight. Their attacks overpower your "smash" attacks, which we know should not happen.

Besides that, this is one of Nintendo's BEST EVER and a game for all to enjoy! It's violent to a point. Instead of knocking out your opponent or even killing him, you must only knock them off the battlefield.

So it's obvious. Get the game if you loved the original Super Smash Bros.! You'll hardly be disappointed.