
SMASH BROS 3DS REVIEW PORTABLE
That’s the crux of everything, ultimately, and it’s this message that you need bubbling away under any comments on the game – as a portable version of the Super Smash Bros. for 3DS seemed doomed to failure in its attempt to squeeze Smash onto a screen the size of a business card, but by some glorious voodoo magic, it works. The speed, dexterity and focus demanded by Nintendo’s mascot brawler ensured that Super Smash Bros. Packing a substantial amount of content and the same fantastic gameplay as its home console siblings, it gives the forthcoming Wii U version an awful lot to live up to.It works. But the real surprise here is the diverse modes of play that've kept me playing feverishly for days." - Jose Otero VideoGamer - 9/10 for Nintendo 3DS elegantly packages decades of Nintendo’s best video game mascots into a pick-up-and-play portable game. Like its console siblings, Super Smash Bros.
SMASH BROS 3DS REVIEW SERIES
series lives up to incredibly high standards. "The first handheld installment of the excellent Super Smash Bros. It's a perfect handheld iteration of one of Nintendo's greatest franchises." - Mike Minotti IGN - 88/100 Even if you’re a more casual Smash fan, you'll love everything that the 3DS version offers. The new characters are excellent, and the gameplay is smooth, fast, and exciting. for Nintendo 3DS has everything it needs to finally get the competitive community to move on from Melee. "You can never tell how great a fighting game will really be until the public has time to master it, but Super Smash Bros. Away from the communal focus of the television screen, it's a much weaker joke." - Simon Parkin

Anyone who's pulled off Nagare Namikawa's synchronised swimming finishing move in the Rival Schools series or played the Sega Saturn's Pocket Fighter will know that humour and irreverence can be elegantly combined with sturdy fighting mechanics.

But it is also a game built on undeniably weak foundations. This is a lovingly made game, filled with the fruits of hard and caring labour. "The outlandish animations continue to delight as the hours pass, and the extraordinarily generous drip-feed of new items, stages, modes, and characters will draw you back in over and over again. fresh for months to come, and that's even before you consider the numerous unlockable characters, trophies, items, and any potential DLC the developers might have planned." - Earnest Cavalli Eurogamer - 7/10 Even if you can't find a smooth online match, the wealth of single-player and local multiplayer options will keep Super Smash Bros. It stands right alongside Fire Emblem: Awakening and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds as a game that every 3DS owner should play. in an inevitable sequel, this is the most feature-complete, compelling Super Smash Bros. "While there are definite areas where Nintendo could improve on Super Smash Bros. I wanted to." - Daniel Starkey Joystiq - 4.5/5 And even though I played to the point where I was literally in pain, I didn't have to keep playing Smash Bros.

"I found so much raw joy in my time with Super Smash Bros. For more, check out GameSpot sister site Metacritic.

Below is a selection of scores and comments from other critics.
