Dairantô Sumasshu Burazâzu ekkusu (2008) (VG)

Director:

Masahiro Sakurai

Writers:

Shigeru Miyamoto (characters) and
Kazushige Nojima (scenario)

Release Date:

9 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Get Ready To Brawl, 2007

Plot:

An update of the classic fighter that pits Nintendo's most famous characters against each other, for the Nintendo Wii.

Plot Keywords:

Flatulence | Explosion | Hero | Theme Song | Space Station

Cast

Pat Cashman	...	Narrator / Master Hand (voice)
Charles Martinet	...	Mario / Wario / Luigi / Waluigi (voice)
Makiko Ômoto	...	Kirby / Ness / Lyn (voice) (as Makiko Ohmoto)
Jim Walker	...	Fox McCloud / Leon Powalski (voice: English version)
Samantha Kelly	...	Peach (voice)
Eric Newsome	...	MetaKnight (voice)
Lani Minella	...	Pit / Lucas / Lyn (voice)
Alesia Glidewell	...	Zero Suit Samus / Krystal / Knuckle Joe (voice)
Jason Adkins	...	Ike (voice: English version)
Michele Knotz	...	Pokémon Trainer / Piplup / Torchic / Gardevoir / Jirachi / Manaphy (voice: English version)
Shinichirô Miki	...	Charizard / Staryu (voice) (as Shin-ichiro Miki)
Craig Blair	...	Ivysaur (voice: English version)
Dex Manley	...	Falco Lombardi / Peppy Hare / Panther Caroso (voice: English version)
Bill Rogers	...	Squirtle / Lucario / Bonsly / Weavile (voice: English version)
Jay Ward	...	Meta Knight / Wolf / Metroid Narrator (voice)

Also Known As:

Super Smash Bros. Brawl (International: English title)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:T | Australia:PG

Company:

Nintendo

Trivia:

Although the tagline of the game reads "Get Ready To Brawl, 2007," the game didn't get released in Japan until January 31, 2008. This was due to continuous delays, and the game didn't see a North American release until March 9, 2008. What's more, as of this date (June 4, 2008), the game hasn't been released anywhere else.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Ness refers to his magic attacks as "PK" attacks. This is supposed to be "PSI." (The Earthbound games use the term PSI to refer to magic, though an early beta version of the game used PK, and this is probably what caused the error.)

Quotes:

Wolf O'Donnell: [taunting] What's the matter, scared?

Movie Connections:

References Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003) (VG)

Soundtrack:

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Medley

Everything I wanted it to be.

"Super Smash Bros. Brawl" is everything I wanted it to be. I wanted it to be similar enough to the first two so that the wonderful gameplay would not change. It didn't. But I wanted more stuff. More things to do. I got that.

This film is loyal to the first two games and the Bros. franchise but it is special in its own way. There are so many different ways to play, a plethora of characters (again) to use and master.

Also brilliant is the WiFi connection. People around the world are brawling it up. Just brilliant.

But for me, the one thing that makes this game so, so good is the MUSIC. They took a ton of old themes from old games and recreated them in a way that was awesome, but remaining loyal to these wonderful classics.

The attention to detail is astounding. The difficulty level can be immense, and the level of fun is very high.

It will be remembered as a Wii classic.