Editing Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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{{Infobox| title = Super Smash Bros. Brawl

| image = [[Image:SSBB_Cover.jpeg|240px]]

| developer = TBA

| publisher = [[Nintendo]]

| | released = (JP) January 31, 2008 <br> (US) March 9, 2008 <br> (EU) TBA 2008 <br> (Aus) TBA 2008

| genre = Action

| modes = Single player, 1-4 players simultaneous, multiplayer online

| ratings = [[ESRB]]: T (Teen)

| platforms = [[Wii]]

| media = Wii Double-Layer Disk<ref name="disk">[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/rsbj/info.html Press Release on the Error Message on the Japanese Official Nintendo Website (in Japanese)], published 2008-2-1.</ref>

| input = [[Wii Remote]], [[Nunchuck Attachment]], [[Wii Classic Controller]], [[Nintendo GameCube]] controller

'''''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''''' is an action game for the [[Wii]]. It is the third game in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], the sequel to ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. The game is being developed by [[Masahiro Sakurai]], who also made the last two ''Super Smash Bros.'' games. After a planned release date of December 3rd, 2007 in North America, all regions had their release dates pushed back. It was then slated for release on February 10, 2008 in North America, and January 24, 2008 for Japan. However on January 15, 2008 it was then pushed to January 31, 2008 for Japan<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/2008/080115.html Press Release on the Release Date on the Japanese Official Nintendo Website (in Japanese)], published 2008-1-15.</ref> and March 9, 2008 for North America<ref>[http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/index.html Smash Bros. DOJO!! - American English Edition], published 2008-1-15.</ref>.

Following the release of the game in Japan, a bug was discovered in the game which displays an error message every time it starts<ref>[http://www.smashbros.com/jp/smashbrosx_notice.pdf Document on the Japanese Smash Bros. DOJO!! explaining the Error '''(PDF)'''], accessed 2008-1-4.</ref>, though players are able to close it and play the game as usual. Nintendo has now started a replacement program<ref name="disk"/>. The game requires 128 blocks of memory at the very least<ref>"Also, for those of you who haven't seen this already, as previously confirmed, Brawl will be using the Havoc engine and it seems that it will take up 128 blocks of memory to save. Don't forget to add replays, snapshots, stages, ect to that amount since it seems this is only the base amount of memory for records, SSE, and other pre-made features!" - [http://www.brawlcentral.com/news.php?y=2008&m=1 Brawl Central News Archive], accessed 2008-2-4.</ref>.

[[Image:Brawl_Adventure_Logo.jpg|thumb|left|''The Subspace Emissary'' Logo.]]

The "Subspace Emissary" is the adventure and story mode of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. It has been said that ''The Subspace Emissary'' will rely on character development, meaning that it involves the characters' individual backgrounds. The main antagonists are the [[Subspace Army]], which is led by the [[Ancient Minister]].

At the beginning of the story, [[Zelda|Princess Zelda]] and [[Princess Peach]] watch trophies of [[Mario]] and [[Kirby]] fall into an arena and transform into their living counterparts. They proceed to do battle, while [[Pit]] watches from [[Skyworld]], cheering them both on. After his defeat, Mario or Kirby is transformed into a [[Trophy]], which the other revives into his living counterpart.

However, [[Meta Knight]]'s ship, the [[Battleship Halberd|Halberd]], flies over the main stadium. It sprays purple smoke into the arena, which then takes the form of a group of strange robotic-looking creatures, named [[Primid]]. Zelda and Peach run to assist Mario and Kirby. All four of them will fight the Primid.

The Subspace Army then drops down a [[Subspace Bomb]], which is activated by two [[R.O.B.]]s. The bomb then shows a detonation timer, indicating that it will explode in three minutes. Mario hurries to deactivate it, but is bombed out of the stadium by a giant cannonball. Kirby ponders what to do, and realizes that Peach and Zelda have been entrapped by cages held by [[Petey Piranha]].

Petey Piranha proceeds to attack Kirby, by swinging the cages at him. Kirby dodges, and starts to weaken the cages with his attacks. Kirby eventually defeats Petey Piranha, causing him to drop the two cages. Kirby breaks a cage, where as the other is flung away on the other side of the arena. Suddenly, out of nowhere, [[Wario]] drops in, wielding an unusual machine. He notices Kirby and the rescued princess, but then turns around to the unrescued princess. He points his machine at her, and fires it. A black arrow projected from the device's nozzle, and strikes the unrescued princess, who is then transformed into a Trophy, which Wario promptly carries away. Kirby and the rescued princess start to pursue him, but Kirby notices that the Subspace Bomb has timed out. The stadium is immediately sucked into [[Subspace (SSB)|Subspace]]. It is then that Kirby and the rescued princess ride a [[Warp Star]] and escape the stadium.

 

[[Image:Brawl_DKStory.jpg|thumb|right|Enemies stealing [[Donkey Kong]]'s [[Banana Hoard]].]]

Elsewhere, in an island jungle, a [[Hammer Bro.]] and a [[Goomba]] pile [[Donkey Kong]]'s [[Banana Hoard]] onto a hovercraft, which they proceed to drive away. Upon battling several of the [[Koopa Troop]]'s minions (even smashing a [[Koopa Troopa]] into the ground, similar to ''[[Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat]]''), Donkey Kong readies to follow the Hammer Bro. and the Goomba, and get his treasured Banana Hoard back. The Goomba jumps down from the pile onto two cannons, which fires three Bullet Bills towards him. Out from the foliage behind, [[Diddy Kong]] appears, with two Peanut Launchers, and intercepts them all. Both Donkey Kong and his friend, Diddy Kong, set off after the Banana Hoard thieves. Upon finding it, they are encountered by Bowser, who wields the same device held by Wario. Bowser proceeds to turn Donkey Kong into a trophy, doing so just as Donkey Kong punches Diddy into the sky, sending him away.

 

Meanwhile, Kirby and the rescued princess on the Warp Star are chased by the Halberd. They are forced to land on it, but an [[Arwing]] appears. It swiftly dodges the beams that were hurled at it from the Halberd. Then, a strange hook-like device is projected from the Halberd, slamming into the Arwing. The Arwing flies downward in smoke, knocking off Kirby and the rescued princess off the surface of the Halberd on its way. Apparently, the Arwing is knocked out of the skies by the Halberd, and lands on the island Donkey Kong is on.

 

Afterwards, Diddy Kong starts to swing through the jungle. When he reaches a pond, he notices a damaged [[Arwing]] near the lake. As he heads towards it, a [[Rayquaza]] emerges from the lake, and starts attacking Diddy. As he stares in fear and awe, Rayquaza quickly snatches him and flies back into the lake. [[Fox McCloud]] is ejected from the destroyed Arwing, and uses [[Fox Illusion]] to swift pass the dragon's hand, causing him to release Diddy. As Rayquaza uses another Dragon Pulse, Fox uses his [[Reflector]], which deflects the attack back at Rayquaza, causing him to retreat back into the lake, though he recuperates and a battle ensues. Following Rayquaza's defeat, Diddy literally drags Fox into his dilemma.

 

The Halberd later appears over the space where Pit landed, creating more Primids. He defeats various Subspace enemies, until he eventually reaches a platform. Looking across the clouds, he sees the trophy of Mario sticking out. Hopping over to a platform concealed by the clouds, he turns Mario into a living being again. Once Mario recalls the events that have previously happened to him, the two understand that they are working towards the same goal, and head off.

 

In the meanwhile, Lucas is walking through what looks like the remains of a ruined city. Close to tears, he is attacked by Primids and a living statue of Pokey Minch. Fortunatly, Ness appears and destroys the statue. Unfortunatly, Pokey himself in a spider mech appears and attacks both of the boys, but they defeat him. After, Wario appears on a large hill and repeatedly tries to attack Ness with his Trophy Gun. He fails, then aims for Lucas. Ness pushes Lucas out of the way, turning into a trophy. Wario jumps down from the hill and confiscates the trophy. Lucas runs away, terrified in the rain.

 

Fortunatly, he runs into the Pokemon Trainer. Both are attacked by more Primids. Pokemon Trainer's only Pokemon, Squirtle, joins Lucas and they destroy the team of Primids. The Trainer leaves, but Lucas reflects on his recent misfortune and runs after him.

 

The ruins of a recent battle are shown. Two R.O.Bs open a subspace bomb in the area and it goes off, destroying the area. Marth looks at the explosion, and looks down from the Castle top he is on, and sees a team of Primids, whom he defeats. He looks up into the sky and sees Meta Knight coming out of the sky. They battle it out, but they are interupted by more Primids. They realize they must team up. After defeating the Primids, they catch up to the Ancient Minister, who is carrying a Subspace Bomb. The try to knock it down, but, out of nowwhere, Ike destroys the bomb. The Ancient Minister Retreats and the trio of swordsman move on to catch him. Unfortunatly, they are too late when they reached the end of a cliff. They can move no furter.

 

In another area, a team of Waddle Dees coem from behind Luigi, who is scared to death. By Luigi's suprise, King Dedede launches him into the sky, turning into a trophy. Dedede retereats. Wario comes by with a trophy carrier containing Ness and either Peach or Zelda. Wario notices the Luigi trophy and springs on it but it was a trap as the Waddle Dees attack him, Dedede taking all three trophies. Wario looks up, dazed and confused, and angrly yells at the dissappearing car.

 

In a deep forest, Link is traveling through a forest, intent on getting something. He walks up to a stone with the Master Sword sticking out. He pulls it out, and walks back. He passes a sleeping Yoshi on a stump. Link stops in his tracks, and sees the Halberd flying overhead. He gets his sword ready while a confused Yoshi joins him. After passing through the forest, they look up at the leaving Halberd.

 

On a floting island base, Zero Suit Samus is breaking in. She cocks her gun and runs through the base. She ends up in a testing room, with Pikachu as the guinea pig. Pikachu is getting shocked painfully. Samus destroys the testing tube Pikachu is in. An alarm sounds and a team of R.O.Bs attack them. They pass through them, and end up in a servailence room. Samus then sees what she is looking for, her Power Suit.

 

Kirby and the rescued princess are in a long field. Suddenly Kirby runs and leaves the princess alone, then Bowser sneaks up from behind her and the princess is transformed into a trophy, later the princess is turned evil by Bowser. Link and Yoshi run by her without noticing. She attempts to turn them into a trophy, but the gun is cut in half by Pit and Mario. They defeat her, and her glowing self dissappears and turns back into a trophy. The trophy turns into purple balls and they fly away. Link is waatching the entire thing and attacks Mario and Pit for supposedly killing her. Link and Yoshi are turned into trophies and taken away by King Dedede, who is speeding away on his car. But Kirby is attached to his car, and turns Link and Yoshi back to normal. King Dedede retreats while Mario, Link, Kirby, Yoshi and Pit race after him. After chasing him, they see the car parked outside a cave, so they pass through it. At they other end of the cave, they come out and see a castle, with the Halberd floating over it.

 

 

Meanwhile, King Dedede is in his castle, looking at his trophies of Peach (or Zelda) Luigi and Ness. He puts buttons on all of them. Bowser attacks the castle with his minions and takes the Peach trophy.

 

Link, Mario, Yoshi, Pit and Kirby enter Dedede's catle and notice a hole in the wall. They enter it. They chase Bowser all the way out of the castle and to a cliff. Mario comes hitting down on Bowser, but he uses Peach as a shield and is forced to stand down. Pit shoots an arrow at Bowser. He dodges, falling off of the cliff. While falling, Peach loses the button. Bowser ends up in his Clown Ship, and flies away with her to the Halberd. Kirby looks at the fallen button, confused.

 

Meanwhile, the Ancient Minister plants a bomb at Dedede's castle. It explodes and sends it to Subspace. Ganondorf is watching on a monitor. Master Hand appears in the monitor, seeming to order Ganondorf to do something. Ganon sucombs, and bows down.Meanwhile the Pokemon Trainor, Lucas,and Squirtle fight through a cave.They find a trophy of Ivysaur and retrieved it to its pokeball. Now Ivysaur and lucas fights through the cave. Lucas, Ivysaur, and Squirtle starts to fight Charzard. Pokemon trainer retrieves Charzard into his pokeball. They end up in a tower.

 

Marth, Ike, and Meta Knight fight Primids in a Desert.They also fight other creatures. They end up looking at a veichle. It transforms into a purple monster with a lot of armor. After they beat it up it falls into a ruin and the floor collapses. The monster falls down the hole into the tower Lucas and Pokemon Trainer were in. They fight him but he grabs them. he shoots out of the place. Meta Knight shoots The monster and grabs the two.  

=== List of Bosses ===

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! width=17% | Boss

! width=68% | Description

| [[Image:PeteyInBrawl.jpg|140px|center]]

| align=center | [[Petey Piranha]]

| Petey Piranha captures Peach and Zelda within cages as the Subspace Army assaults the Arena, and the player has to fight him as Kirby, being able to rescue only one of the princesses. Petey actually uses the cages to attack the player. When one of the cages is attacked, its life decreases. The princess within the cage to lose all of its health and break first is the one the player ends up saving. After this is accomplished, Petey is defeated and burns to the ground.

| [[Image:Rayquaza.jpg|140px|center]]

| align=center | [[Rayquaza]]

| After Fox's Arwing crashes into the Jungle, Rayquaza emerges from a nearby lake and destroys what is left of the ship. Having watched this take place, Diddy Kong is captured by Rayquaza. Fox is ejected from the Arwing at the last second and rescues Diddy. A battle with Rayquaza commences. Rayquaza uses attacks such as Hyper Beam during the battle, often flying on and off the screen during its mad rushes, and falls to the ground in defeat after it has lost all of its health.

| [[Image:Pokeyfight.png|140px|center]]

| align=center | [[Porky]]

| Ness and Lucas fight Porky in his Spider Mech from ''Mother 3'' after Ness defeats a large mechanical statue of Porky. During the battle, Porky uses the machine's robotic legs to attack either Lucas or Ness. Other, more powerful attacks he uses include a very accurate laser beam and a wave of his flaming minions. The machine flips upside-down and squirms after Porky's life bar has been completely emptied.

|  

| [[image:Ridleyssbblol.jpg|140px|center]]

| align=center | [[Ridley]]

| [[Samus]]'s nemesis in the ''[[:Category:Metroid Series|Metroid series]]'' quite suddenly appears right after Samus recovers her Power Suit within a floating island in the sky. Ridley grabs Samus and flys in a wide circle around the chamber, scraping Samus against the wall in the process. Samus's companion, Pikachu, uses Thunder to bring Ridley and Samus back to a platform where the battle takes place. Like Rayquaza, Ridley often flys on and off the screen during the battle. He has several attacks, including one in which he scrapes his tail against the ground. After the player depletes his life bar as either Samus or Pikachu, Ridley falls off the platform.  

| [[Image:Meta_Ridley.jpg|140px|center]]

| align=center | [[Ridley|Meta Ridley]]

| Ridley makes a return appearance in his cybernetically enhanced form from ''Metroid Prime'', this time challenging Samus, Pikachu, Captain Falcon, Captain Olimar, R.O.B., Diddy Kong, and Donkey Kong. He chases after the group as they escape the floating island in Captain Falcon's ship.  His attacks include fireballs, rushing at you, and influencing the ship in various ways, such as forcing it downward and making it rock back and forth.

| [[Image:Brawl_Taboo1.jpg|140px|center]]

| align=center | [[Taboo]]

| Taboo is the true villain of ''The Subspace Emissary''. He was controling [[Master Hand]] and turns all fighters into trophies, but thanks to a time artifact made by King Dedede, some survive and he is then weakened by Sonic and destroyed by everyone.

|}

 

A new battle mechanic will be the [[Final Smash]], that is triggered by collecting a [[Smash Ball]]. Another new battle mechanic is that players will be able to walk and jump while using projectile-shooting items, like the [[Super Scope]]. Some characters have also been seen crawling. However, it is disputable whether all characters have this ability, as only a few were able to perform the [[Wall Jump]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. Additionally, a new technique called the [[Footstool Jump]] will be in the game. It allows players to jump on an opposing player's head, and spring up by pressing the jump button at the right time. Players will be able to perform Meteor Smashes by doing this as well. The [[Tether Recovery]] will be a new tactic in the game. It allows players to grab onto ledges, using chain-like items, such as a [[Plasma Whip]] or a [[Clawshot]]. [[Gliding]] will also be a technique in this game, available only to characters with wings. When used, players will be able to glide across the stage, and be able to control the way they fly. They can direct themselves upwards, or downwards, depending on the Button Combination used. The game also features three different [[Taunt]]s for each character.

 

The game will be controlled with one of the four controlling methods:

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|[[Image:DefaultWiiRemote.jpg|260px]]

|[[Image:DefaultNunchuk.jpg|260px]]

! [[Wii Remote]] (turned on its side)

! [[Wii Remote]] + [[Nunchuk Attachment]]

|[[Image:DefaultClassic.jpg|260px]]

|[[Image:DefaultGameCube.jpg|260px]]

! [[Nintendo GameCube]] Controller

|}

There are a few differences between the controller methods. The Nintendo GameCube controller is the only one capable of the rumble effect. The Wii Remote turned on its side only allows one taunt of a total of three available in the other control methods. The Wii Remote + Nunchuk Attachment has a special feature, the Shake Smash, allowing the player to execute Smash Attacks into the direction they shake the controller to. The Classic Controller, Wii Remote + Nunchuk Attachment and the GameCube controller also have a function which disables the jump by tapping the control stick upwards. This makes it easier to execute attack moves upwards, but forces the player to use different buttons for jumping (C or D-Pad Up on the Nunchuk, or X/Y on the Classic and GameCube controller).

 

 

 

[[Image:Subspace_Emissary_Map.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The World Map of the Subspace Emissary.]]

The Subspace Emissary will make use of a team system. Two players can play in the Subspace Emissary at one time, with the first player being the protagonist, and the second player being an optional supporting character. Due to the camera following the main character, if the second character ends up off screen from the stage scroll, he or she will automatically warp straight back to the main hero. The main screen shows where to go next, and the character selection screen allows the player to choose his or her team. If Player 1 is defeated, and Player 2 is not, the game will still be over.

 

In single player, teams are still available. However, the second character will be a CPU, and if the main character is defeated, the player takes control of the second player, until he or she, too, is defeated. The player is able to use [[Stickers|Sticker]] power-ups for the mode. The stickers are arranging on the character's trophy stand and give bonuses on Launch Power, Launch Resistance, and powers an resistances to several attacks like Arm, Weapon, Slash, Electric and Flame. The effects vary from sticker to sticker. When the player dies and get a [[Game Over]], he or she will lose half of their stickers.

 

It has been stated that most unlockable characters of the game will be unlocked by playing the ''Subspace Emissary'' mode. The Adventure mode comes in the difficulty settings ''Easy'', ''Normal'', ''Hard'', ''Very Hard'' and ''Intense'', which can be selected on the World Map.

[[Image:Brawl_Classic_Mode.jpg|thumb|right|[[Link]] acting as the first opponent.]]

Classic Mode returns from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', acting the exact same way. Players pick a character, and then continue through a barrage of fights. Each stage appears in a certain order, with a Legend of Zelda stage appearing first, and a Pokémon stage appearing third. Like the last game, certain conditions are set in a few matches. A few examples are the player and two teammates fighting a giant opponent, or the player having to fight a [[Metal Box|metal]] version of another player. A small heart will appear next to a teammates logo. When a level is finished, the score will be added up, and coins will be earned. These can be used in the Coin Launcher.

 

''Events'' are an updated version of ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Event Matches. They are pre-definded missions to be solved by the player. Each event is represented by a small preview screenshot on the event list, and a difficulty (Easy &ndash; Normal &ndash; Hard) can be selected. Several events are also avaiable in the co-op mode, which allows two players at a time to play. In this mode, they cooperate, and cannot fight each other. Known events are:

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|[[Mario]]/+[[Kirby]]

|Mario fights against Bowser and King Dedede on Delfino Plaza.

|Kirby assists Mario in the battle.

|[[Meta Knight]]

|Meta Knight has to defeat Kirby before they reach the Battleship Halberd.

|-

|[[Pit]]

|Pit has to destroy all platforms in the Skyworld, Wario is his enemy.

|

|[[Yoshi]]

|Yoshi has to put Kirby and Pikachu into an egg the same time, on the Yoshi's Island stage.

|

|-

|[[Link]]/+[[Samus]]

|Link has to defeat [[Dark Link]] in a Stamina match on the Bridge of Eldin. They have 200HP each.

| Defeat [[Dark Link]] and Dark Samus in a Stamina match on the Bridge of Eldin. They have 200HP each.

|-

|[[Pokémon Trainer]]/+[[Pikachu]]

|

|A Pokémon Trainer and Pikachu fight another Pokémon Trainer and Pikachu, in the Pokémon Stadium 2.

|-

|[[Yoshi]]/+[[King Dedede]]

|

|The players have to defeat as many players as possible in 10 seconds. Each player starts with 300% of damage. The battle is on the WarioWare stage.

|[[Wario]]/+[[Bowser]]

|

|The player has to defeat Mario in a Coin battle.

|}

 

[[Image:sandybrawlbag.jpg|thumb|right|Mario along with Sandbag and a Bat.]]

=====Home-Run Contest=====

The [[Home-Run Contest]] returns with quite a few differences. A shield surrounds the platform, preventing players from accidentally pushing [[Sandbag]] off the platform, or falling from it themselves. Two players can work together in cooperative play, with the two having to work together in order to set a good record. Two players can also challenge each other in two player alternating play, which features two characters taking turns to see who can knock Sandbag the farthest. Both of these modes can be played in Wi-Fi Connection mode, under the ''With Friends'' mode.

 

[[Image:Multimanselection.jpg|thumb|left|145px|Selection Screen.]]

 

 

The ''Training'' mode returns from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. It allows the player to learn to play the game properly, or to experiment with certain functions and items. The player fights one to three characters, which are controlled by the CPU, which performs actions set by the player, or does not move at all. The player can create any item to test it, as well as the Smash Ball to practice Final Smashes. The hit damage of the CPU can be predefined, and the game can be put in slow motion.

 

[[Image:Brawl_Brawl.jpg|left|thumb|Choosing alternate characters for the start of a match.]]

The Brawl mode which was playable at the October Nintendo event featured a simple two minute time match, but there are going to be other modes in the full game as well, such as the [[Smash Coin|Coin Battle]]. In the demo, the players can select their characters, who also have alternate costumes, and choose the stage to play on. As the battle begins, each character appears with their specific entrance. For example, Samus comes out of a teleporter and Mario out of a [[Warp Pipe]]. These entrances were present in the original ''Super Smash Bros.'', but not in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.

 

 

For characters with distinct forms, the character selection screen allows the player to choose with which to start. This means characters like Samus can be used to select Zero Suit Samus, and Zelda can be used to select Sheik. Depending on the choice, that will be the character the player starts as in the beginning of the match.

[[Image:BrawlBunnyHood.jpg|thumb|right|The "Bunny Brawl" setting.]]

 

A new feature is the ''Special Brawl''. Using this, players are able to customize the battle themselves. This means they can attach items, set stats, and add appearance differences to all the players, right from the start of the battle, without having to collect the items themselves. The Special Brawl, thus, allows players to try a variety of settings such as Invisible Bunny Brawl, instead of the settings given on a certain type of battle (as seen in previous with the Special Melee modes in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'').

 

The ''Rotation'' mode is an enhanced version of the ''Winner Out/Loser Out'' Tournament modes of ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. It allows more than four players to play at the same system, by passing the controllers on after each battle. Up to sixteen players can be put into the queue, with each given the possibility to use their name and their personal controller configuration. However, this is not required. There is still the option between ''Winner Out'' and ''Loser Out'', where the winner or the loser of the match pass the controller on to the next player after the match, respectively. Additionally, players have the option to pause, i. e. moving themselves at the end of the queue. The mode is available when two or more controllers are connected to the Wii. It remains unconfirmed whether players will be able to change their characters while the mode is ongoing, as it was the case in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.

 

==== Tourney ====

The ''Tourney Mode'' from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (then "Tournament Mode") will be returning, acting the exact same way as it did in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. Players are able to brawl in a tourney, that can have up to 32 players, and will have to fight their way to the championship, eventually earning a cup if they win. It is possible to play with friends, or battle CPU characters. Apart from decreasing the total number of players from 64 to 32, nothing appears to have been changed from the ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' version.

Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection was confirmed to be in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. However, similar to what happened with ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', the game tends to slow down and fail a lot more the further the players are. So, playing a game from Japan to America will slow the game down, and cause some problems in the battle. Regardless, the game is still capable of connecting overseas. The two modes are ''With Friends'' and ''With Anyone''.

When playing with friends, players use friend codes in order to brawl with each other. They choose an emblem to represent themselves. Emblems can be the games' series emblems, the characters' icons or [[Mii]]s. In this mode, players are able to send messages to each other in-game, using the [[Taunt]] command. Players can send four different kinds of messages, one for each direction: up, down, left, and right. Results are recorded only in this mode. The [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Stadium|Homerun Contest]] is also playable in this mode.

[[Image:Multimenbrawl.jpg|thumb|The ''With Friends'' mode selection screen.]]

 

The ''Coin Launcher'' is a mini-game available in the ''Vault'', replacing the ''Lottery mode'' from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. In this game, the player can use the coins which they have won in the Classic Mode, the Group mode or by betting on the winner in the Wi-Fi connection's ''Spectator Mode'', to get trophies and stickers. The player controls the Coin Launcher, a cannon that shoots with the coins the player has collected. By hitting the targets on the screen with coins, they can win various collectibles. Enemies also appear and if one of their rockets hits the Coin Launcher, the player will lose coins. There is also a green gauge on the screen which allows the player to rapid-fire coins for a short time when it is filled.

 

 

 

 

[[Image:BrawlChallenges.jpg|thumb|The Challenges screen.]]

 

 

 

*''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' (Exceed 10 hours of play time)

*''F-Zero'' (Beat SSE having used captain Falcon)

*''Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' (Use Toon Link over 10 times)

*''[[Super Mario World]]'' (Play Yoshi's Island (Melee) over 3 times)

 

[[Image:BRAWLARTCOVER.PNG|thumb|190px|An assortment of characters.]]

With thirty-five playable characters, ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' has ten more characters than the previous installment. Twenty characters are available from the start, while the other fifteen need to be unlocked.

 

Legend:

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| ''Standard Special Move''

| ''Side Special Move''

| ''Up Special Move''

| ''Down Special Move''

| ''Final Smash''

|}

 

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! witdh=20% | Special Moves

| rowspan=5 |[[Image:BrawlMario.jpg|120px|center]]

! rowspan=5 |[[Mario]] [[Image:Mario_Bros._Emblem.gif|20px]]  

| rowspan=5 |Mario is said to be the most balanced of characters. He has an average strength and speed; he also has very good jumping abilities.

| [[Fireball]]

| [[Cape]]

| [[Super Jump Punch]]

| [[F.L.U.D.D.]]

| [[Mario Finale]]

| rowspan=5 |[[Image:571px-Brawlink.jpg|120px|center]]

! rowspan=5 |[[Link]] [[Image:Legend_of_Zelda_Emblem.gif|20px]]

| rowspan=5 |Link reappears as one of the heavier fighters with a slow movement, but still has a strong attack strength and a large amount of equipment.

| [[Bow (move)|Hero's Bow]]

| [[Gale Boomerang]]

| [[Spin Attack (SSB attack)|Spin Attack]]

| [[Bomb (SSB attack)|Bomb]]

| [[Triforce Slash]]

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! rowspan=5 |[[Kirby]] [[Image:Kirby_Emblem.gif|20px]]

| rowspan=5 |Kirby is back as a light-weight. He has retained his copy-cat style, and his multiple jumping.

| [[Inhale]]

| [[Hammer (Kirby)|Hammer]]

| [[Final Cutter]]

| [[Stone (move)|Stone]]

| [[Cook Kirby]]

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! rowspan=5 |[[Pikachu]] [[Image:Pokémon_Emblem.gif|20px]]

| rowspan=5 |Pikachu is an all-around character, but is still technical due to its quick speed and strong attacks.

| [[Thunder Jolt]]

| [[Skull Bash]]

| [[Quick Attack]]

| [[Thunder]]

| [[Volt Tackle]]

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! rowspan=5 |[[Fox McCloud|Fox]] [[Image:Star_Fox_Emblem.gif|20px]]

| rowspan=5 | Fox is quite fast, but he has weak attacks. He can use his Blaster to do damage to enemies without stopping them from their actions.

| [[Blaster (move)|Blaster]]

| [[Fox Illusion]]

| [[Fire Fox]]

| [[Reflector]]

| [[Landmaster]]

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! rowspan=5 |[[Samus Aran|Samus]] [[Image:Metroid_Emblem.gif|20px]]

| rowspan=5 |Like Link, Samus has a slow pace and a heavy center of gravity along with powerful attacks. After using her Zero Laser, she becomes Zero Suit Samus for the rest of the match.

| [[Charge Shot]]

| [[Missile]]

| [[Screw Attack (move)|Screw Attack]]

|-  

| [[Bomb (SSB attack)|Bomb]]

| [[Zero Laser]]

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! rowspan=5 |[[Zelda]] [[Image:Legend_of_Zelda_Emblem.gif|20px]]

| rowspan=5 |Light-weight yet slow, Zelda uses magical attacks that are hard to control, but do much damage when used successfully.

| [[Nayru's Love]]

| [[Din's Fire]]

| [[Farore's Wind]]

| [[Transform]]

| [[Light Arrow]]

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! rowspan=5 |[[Bowser]] [[Image:Mario_Bros._Emblem.gif|20px]]  

| rowspan=5 |Bowser is likely both the heaviest and the slowest character; this is probably due to his immense attack strength.

| [[Fire Breath]]

| [[Flying Slam]]

| [[Whirling Fortress]]

| [[Bowser Bomb (move)|Bowser Bomb]]

| [[Giga Bowser Transformation]]

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! rowspan=5 |[[Donkey Kong]] [[Image:Donkey_Kong_Emblem.gif|20px]]

| rowspan=5 |Much like Bowser, Donkey Kong is heavy and strong. He has a unique ability which allows him to capture characters with him for a short distance.

| [[Giant Punch]]

| [[Headbutt]]

| [[Spinning Kong]]

| [[Hand Slap]]

| [[Konga Beat]]

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! rowspan=5 |[[Yoshi]] [[Image:Yoshi_Emblem.gif|20px]]

| rowspan=5 |Yoshi is an agility based character with strong smash attacks, and a decently heavy weight.

| [[Egg Lay]]

| [[Egg Roll]]

| [[Egg Toss (move)|Egg Toss]]

| [[Yoshi Bomb]]

| [[Super Dragon]]

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! rowspan=5 |[[Princess Peach|Peach]] [[Image:Mario_Bros._Emblem.gif|20px]]

| rowspan=5 |Peach will return with a new outfit design based on her more recent appearances. Peach retains her floating ability and her attacks from ''Melee''.  

| [[Toad (SSB attack)|Toad]]

| [[Peach Bomber]]

| [[Peach Parasol]]

| [[Vegetable (move)|Vegetable]]