Super Smash Bros. Melee for Cube was a great game. You can’t deny it. But I’m becoming worried that Brawl might not live up to its SSB predecessors, and be a flop.
Why, you ask?
For one, I don’t think there are enough new aspects to the game. Yeah, there are a couple new characters, new items, assist trophies, etc. – but when you watched a gameplay video, was there that much of a difference from Melee?
Sonic is giving thumbs up, but will the gamers?
And, of course, there’s online play… but so far, Nintendo hasn’t released a game with online play where the online play was that great. Look at Strikers’ online play – it added replay value to an otherwise average game, but disconnects are quite common (unlike on XBox Live), and you need to use friend codes to play with friends – not to mention the lack of any detailed stats/rankings and any communication with other players at all.
And instead of receiving the boost any game gets by being released during the holiday season, Brawl will be coming out in February…
Yes, Brawl will sell well (because of its name), but I’m worried that the game will not be nearly as fun as the first two SSBs.
