Super Smash Bros. Brawl: Difference between revisions

'''''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''''' is a fighting game for the [[Wii]]. This is the third installment in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] and the follow-up to ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' for the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. It was designed by [[Masahiro Sakurai]], who also made the preceding ''Super Smash Bros.'' games, and developed by a team that was specifically created for it. The game uses a game engine called Havok that mainly focuses on the game physics, which was provided by an Irish company of the same name.<ref>[http://gonintendo.com/?p=34360 Super Smash Bros. Brawl: Havok engine confirmed - GoNintendo], published 1/28/2008.</ref> After a planned release date of December 3, [[List of Mario games by date#2007|2007]] in North America, all regions had their release dates pushed back. It was then slated for release on February 10, [[List of Mario games by date#2008|2008]] in North America, and January 24, 2008 for Japan. However on January 15, 2008, it was then delayed 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 (Japanese)], published 1/15/2008.</ref> and March 9, 2008 for North America.<ref>[http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/index.html Smash Bros. DOJO!! - American English Edition], published 1/15/2008.</ref> It was released in Australia on June 26, 2008 and in Europe on June 27, 2008<ref>[http://uk.ign.com/games/super-smash-bros-brawl/wii-748545 Super Smash Bros. Brawl - IGN UK]</ref>.

''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' shares the same basic controls as its predecessors. Players attack their opponent to increase the opponent's percentage. The higher the percentage, the faster players will be sent flying. The objective is to knock opponents off the blast line to score a KO. Again, this game employs simple button inputs to perform various moves. {{button|A}} performs basic moves in the ground or midair while {{button|B}} has the character perform special moves. Players can do several moves depending on where {{button|Stick}} is tilted. If players are knocked from the stage, they can use their mid air jump and special moves, typically {{button|B}} and tilting up on {{button|Stick}} to recover.

Another basic, yet vital move players can do is to shield, which blocks most attacks. The shield shrinks the longer the player holds the button or if the shield blocks attacks. If the shield is too small, the player is vulnerable to attacks. If the shield breaks, the player is momentarily stunned. Grabs can also circumvent the shield. Once the player has grabbed an opponent he or she can either pummel the opponent with the attack button or throw the opponent with {{button|Stick}}. Opponents can break free of grabs by moving the control stick and mashing buttons, but the higher the percentage, the longer it takes for opponents to be released.

A new battle mechanic is the [[Final Smash]] that was originally supposed to be featured in the first game of the series, but scrapped for technical reasons, which can be used only by collecting a [[Smash Ball]]. Players are now able to walk and jump while using projectile-shooting items, like the [[Super Scope]], where in ''Melee'' wasn't possible.  

Another feature not present in the past two games is [[Pratfall|slipping]]. Any character can slip. The feature has no upside for the players that slip other than the invincibility frames that are granted to the players when they get up. Players can slip when trying to run suddenly, go down slopes, turn around or walking on a [[Banana|Banana Peel]].