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'''''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''''' is a [[Genre#Fighting|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 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 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 Oceania 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>

==Gameplay==

''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 on the ground or in 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 [[Double Jump (airborne)|midair jump]] and special moves, typically {{button|B}} and tilting up on {{button|Stick}} to recover.

A new battle mechanic is the [[Final Smash]] that was originally intended to be featured in the first game of the series, but was scrapped for technical reasons, which can be used only by collecting a [[Smash Ball]]. Final Smashes are extremely powerful attacks, character transformations or stage hazards that normally guarantee a KO on the opponent. Players are now able to walk and jump while using projectile-shooting items, like the [[Super Scope]], where in ''Melee'', this wasn't possible.  

A new technique called the [[smashwiki:Footstool Jump|Footstool Jump]] is introduced. It allows players to jump on an another player's head up to five times and spring up by pressing the jump button at the right time. Players are be able to perform Meteor Smashes by doing this as well. The [[smashwiki:tether recovery|tether recovery]] is a returning tactic in the game. It allows players to grab onto ledges using chain-like items, such as a [[Plasma Whip]] or a [[Link#Hookshot/Clawshot|Link's Hookshot]]. [[smashwiki:glide|Gliding]] is also a technique in this game, available only to winged characters. When gliding is used, players are 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 direction the {{button|gcn|Stick}} or the {{button|wii|Pad}} is pointed in.  

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Of the roster, eight characters are from the Mario universe and its sub-universes: [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach]], [[Bowser]], [[Donkey Kong]], [[Diddy Kong]], [[Yoshi]], and [[Wario]].

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===Default characters===

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|Final Smash||[[Link#Triforce Slash|Triforce Slash]]

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|rowspan=5|Samus Aran has a relatively slow pace, and she is also very floaty. She has great projectiles and heavy weight, but she is also unusually weak. After using her Zero Laser, she loses her suit and becomes Zero Suit Samus.  

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!rowspan=5|[[File:BrawlZeroSuitSamus.png|120px]]<br>[[Zero Suit Samus]][[File:Metroid Emblem.png|30px|class=invert]] (newcomer)

|Final Smash||[[Kirby#Cook Kirby|Cook Kirby]]

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|rowspan=5|Fox McCloud is a very fast character in regards to both attack speed and running speed, though he has average strength. He has high falling speed, although he is slightly lighter than average. Fox's Blaster is a quick laser that inflicts damage, but no flinching. The Fox Illusion, which strikes horizontally, can surprise opponents. His Reflector reflects most projectiles, and if it is used close enough to opponents, it knocks them away. His Fire Fox, an additional jump, can be aimed at any direction.

Fox enters his Landmaster when he uses his Final Smash. The Landmaster can move, flip, shoot, and fly, all that can damage and K.O. opponents.

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!rowspan=5|[[File:BrawlPikachu.png|120px]]<br>[[Pikachu]][[File:Pokemon Emblem.png|30px|class=invert]]

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!rowspan=5|[[File:BrawlWario.jpg|120px]]<br>[[Wario]][[File:Wario Emblem.png|30px|class=invert]] (newcomer)

Wario-Man, Wario's Final Smash, is essentially an upgraded form of Wario. Wario-Man has greater movement and much stronger attacks.

|Final Smash||[[Negative Zone]]

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*Play 50 Brawl matches

*Complete 100-Man Brawl

*Complete [[The Swamp]] (Stage 18) in The Subspace Emissary

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!rowspan=5|[[File:BrawlCaptainFalcon.jpg|130px]]<br>[[Captain Falcon]][[File:F-Zero Emblem.png|30px|class=invert]]  

|Final Smash||[[Ganondorf#Beast Ganon|Beast Ganon]]

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|rowspan=5|Mr. Game & Watch has a completely 2D physical appearance, with his moves being references to the [[Game & Watch]] titles. He has good offense, due to his fast and powerful attacks, but poor defense, due to his light weight.

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|Final Smash||[[Mr. Game & Watch#Octopus|Octopus]]

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|rowspan=5|Sonic the Hedgehog, one of two third-party characters, is the fastest character in the game, outspeeding everyone else. He also has decent strength, and is a middle-weight.

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*Play a combined total of ten hours of Brawl matches.

*Play 300 Brawl matches

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!rowspan=5|[[File:Jigglypuff Brawl art.png|130px]]<br>[[Jigglypuff]][[File:Pokemon Emblem.png|30px|class=invert]]  

|Final Smash||[[Toon Link#Triforce Slash|Triforce Slash]]

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|rowspan=5|Wolf O'Donnell is one of the heavier characters, and he has both an average speed and an average attack power. However, due to their poor accuracy, Wolf's recovery moves are rather poor.

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*After clearing The Subspace Emissary, go to [[The Ruins]] (Stage 14) and enter a hidden door, then defeat him in a one-stock match on [[Lylat Cruise]]

*Play 450 Brawl matches

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|align=center|[[Green Hill Zone|Sonic the Hedgehog: Green Hill Zone]][[File:Sonic Emblem.png|30px|class=invert]]

The stage is automatically unlocked once Sonic himself is unlocked.

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|[[File:Smart Bomb Artwork.jpg|50px]]

|align=left|A bomb that explodes with a large blast radius when thrown, destroying anything in its reach. May occasionally fail.

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*[[Excitebikes]] &ndash; ''Excitebike'' series

*[[Gray Fox]] &ndash; ''Metal Gear Solid'' series

*[[Helirin]] &ndash; ''Kururin'' series

*[[Infantry & Tanks]] &ndash; [[warswiki:Advance Wars (series)|''Famicom''/''Advance Wars'' series]]

*[[Knuckle Joe]] &ndash; [[wikirby:Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]]

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*[[Little Mac]] &ndash; ''Punch-Out!!'' series

*[[Lyn]] &ndash; [[fireemblem:Fire Emblem (series)|''Fire Emblem'' series]]

*[[Nintendog]] &ndash; ''Nintendogs'' series

*[[Ray Mk III]] &ndash; ''Custom Robo'' series

*[[Samurai Goroh]] &ndash; ''F-Zero'' series

*[[Starfy|Stafy]] &ndash; [[starfywiki:The Legendary Starfy (series)|''Densetsu no Stafy'' series]]

*[[Tingle]] &ndash; [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]]

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*[[bulbapedia:Entei|Entei]]

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==Game modes==

All unlockable characters can be unlocked by playing Subspace Emissary mode, but three of them can only be unlocked after the mode has been completed, and which then they must be beaten.

=====Levels=====

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Ganondorf and Bowser use the massive sphere of Subspace that had engulfed the Isle of the Ancients to bring a giant gunship into the World of Trophies and use it to fire larger Subspace blasts. The Halberd attacks and is destroyed, but this was cover to allow a group of the Smashers' smaller ships to get in close and infiltrate Subspace. Kirby also destroys the gunship with the [[Dragoon]]. The villains retreat, but Ganondorf betrays Bowser, transforming him into a trophy as he alone visits Master Hand, only to find he has been under the control of Tabuu all along. Tabuu immediately defeats Master Hand and transforms Ganondorf and all the protagonists into trophies.

=====Bosses=====

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|align=center|[[Ridley]][[File:Metroid Emblem.png|30px|class=invert]]

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|align=center|[[Duon]][[File:SmashBros Emblem.png|30px|class=invert]]

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|align=center|[[Master Hand]][[File:SmashBros Emblem.png|30px|class=invert]]

|The final boss of Classic mode, the right hand, Master Hand is sometimes referred to as the "manifestation of creative spirit" in the Smash Bros. universe. Master Hand's existence is still a shadowed one, therefore little is known of it.

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|align=center|[[Crazy Hand]][[File:SmashBros Emblem.png|30px|class=invert]]

|While Master Hand is the "manifestation of creative spirit", the left hand: Crazy Hand, is the "manifestation of destructive spirit". In Classic mode, Crazy Hand appears only if the player has arrived at the final stage with the difficulty at Hard or above with no continues, and the player must arrive at the final stage in nine minutes or less. However, if the player loses against the two hands when fighting them, Crazy Hand will not appear to assist Master Hand.

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!Metroid

|[[Frigate Orpheon]]/[[Norfair]]

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!Sonic the Hedgehog

|[[Green Hill Zone]]

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!Star Fox

|[[Lylat Cruise]]

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!Landmaster Ignition

|''Slippy! Send me a Landmaster! Show them Star Fox's [[Final Smash]]!'' (Fox must KO Zelda/Sheik and Meta Knight with the Landmaster as many times as possible within a time limit.)

|[[Corneria]]

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!Molten Norfair

|''Get inside the safety capsule before your foes to survive the lava of Norfair.'' (Enter the capsule when the huge wave of lava approaches.)

|[[Norfair]]

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!Sonic Boom

|''Hey, guys! Is this some kind of joke? Isn't one Sonic enough?'' (KO 15 enemy Sonics.)

|[[Green Hill Zone]]

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!Bird in Darkest Night

|''What's happening? It's getting darker! Today's just isn't my lucky day.'' (KO Mr. Game & Watch in a darker version of [[Brinstar]].)

|[[Brinstar]]

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!High-Tech Special Forces

|''Colonel: Snake. Intel shows FOXHOUND has hired three bounty hunters to kill you.'' (KO Samus, Captain Falcon, and Wolf.)

|[[Shadow Moses Island]]

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!The Wolf Hunts the Fox

|''Wolf will be the one to finish you! It's Star Fox's final battle.'' (KO Fox and Falco.)

|[[Lylat Cruise]]

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!Battle of the Dark Sides

|''A predestined battle with their dark sides. Nowhere to run, but no one in the way.'' (KO Dark Link and Dark Samus; all players have 200 HP.)

|[[Bridge of Eldin]]

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!The Dark Guardians

|''Two beasts appeared in the tyrant's town! How clever. See if you can't crush them.'' (KO Giant Charizard and Donkey Kong.)

|[[New Pork City]]

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!Sonic and Mario

|''No problem! It's nothing at all! Only a race can decide the true victors!'' (KO enemies Sonic and Mario.)

|[[Green Hill Zone]]

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!The New Weapon of Shadow Moses

|''The robotic weapons have been rolled out. Only one of them is an ally...'' (KO two R.O.B.s.)

|[[Shadow Moses Island]]

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!Shadow of Andross

|''It's a fierce attack by Andross and Wolf. Take them, Team Star Fox!'' (Avoid the attacks of Andross, while attempting to KO Wolf.)

|[[Lylat Cruise]]

====Stadium====

The Stadium offers several mini-games, as previously in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and one new mode.

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

[[File:Home-Run Contest Mario Brawl.png|thumb|Mario with Sandbag and a [[Home-Run Bat]]]]

=====Multi-Man Brawl=====

Additionally in Cruel Brawl the Fighting Alloys are stronger, and are capable of making one hit KOs, while no items appear.

This mode is similar to All-Star mode, except the player must fight all of the bosses that appear in the game. The player is provided only with three Heart Containers that heal all damage, and they only have one life. Unlike All-Star, however, enemies are in random order (except for the final boss, Tabuu), and there is no option to continue after being defeated; players are instead taken directly back to the Character Select Screen. If the mode is cleared, the time taken is recorded for the high score. If not, the number of bosses defeated will be. Players can set the difficultly level to the same ones as other modes: Easy, Normal, Hard, Very Hard, or Intense. The difficulty levels will affect how fast the bosses will move, along with how much damage their attacks will inflict.

====Training====

===Group===

Very similar to the previous games, in which 2-4 players or computers may battle. The players can select their characters, who also have alternate costumes, and choose the stage to play on. As the battle begins, while the announcer is counting down, 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 unknown reasons.

For characters with multiple forms, the character selection screen allows the player to choose which character they will start with, by clicking the alternate form (i.e. [[Sheik]]). This means characters like 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.

====Rules====

This feature allows the player to control a wide variety of settings for Group mode. These settings do not affect any other mode. These three settings are the most basic rules players can change:

*Time: In these matches, fighters will score a point for each KO and lose a point for each fall or self-destruct. The fighter with the most points when time runs out wins the match. If there is a tie, the match will go into [[Sudden Death]]. In this situation, there is no time limit, but each fighter has only a single life and starts with 300% damage. The last one standing wins.

*Stock: Each fighter has a set number of lives. They lose one each time they fall off the stage. When a fighter loses their last life, they obviously do not reappear. The last fighter standing wins.

Players can also set handicap and damage ratio. With handicap, fighters can start matches and respawn with automatic damage. Damage ratio adjusts the total knockback. It can be set from 0.5 to 2.0 at intervals of 0.1. By default, it is set at 1.0. The higher the number, the higher the knockback. Players can also determine what chooses stages. They can freely choose the stage, for instance, or have the loser of the match pick the stage. Players also have the ability to determine which items appear and how often.

These additional rules can be unlocked by players score 200 KOs in Group mode. Players can set time limit for a stock match, turn on team attack, turn off pausing, enable score display, or hide percentages. When all stages are unlocked, players can adjust which stage is allowed to be selected at random.

====Special Brawl====

[[File:Bunny Brawl option.png|thumb|The "Bunny Brawl" setting.]]

Records involving Special Brawl are not saved. Also, in Stamina Mode, unlike in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', players can choose how much HP they'll start with; from 1 HP, all the way up to 300 HP.

====Rotation====

====Tourney====

===Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection===

[[File:BrawlWi-Fi.jpg|thumb|left|The main Wi-Fi menu.]]

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

The Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection was shut down on May 20, 2014, making it no longer possible to play this game online.<ref>http://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-killing-online-support-for-mario-kart-wii-super-smash-bros-brawl-in-may/1100-6417983/</ref>

=====Coin Launcher=====

[[File:CoinLauncher.jpg|thumb|Screen shot of the Coin Launcher in use.]]

====Stage Builder====

[[File:Stage Builder Brawl.png|thumb|left|200px|The Stage Builder in action.]]

Players create custom stages using this mode. When making the stage, players first pick the size of the stage, and then creating a background pattern, as well as the music from the game that will play on the stage. Once done, the player can start adding pieces to the stage, whether it be simple platforms to ladders to spikes. However, each of the four control types have different ways to move the pieces, however, they are all able to flip, resize, zoom, swap palettes and erase pieces of the stage.

==References to other games==

*''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'': [[75m]] appears as a [[75 m (stage)|stage]], where [[Donkey Kong]] in his original sprite form appears as a major stage hazard; [[25m]]'s theme appears as a song in this stage. [[Mario]]'s red-and-blue costume also originates from this game. One of [[Wario]]'s alternate costumes is based on Mario's original outfit from this game. One of [[Princess Peach|Peach's]] alternate costumes is based on [[Pauline]]'s artwork from this game.

*''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'': [[Mario Bros. (stage)|A stage]] based off this game appears, complete with the [[POW Block]] in the center and obstacles such as [[Shellcreeper]]s and [[Sidestepper]]s. The ''Mario Bros.'' title theme is arranged for this stage. Two of Wario's alternate costumes is based on Mario's outfit and [[Luigi]]'s outfit on the Japanese cover.

*''[[Wrecking Crew]]'': The [[Golden Hammer]] appears as an item. One of Luigi's alternate costumes is based on his in-game sprite. One of Wario's alternate costumes is based on Foreman Spike.

==References in later games==

*''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'': One of the [[Mystery House]]s is known as [[Mystery House Brawl]], which is found in World Mushroom.

*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'': A handful of enemies originating from the Subspace Emissary return in the former game's Smash Run mode, while many arrangements of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''{{'}}s theme song reappear in both games.  

==Reception==

''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' received critical acclaim from most publications; receiving praise for its amount of play modes and its extensive soundtrack. Many songs in the game would be reused in future ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' installments. As of March 31, 2020, the game sold 13.32 million units worldwide.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/wii.html IR Information > Financial Data - Nintendo]</ref>

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*If the player is using a [[Nintendo GameCube]] controller or a [[Wii#Classic Controller|Classic Controller]], tilting {{button|gcn|C}} or {{button|wii|CCStickR}} while on the main menu will change the camera angle.

*This is the first and so far the only ''Super Smash Bros.'' installment to not feature stages or music stage themes from the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''

*''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' is the first ''Super Smash Bros.'' game not to have the announcer shout the title of the game.

*''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' is the first ''Super Smash Bros.'' game to have Spanish, Italian, and Korean announcers, voiced by Carlos Lobo, Luigi Fantino, and {{wp|Choi Han}}, respectively, with the first two reprising their roles in future games while the Korean announcer is replaced by {{wp|Xander Mobus}}, the announcer in the English and Japanese versions.

==External links==

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