Super Smash Bros. for Wii U review: Nintendo's love-letter to 30 years of gaming

By Tim Biggs
Updated January 28 2015 - 11:19am, first published November 29 2014 - 1:06am
With around 50 characters and a huge amount of stages, items, music and secrets, this is the biggest Smash yet.  Photo: Nintendo
With around 50 characters and a huge amount of stages, items, music and secrets, this is the biggest Smash yet. Photo: Nintendo
Mario and his Nintendo compatriots are joined by notable characters from elsewhere in the gaming universe, like Sonic and Mega Man.
Mario and his Nintendo compatriots are joined by notable characters from elsewhere in the gaming universe, like Sonic and Mega Man.
Lesser-known Nintendo characters get their chance to shine too, and the cacophony of items and information lets players discover games and characters they never new existed.
Lesser-known Nintendo characters get their chance to shine too, and the cacophony of items and information lets players discover games and characters they never new existed.
Amiibo figures will be compatible with a range of games on Wii U and 3DS, but <i>Smash Bros</i> is the first. Photo: Nintendo
Amiibo figures will be compatible with a range of games on Wii U and 3DS, but <i>Smash Bros</i> is the first. Photo: Nintendo

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
on Wii U
$79.95
Classification: PG
Reviewer's rating: 10/10

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