Publisher: Nintendo
Number of players: 1-32 (1-4 online)
Rating: T
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Super Smash Bros. Brawl is the third installment in the Nintendo powerhouse series, Super Smash Bros. This version is made for the unique Nintendo Wii and also introduces characters from third party companies including the one-man-army Solid Snake and the fastest hedgehog around…Sonic.
Brawl has an improved story mode called “The Subspace Emissary.” It is rather interesting, being a 2D side scroller. Hearing “2D sidescroller,” you probably don’t have high hopes, but the actual plot is rather exciting. 
It starts out with Mario and Kirby brawling in an arena when all of a sudden mysterious robots fall from a ship and detonate a bomb. Throughout the story, these mysterious robots release bombs in different spots on the map. In addition, you will come across all of the different Nintendo characters and the new third-party ones. When you defeat these characters they will join you in your quest and will be unlocked in the normal Brawl mode. After you met everyone in story mode, you will eventually come across the final boss Tabu, who is trying to take over the world.
Brawl is also the first game in the series to introduce online play. You can play normal brawl or team brawl against random people around the world or against your friends. You can play on any level and as any player when you play online.
To conclude, the only flaw is not being allowed to share your created levels online. Everything else is almost flawless which is why I hereby award Super Smash Bros. Brawl the coveted 5-penguin rating.
-Kyle Knaus
Tags: kyle knaus, Nintendo, review, super smash bros., video game, Wii
