Super Smash Bros. Brawl


 * For more information about this game, see its corresponding article on SmashWiki.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl is a fighting game on the Wii that incorporates many icons of the gaming world, especially those that belong to Nintendo. As of June 2011 over 10.4 million copies of the game had been sold world-wide. features repeatedly in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. No Animal Crossing characters are playable, but Resetti makes an appearance as an assist trophy, the pitfall appears as a usable item, a stage based on an town is a selectable fighting stage, and many trophies, stickers, and songs are from the series.

Game Modes
The main feature in Brawl is the 'Smash' mode, where up to four-players can select a character and battle on any one of the 35 stages. There is also an online mode that offers up to four players.

Subspace Emissary
The Subspace Emissary is the main story mode in Brawl. All of the characters, except Toon Link, Wolf and Jigglypuff, meet each other and join forces to beat the evil Tabuu, who wishes to cover the world where the Subspace Emissary takes place, in the titular Subspace, a purple, void-like substance.

There are 5 difficulty settings for the Subspace Emissary:


 * Easy
 * Normal
 * Hard
 * Very Hard
 * Intense

Fighters
Super Smash Bros. Brawl features 35 playable characters (39 if Zelda, Sheik, Samus, Zero Suit Samus, Squirtle, Ivysaur and Charizard are all treated as separate without counting the Pokémon Trainer), 14 of which must be unlocked. Bold text denotes an unlockable character.

• Mario - Mario

• Luigi - Luigi

• Peach - Princess Peach

• Bowser - Bowser

• Donkey Kong - Donkey Kong

• Diddy Kong - Diddy Kong

• Yoshi - Yoshi

• Kirby - wikirby:Kirby

• Meta Knight - wikirby:Meta Knight

• King Dedede - wikirby:King Dedede

• Link - zeldawiki:Link

• Zelda/Sheik - zeldawiki:Princess Zelda, zeldawiki:Sheik

• Ganondorf - zeldawiki:Ganondorf

• Toon Link - zeldawiki:Link

• Samus/Zero Suit Samus - metroidwiki:Samus Aran, metroidwiki:Zero Suit Samus

• Fox - lylatwiki:Fox McCloud

• Falco - lylatwiki:Falco Lombardi

• Wolf - lylatwiki:Wolf O'Donnell

• Pikachu - bulbapedia:Pikachu (Pokémon)

• Jigglypuff - bulbapedia:Jigglypuff (Pokémon)

• Pokémon Trainer (Squirtle, Ivysaur, Charizard) - bulbapedia:Red (game), bulbapedia:Squirtle (Pokémon), bulbapedia:Ivysaur (Pokémon), bulbapedia:Charizard (Pokémon)

• Lucario - bulbapedia:Lucario (Pokémon)

• Captain Falcon - fzero:Captain Falcon

• Ness - wikibound:Ness

• Lucas - wikibound:Lucas

• Ice Climbers - smashwiki:Ice Climbers

• Marth - fireemblem:Marth

• Ike - fireemblem:Ike

• Mr. Game & Watch - smashwiki:Mr. Game & Watch

• Pit - kidicarus:Pit

• Wario - Wario

• Olimar - pikipedia:Captain Olimar

• R.O.B. - smashwiki:R.O.B.

• Snake - smashwiki:Solid Snake

• Sonic - smashwiki:Sonic the Hedgehog

in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
The is featured in Brawl, though while it is represented as a standalone franchise, it does not have a fighter of its own. The villager was considered to be added during the planning stages of Brawl, but was discarded as they weren't "suited for battle".

Stages
The Animal Crossing stage, Smashville, is set hovering over an Animal Crossing town, complete with various features of a town. The time of day the fight takes place in is reflected by the Wii's internal clock, meaning that the sky will be blue at noon, orange in the evening, and starry at night. Some Animal Crossing characters feature as spectators, watching the fight take place. Notable spectators include Brewster with a coffee bar, Gracie with her car, and Blathers, who is always asleep during the day. K.K. Slider also makes an appearance to play a number of his songs every Saturday after 8:00 PM, drawing the attention of the spectators. Red balloons will sometimes fly across the stage, referencing the balloon mechanic in. However, instead of a present, these balloons carry a piece of food, releasing the food when popped.

Items
The only Animal Crossing item to appear in the game is the Pitfall Seed, which, when thrown, disappears into the ground and captures any unsuspecting enemies that fall into it. When tossed at an enemy in mid-air or on a pass-through platform, the Pitfall causes a meteor smash, where players are launched downwards either to the ground or to the blast zone.

Stickers and trophies
Stickers and trophies can be collected throughout the game by completing certain tasks or reaching milestones in the gameplay. There are many Animal Crossing trophies, one for every non-playable character (not including villagers), and stickers for a number of characters popular to the public, such as Rosie and K.K. Slider. All stickers show artwork from.

Music
The includes several new compositions for Brawl, including:
 * The Roost - A soothing rendition from the café in the museum basement.
 * Town Hall and Tom Nook's Store - An upbeat medley of two tunes. The Tom Nook verse is based on the Nook's Cranny theme.
 * Title (Animal Crossing) - Contrary to the title, this is a medley of various track from, which includes 's title screen, museum theme, the 3 PM theme, the jingle that plays when a loan is paid off, the 6 AM theme, Nook's Cranny theme, and the Town Hall theme. It is the main theme of the stage.
 * 2 A.M - Based on a track in Animal Crossing Sound CD: K.K. Choice! Mix, this is a remix of K.K.'s rendition of the 2 AM song in, which was originally a lullaby-style song.
 * Go K.K. Rider! - A remix of a K.K. Slider song, orchestrated-sounding and containing motorbike revs.

In addition, from 8 AM to midnight on Saturdays, K.K. Slider will perform the following tracks while on stage. These include:
 * K.K. Cruisin' - A song that plays only when K.K. Slider is present.
 * K.K. Condor - A song that plays only when K.K. Slider is present.
 * K.K. Western - A song that plays only when K.K. Slider is present.
 * K.K. Gumbo - A song that plays only when K.K. Slider is present.
 * Rockin' K.K. - A song that plays only when K.K. Slider is present.
 * DJ K.K. - A song that plays only when K.K. Slider is present.

Assist Trophies
Mr. Resetti appears randomly as an assist trophy to represent the. Upon being released, he appears from the ground, shouting out insults and mocking the contestants. His speech gets in the way of the screen and cannot be moved until Resetti leaves. Sometimes, when on a moving stage, Resetti is left behind, shouting as he moves off the screen, or he disappears if the platform he is on is destroyed. Sometimes when he is attacked, Resetti causes a small explosion which damages nearby fighters.

Reception
Super Smash Bros. Brawl was received very well by critics, scoring 95% in Official Nintendo Magazine, who criticized only the laggy online. Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu gave the game a perfect score of 40/40, making Brawl one of the very few games to ever achieve this. On Metacritic, Brawl received an aggrevated score of 93 based on 81 Critic reviews.