It’s no exaggeration to say Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is hands down the best Smash game yet. There’s so much going on, with something for everyone to dip into. The huge roster of fighters certainly makes it feel like you’re getting your money’s worth and then some. It’s a fantastic way to enter into the world of Smash if you haven’t before, and longtime fans of the series will not be disappointed. With nice extras like its huge library of soundtracks from all the franchises in the game, and a store where you can use your in-game currency to buy fun extras, exploring everything Ultimate has to offer is like walking into a fit-to-bursting candy store that leaves a pleasant, nostalgic aftertaste in your mouth.

Vast and wide ranging roster of fighters; Plenty of variety; Excellent Classic mode ; Challenging and clever new adventure mode;

Online modes need improving;

Anyone you know who enjoys video games is likely to find at least one Smash Ultimate character that appeals to them. It takes everything that made Smash 4 on the Wii U so compelling and expands on it-with the added Switch benefit of handheld mode. All this makes Super Smash Bros.

The biggest roster yet; Loads of content, spanning dozens of video game series; Polished, satisfying gameplay with lots of variety

Lacks proper online ranking tiers; No online tournament mode; Collectible spirits lack context and detail

promised to be the biggest, best and most chaotic Smash instalment to date and it effortlessly delivers on those promises, and then some. With over seventy fighters to experiment with (including a handful of never seen before newcomers) the roster has never been so huge.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate lets up to eight players square off in action-packed battles that are all about smashing beloved video game characters off the screen.

Conventional logic says that a game as enormous as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate should be collapsing under its own weight like a dying star. It feels like the Mr. Creosote of video games, a title almost disgustingly distended with content.

(In the spirit of the multiplayer crossover, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be evaluated by not just one GT critic, but a triumvirate of Smash enthusiasts. This critique will be split across the game's core pillars, each tackled by a different voice: In order of appearance, Sean Anthony , Elisha...

An enormous roster with diverse movesets and personalities; Returning modes are back and have been fleshed out; World of Light is a fun story mode for single-player content; Wealth of fanservice in the form of spirits; soundtracks; and other references

Some spirit battles may be unfairly difficult; Some minor flaws of with online multiplayer that can be fixed in future updates

A few tiny issues hold it just shy of perfection, but Super Smash Bros. Ultimate might just be the best entry in the series.

Super Smash Bros is a franchise pretty much everyone gets hype over. During the week since it released, it seems like everywhere I go I overhear bits of conversation about the latest in the series, Super Smash Bros Ultimate . It's no big surprise.

Contains almost every character and stage ever included in a Smash game; New Spirit Mode makes for a great single-player experience; and adds light RPG elements to the game; Same great couch co-op experience

AI can be ditzy when it comes to vertical stage changes; Tags

It’s not all melancholy and sadness. Again, the online play does work in spurts, it’s just not terribly consistent or reliable. Beyond this blemish (and a lack of Trophies), thankfully, there’s not much Ultimate doesn’t do perfectly. This is the best that Smash Bros. has ever been.