Super Smash Bros Melee<subtitle> <content>Super Smash Bros. Melee just missed the release of the GameCube, and that?s a shame because, along with Super Monkey Ball, it is the perfect launch game, and deserves a place in anyone?s collection. Melee is a fighting game, but it is very different from conventional fighters like Mortal Combat and Street Fighter. It?s fast, frantic and fun. You can choose to control one of 25 classic Nintendo characters (once you?ve unlocked them all) and can battle it out in loads of classic Ninty stages. This is a nostalgic trip down the long and winding road that is Nintendo?s history, and this is shown by the fact that you can collect almost 300 ?trophies? for achieving different tasks, all of which are in the shape of all things Ninty. Items can also be collected and used, and these are also references to classic Nintendo games. The Pok?ball spews a variety of Pok?mon from within, whereas the Bomb-ombs walk around on their little legs, exploding on impact. SSB:M has loads of things to do. As well as the conventional ?Classic? mode (battle it out over several stages), there?s an ?Adventure? mode, which involves platformy sections that need to be navigated through. There are also several mini games, which are very addictive. These include Home Run Contest, where you have to whack a ?baseball? as far as you can and Multi Man Melee, in which it is required of you to despatch 100 drones. Highly challenging. The multiplayer is one of the best bits of the game. Four-player battles are frantic and fantastic, and could see you playing into the early hours of the morning. The graphics use the capabilities of the GameCube well, and are very detailed. One of the most interesting features of the game allows you to pause the game and take pictures of your chosen fighter. You can achieve some very amusing results with this little extra, and shows off the detailed graphics perfectly. The sound is also top-notch, with updated versions of tunes that you can find throughout Nintendo?s long and prosperous history. Many of the songs could have been heard on early consoles such as the NES and SNES. Super Smash Bros: Melee is a welcome relief from the serious beat-em-ups that are flooding the market at the moment, providing both originality and longevity. However, although many will love this wonderful look back, you really either love it or hate it. I, personally, loved it, and the fact that I?m still playing SSB:M is a testament to it?s brilliance. Solid stuff from Ninty.<content> <rating><rating> <author>Michael Daniels<author> <authoremail>michaeldaniels64@hotma GameCube<title> <subtitle>Super Smash Bros Melee<subtitle> <content>Super Smash Bros. Melee just missed the release of the GameCube, and that?s a shame because, along with Super Monkey Ball, it is the perfect launch game, and deserves a place in anyone?s collection. Melee is a fighting game, but it is very different from conventional fighters like Mortal Combat and Street Fighter. It?s fast, frantic and fun. You can choose to control one of 25 classic Nintendo characters (once you?ve unlocked them all) and can battle it out in loads of classic Ninty stages. This is a nostalgic trip down the long and winding road that is Nintendo?s history, and this is shown by the fact that you can collect almost 300 ?trophies? for achieving different tasks, all of which are in the shape of all things Ninty. Items can also be collected and used, and these are also references to classic Nintendo games. The Pok?ball spews a variety of Pok?mon from within, whereas the Bomb-ombs walk around on their little legs, exploding on impact. SSB:M has loads of things to do. As well as the conventional ?Classic? mode (battle it out over several stages), there?s an ?Adventure? mode, which involves platformy sections that need to be navigated through. There are also several mini games, which are very addictive. These include Home Run Contest, where you have to whack a ?baseball? as far as you can and Multi Man Melee, in which it is required of you to despatch 100 drones. Highly challenging. The multiplayer is one of the best bits of the game. Four-player battles are frantic and fantastic, and could see you playing into the early hours of the morning. The graphics use the capabilities of the GameCube well, and are very detailed. One of the most interesting features of the game allows you to pause the game and take pictures of your chosen fighter. You can achieve some very amusing results with this little extra, and shows off the detailed graphics perfectly. The sound is also top-notch, with updated versions of tunes that you can find throughout Nintendo?s long and prosperous history. Many of the songs could have been heard on early consoles such as the NES and SNES. Super Smash Bros: Melee is a welcome relief from the serious beat-em-ups that are flooding the market at the moment, providing both originality and longevity. However, although many will love this wonderful look back, you really either love it or hate it. I, personally, loved it, and the fact that I?m still playing SSB:M is a testament to it?s brilliance. Solid stuff from Ninty.<content> <rating><rating> <author>Michael Daniels<author> <authoremail>michaeldaniels64@hotmail.com<authoremail> <date>