Super Smash Brothers 2

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Super Smash Brothers 2
(Nintendo Gamecube)

Released:
Japan: July 7th, 2001

The first Pokemon-related Gamecube game is the sequal to 1999's "smash" hit, "Super Smash Brothers."

The game mechanics of the sequal remain true to the original. Players still fight each other with various items in huge battle areas. You're still trying to knock your opponent into the abyss. And it's still fun.

Of course, there's a One-Player Mode, but there's also a Four-Player Mode. An improvement over the first game is the one-player mode, which includes side-scrolling stages to keep it more interesting. There's also a Coin Mode, in which the player with the most coins when time's called is the winner. How do you get coins? By beating them out of your opponent and by performing special tasks. Sure to spice up any battle.

The playing levels are even bigger and more detailed as before. You have a Pokemon Stadium, a more detailed version of Donkey Kong's jungle, classic Mario Bros., and a super-hazardous F-Zero track. On that particular track, hover cars zoom by every so often, and you must leap onto a nearby floating platform to stay alive. The Earthbound (Mother in Japan) stage has neighborhood traffic thrown in to complicate things.

Playable characters include the return of Mario (of course), Yohsi, Donkey Kong, Link, Samus Aran, Fox McCloud, and Pikachu, as well as the addition of Ness (from the Mother games), Bowser, and Captain Falcon (F-Zero). The secret characters Princess Peach, Princess Zelda, Kirby, Sheik (from Zelda) and Ice Climbers. In addition, there are more characters who have yet to be announced. Then there are the background characters, like the Tingle in Zelda's palace or the Red/Green/Blue/Yellow/Gold/Silver pokemon who appear after a Monster Ball's thrown (like a huge swarm of Annon).

There are also many new items. In addition to those found in the previous game, SB2 will include over 30 items, including a laser maching gun, umbrella, and power blocks.

No word yet on a release date, but I'll be sure to post any new info as it becomes available.

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