And oh dear, doesnt it show.
I am too old for this: damn you mind, shape up or ship out.
This game sold 800,000 copies in one day when it launched in America.
This is a bigger game for Nintendo than any other right now, or ever, really.
This begged a question in my mind, a simple one… Why?
Starting out, youre convinced no matter what anyone tells you that this is aTekken-esque button smasher.
A little game play reveals thatBrawlspeaks with dulcet tones, but in a language you dont initially understand.
Like I said: dont take a stab at work it out.
This game is not at all interested in what your discerning mind thinks of it.
It knows its great, and doesnt give a shit if you dont.
All you have to do is trust it.
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Why do we love Nintendo?
Because they dont make games like anyone else, quite simply.
The closest I can come to describing it, is as a Jackson Pollack painting.
Your appreciation of what canvas and paint are for will never be quite the same.
Smash Brothersdoesnt do anything funky with the Wii-mote, because it doesnt need to.
If you need gimmicks, go elsewhere.
Scream if you wanna go faster!
So I will play, and play and play.
Ill search for the Rosetta Stone.
I look into the abstract and pull out a shape, a feeling, a combo.
A single word recognised amongst the pages of code.
Thats why I havent played this game in six hours now, and I miss it.
Hey, Im old, but Im not dead…
Rating:
4 out of 5
