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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Critics Consensus (Play It)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is easily the best Super Smash Bros. ever made, and a wealth of tweaks – like the World of Light campaign – keep it from feeling like a greatest-hits retread. Gameplay is snappy and fluid, the characters are rewarding, and battles feel better than ever.
Game Info
Legendary game worlds and fighters collide in the ultimate showdown—a new entry in the Super Smash Bros. series for the Nintendo Switch system! New fighters, like Inkling from the Splatoon series and Ridley from the Metroid series, make their Super Smash Bros. series debut alongside every Super Smash Bros. fighter in the series…EVER! Faster combat, new items, new attacks, new defensive options, and more will keep the battle raging whether you’re at home or on the go.
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Average Score
Total Reviews: 110
Nom: GOTY (2019)
Platinum TIER
49% of scored reviews fell within the range of 86 to 92 / 100
RELEASE DATES:
GENRES:
- Fighting
DEVELOPER(S):
- Bandai Namco Studios
PUBLISHER(S):
- Nintendo
SERIES/FRANCHISE:
- Super Smash Bros.
GAME MODES:
- Multiplayer, Single player
Where to Play
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RATING & REVIEWS
Ratings & Reviews
110
Critic Reviews
89
Average Critic Score
Where to Play
CRITIC REVIEWS
All reviews are from professional critics. Learn more about the critics VSG aggregates.
High Score
100%
Median Score
90%
Low Score
70%
Tom Marks (IGN)
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9.4/10
“Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is Smash Bros. done right, and done bigger than ever before.”
Aron Garst (GamesRadar+)
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4.5/5 stars
“Super Smash Bros. Ultimate takes characters we’ve played for decades and remasters them into a robust, fantastically enjoyable package”
Kat Bailey (USgamer)
[Date Unavailable]
4.5/5 stars
“Super Smash Bros. Ultimate feels like a mic drop for the series. It packs in almost every conceivable character and stage, plus a sizable single-player mode. Spirits don’t quite land, but the battles feel better than ever. It feels like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be a Switch party staple for a long time to come.”
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Score Ranges
Read the Reviews (110 total)
| Outlet | Author | Score | Date | Quote | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3DNews | Иван Бышонкoв | 9 / 10 | 12-23-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is not messing with its name. This is really a Super Ultimate edition of one of the best fighting series around, packed with a crazy amount of content and characters. But some minor issues like poor online matchmaking are preventing SSBU from getting the highest score. | Read review |
| Areajugones | Alfonso Cánovas | 10 / 10 | 12-06-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate manages to meet every single expectation that was place upon it. The addition of the marvelous adventure mode, the immense amount of playable characters as well as spirits and to top all of that, magnificent visuals, audio and gameplay. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is not only one of the best games to be found on Nintendo Switch, but it is also one of the greatest games ever made. | Read review |
| Ars Technica | Sam Machkovech | Recommended | 12-06-2018 | Gamers want an essential, badass combat experience no matter which characters square off. Even this early, it’s settled: Smash Ultimate nails this expectation. Thus, it is the best fighting-game package to ever land on a Nintendo console. | Read review |
| Atomix | Miguel Reyes | 95 / 100 | 12-10-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate its easily the best entry in all the series, one of the most ambitious crossovers in videogames (and entertainment) history and one of the greatest games on Switch right now. It doesnt matter if you want it to play alone or with friends, it offers a ton of content to maintain you attached to it for hundreds of hours. Easily, one of the best games of the year. | Read review |
| Attack of the Fanboy | William Schwartz | 3.5 / 5 stars | 12-08-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is equal parts greatness and lacking. The sheer wealth of content and great gameplay is commended but there are big holes in what could be a great game. | Read review |
| AusGamers | Toby Berger | 9.8 / 10 | 12-19-2018 | I believe this is quite easily the best Smash game of all time. | Read review |
| BaziCenter | Bahram Bigharaz | 9.5 / 10 | 12-27-2018 | Super Smash is yet another masterpiece by Nintendo that defines the gaming industry, and this time thanks to the Switch console, you can enjoy it everywhere. I would definitely recommend Super Smash to any fan of digital entertainment. | Read review |
| Bazimag | Mohammad Hossein Bethaei | 10 / 10 | 12-20-2018 | 2018 was one of the greatest years of eighth generation and video game history. It started with Monster Hunter World, God of War, Celeste and Spider-Man and grew bigger and bigger and now this great year can’t see a more marvelous ending than the release of entertainment industry’s biggest crossover in history. A title that without a doubt will become a signature this year, this generation and in this genre forever. | Read review |
| Cerealkillerz | Patrice Naderi | 9.3 / 10 | 12-08-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is an outstanding Brawler with deep-rooted gameplay mechanics and and an enormous content. Brimming with love of detail, this title is an absolute must-buy for every owner of a Nintendo Switch. Whether solo, with friends or online, this game is one big festival that no gamer should avoid in any case. | Read review |
| CGMagazine | Jordan Biordi | 9 / 10 | 12-06-2018 | The newest entry in the Smash Bros series truly earns the title of Ultimate. | Read review |
| Cheat Code Central | Lucas White | 5 / 5 stars | 12-11-2018 | This is a massive game in both scale and cultural weight, one that wears its far-reaching subtitles as badges of pride. | Read review |
| COGconnected | James Paley | 90 / 100 | 12-06-2018 | Take it from me: you don’t want to sleep on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Nintendo has knocked it out of the park with this one. | Read review |
| Critical Hit | Geoffrey Tim | 9 / 10 | 12-11-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is more than best-of-hits collection of Smash games past. It’s a tightly woven experience that deftly combines the old with the new and manages to meet the lofty expectations placed on it. It’s incredibly easy to pick up and play, with enough depth and nuance to keep players engaged. It’s the best Smash Bros has ever been. | Read review |
| Cubed3 | Az Elias | 8 / 10 | 12-28-2018 | There is more bang for the buck in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate than almost any other game | Read review |
| Cultured Vultures | William Quant | 9.5 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | Where Smash goes from here is anyone’s guess, but for now, it’s simply the best it’s ever been. | Read review |
| Daily Dot | AJ Moser | 4.5 / 5 stars | 12-11-2018 | It’s hard to imagine a better Super Smash Bros. game, but with more content already on the way, Ultimate will continue to top itself for the foreseeable future. For now, it’s impossible not to love what has been so carefully crafted as Nintendo’s finest multiplayer game ever. | Read review |
| Daily Mirror | James Ide | 4 / 5 stars | 12-08-2018 | Super Smash Bros Ultimate plays to the switch’s strengths of quick pick up and play multiplayer battles with friends, but there’s enough on offer to keep single players busy too. While it does share a lot of DNA with its predecessors, Super Smash Bros Ultimate is a more evolved and polished version of the franchise and one of the best titles on the Nintendo Switch. | Read review |
| Daily Star | Dom Peppiatt | 5 / 5 stars | 12-06-2018 | If you own a Nintendo Switch, you need to get Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It’s as simple as that. It’s the crown jewel in Nintendo’s party game line-up | Read review |
| Destructoid | Chris Carter | 9.5 / 10 | 12-06-2018 | I’ve used phrases that evoke the monumental achievement that is Super Smash Bros. Ultimate a few times in this review and I can assure you it’s not hyperbolic. Despite that a lot of the old content isn’t as hard-hitting the second, third, fourth, or even fifth time around, the fact that it’s all here, and in a manageable file size, is more than enough. After this (and Geno/Waluigi DLC) Sakurai can rest easy. | Read review |
| Digiato | Nima Farshin | 95 / 100 | 12-22-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is one of the most perfect fighting games you could find and there is no room left for any major criticism. If you love fighting games and you do have a Nintendo Switch, then what are you waiting for? | Read review |
| Digital Trends | Gabe Gurwin | 4.5 / 5 stars | 12-11-2018 | ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’ is a comprehensive fighting game designed with love. | Read review |
| Digitally Downloaded | Matt Sainsbury | 4.5 / 5 stars | 12-10-2018 | This won’t work nearly as well as a party game as some in the Smash Bros. series have in the past, but nonetheless this is a genuinely impressive fighting game with a nearly overwhelming amount of content that’s going to make the more serious Smash Bros. fans very, very happy. | Read review |
| DualShockers | Ryan Meitzler | 9 / 10 | 12-14-2018 | With a massive roster, tons of customization, and more fan service than you can ever imagine, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the series in near-perfect form. | Read review |
| Easy Allies | Michael Damiani | 9 / 5 stars | 12-18-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate delivers on its namesake and proves to be an amazing fighting game with fantastic single player content and addictive multiplayer. | Read review |
| Echo Boomer | David Fialho | 10FALSE | 12-12-2018 | Nintendo Switch received the definitive Super Smash Bros. experience. Ultimate it’s quite literally the final form of this franchise with every character, every level and with deep mechanics, striking visuals, an absurd amount of game modes and all the fun of the previous games. After 20 years, this Nintendo mega-mashup still feels fresh. | Read review |
| EGM | Evan Slead | 9.5 / 10 | 12-06-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate takes its name literally, as everything that fans have loved from the series is present and accounted for this time around. It’s the party brawler that lets friends go head-to-head with their favorite game characters, now on Nintendo’s impressive hybrid console. Spirits, featured in the World of Light story mode, introduce an exciting role-playing element for a new level of strategy and creativity. Thankfully, this and other new additions only add to the winning Smash Bros. formula, never taking away from what works. | Read review |
| Eurogamer | Martin Robinson | Recommended | 12-07-2018 | There’s a mindfulness for all types of players in Smash Bros. Ultimate, from the professional to the novice, and a willingness to serve them all that’s endearing. | Read review |
| Everyeye.it | Enrico Di Piramo | 9.3 / 10 | 12-06-2018 | For the first time, we could almost say that the Nintendo brawler has reached the saturation point, beyond which it is really difficult to think about what future episodes might hold. It is more important now, instead, to appreciate the obvious desire to satisfy the most fierce and competitive fan base, trying to smooth the line that divides the passionate fervor from the occasional player, with a marked balance that allows any type of user to appreciate it. | Read review |
| FNintendo | Henrique Pereira | 9 / 10 | 12-06-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate comes out on top no matter what angle is used to look at it. A game that improves on nearly every single aspect of the series, it delivers on everything it proposes and on incredible levels, making this the best chapter made so far on this iconic Nintendo work which more than a game series, is a tribute to the world of gaming. | Read review |
| Game Informer | Jeff Cork | 9.5 / 10 | 12-07-2018 | A wealth of tweaks and new additions like the World of Light campaign help to keep Ultimate from feeling like a greatest-hits retread | Read review |
| Game Rant | Dalton Cooper | 4.5 / 5 stars | 12-17-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is an absurdly content-rich fighting game experience with a massive roster of fighters and a slew of entertaining match types. | Read review |
| Game Revolution | Jason Faulkner | 4.5 / 5 stars | 12-17-2018 | It’s the best single-player Smash to date, and still retains the fantastic couch co-op the series is known for, but only time will tell if online functionality catches up to the rest of the game. | Read review |
| Gameblog | Julien Inverno | 9 / 10 | 12-06-2018 | Always more generous, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate offers many ways to have fun alone or with others, and a game concept that will satisfy both newcommers and specialists. If we can regret the absence of a true story for the adventure mode, this remains only a small detail compared to the amazing quality and content of the whole thing. Colossal! | Read review |
| GameCrate | Angelo D’Argenio | 9 / 10 | 12-07-2018 | Smash Bros. Ultimate is a fantastic game no matter what type of Smash player you are. Casual, hardcore, or complete newcomer, this is one Switch title you don’t want to pass up. | Read review |
| GameMAG | dummy | 9 / 10 | 12-21-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the most noticeable step in the evolution of the series since Melee, which certainly is Sakurai’s great success. He finally managed to please everyone | Read review |
| Gameplanet | Baz Macdonald | 9 / 10 | 12-07-2018 | With Super Smash. Bros Ultimate, the development team set themselves the lofty goal of bringing together an incredible amount of the franchises back catalogue of characters, stages and other miscellanea. With this much fan service-focused content, there was always the danger that the game would get buried beneath it. But thankfully, the game sits proudly on top of it, in this game that simultaneously celebrates the very history of gaming while presenting a deep, incredibly fun fighting game for everyone and everyone, no matter how you choose to play. | Read review |
| GamePro | Michael Cherdchupan | 87 / 100 | 12-06-2018 | For skeptics, the Smash series has a reputation as a chaotic party game. Crucial to this process is that complexity and straightforward fun need not be mutually exclusive. | Read review |
| Gamersky | 战术大米 | 9.5 / 10 | 12-12-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the perfect fighting game for everyone. Its features are easy to learn but hard to master, and it’s extreme fun whether play with friends or alone. This game is so attractive that sometimes I even can’t stop to have dinner recent days. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate definitely deserve every gamer pay attention to. | Read review |
| GamesBeat | Mike Minotti | 90 / 100 | 12-06-2018 | I love Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Ultimate is better in every way I can see. | Read review |
| GameSkinny | RobotsFightingDinosaurs | 10 / 10 | 12-12-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is, bar none, the best game in the series to date, and somehow manages to satisfy both hardcore and casual players alike. | Read review |
| GameSpew | Matt Eakins | 9 / 10 | 12-17-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate beautifully tows the line of accessibility for casual players and depth for the hardcore fans. | Read review |
| GameSpot | Edmond Tran | 9 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | Ultimate is a comprehensive, considered, and charming package that refines and builds on Smash’s already strong and enduring fighting system. | Read review |
| GamesRadar+ | Aron Garst | 4.5 / 5 stars | 12-06-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate takes characters we’ve played for decades and remasters them into a robust, fantastically enjoyable package | Read review |
| GameXplain | GameXplain | Recommended | 12-06-2018 | Video Review | Read review |
| GamingBolt | Pramath | 9 / 10 | 12-11-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate epitomizes Nintendo at their very best, and serves as the perfect entry point, and the perfect coda, to the series, and to video games, and all that they have achieved until now, in one neat package. | Read review |
| GamingTrend | Elisha Deogracias | 95 / 100 | 12-15-2018 | The sum of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s parts is nothing short of excellent. From single-player to local multiplayer, there are very few flaws with the experience. Whether you’re hoarding spirits in World of Light, spiking your friends in a versus match of Smashdown, or running through Classic mode with your favorite fighter, there is no shortage of smart, creative action to be had. That said, in a game so well assembled, its lackluster online portion stands out even more starkly. However, when taking Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a whole, that one blight does little to diminish the overall mastery on display. This is not a game Nintendo Switch owners should be caught without. | Read review |
| GBAtemp | Scarlet Bell | 9 / 10 | 12-17-2018 | Super Smash Bros Ultimate lives up to its namesake. Putting forward a refined and polished console Smash experience in a form digestible both on the go and through all-night marathon sessions, it succeeds in bringing each unique joy of the series to the Switch. Though lacking a few iconic modes, it stands as one of the best games released for the console, whether playing alone or with friends. | Read review |
| Geeks Under Grace | Damien Chambers | 9 / 10 | 12-20-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the best and most content rich Smash Bros. game that Nintendo has ever released. With more characters, stages, songs, and unlockables than ever before Smash Ultimate is every Nintendo fan’s dream fighting game come to life. | Read review |
| God is a Geek | Chris Hyde | 10 / 10 | 12-06-2018 | By combining familiar gameplay with some new ideas, there’s something in here for everyone. Smash Bros. is back and has never been better. | Read review |
| GotGame | David Poole | 9.5 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | The game plays great and offers plenty of options for players to have the best Super Smash Bros. experience yet. It truly is an ultimate entry in this franchise, earning a rightful place in the Switch’s expanding library of games. | Read review |
| Guardian | Patrick Lum | 5 / 5 stars | 12-12-2018 | Wildly disparate heroes from Nintendo history – from Mario to Pikachu and Final Fantasy’s Cloud – meet for matches of thrilling, barely controlled chaos | Read review |
| Hardcore Gamer | Kirstin Swalley | 4.5 / 5 stars | 12-10-2018 | It’s not an exaggeration to say that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the biggest accomplishment in the series thus far. | Read review |
| Hobby Consolas | Elisabeth López | 95 / 100 | 12-06-2018 | Super Smash Bros Ultimate is one of the most complete fighting games thanks to a lot of game modes and content. In addition, it pays tribute to video games without equal, which makes it transcend and shine. An essential game for Nintendo Switch owners or lovers of video games in general. | Read review |
| IGN | Tom Marks | 9.4 / 10 | 12-06-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is Smash Bros. done right, and done bigger than ever before. | Read review |
| IGN Italy | Diego Cinelli | 9 / 10 | 12-10-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is bigger and, for the most part, better than ever. It gives to the audience one of the best experiences ever for single player in a fighting game, but makes a few bad choices for the Online Mode that steals from the players the freedom of choice. | Read review |
| IGN Spain | Javi Andrés | 9.5 / 10 | 12-06-2018 | Nintendo Switch has made its year historic with this video game. Ultimate is not a Super Smash Bros Deluxe, it is the work of 20 years of success and a new way of revolutionary understanding all the new ideas, such as the Spirits or the new and long singleplayer Adventure mode. Sakurai hits the fighting games. SSB Ultimate is essential. | Read review |
| Impulsegamer | Hugh Mitchell | 5 / 5 stars | 12-20-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the most content-rich, feature-laden iteration of Smash to date. | Read review |
| Just Push Start | Grant E. Gaines | 4.85 / 5 stars | 12-12-2018 | Given Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has tons of characters, too many options and an unrealistic amount of things to discover, it’s hard to touch on everything. What truly matters isn’t what is possible, as much as, Super Smash Bros. Ultimateis basically what you make of it. Characters can be given a positive or negative handicap, items can be enabled or disabled, various modes and conditions can be set and it can be made so pretty much anyone can have fun. And, in the end, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate isn’t about balance, modes or honestly even the complex meta game, it’s being a game that pretty much anyone can win and have fun with and is more than certainly achieves that and so much more. | Read review |
| Kotaku | Cecilia D’Anastasio | Recommended | 12-06-2018 | It’s difficult to imagine the type of gamer for whom Smash Ultimate has no appeal. This is a big game, and with the fat skimmed off, a remarkable one. Its core attraction—fighting on a platform—is as polished and brilliant and sharp as ever, its fighters the most unique and deep. | Read review |
| LevelUp | Pedro Pérez Cesari | 9.7 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | Sakurai did what seemed impossible and created the Super Smash Bros. game that all fans wanted. It has hours of content for single player, a great multiplayer experience and a fast paced combat that competitive players will love. Sadly, its online is far from perfect. | Read review |
| Merlin’in Kazanı | Korhan Onuk | 89 / 100 | 12-12-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is one of the best games for Nintendo Switch. Game has 74 characters to unlock, great dynamic arenas and lots of fun. If you are a Nintendo Switch user, this game is a must. | Read review |
| Metro GameCentral | GameCentral | 9 / 10 | 12-06-2018 | Easily the best Smash Bros. ever made, with a fantastic new story campaign and a near infinite range of characters and options for multiplayer. | Read review |
| MonsterVine | Spencer Legacy | 4.5 / 5 stars | 12-19-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is, overall, the definitive Smash Bros. experience. | Read review |
| New Game Network | Stephen LaGioia | 88 / 100 | 12-23-2018 | The best multiplayer game on Switch, and the richest, strongest entry in the Smash series, at least in terms of sheer content. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate should prove to be a near endlessly entertaining go-to for friends who want a fun, enduring party game. | Read review |
| Nexus | Garth Kaestner | 9.2 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is by far the most complete game in the popular franchise. It hasn’t reinvented the wheel and doesn’t need to. Ultimate presents enough additions and improvements to smooth out the edges and deliver a beautiful balance of chaos and fluidity. | Read review |
| Niche Gamer | Brandon Orselli | 10 / 10 | 12-12-2018 | There is so much content packed into this absolutely massive party fighter, and there will be years upon years of enjoyment to be had out of Ultimate. I really can’t believe a game like this exists in this day and age, and yet here we are. This is a must have game. | Read review |
| Nintendo Enthusiast | Brett Medlock | 9.5 / 10 | 12-10-2018 | Here at Nintendo Enthusiast, we are covering the latest Nintendo titles in written and video format. If you’re more interested in video content you can check out our official YouTube channel here. We’re constantly putting out interesting features and opinion pieces that may interest you. Head over to our home screen and see if anything catches your eye! | Read review |
| Nintendo Life | Alex Olney | 10 / 10 | 12-06-2018 | We’re not sure how you could make a more robust or pleasing Smash game. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate truly is the ultimate instalment in the series, and it makes you wonder where Sakurai can possibly take this franchise next. | Read review |
| Nintendo Times | Tony Matthews | 10 / 10 | 02-04-2019 | OUTSTANDING | Read review |
| Nintendo Wire | Ricky Berg | 10 / 10 | 12-07-2018 | It’s easy to consider a game an essential pickup for a system, but if there was ever a game I would call a must-have for those who love video games, it is unquestionably Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. | Read review |
| NintendoWorldReport | Neal Ronaghan | 9 / 10 | 12-10-2018 | World of Light maybe overstays its welcome, but it’s an enjoyable ride through an array of matches. The oodles of extra modes are great alternative ways to mess with the characters and history. But the core of what matters with Smash Bros. is the local multiplayer, and it is still one of the best party games out there, bar none. Ultimate’s inclusion of all the playable characters from the series history—as well as several dynamic new characters—along with most of the stages and music makes it a must-have multiplayer game for the Switch. | Read review |
| NoobFeed | Adam Siddiqui | 90 / 100 | 12-08-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate brings new characters, stages, and everything that was included in past entries into one package. Thanks to an easily accessible control scheme and so many popular characters to choose from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is one of the most friendly games to pick and play while also delivering a deeply competitive experience that rivals some of the best fighting games. The online matchmaking suffers from connectivity issues but it’s hard to play the title without getting sucked in. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate doesn’t only uphold the expectations of this franchise, it smashes them. | Read review |
| Oyungezer Online | Eren Eryürekli | 9.3 / 10 | 01-17-2019 | Regardless of your favorite gaming platform, you won’t find the diversity and creativity this game offers. Because of this boldness and gameplay that embraces all kind of players, SSBU is a fighting game that deserves to be experienced by everyone. | Read review |
| PCMag | Will Greenwald | 4.5 / 5 stars | 12-12-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch earns its title, standing out as the most comprehensive Smash game to date. | Read review |
| Polygon | Chelsea Stark | Recommended | 12-06-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s gameplay is so snappy and fluid, its characters so rewarding in their variety, that it feels destined to dominate living rooms once again. | Read review |
| PowerUp! | Jackson Wall | 9.4 / 10 | 12-18-2018 | Smash Bros Ultimate really is the ultimate Switch game and one that every self-respecting Nintendo fan should play | Read review |
| Press Start | Shannon Grixti | 10 / 10 | 12-06-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is ultimate in every sense of the word. World of Light is fantastic, Challenge Mode is satisfying and there’s so much love and detail in absolutely everything in the game. | Read review |
| Rectify Gaming | Daniel Marra | 9 / 10 | 12-12-2018 | Smash Ultimate is a great game to get into because of how simple it is to learn, but it is very difficult to master. I could not recommend playing this game enough, even if you have no previous experience playing Super Smash Bros. It is an excellent game for both competitors and casuals alike and will turn up any party in a heartbeat. | Read review |
| Reno Gazette-Journal | Jason Hidalgo | 9 / 10 | 12-21-2018 | Masahiro Sakurai certainly deserves a well-earned break after this one. With a roster spanning every character in the series plus some new additions as well as the return of a new adventure mode, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is easily the most comprehensive and feature-packed entry in the series to date. Online is, sadly, an uneven experience and could use its fair share of improvements. Overall, though, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is arguably the new standard-bearer of the franchise. | Read review |
| Rice Digital | Reuben Mount | 4.5 / 5 stars | 12-18-2018 | Have you got Super Smash Bros. Ultimate? Who is your main in the game at the moment, or who are you gravitating to the most right now? Let us know in the comments, or on Twitter and Facebook, and check back for more coverage of games like this and other Japanese titles. | Read review |
| Saudi Gamer | نواف النغموش | 9 / 10 | 12-15-2018 | A fighting game befitting to all sorts of players, this sequel offers a huge amount of content and features that will engage you for years to make it the ultimate Smash title. | Read review |
| Screen Rant | Ty Sheedlo | 4.5 / 5 stars | 12-10-2018 | Ultimate is a dream in fighting game heaven. | Read review |
| SECTOR.sk | Matúš Štrba | 9 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | Almost perfect fighting game, but its online matchmaking needs some tweaks. | Read review |
| Shacknews | Ozzie Mejia | 9 / 10 | 12-11-2018 | Smash packages don’t come any better than this. It may not be perfect, but it sure feels Ultimate. | Read review |
| Slant Magazine | Justin Clark | 4.5 / 5 stars | 12-14-2018 | Above all else, said developer needs a near-bottomless imagination to make it so that pitting the greatest video game characters ever created against each other is as exhilarating to behold the umpteenth time out as it was way back in 1999 | Read review |
| SpazioGames | Valentino Cinefra | 9.7 / 10 | 12-06-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the perfect incarnation of a 20year long work. It’s the maximum point of the series and of the genre, with its thousand contents and a great single player campaign mode. It’s both competitive and fun. It’s only a little smash far from perfect. | Read review |
| Sports Gamers Online | Greg Ezell | 9 / 10 | 12-19-2018 | If I had to pick one word to describe this game it is….smashing. | Read review |
| Stevivor | Ben Salter | 9.5 / 10 | 12-09-2018 | When was the last time you had three (or seven) mates over to sit on your couch and play a game all night? | Read review |
| SwitchWatch | Jordan Humphries | 10 / 10 | 12-06-2018 | Video Review | Read review |
| TechRaptor | Andrew Stretch | 9 / 10 | 12-23-2018 | Super Smash Bros Ultimate is just as the name suggests, the Ultimate Smash experience. All the characters and stages have returned. A better balance across all 74 playable characters. Returning single player game modes as well as a whole new story mode that merges Super Smash with RPG elements. This is a game that you’ll want to play with friends on the big screen, or on your own anywhere. | Read review |
| Telegraph | Tom Hoggins | 4 / 5 stars | 12-06-2018 | Super Smash Bros Ultimate, for all its accessibility and riotous multiplayer fun, may be one of the few mainstream Nintendo games that isn’t necessarily for everyone. But that’s okay. Because in pursuing its more technical elements and providing its most substantial solo adventure yet, it’s hard to see Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as anything other than a series’ best. | Read review |
| The Digital Fix | Rebecca Stow | 10 / 10 | 12-13-2018 | Perfecting the mechanics the franchise established way back in 1999, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a crazy, chaotic joy. With a gargantuan roster of fighters, an amazing adventure mode and more unlockables than would ever have seemed possible, this is a game that packs one heck of a punch. | Read review |
| The Escapist | The Escapist | 5 / 5 stars | 12-14-2018 | The soul is borne out of specificity. Every person, every work of art, is the summation of individual choices and moments. Details are where the spirits come from. How fitting then that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the most soulful work yet from Nintendo on the Switch, is an ocean of both literal and metaphorical spirit…. | Read review |
| The Games Machine | Danilo Dellafrana | 9.3 / 10 | 12-06-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is one of the best games of the year, a digital paradise for the fans of the franchise. | Read review |
| The Outerhaven Productions | William Kok | 4.5 / 5 stars | 12-17-2018 | While World of Light and the online modes do have their issues, there’s no doubt that Super Smash Bros Ultimate is the game that we were hoping it would be. Bigger modes, bigger roster, bigger improvements, this is truly the Ultimate Smash Bros title. | Read review |
| TheSixthAxis | Jason Coles | 10 / 10 | 12-06-2018 | Smash Bros. has often felt a bit like it was trying to do too much and while it has always been a fun series, the disparity between the fighting game and the party game didn’t always mesh well. Ultimate is the perfect fusion of the two styles. | Read review |
| Too Much Gaming | Joseph Choi | 9 / 10 | 01-30-2019 | If you’ve ever enjoyed a Super Smash Bros. game, you surely won’t go wrong with Ultimate. It’s one of the most ambitious fighting games of all time, and certainly among the top mascot crossover games in any genre. Ultimate is one for the ages. | Read review |
| TrueGaming | محمد البسيمي | 9 / 10 | 12-17-2018 | Smash is an endless fighting game with so many possibilities. And with the promise of more content to come there is no denying that this is a must buy. | Read review |
| Twinfinite | Hayes Madsen | 5 / 5 stars | 12-06-2018 | This is the most ambitious and all-inclusive Super Smash Bros entries, and one of the very best games Nintendo’s little system has gotten yet. | Read review |
| Unboxholics | Δημήτρης Σαλαμάρας | Recommended | 12-26-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is worthy enough of its Ultimate title. Nintendo managed to create the Ultimate and richest Smash Bros game with a huge roster of characters and a bunch of modes. | Read review |
| USgamer | Kat Bailey | 4.5 / 5 stars | 12-08-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate feels like a mic drop for the series. It packs in almost every conceivable character and stage, plus a sizable single-player mode. Spirits don’t quite land, but the battles feel better than ever. It feels like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be a Switch party staple for a long time to come. | Read review |
| VG247 | Alex Donaldson | Recommended | 12-17-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate does indeed live up to its name. It’s a brilliant game today, as it launches, but tellingly it also leaves me incredibly excited about the future. | Read review |
| VGChartz | Evan Norris | 9 / 10 | 12-21-2018 | It’s among the best games of the last five years. | Read review |
| Video Chums | A.J. Maciejewski | 8.9 / 10 | 12-14-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is an impressive package to say the least. | Read review |
| VideoGamer | Rich Walker | 9 / 10 | 12-14-2018 | The definitive Super Smash Bros. game, Ultimate is not only a pure and unadulterated joy, but also a fantastic fighting game stuffed to the gills with characters and other content. A little smasher. | Read review |
| viewport | Tristan Jung | 9 / 10 | 01-03-2019 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate delivers on what it promises to the player: a complete package of all things Smash past and present. A lengthy and engaging single player campaign, reasonable gacha mechanics, and a refined multiplayer experience all come together to create the ultimate experience. Although it’s not certain if the series will continue or if Sakurai will be back at its helm, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate delivers more than enough to satisfy any gamer’s appetite. | Read review |
| Wccftech | Dave Aubrey | 9.4 / 10 | 12-10-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is definitely the Ultimate rendition of a beloved series. It’s still the most accessible and interesting fighting game out there, and it’s now better than ever. A little familiar in places, but this is the best Smash has ever been. Another essential Nintendo Switch game. | Read review |
| We Got This Covered | David Morgan | 4 / 5 stars | 12-14-2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate does well to live up to its name, at least where offline content is concerned. It’s with the backward, early-2000’s era online experience that I take issue. The inability to easily match up with friends, or even those with similar rule preferences, severely hinders an otherwise fantastic fighting game. | Read review |
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