Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

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  • Summary: Return to a world of exciting battles with Super Smash Bros. as you fight your way through a host of fan-favorite opponents. Make your way through memorable stages inspired by the most notorious classic Nintendo games. Challenge a myriad of familiar faces to battle, including Mario, Link,Return to a world of exciting battles with Super Smash Bros. as you fight your way through a host of fan-favorite opponents. Make your way through memorable stages inspired by the most notorious classic Nintendo games. Challenge a myriad of familiar faces to battle, including Mario, Link, Samus and Pikachu, or take on new contenders, such as Mega Man, Little Mac and Palutena, the Goddess of Light from the Kid Icarus games. Leap into battle as your own personalized Mii characters. Dive into a thrilling new mode, exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS, Smash Run. Fight solo through a battlefield of enemies, and snatch up their dropped powerups before the clock runs out — and the real battle begins. Customize your fighter for when you're playing locally or online. Experience all the stunning beauty of the Super Smash Bros. world rendered in immersive 3D. Challenge family and friends locally or online, or seek out new competition from around the globe in online For Fun or For Glory matches.… Expand
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E3 2014: Super Smash Bros. Roundtable with Masahiro Sakurai

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 71 out of 76
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 76
  3. Negative: 0 out of 76
  1. Switch Brasil
    Oct 14, 2014
    100
    Super Smash Bros. for 3DS succeeds in everything it tries to do.
  2. Game Informer
    Sep 26, 2014
    93
    Super Smash Bros. has KO’d my assumptions and renewed my enthusiasm for the series.
  3. DarkStation
    Oct 6, 2014
    90
    Whether you’re a longtime fan of the series like me, or a curious newcomer, you owe it to yourself to buy this game if you have a 3DS.
  4. LevelUp
    Sep 30, 2014
    88
    A fantastic portable version of the ultimate Nintendo brawler, Super Smash Bros. 3DS gives the player the complete experience of the beloved franchise, despite control shortcomings related more to platform limitations than to game design flaws.
  5. CD-Action
    Jan 9, 2015
    80
    If you’re a fan of Nintendo, you will be delighted with Super Smash Bros. [13/2014, p.69]
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  6. Gamereactor Sweden
    Oct 7, 2014
    80
    One of the best handheld fighters of all time.
  7. GamesRadar+
    Sep 26, 2014
    60
    A highly polished iteration of Smash Bros. that plays great on its own. But when you're afflicted by latency problems in local multiplayer, you'll suddenly become painfully aware of the 3DS version's critical shortcomings.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 206 out of 261
  2. Mixed: 40 out of 261
  3. Negative: 15 out of 261
  1. mushrumz
    Nov 26, 2014
    10
    This is a fantastic game. The new features all work very well, the online runs smoothly and there is plenty to discover and do. I haven'tThis is a fantastic game. The new features all work very well, the online runs smoothly and there is plenty to discover and do. I haven't played a better game since Super Mario Galaxy. Smashing.… Expand
  2. JJTX
    Mar 24, 2019
    10
    Sometime in the not-too-distant future, game history YouTubers will make videos talking about Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. They'llSometime in the not-too-distant future, game history YouTubers will make videos talking about Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. They'll observe how remarkable this game really was. They'll note it pushed Nintendo's handheld to its absolute limits, essentially bringing a robust console game to a portable experience. They'll marvel at how good it looks and how well it controls. And they'll point out that even on the smaller screens, it is still an extremely good fighting game. It's my all-time favorite 3DS title, and one of the best in the Smash series, as far as I'm concerned.… Expand
  4. EFYevan
    Oct 4, 2014
    10
    This truly is the most "FUN" you will have with a video game this year! I highly recommend this game for all ages! A great game with optionsThis truly is the most "FUN" you will have with a video game this year! I highly recommend this game for all ages! A great game with options that will last for months! 10/10 - bring on the Wii U version!… Expand
  5. MaxTheCritic
    Nov 27, 2015
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have liked this game too much, because it's like a combination of all Super Smash Bros. games, yup, the online mode is a lot laggy, but I can support it. the New Super Mario Bros. 2 map is pretty original, because when you collect 100 coins, you transform into golden, that makes you stronger, but it ends at some seconds.
    I have liked all New Characters, the MAJORLY of the final smashes are fun, like pacman's or greninja's, and you can create your own character using for base a MII character that you maked. you can custom it visually and change the "B" attacks.

    It's a 9 for me.    … Expand
  6. Mariofan
    Mar 17, 2015
    8
    Not as good as the Wii U version but still a great game. The graphics are okay. The character selection is awesome. The Smash Run mode is funNot as good as the Wii U version but still a great game. The graphics are okay. The character selection is awesome. The Smash Run mode is fun but Smash Tour is better. The gameplay is great. Super Smash Bros for 3DS is good but if you had to choose one, I would say Wii U. If both, it's worth buying.… Expand
  7. Javo64
    Nov 24, 2014
    8
    Smash for 3DS is pretty cool, but some of the characters could have been better, such as Mega Man and Palutena. Besides some of the charactersSmash for 3DS is pretty cool, but some of the characters could have been better, such as Mega Man and Palutena. Besides some of the characters the game is one that you could come back to again and again and again, restarting every single time.… Expand
  8. SuperLuigiBrosZ
    Nov 19, 2014
    0
    Letting Namco develop this is the biggest mistake ever made for the Smash Bros franchise oh and Sakurai is a terrible director as well becauseLetting Namco develop this is the biggest mistake ever made for the Smash Bros franchise oh and Sakurai is a terrible director as well because all he is doing is promoting his mediocre overrated Kirby series. Seriously. Kirby got more screen time than Rosalina in her OWN trailer and was even shown last. Anyway the blast zones are too big, ledge mechanic sucks (I prefer tripping over this crap and I am serious) and it's the most unbalanced character roster in the franchise because of how many playable characters there are this time and just when you think it can't get any worse they're adding Mewtwo! The fact this game is getting balance patches already proves my point. The Wii U could be the best game but the 3DS version is more unplayable then Sonic 2006 and your Circle Pad will break too if you play this game competitively. Smash Run is a stupid gimmick and custom move sets are dumb because Sonic doesn't have Tails as a recovery, Toon Link doesn't have the leaf as a recovery from the Wind Waker as a recovery and Olimar doesn't have Pikmin from Pikmin 3! Get with the program Sakurai! Don't buy this game. Just wait for the Wii U version. Please. Oh and if you own this game. Sell it and use that money for the Mewtwo DLC for the Wii U version.… Expand

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Awards & Rankings

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#3 Best 3DS Game of 2014
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#1 Most Discussed 3DS Game of 2014
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#6 Most Shared 3DS Game of 2014