Vastly different? WTF? Takes me a minute to learn a characters move set. They all have the same mechanics. Up, Down, Left, Right + Square/Circle/Triangle...
This is a game made for kids and it is very simple. If this gamespot reviewer found it hard or confusing he/she might want to try playing a game like Street Fighter lmfao.

Ohh ok, harsh how?

The guys on Gametrailers sounded like they got their asses handed to them, personally. The only thing they truly attacked was the games presentation. They admitted that the game controls like a brawler, but is more technical than meets the eye. Everyones movesets are vastly different. I played Allstars for a week and kicked ass. I came back after the plus exclusivity and I was getting my ass handed to me, but I came back and kicked other peoples asses twice as hard. They also attacked the game for not giving incentive to block. In truth, it does because newbs spam a lot. When I play as general radec I teleport like crazy because people know I can attack from any angle whether its long, medium or short range. Teleporting, rolling and dropping grenades and blocking gives me the competitive edge.

Nothing is wrong with him liking it, it's just Turkish being Turkish lol

As far as the reviews there is other reasons but I'm not going to get into that.  Hope you enjoy your game though :)

I love people trying to say this game is deeper and more nuanced than a franchise that's been being dissected by incredibly gamers for upwards of a decade.  Gives me a nice hearty chuckle.  Maybe PSAllStars will be a more tourney capable fighter than Smash (I don't think it will be) but if it is it will take a dedicated community years to help it reach that level.

Reviews seem fair.  Based on the engine alone, I'd give it an 8ish score if you were to view the game in a vacuum.  Judging by reviewers comments, the presentation and extras are meh which should bring it down a bit. 

The presentation and gameplay flaws are what makes it an eight to me and I agree that eight  is what it should be. The lowest score should be 7.5 at the worst. At its core the mechanics from the demo are quite strong and I've played smash, but theres just something about this one. Just my opinion though.

Probably because you're a Sony fan.  I don't mean that as an insult.  I enjoy Smash way more than I would enjoy other similar fighters because it has my favorite characters in it.  I'm sure Sony fans feel the same way.

I feel the same way.  They have said other things about it like it just being an average fighter and that other fighters were better.  I predicted 75-82 roughly around a 78 more than likely  after playing the beta and I have been pretty spot on.  People got pretty upset with me saying that but I guess I was right in the end.  Now if this game was in the low 70's I'd say it was harsh but from what I've played I don't find it harsh.

I like that you are being honest about it and stating it as an opinion rather than a fact. A lot of people would hype it up in these situations and base it off of emotions rather than being honest so props to you.  Do you not have it yet?  I was thinking you did.

Actually, the game is just fun as is, you don't have to be a fan of Sony. Smash is fun too, but its its own way. This game is more frantic and forces you to rack up tru skill kills and find out who truly is the best and slickest brawler out there. Smash isnt about that, its more about beating people while surviving a level.