What the hell!? I just found out Gamespot gave 7.5 to the original Super Smash and that game was fucking amazing.

I'm done with Gamespot I'm not defending them anymore it seems like they judge this kind of games mostly on its length.

There you go. Reviews don't really matter for a game like this. It's all about the multiplayer.(local and online)

Completely agree. Thanks god I never read that review back in 1998 or I may have pass on one of the best games ever.

I think this quote, "Copying Nintendo's own celebration seems not only wrong-headed but borderline offensive (Metro GameCentral)," is proof enough that some reviewers never intended to judge this game based on its own merits.

Honestly, this looks like another ZombieU to me, where you can throw out the score. As of right now, there are five reviews that rate it a 90 and four reviews a 65 or less. It seems very much a game that depends greatly on personal taste--and how objective you can be about a new IP that is strongly influenced by an existing IP. Personally, I don't see the point in going overboard with the comparisons when both IPs are exclusive to different consoles, but it seems to be a big deal to some.

Regardless, I think this is yet another game where someone on the fence should read the reviews rather than base anything on the meta-score.

Seriously. Games like this have rough starts, but eventually they come into their own. 

If you think Brawl doesn't take skills, then you're not very good at it.

Whoa, whoa there Princess Peach, don't get your panties in a bunch. I never said that, I am saying half the reason people are attacking it is because it is quite technical. Brawl is a simple game to play, but difficult to master type situation. The technical nature of Allstars sets the players so far apart you literally have to learn one player after another much like an actual fighting game. In brawl I've been able to translate one move to another person quicker. Every player has their strength and weakness, so you can plan your attacks, if you know who you are taking on. Online is random, so most of the time you're in the dark about who you will be facing. 

To be fair, the first smash brothers was kinda terrible.  It was ugly, had sluggish controls, a limited roster, and really not that much to do when you thought about it.  Even for its time, the 7.5 was fair.  

Now Melee and Brawl, THOSE games were masterpieces, but the original was an experiment, and frankly it kinda sucked.  it was a show of a good idea, but they didn't master it untuil 2001 when Melee came out.  

Yes the single player was short and didn't have that much value but the multiplayer was perfect for its time. This was the only game my friends and I played.

For some reason the sequels didn't feel the same.

I swear the online of this game is amazing! Errors/slow downs are very rare. Much better than the shitty online of ssb