Just watched the video review. I changed my mind, and I want this now!

I didn't know the game had a story mode. That is full of win.

What was that combo Link did?

If this game has moves that are that badass, I can't wait to see what the other characters have.

double post

 I think a big problem is that Snake was revealed in the first trailer for Brawl, AMAZING, but obviously old news.

Sonic was revealed later last year.

If Snake and Sonic were totally secret, unlockable characters, reviews would be GUSHING about how awesome it is that they threw in these 2 third party characters.  Since they're old news, they take it for granted.

Another convert! Welcome to the fold, Riot.

Overview of content in Brawl (may be missing a few things)

39 playable characters of varrying fighting styles. Another 29 major characters appear in the form of Assist Trophies, where they will come out and fight for you.

Subspace Emissary. A 10 hour single-player adventure mode featuring all characters in the game interacting in an intertwined story. 2 player co-op in this mode. 5 difficulty levels. Includes an RPG like stat increase system where you attach stickers to your character's stat board to boost their abilities.

287 songs composed by the best song writers in video game history (Nobuo Uematsu, Motoi Sakuraba, Akihiro Honda, etc.), and the ability to pick what songs play and how often in each stage. These include the original scores from games, remixes, compilations, and even Brawl original songs. Much of these are fully orchestrated.

41 different stages including returning stages from Melee.

A stage builder letting you build infinite combinations of your own unique styles and ideas. Can be uploaded to Nintendo for a chance at Stage-of-the-day or sent to your friends over the internet.

Classic mode, a standard fighting game 1 match after another ascent to a final boss.

Event Mode, where the game sets you up in unique situations based on their own history and franchises for challenging matches such as Pokemon Battles. Co-op available here too.

All the types of Brawling: 2 minute KO Fest, Stock, Team, etc. Not to mention the Special Brawl effects (Giant, Metal, Spring, Super Speed, Super Slow, many more, and any combination of the above).

A total of well over 1,000 collectible trophies, stickers, and songs.

Demos of all the games the characters come from: Super Mario Bros, Earthbound, Fire Emblem, etc.

Many minor game modes: All-Star, Target Test, Home Run Contest, etc...

Screenshots that can be taken from any angle or character's perspective after pausing the game. These can be sent online to your friends.

100-Man Brawl, a challenge against hordes of enemies to see how many you can kill. Also available in co-op and online co-op.

Stage of the day, a stage builder stage submitted by people around the world will be sent daily to everyone in the world who chooses to download it.

Recordable matches, you can take recordings of your matches and watch them or send them to your friends over wi-fi, just like the screenshots.

Online multiplayer. Friend Code matches, random play matches, co-op 100 Man Bawl and co-op homerun contest.

Again, I'm not saying this is the undeniable best game ever. It may be my favorite game ever, but that's not to say it has to be for everyone. I'm just saying the amount of content crammed in here is ridiculously huge.

I think 9.5 is a really good score. I can understand the confusion over the 8.5 graphics score, but I think 9.5 overall is really good.

@Riot, do you think that Brawl will be a generation-defining game now?

@naznatips 

i added an edit to the end of my post.

Saw it, edited it myself.  Again, I'm not saying it has to be everyone's favorite game ever, but can anyone look at that amount of stuff crammed into a game and say they've played any game with more?

Well my all time favorite "If I was stuck on a deserted island with one game" with "tons of mods/content" game would have to be Civilization yet it's sales would never match the majority of consoles sales including some bad console games.
I've never really got into fighters that much even in my arcade days.

@naznatips

i'll have to wait and see.
:)