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series (and the sequel to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U / Nintendo 3DS), Ultimate features the largest roster to date (including all characters and stages from all previous games in the series), with over 100 stages (and their Omega and new Battlefield variants) playable and over 800 songs in its soundtrack. The game includes numerous gameplay and aesthetic changes (including updated UI, the ability to disable stage hazards, music tracks being organized by series rather than by stage, and an optional Final Smash meter that fills over time), along with new bonus game modes, a new single-player campaign mode (with the new "Spirits" system), and updated online matchmaking. The Character Customization feature of the previous game has been removed (with the exception of Mii Fighters, who now have a more limited version of the feature). This game's version of Adventure Mode, also called "World of Light", involves a mysterious being named Galeem using the power of the Master Hand to consume the universe and rebuild it under its image (the "World of Light"). Other than the sole survivor ( Kirby), all of the universe's inhabitants have been turned into "Spirits", who have been forced to puppet clones of the universe's strongest fighters (who have been put on stasis). Characters The unlocked roster (excluding DLC). The game's base roster includes 72 playable characters (76 if counting all three Pokémon Trainer characters and all three Mii Fighter variants as separate characters). More will be added as downloadable content.Īll playable characters from the series' history have returned, with Charizard reverted to being part of Pokémon Trainer. In addition, the game includes new characters (including some from Konami's Castlevaniaseries and Atlus's Personaseries) and a new classification of characters: Echo Fighters. Building upon the "clone character" concept from previous games, Echo Fighters have most of the same moves and properties as other characters (for example, Dark Pit is now classified as an Echo Fighter to Pit). Unlike previous games of the series, Ultimate has most of the characters locked from the start (with the original 8 unlocked). Players can unlock new characters by either playing VS.

matches, by clearing Classic Mode with other characters, or by encountering them in Adventure Mode.

Ridley ( Metroid) - Previously an unplayable boss in Super Smash Bros.Inkling ( Splatoon) - The outfits and gender can be changed using alternate costumes.Mii Fighters are unique in that they are only unlocked by creating them in the Create Mii Fighters mode. The Hokies' mistake-prone and inconsistent offense is up against UNC's smoldering defensive mess, and what comes out of that is impossible to guess.Joker ( guest character, Persona) - Added on April 17, 2019.Richter ( guest character, Castlevania) - Echo Fighter of Simon.Ken ( guest character, Street Fighter) - Echo Fighter of Ryu.Chrom ( Fire Emblem) - Echo Fighter of Roy.Daisy ( Mario) - Echo Fighter of Peach.Dark Samus ( Metroid) - Echo Fighter of Samus.Incineroar ( Pokémon) - Known as Gaogaen in the Japanese version.Isabelle ( Animal Crossing) - Known as Shizue in the Japanese version.Alternate costumes include his "Meta Ridley" appearance. Syracuse! Louisville! If you squint at the slanty ACC logos, it'll seem like a traditional Big East game.Įlsewhere in the ACC, Virginia Tech is once again in the noon day-starter position, which is as it should be. There's also more Friday night ACC, which is a thing I'm still attempting to get used to. I don't know how that one got squeezed out of prime time, but I ain't complainin'.īefore we get there, we have one potentially compelling game on Thursday in the Pac-12, though I've been underwhelmed by Arizona every time I've seen that team. After the humdrum lineup of games last weekend, this Saturday promises a refreshing number of top 25 matchups, beginning, oddly enough, at noon, when Texas A&M and Mississippi State square off.
