Matt Sainsbury
Digitally DownloadedReview: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo Switch)
Published 12/10/2018
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Switch - 12/7/2018
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Legendary game worlds and fighters collide in the ultimate showdown—a new entry in the Super Smash Bros. series for the Nintendo Switch system! New fighters, like Inkling from the Splatoon series and Ridley from the Metroid series, make their Super Smash Bros. series debut alongside every Super Smash Bros. fighter in the series…EVER! Faster combat, new items, new attacks, new defensive options, and more will keep the battle raging whether you’re at home or on the go.
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- Sora, Bandai Namco Studios
- Publisher
- Nintendo
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Critic avg
92
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50
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Score range
80–100
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The critic average is 92 across 50 scored reviews, with a 20-point spread. Critics mostly agree, but there is some useful variation in the individual reviews.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 90–100 band.
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90–10046 reviews · 92%
80–894 reviews · 8%
70–790 reviews · 0%
Below 700 reviews · 0%
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Neal Ronaghan
Nintendo World ReportSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch) Review
Published 12/10/2018
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90
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalDave Aubrey
WccftechSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Review – The Best Smash Ever
Published 12/10/2018
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94
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalBen Salter
StevivorSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Review: Super smashed it
Published 12/9/2018
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95
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalAdam Siddiqui
NoobFeedSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch Review
Published 12/8/2018
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90
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalJames Ide
Daily MirrorSuper Smash Bros Ultimate review: Nintendo crossover series is back and packs a punch
Published 12/8/2018
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80
-12 vs critic avg
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Read originalMartin Robinson
EurogamerSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate review - a messy, magical festival of video games
Published 12/7/2018
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100
+8 vs critic avg
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Read originalJeff Cork
Game InformerSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Review – A Raucous Clash Reunion
Published 12/7/2018
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95
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalMike Minotti
GamesBeatSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate review-in-progress -- Everyone's here, and you should be too
Published 12/6/2018
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90
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalJordan Biordi
CGMagazineSuper Smash Bros Ultimate (Switch) Review
Published 12/6/2018
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