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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ SPECIAL Dai rantō Sumasshu Burazāzu Supesharu?) is a fighting video game developed by Sora Ltd. and Bandai Namco Games and published by Nintendo. The fifth installment (sixth if both versions of the previous game are considered separate titles[1][2]) in the Super Smash Bros. series, it was released for the Nintendo Switch on December 7, 2018.[3] The game was first teased at the end of Nintendo's 2018 Direct presentation in March and later formally announced at their Direct presentation for E3.[4]

Like the rest of the series, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a crossover platform fighting game where players use different attacks to damage their opponents and knock them out of an arena. The game features characters, items, music and stages from various Nintendo franchises as well as some third-party franchises, including Street Fighter. Ultimate is most notable for adding every single playable fighter from previous titles.

Gameplay[]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a non-traditional fighting game in which players use different attacks to damage their opponents and knock them out of an arena.[5] The game has a number of playable modes: its base Versus mode where up to 8 opponents, either human or computer-controlled, can battle against each other. The are also various other single player modes. In most modes, players are given a fixed number of stocks at the start of a match; when knocked off screen, they lose one stock and respawn shortly thereafter if they still have stocks remaining. If a player has lost all of their stocks, they are out of the match.

All characters have been updated with new moves and abilities, with many characters being rebalanced based on feedback from players of past games. The characters that have abilities that require a charging-up or cooldown period have been given visible meters on their on-screen character icons for players to track the status of these abilities; for example, the icon for Final Fantasy's Cloud shows a bar that slowly charges his "Limit Break", a buff that makes one of his specials much stronger for a single use.

New items based on the included franchise properties, such as a Launch Star from Super Mario Galaxy that will propel those passing through it to a different area of the field, are added along side previous items, such as the Star Rod from the Kirby series which, when swung, shoots out a small star for a short horizontal distance. Ultimate have both Assist Trophies and Poké Balls items, which, when activated by a player, briefly summon non-playable characters which aid in battle. These characters includes those previously featured in past games and additional new characters which, in the case of Assist Trophies, includes third-party additions such as Konami's Bomberman.

When setting up a match, players have the option to select a stage to fight on, or let the game randomly pick a stage. Each stage, typically based on the included franchises, has a unique configuration of platforms and environmental hazards, along with themed background music. Ultimate features a large number of returning stages, in addition to new ones such as Moray Towers from Splatoon.[6] Each stage has a more-difficult 'Omega' form where the game field hovers over a bottomless void, which takes one life from any character that falls into it. Each stage can also be used in a standard Battlefield layout, a standard three-platform field featured in previous Smash Bros. games but using the visuals and musics from the stage.

The game have vast compatibility with controllers, including compatibility with the GameCube controller through the GameCube Adapter for Wii U.[7] The game also support existing Amiibo figures (including ones for other series besides Super Smash Bros.) for any of the fighters to provide unique abilities when used with the Joy-Con NFC sensor.[8]

Modes[]

Unlike previous titles since Super Smash Bros. Melee, Ultimate features no collectible trophies as they have been replaced with "Spirits", a type of power-up item character similar to the Stickers from Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Also, in the new game mode also titled Spirits, players can assign a Spirit character, one of hundreds of various characters from the crossover series, to their fighter to add their power to the primary fighter, such as attack strength or special abilities. Spirits themselves can have support Spirits to boost their own values. Spirits are collected by winning Spirit battles against the target Spirit, with rules and conditions inspired by the Spirit character. Winning matches against component opponents or other human fighters in Spirit modes helps to raise the level of the equipped Spirits, and several additional facilities exist to dismiss Spirit and gain their core essence to transfer to another Spirit among other steps.

The game also feature a new Adventure Mode, titled World of Light, that has an stronger focus on entertainment then story like The Subspace Emissary (Super Smash Bros. Brawl's Adventure Mode) had. World of Light also works atop the Spirits game mode.

Playable characters[]

Ultimate features a crossover cast of characters from several different Nintendo franchises, as well as from third-party properties. The game's most notable aspect is that it includes all playable characters from all previous Super Smash Bros. games, including those who were previously cut or released as downloadable content (DLC).[9][10] It also features 11 newcomers in the base game, with twelve additional post-launch DLC characters. In total, 74 characters (76 if counting the Pokémon Trainer's Pokémon as three fighters) are playable in the base game and 86 (89) characters are playable overall, the highest number of playable characters in the Super Smash Bros. series' history.

Additionally, certain clone fighters are now known as "Echo Fighters".[4] For instance, newcomer Princess Daisy (who previously was an alternate color scheme for Princess Peach in prior titles) is an individual Echo Fighter, and newcomer Dark Samus (who was an Assist Trophy in the previous game) is now an Echo Fighter for Samus. Returning characters Dark Pit and Lucina (clones of Pit and Marth respectively) have also retroactively been given this title. While Echo Fighters share identical movesets and essentially all of the main attributes of the original fighter they are an almost complete clone of, they may have minor differences in gameplay and mechanics; one example of this is Lucina having even damage all along her blade when she strikes, unlike Marth who has stronger damage and knockback at the tip of the blade.

All the fighters have been given numbers arranged by the order they joined the Super Smash Bros. games. The Echo Fighters, however, don't have their own among the roster; they instead share the number with the fighter they are based off of, along with an epsilon symbol (ε) or apostrophe ('). The Pokémon Trainer's Pokémon counts as three characters, but they all only occupy one roster spot, with the selection of the starting Pokémon coming after the player select them.

Despite the director's statement of the game having a limited amount of newcomers (due to the large number of returning fighters),[3] Ultimate features 23 new fighters; eleven of them in the base roster, one post-release DLC fighter, five DLCs in the first "Fighters Pass" pack, and six more additional fighters in the second and final pack.

Several of the characters have received updates to their outfits, such as Mario having Cappy from Super Mario Odyssey accompanying him, and Link wearing his outfit from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.[11] Others have been updated or new moves and abilities.[12][13] Players will not have access to all characters on the base roster when starting the game, and will need to unlock them by completing various challenges in-game; Nintendo anticipates making it easier for players to unlock all of the game's characters compared to previous games.[9] The starting roster consists of the default roster from the first Super Smash Bros. game of the original 8 characters.[14][15]

Connection to Street Fighter series[]

As Ultimate includes every fighter from previous titles, Ryu appears as a returning character. Ryu's mechanics have also been changed for play in 1v1 fights; he always faces his opponent's direction. Sakurai has stated that this would make it easier for players to input Ryu's special attacks manually.

Ken, who was previously a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U, appears playable in the game as an Echo Fighter to Ryu. Most of the differences the two share in the main series (i.e. Ken's flaming Shoryuken and Ryu's stronger Hadouken) were implemented into the game. Like Ryu, Ken has two Final Smashes: The Shinryuken and Shippu Jinraikyaku.

Assist Trophy[]

Guile appears as an Assist Trophy. He attacks opponents by crouching down in place and performing Flash Kick and Sonic Boom.

Suzaku Castle[]

In addition Ryu's return, the Suzaku Castle was brought back as one of the returning stages. The Street Fighter stage was updated to include all character themes from Street Fighter II. Guile's and Vega's themes received new remixes for the game.

Street Fighter Spirits[]

In World of Light, several fighters appear as spirits that can be acquired by beating certain characters under certain conditions. Most of the Street Fighter spirits appear in stamina matches to match the feeling of the original games. They also possess characters that either look or play similar to the fighter (i.e. Chun-Li possesses a heavily kick-focused Samus wearing her Zero Suit in a deeper shade of blue - referencing how it is the Street Fighter Alpha version of her - and Blanka possesses a green-furred Donkey Kong wearing a Screw Attack badge, which gives him Rolling Attack-like jumps).

One of the areas in the World of Light called the "World Tour" pays homage to Street Fighter II's arcade mode by having the player to fly to different parts of the world (whose map appears as an upscaled version of the one seen in the character selection screen) to challenge the spirits of the respective areas. The map ends by allowing the player the chance to unlock Ryu. In this area, once the player rescues Zangief's spirit, they gain access to Zangief's dojo, where he trains other spirits in the Overthrow Style.

In Ryu's Classic Mode, he fights other characters in stamina matches on the Omega forms of stages in an homage to Street Fighter II. Like World of Light, the opponents he faces references other Street Fighter characters such as Incineroar representing Zangief and Zero Suit Samus representing Chun-Li, with their theme playing in the background.

The following is a full list of the Spirits related to Street Fighter.

  • Ryu
  • Ken
  • E. Honda
  • Chun-Li (Street Fighter Alpha)
  • Chun-Li
  • Blanka
  • Zangief
  • Guile
  • Dhalsim
  • Balrog
  • Vega
  • Sagat
  • M. Bison
  • Cammy
  • Fei Long
  • Dee Jay
  • T. Hawk
  • Akuma
  • Nash
  • Dan
  • Sakura (Street Fighter)
  • Gen
  • Karin
  • Cody
  • Ibuki
  • Yun & Yang
  • Juri
  • Evil Ryu

Street Fighter music[]

  • Guile Stage: A remix of Guile's stage music from Street Fighter II, composed by Yuzo Koshiro.
  • Vega Stage: A remix of Vega's (Balrog in Japan) stage theme from Street Fighter II, composed by Yoko Shimomura.
  • Ryu Stage: A Japanese-styled arrangement of Ryu's theme from Street Fighter II, which also includes the "crisis" version of the theme. Returns from Smash 4. Heard in Ryu's character trailer.
  • Ken Stage: A rock arrangement of Ken's theme from Street Fighter II, which also includes the "crisis" version of the theme. Returns from Smash 4. Heard in Ken's reveal and character trailers.
  • Player Select Type A: The character select theme, sourced from Street Fighter II.
  • Ryu Stage Type A: Ryu's stage theme, sourced from Street Fighter II.
  • Ken Stage Type A: Ken's stage theme, sourced from Street Fighter II.
  • E. Honda Stage Type A: E. Honda's stage theme, sourced from Street Fighter II.
  • Chun-Li Stage Type A: Chun-Li's stage theme, sourced from Street Fighter II.
  • Stage Type A: Blanka's stage theme, sourced from Street Fighter II.
  • Zangief Stage Type A: Zangief's stage theme, sourced from Street Fighter II.
  • Guile Stage Type A: Guile's stage theme, sourced from Street Fighter II.
  • Dhalsim Stage Type A: Dhalsim's stage theme, sourced from Street Fighter II.
  • Balrog Stage Type A: Balrog's stage theme, sourced from Street Fighter II.
  • Vega Stage Type A: Vega's stage theme, sourced from Street Fighter II.
  • Sagat Stage Type A: Sagat's stage theme, sourced from Street Fighter II.
  • M. Bison Stage Type A: M. Bison's stage theme, sourced from Street Fighter II.
  • T. Hawk Stage Type A: T. Hawk's stage theme, sourced from Hyper Street Fighter II.
  • Fei Long Stage Type A: Fei Long's stage theme, sourced from Hyper Street Fighter II.
  • Dee Jay Stage Type A: Dee Jay's stage theme, sourced from Hyper Street Fighter II.
  • Cammy Stage Type A: Cammy's stage theme, sourced from Hyper Street Fighter II.
  • Player Select Type B: The character select theme, sourced from Super Street Fighter II.
  • Ryu Stage Type B: Ryu's stage theme, sourced from Super Street Fighter II.
  • Ken Stage Type B: Ken's stage theme, sourced from Super Street Fighter II.
  • . Honda Stage Type B: E. Honda's stage theme, sourced from Super Street Fighter II.
  • Chun-Li Stage Type B: Chun-Li's stage theme, sourced from Super Street Fighter II.
  • Ken Stage Type B: Ken's stage theme, sourced from Super Street Fighter II.
  • Blanka Stage Type B: Blanka's stage theme, sourced from Super Street Fighter II.
  • Zangief Stage Type B: Zangief's stage theme, sourced from Super Street Fighter II.
  • Guile Stage Type B: Guile's stage theme, sourced from Super Street Fighter II.
  • Dhalsim Stage Type B: Dhalsim's stage theme, sourced from Super Street Fighter II.
  • Balrog Stage Type B: Balrog's stage theme, sourced from Super Street Fighter II.
  • Vega Stage Type B: Vega's stage theme, sourced from Super Street Fighter II.
  • Sagat Stage Type B: Sagat's stage theme, sourced from Super Street Fighter II.
  • M. Bison Stage Type B: M. Bison's stage theme, sourced from Super Street Fighter II.
  • T. Hawk Stage Type B: T. Hawk's stage theme, sourced from Super Street Fighter II.
  • Fei Long Stage Type B: Fei Long's stage theme, sourced from Super Street Fighter II.
  • Dee Jay Stage Type B: Dee Jay's stage theme, sourced from Super Street Fighter II.
  • Cammy Stage Type B: Cammy's stage theme, sourced from Super Street Fighter II.
  • Victory! Street Fighter Series: A remix of the victory theme from Street Fighter II. Remains unchanged from Smash 4.

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Trivia[]

  • Street Fighter is the second 3rd-Party series to be represented by two separate playable characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, them being Ryu and Ken. The first was Castlevania, being represented by Simon and Richter Belmont, and was later followed by Final Fantasy, represented by Cloud Strife and Sephiroth.
    • Ken and Richter are also the only 3rd-Party characters to be Echo Fighters.
    • Dragon Quest, Minecraft and Banjo-Kazooie are also 3rd-Party franchises which are represented by multiple playable characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, however the other characters in the first two are alternate skins of a single fighter, while the latter functions as a single fighter.
  • Guile's method of attacking is a reference to a infamous technique (sometimes known as zoning) among Street Fighter players where Guile players crouch down and execute Sonic Boom from a distance and Flash kick to anyone that jumps over the projectile.
  • The inclusion of Terry Bogard from Fatal Fury, Kazuya Mishima from Tekken and Cloud Strife and Sephiroth from Final Fantasy makes this the second fighting game to feature the three franchises together; the first being Tekken 7.
  • The inclusion of Sora from the Kingdom Hearts series marks the second time Ryu and Ken crossed over with a character owned by Disney, the first being a brief cameo in the 2012 animated movie Wreck-it Ralph.

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Main games Street Fighter · Street Fighter II (Champion Editon · Hyper Fighting · Super · Turbo · Hyper · HD Remix · Ultra) · Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams (Alpha 2 · Alpha 3) · Street Fighter III (2nd Impact · 3rd Strike) · Street Fighter IV (Super · Arcade Edition · Ultra) · Street Fighter V (Arcade Edition · Champion Edition) · Street Fighter 6
Spinoffs Street Fighter EX (EX2 · EX3) · Street Fighter 2010 · Street Fighter: The Movie (Arcade version · Home version) · Street Fighter II: The Interactive Movie · Street Fighter: The Storytelling Game · Chun-Li ni makase China · Street Fighter: Puzzle Spirits · Street Fighter: Battle Combination · Super Street Fighter IV: PachiSlot Edition
Crossovers Marvel vs. Capcom series · SNK vs. Capcom series · Namco × Capcom series · Taisen Net Gimmick Capcom & Psikyo All Stars · Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo · Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix · Capcom Fighting All-Stars · Capcom Fighting Jam · Cannon Spike · Tatsunoko vs. Capcom · Street Fighter Online: Mouse Generation · Street Fighter × Mega Man · Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U · Street Fighter × All Capcom · Japan Sumo Cup: Yokozuna vs. Street Fighter · Puzzle Fighter · Super Smash Bros. Ultimate · TEPPEN · Street Fighter: Duel
Compilations Street Fighter Anniversary Collection · Street Fighter Alpha Anthology · Street Fighter Collection · Street Fighter Collection 2 · Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection
Shared Universe Final Fight series · Slam Masters series · Rival Schools series · Captain Commando
Miscellaneous List of games · List of playable characters · List of non-playable characters
Other media
Film/Television Future Cops · Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie · Live-action film · Street Fighter II: Yomigaeru Fujiwara-kyō · Street Fighter II V (List of episodes) · US TV series (List of episodes) · Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation · Street Fighter Alpha: Generations · Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li · Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind · Super Street Fighter IV OVA · Street Fighter - Round One: Fight! · Balrog: Behind the Glory · Street Fighter: Legacy · Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist · Street Fighter: World Warrior · Matador · Street Fighter: Resurrection
Comics Street Fighter II (manga) · Street Fighter Gaiden · Street Fighter (UDON) (Legends: Chun-Li · Legends: Ibuki · Issue 0 · Street Fighter IV Issue 2 · The Life and Death(s) of Charlie Nash · Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers) · Street Fighter Alpha (manga) · Sakura Ganbaru! · Cammy Gaiden · World Warrior Encyclopedia (Hardcover) · Ryu Final · Street Fighter Zero (HK comic) · Street Fighter (Brazilian comic series) · Street Fighter Zero (Brazilian comic) · EX2 Plus (comic) · Street Fighter (Malibu comic) (Issue 1 · Issue 2 · Issue 3)
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