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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The crossover for the ages arrives as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - the Nintendo Switch installment of the monolithic action/fighting game franchise published by Nintendo. Players can choose from characters such as Mario, Pikachu, Sonic, Solid Snake, Cloud Strife, and more as they duke it out in the ultimate multiplayer fighting game that captures the most iconic elements of several franchises from video game history. The game also features a robust single-player experience called "World of Light," where players will fight to free the captured fighters as they try to restore order to various video game universes. 

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
9/10
Top Critic Avg: 92/100 Critics Rec: 97%
Released
December 7, 2018
ESRB
E for Everyone: Cartoon Violence, Comic Mischief, Suggestive Themes
Developer(s)
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Publisher(s)
Nintendo
Engine
Proprietary Engine

Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer
Franchise
Super Smash Bros.
ESRB
E for Everyone: Cartoon Violence, Comic Mischief, Suggestive Themes

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