Whether you’re a casual player raining items down from the sky or a pro frame counter, ai-dodging and combo-ing your way to victory, there really is something for everyone. Featuring the return of a hefty adventure mode in the form of the RPG-leaning World of Light and the series best net code to date, Ultimate is pure joy. Thanks to its wide array of different-feeling playable characters, there really is something for everyone. The best part? Ultimate plays phenomenally.
Boasting a jaw-dropping 80 fighters to choose from, including third-party legends Like Sephiroth, Ryu, and Persona 5’s Joker, Ultimate feels less like a Nintendo love in and more like a celebration of video games as a whole. Doing away with the hugely unbalanced roster of the series’ Wii U outing, Ultimate sees Smash at its chaotic best. While there will always be a contingent of purists who refuse to play anything other than Melee, make no mistake - Smash’s Switch outing is one of the best fighters ever released.
