SSBB gets perfect score from Famitsu

Japan's top gaming magazine gives Super Smash Bros. Brawl the definitive thumbs-up.

Yesterday, Nintendo announced that Wii fighter Super Smash Bros. Brawl has been delayed yet again in the US to March 9. In Europe, gamers don't even have a confirmed date yet--although those counting the days in the region are still hoping for a pre-July release date.

However, according to the Famitsu Scores Archive, which reports on the review scores from the Japanese video gaming magazine, the title is at least going to be well worth the wait. It reports that in the latest issue of Famitsu, the Japanese version of the game (due to be released on January 24) is reviewed and given the accolade of a perfect score.

SSBB is only the seventh game in the history of the influential magazine to score 40 out of 40. The previous top-rated games are: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Soul Calibur, Vagrant Story, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Nintendogs, and Final Fantasy XII.

In Famitsu's rating system, the number 40 out of 40 comes from four reviewers each giving the game a score out of 10--meaning that all four gave SSBB top marks.

614 Comments

  • 8bit7055

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 6:03 am GMT

    I know that this game will get a 10.

  • connell66

    Posted Feb 4, 2008 3:23 pm GMT

    It sounds to be an excellent game. Will definitely get it once released.

  • HALCONAZUL

    Posted Feb 4, 2008 2:33 pm GMT

    o come on just release the dam game already

  • pikachukirby

    Posted Feb 4, 2008 11:40 am GMT

    this game needs to come out NOWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CAN'T WAIT TO PLAY THE BEST GAME EVER!!!!!!!!!!! and of course i have it reserved so yeah march 9th i'll be playing it all day long and i'll probably take off of work for like 2 days after as well so hahahaha

  • SmashBrawlerBoy

    Posted Feb 3, 2008 6:37 pm GMT

    I just downloaded the Super Smash Bros. Brawl main theme off of the "downloads" tab and I LOVE it. Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Peace.

  • robinator101

    Posted Feb 2, 2008 5:35 pm GMT

    me too cant wait for brawl, seriously its been too freakin long. im tired of waiting......although the game is much better.

  • SmashBros-King

    Posted Feb 2, 2008 7:40 am GMT

    Must play Brawl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    I wish it would come out already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Why does japan get Brawl before us? We should get it before Japan does!!!!!!
    I WANT TO PLAY BRAWL RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • SmashBrawlerBoy

    Posted Feb 1, 2008 9:30 pm GMT

    I can't wait either!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This game is no doubt PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so paranoid, I've been watching Brawl vids on youtube from bdcool187 and his so far 72 (in numeratical order) Brawl vids all day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait any longer, it's driving me crazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Watching vids is the only way I can temperaroly slightly numb the pain. I NEED BRAWL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    (I'm not crazy, I'm just really excited right now. Sorry if I scared anyone)

  • SmashBros-King

    Posted Feb 1, 2008 7:06 pm GMT

    thanks SmashBrawlerBoy!!!!

    I can't wait to play Brawl!!!!!!!

  • moh2in

    Posted Feb 1, 2008 1:19 pm GMT

    I am going to buy a Wii for this game only.
    ...I don't have any money...
    . . . .

  • Timbydude

    Posted Feb 1, 2008 7:40 am GMT

    I don't really understand why they gave Nintendogs a perfect score, but oh well...

  • SmashBrawlerBoy

    Posted Jan 31, 2008 6:45 pm GMT

    SmashBros-King, like the new the look. Cooooooooooooooooooooool.

  • SmashBros-King

    Posted Jan 31, 2008 11:05 am GMT

    Sure, alright

  • SmashBros-King

    Posted Jan 31, 2008 11:04 am GMT

    Sure, alright

  • SmashBrawlerBoy

    Posted Jan 31, 2008 10:19 am GMT

    Cool idea.

  • thecorpsemaker

    Posted Jan 31, 2008 8:40 am GMT

    Here is a good idea for all of you guys who would consist of smashbros-king, jacksanter23, smashbrawlerboy and hiimfletcher, how about playing each other online and seeing whos best instead of talking about it and making corny comments like 7 year old boys and little girls. I have no quarrel with any of you and do not wish to start one, but jeez, you should read your arguments from the beginning to end because it was HILARIUS! Hope to see guys all in on-line brawl, till then peace and hail to the game of godlike valor and wonder!

  • SmashBros-King

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 4:34 pm GMT

    Hey everyone else, I heard that Roy will be in Brawl, he has his own moveset. So he will be different than Marth. By the way, the person who told me this, was right about Wolf being in Brawl when he told me about a week ago, so this is probabbly true too!!!

  • SmashBros-King

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 4:32 pm GMT

    Jacksanter23: You have to be the most jealous person I've ever heard of!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why don't you just mind your own buisness, and stop reading my comments when I'm not talking to you!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously, your are sooo annoying!!!!!!!

  • SmashBrawlerBoy

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 10:31 am GMT

    Thank a load dude. Peace.
    P.S. Secret stages are all new to me, but knew of all the characters except for the confirmation of Wolf.

  • AdrianMeg

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 8:45 am GMT

    ***WARNING!!***
    If you don't want spoilers, dont go to this URL: http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/29/super-spoiler-bros-brawl-major-leaked-roster-update-videos-a/ This has all the info about the smash bros. "secret" characters.
    Enjoy!

  • SmashBrawlerBoy

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 9:47 pm GMT

    Everyone, yet another two characters confirmed, well, at least one new character completely confirmed- Link from both the amazing game Wind Waker, and the sequel to it, Phantom Hourglass, TOON LINK!!!!!!!!!!
    P.S. The other, if not fully confirmed, then sort of confirmed, is Ganondorf!
    Yeah!
    Cool!!
    Oh, I almost forgot... R.O.B.!!!!!!!!!!
    Yeah!!!!!!!!!
    I've only seen him in Mario Kart DS, but I know he's originally from an original Mario game. He as well is totally confirmed.
    Sweet!!!!!!!!
    Yeah!!!!!!!!!
    To see a picture of Toon Link and his amazing Wind Waker ship stage, and R.O.B., just check out the "Top Stories" tab or "Latest" tab- these tabs are located at the top of this story. (please don't criticise due to myself stating the obvious, even though it's basic knowledge, if someone's new, they may not know. Whatever.) Check out the newest, or at least one of the newest stories- whichever one mentions the characters in the description. There you'll find the pics and the story.
    And you can simply just search youtube for Toon Link, Ganondorf, and maybe- I repeat- maybe, R.O.B. However, you've all probably seen at least some footage of him- he's the robot(s) opening the time bomb in the Subspace Emissary cutscene when that cool floating guy drops it.
    Anywho, just throwin' that out there.
    Peace.

  • jacksantree23

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 9:25 pm GMT

    Smashbrosking you have to be the most immature person i have ever heard of. i hope to god you are not over the age of 9 because you sure dont act like it. As I was saying to brawlerboy im sorry about the inappropriate comment i made earlier and was willing to let it go but i now stand by my other comments as you have continued to be a jerk and just try to put people down. I might add also that i was indeed able to predict the statements you made as you have the linear and uninventive mindset of a five year-old.

    ps:brawlerboy i have no beef with you so please understand that your boy is being a bit of a jerk and dont come to his aid to say something against me

    pss: thanks for the news feed from pokebeach, much appreciated

  • SmashBros-King

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 12:53 pm GMT

    Thanks SmashBrawlerBoy!!!!!!! Marth is my favorite character!!!!!!!!!
    I did notice that they mad his Dancing blade faster.

  • SmashBrawlerBoy

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 12:31 pm GMT

    EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LISTEN UP!!!!!!!!!! GO TO pokebeach.com RIGHT NOW. I SAID IT AND I MEAN IT! pokebeach.com RIGHT NOW! THERE IT WILL ONCE AND FOR ALL BE PROVEN THAT THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERS WILL BE IN BRAWL: LUCARIO, MR. GAME AND WATCH, FALCO, MARTH, CAPTAIN FALCON AND LUIGI ARE IN BRAWL! SEE FOR YOURSELVES NOW. I AM BREAKING DOWN WITH EXCITEMENT FROM THIS TREMENDOUS NEWS! I CAN'T CONTAIN IT! SEE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pokebeach.com IN THE PHOTOS UNDER THE CARD SCANS, THE FIRST PHOTO CONFIRMS ALL OF THE CHARACTERS I STATED, AND LUCARIO LOOKS SOOOOOOOO REAL! THE LAST PICTURE SHOWS MEWTWO'S SHILLOETTE! WHAT COULD THIS MEAN? GO TO pokebeach.com RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • SmashBrawlerBoy

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 10:37 am GMT

    I know about Marth. I just saw a vid on youtube by bdcool187 and he confirms- that's right- confirms Marth (Yeah! Happy for ya SmashBros-King!) and Captain Falcon. His vid also shows some ultimate clips from adventure mode, and Luigi is in 'em, so I'm betting he's confirmed as well. Another of his vids I just checked out was the intro of the Japanese version of the game (may or may not be the same here) and it was PERFECT! Ike and Marth look so cool together in the first vid I saw of his, "Super Smash Bros Brawl Gameplay video 2 (updated)." Congrats again SmashBros-King, and check out the vids.
    PEACE!

  • SmashBros-King

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 10:35 am GMT

    WOW, jacksantre23 is EXTREMELY jealous of me!!!!!!!!

    By the wahy, I don't lose, I ONLY WIN!!!!!!
    SO HA
    Jacksantree will get his ass kicked by everyone!!!!! by the way, I know you are jealous of my skills, but hey, Marth wasn't made for you!!!!!!!
    to everyone reading this, Jacksantree is a noob!!!! A BIG NOOB!!!! HA HA HA HA HA

  • SmashBros-King

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 10:29 am GMT

    MARTH IS IN BRAWL!!!!!!!

    I TOLD YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!

    MARTH IS IN BRAWL!!!!!! I AM THE HAPPIEST PERSON ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!

  • jacksantree23

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 12:48 am GMT

    None taken, the beat off comment was a little too far , and i apologize for that. but lets not make me the a-hole hear, i never made a post at someone until it was done unto me and after seeing how bros king was talking smack on everyone who was trying to post something positive i got a little pissed. i agree in letting bygones be bygones. On a seperate and lighter note, i liked melee a lot but i think thats just because it was smash bros and its hard to go wrong, i think brawl will be better becasue they're trying to be mpre inventive with what they are doing, in terms of more variety in characters instead of a lot of clone characters, not talking smack on any of these, but for example falcon/ganondorf falco/fox dr.mario/mario. In addition to that youve got the special move feature, new one player modes, and online play which will be good because although on the world scale im probably not very good, im way better tehn all my friends and they wont play with me anymore haha.

  • hiimfletcher

    Posted Jan 28, 2008 7:37 pm GMT

    idk it was just something about melee that i didnt like. i dont own it, but ive played my fair share of it and it just didnt click with me. Maybe it's because i really dont like the gamecube controller, so i just didnt like the controls. ive got some hope for brawl, i think with the simplicity of the wii it can quite possibly top the original. amen to the lets not be enemies and apology accepted and i apologize for the comments i made

  • SmashBrawlerBoy

    Posted Jan 28, 2008 7:21 pm GMT

    Ha ha. Funny. But dude, seriously, how do you not appreciate Melee? And no offense towards you from calling your comments sick. Just didn't think they were appropriate.
    P.S. You think Brawl will be better than Melee and maybe even better than the original?
    P.S. #2 Dude, let's not be enemies
    P.S. #3 I appologize for dissing your other comments and not understanding your username right away.
    Peace.

  • hiimfletcher

    Posted Jan 28, 2008 7:13 pm GMT

    im sick cause i said cock how old are u brawlerboy? hahah and jacksantree23 i know exactly what ur talking about haha

  • SmashBrawlerBoy

    Posted Jan 28, 2008 6:33 pm GMT

    TheRoy_Master and SmashBros-King, thanks for the support. That hiimfletcher guy is weird. Melee is one of the best games of all time- just like the original. I don't get how he could root for Super Smash Bros. and not appreiciate Melee. (He's not a true smasher; as well his comments are sick). And Brian, no offense, but you just said yourself that Jigglypuff's the worst character. Sorry, but anyone can beat Jigglypuff. He's/She's just too light of a character. And dude, if you favor a character that PWNS, then ya don't gotta be good with everyone. Say you got, for a weird example, 50 power/energy orbs. You put 2 into each character, or you put 50 into one- I ask you, which fighter will be more powerful? And it doesn't make much sense to practice with everyone if you are only one character each battle. Seriously. On another note, Peace. But you jacksantree23- that's not cool. Not be rude, but dude, what you said is rude.
    TheRoy_Master and SmashBros-King, just ignore him.
    P.S.: Brawl will RULE the world.
    P.S. #2: jacksantree23, no offense, but don't do that again. But seriously, no offense.

  • jacksantree23

    Posted Jan 28, 2008 6:22 pm GMT

    SmashBros King/TheRoyMaster- this thread as pointed out by the underminer is about discussing the smash news with the community, not bragging about how good you are with marth and roy and burning everyone who says anything. maybe if you spent a little less time jacking off to marths pictures while playing the devils advocate on threads and playing melee, you would understand that maybe your not that talented just cuz you play all the time. Not to mention the fact that i can probably predict your response to this judging by every other post on this thread, my guess is: "omg jacksantree23 your just jealous of our skills, my bro and i are the best with marth and roy, we will destroy you, you are such a noob. nobody knows the true way to use marth and roy. i dont even play smash bros that much." may i just say that I hope you get raped online, the rest of you guys happy playing.

  • _BRIAN_

    Posted Jan 28, 2008 5:00 pm GMT

    Calm down smashbros-king. I never insulted you or your friend. all i'm saying is that jigglypuff can be good when used right. if you and your bro are all that you say you are then prove it. there's more then one way to use jigglypuff and I know that. the true masters don't have a favorite, they're good with everyone. plus out of everyone on melee jigglypuff may be my worst character. if you want to brag, go ahead just try to beat my record. if you do the you get bragging rights.(i didn't use any weapens) oh ya smashbrawlerboy you do the same. and try to beat home run contest with 9 men above 1000 ft.

  • TheRoy_Master

    Posted Jan 28, 2008 4:57 pm GMT

    Who the hell does this hiimfletcher punk noob think he is. I'll kick his ass so hard in Brawl and Melee. You are not tough and I will DESTROY you in Brawl!!!!!! Me and my bro are the BEST with Marth and Roy!!!!!!!!!!
    Smashbrawlerboy: He's just jealous

  • SmashBros-King

    Posted Jan 28, 2008 4:23 pm GMT

    RAID3N: I WILL DESTROY YOU IN BRAWL, YOU JEALOUS NOOB!!!! I BET YOU SUCK AT MELEE!!!!!! By the way, me and my bro are the BEST with Marth and Roy!!!!!! THAT'S A FACT!!!!!!

    SmashBrawlerBoy: who the heck is that annoying Hiimfletcher kid? he is weird.

  • SmashBrawlerBoy

    Posted Jan 28, 2008 4:12 pm GMT

    meh meh meh meh meh meh, w/e, meh meh meh meh. hiimfletcher, still, nobody wants to hear you. But, yes, the original was great, I'm not going to argue with that. Just calm down dude- take a chill pill. I ain't no tard, and I ain't no homo and I don't only play melee, and I don't think I'm the best, but I am really good, and I don't think it's the best thing since sliced bread- Brawl is, and melee was awesome. Again, shut it. You live off of being nassssssssssty. What you say means nothing. Don't go off assuming things and use them to diss someone- it just doesn't work. And your name would be easier to understand if "im" was spelt the proper way of "I'm" with an apostrophe, or at least "i'm" without the capital. w/e, maybe it wouldn't work. meh. But dude, your really sick, seriously, get a life. (I bet you'll counter this with a rude remark. I bet you. That's just the way you are. Rude, obnoxious, and annoying.). Enough said.

  • hiimfletcher

    Posted Jan 28, 2008 3:45 pm GMT

    its like "hi, im fletcher" u tard. ur name's smashbrawlerboy, meaning two things, 1, ur a homo that only plays smash and thinks that he is GOD at it, but in reality he wouldnt stand a chance against real competition, and 2, u think that melee is the best thing since sliced bread, when everyone knows that melee loves the cock because all it did was add a plethora of unwanted characters (ice climbers, kid link), and stupid (sh*tty) levels. Nothing compares to the original super smash bros, and u cant even argue with that

  • SmashBrawlerBoy

    Posted Jan 28, 2008 1:31 pm GMT

    Shut it, Melee rules the world. No one wants to hear you hiimfletcher (hiimfletcher... what?)

  • RAlD3N

    Posted Jan 28, 2008 12:23 pm GMT

    Honestly no one cares how good you are with Roy and marth . The two of you are just plain annoying.GOD!!! How many times i see you two flame people just because they don't agree with you. Id bet anything that there are a TON people better than you with Roy and Marth.besides they might not even be in brawl so thats God knows how many months you have spent playing as them tuning your so called technique wasted .Good luck in brawl your going to need it .

  • SmashBrawlerBoy

    Posted Jan 28, 2008 11:53 am GMT

    Jigglypuff is sooooooooooooo easy to wipe out. Seriously. And that down B attack doesn't always work too. Brian, I could skool you and your Jiggy with any one at all. I don't even need to fight you to figure that much out. And I don't know how much time it took me, and I don't really want to check right now, but I think I went pretty fast winning event 51 as well with Kirby. Ha.

  • SmashBros-King

    Posted Jan 28, 2008 11:19 am GMT

    I have 20 kills in Cruel Melee!!!
    I would have got more, but I stayed with 20, because I heard a rumor saying you can unlock Sonic and Tails by getting 20 kills. I should have gotten more!!!!! by the way Brian, how much did you get, 1 kill?

  • SmashBros-King

    Posted Jan 28, 2008 11:16 am GMT

    _Brian_: You use only one move? the cheap amateur one hit kill move? that's the only reason why you got that record, you used the cheap way!!! HA
    I just played event match 51, and I beat it in 1min 52.46 seconds, and without losing a life, and without using weapons!!!! You can't beat that!!! After, I did it, I got an achievement saying I beat event match 51 without falling off the stage!!!! I DESTROYED Giga Bowser, Mewtwo, and Gannondorf!!!!!! by the way, Jigglypuff sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • SmashBros-King

    Posted Jan 28, 2008 11:10 am GMT

    _Brian_: You use only one move? the cheap amateur one-hit kill move? HA
    I just played event match 51, and I beat it in 1min 52.46 seconds with Marth, of course, and I beat it without losing a life, and without using a weapon!!!!! You can't beat that!!!! I earned an achievement after, saying I beat event match 51 without falling off the stage!!!! I DESTROYED Giga Bowser, Mewtwo, and Gannondorf!!!!!! by the way, Jigglypuff sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • TheRoy_Master

    Posted Jan 28, 2008 9:51 am GMT

    Wow you paly like an amateur!! You only use one move to kill someone and you can't beat them with anyone else !! Jigglypuff sucks and is one of the easiest characters to beat!!!

  • _BRIAN_

    Posted Jan 27, 2008 11:10 pm GMT

    Oh sorry, I just played, my new record is 1min 38.31 second with jigglypuff.

  • _BRIAN_

    Posted Jan 27, 2008 10:47 pm GMT

    Hey SmashBros-King jigglypuff is an awesome character. in melee jigglypuff was the best person that you could those to kill giga bowser because of her almost 1 hit k.o. down B move. So watch yourself before you insult a pokemon. For anybody who wants a challenge try beating event match Lv. 51 with jigglypuff before 1 min, 55.75 seconds on melee (that's my record). I hope Brawl will be as good as everybody says it is. I haven't met anybody with a wii who won't get it.

  • SmashBros-King

    Posted Jan 27, 2008 5:33 pm GMT

    Dark_Bladesman: You are just way too jealous of my skills with Marth!!!!!!
    I bet you play as jigglypuff, and I bet you verse the level 1 computer!!! HA HA HA HA HA

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