Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Mild overall intensityWhat's in it
Cartoon, non-bloody brawling in which characters use attacks to knock each other off floating stages; no blood, injury detail, or gore.
Some fighters wear revealing outfits, including Zero Suit Samus's skin-tight suit and Bayonetta's form-fitting design.
Additional fighters, stages, and music are sold as optional downloadable content via paid DLC packs.
Bayonetta is a witch whose attacks conjure demons out of glowing magic circles, several fighters throw dark sorcery, and one stage is Dracula's castle with coffins and candelabras. It is brief fantasy magic imagery in a cartoon fighting game, with no ritual carried out.
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What it is
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a crossover platform fighting game where players control characters from Nintendo and third-party franchises and battle to knock opponents off the stage. Combat is fast and cartoonish, with no blood or realistic injury; the goal is to build up an opponent's damage percentage and launch them out of the arena. It offers local and online multiplayer for up to eight players, plus single-player modes. Content is very mild: comic-book-style combat, a few fighters in revealing outfits, and optional paid downloadable characters and stages. Online matches pair players with strangers but include no open voice or text chat.
How it's framed
The game frames its fighting as lighthearted, competitive party combat between iconic characters, with cartoon knockouts rather than realistic harm; there is no narrative of real-world violence or consequence.
Details
- Developer
- Bandai Namco Studios, Sora Ltd.
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Released
- 2018-12-07
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