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Pokken Tournament Review

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Nintendo has churned out another winner folks. The Wii U has gotten a lot of heat over the infamous Gamepad as well as the lack of third party games, but it’s always very easy to forgive these oversights when you look at the first party titles. Super Smash Bros for Wii U is the greatest game of all time and Mario Maker is an all star title as well. Pokken continues to set the bar very high and isn’t afraid of those other titles. In fact, I’d say that this game beats Mario Maker and it’s automatically my 2nd favorite Wii U game. It has a lot of replay value and I can definitely see myself playing it for a very long time. This one’s a keeper all right.

Pokken is a mix of 2D and 3D fighting. There are two phases which have different rules and strategies so the game is deeper than you would expect. In 3D mode, you want to either overwhelm your opponent with projectile spam or quickly hit them with a close attack. 2D mode plays more like Street Fighter and you have to really think about which move you are going to use or it’ll all be for naught. The game has a bit of a rock paper scissors mechanic so it’s all about out thinking your opponent.

Your standard attacks beat out grabs. Grabs beat out Focus Attacks. Focus Attacks beat out Power Modes. Power Moves usually beat out strong moves and strong moves are basically pointless, but I’m guessing that they beat out standard ones. String them together for combos and then you also have the Burst Mode at your disposal once you have enough meter. That mode essentially gives you super armor on just about all of your attacks as well as a great final smash which can eat through just about every single attack. I highly recommend using it after performing an unsafe combo, the opponent will try to punish you and that’s when the final smash really comes through.

I’m not usually a fan of the classic Rock Paper Scissors for fighting games, but it’s implemented well here. It doesn’t feel like luck and it’s really more tactical than anything else. Conditioning an opponent feels more important here than in Super Smash as you want to lead an opponent to your destination. (For example, spending the first 2 rounds of a set always going for a Focus Attack when getting up to set up the grab for the third round where you’ll go for a strong combo instead.)

An interesting choice that the game made was to include a level up system. I suppose that this is a feature that has always been in the Pokemon games so getting rid of it may not have gone over well with the older fans, but it does give you a bit of an advantage online. It actually applies to your online “For Glory” mode and that means that the person with the higher leveled fighter has the edge. The level caps at 100 and you should have that after 2-3 days, but until then you better watch out. You can choose to use your level up points on Attack, Defense, Synergy, or Support I believe. I put everything into attack so my Final Smash is truly awesome now!

The bulk of your playtime will likely go towards the local multiplayer mode or online to fight with friends and rivals as you rise through the ranks. I really like how the leaderboard rankings are set up because it’s less discouraging than some other games. For example, a loss won’t get rid of any of your points until you make it to C rank. That’s when the true struggle will begin. This differs from a game like Street Fighter where you’ll lose points each time you lose and one loss can force you to have to make up a lot of ground and you can even lose your rank. That can happen here, but it’s a little safer and going on a losing streak is just as tricky as going on a win streak due to the solid matchmaking algorithms in place.

Right now my For Glory Win% is around 80% and I’ve made it to E1. I expect to be in the D ranks by tomorrow and my progress will likely start to slow around that point as the opponents will get a lot tougher. The rounds are short and fun so it’s easy to play this game for hours and hours. It’s easy to see how streamers can keep on playing in front of their audience for so long. It’s the kind of game that has unlimited replay value.

The offline modes are not quite as brilliant. There’s a nice tutorial/practice mode, but you may not want to spend much..or any time there. I recommend at least giving it a quick stop, but you should use Story Mode to practice your moves since it’s so long and the opponents in the first league won’t really fight back anyway. The plot of the story is that a mysterious Shadow Mewtwo has been challenging players and defeating them all. He continues to get stronger, which is a problem since it’s draining synergy, the life force of the planet. If he’s not stopped then the planet will blow up so the main character has to get strong enough to end this.

The plot shows up at the end of each tournament before finally coming into play after the third one. The plot is actually pretty enjoyable. The exposition was a little unnaturally long, but for the most part the characters were interesting and the universe was nicely developed. Shadow Mewtwo’s boss themes were also incredible and I’ll never forget the very first time that he showed up. It was such an epic moment and easily the best part of the whole story experience. Unfortunately, the gameplay of the story is what I’m not crazy about like with DBZ’s Budokai 2.

There are 4 (Possibly 5 from what I’ve heard) tournaments. Each tournament has you start by moving up the ranks as you face 5 opponents. You must then fight them again and again to move past that part and enter the 8 man tournament. After you win that, then you fight the Promotion Battle and then you rinse and repeat after a quick cinematic fight. It gets longer and longer and according to Reddit/Gamefaqs calculations, the story is around 110-120 fights long and that number will vary if you happen to lose during the run. I completed the first 3 tournaments so far and I’ll admit that I’m not too crazy about the prospect of going for the next 2. I will do them, even if only to get Mewtwo and the final support Pokemon, but the story didn’t have to be artificially extended quite so far. There was just no reason for it.

The short part that is actually the story is quite interesting though and I really would have liked the whole story mode to be about that. Maybe next time I guess. The voice acting has been chuckled at a lot online and I can see why. As one guy said for the first big promotion battle master, he sounded like he was eating while talking. The voice was very muffled. Still, it’s pretty funny and I’d say that the voice acting is pretty well done depending on how intentional it all is. I actually like Nia as she constantly rubs the losses in your face and takes credit for your wins. “You’re like a Magikarp out of water” “They made you their punching bag that time!” Those are epic quotes that may seem mean spirited, but that’s just who Nia is. It’s not personal, even when she gives you advice like “Keep your guard up” right before the opponent grabs you. You have the option to turn her off, but I can’t bring myself to do that. The constant dialogue is hype and she’s much better at her role than Navi. Mewtwo’s owner is also a pretty cool character. She’s a mysterious figure and even her ending is rather sudden so I guess that’ll leave some room for the sequel. Hopefully the main character gets to talk if there is a Pokken 2.

The gameplay is great, which is lucky for me because it makes this a lot more bearable than it would have been otherwise, but it’s still really long. My recommendation is, don’t lose when you’re in the main tournament phase. Trust me, it’ll make the whole cycle even tougher. You can cheese most of the opponents though, but make sure that you are truly good by the time the last tournaments roll around because the cheese tactics won’t be nearly as effective.

Each round earns you up to 20K and winning tournaments gives you significantly higher amounts. I’ve earned almost 10 million already, but the money goes very quickly. I don’t even know how many accessories and clothes you can buy, but it’s a lot and I’m nowhere near rich enough to purchase them all. That’ll come with time since the game is quite generous with the money. Local battles and friendly matches still give you the 20K so just play a lot and eventually you’ll have all the money that you could ever want. I can’t say that most of the clothes are anything that I would want to use for my avatar, but to be honest I haven’t looked through most of the choices yet.

The graphics for Pokken are very well done. It has the semi realistic look of Tekken while still being very bright and fancy. As you may know from the Brawl days, I’m not a super big fan of darker, more live action esque designs, but these stay colorful enough that they still feel like Pokemon and it does leave a trail of epicness for the fights to escalate to even greater heights. It’s part of why I like maining Blaziken so much, his fiery attacks look so great when you’re in the middle of a good ole fashioned fist fight. Blaziken was the very first Pokemon that I ever got in Pokemon Ruby, my first Pokemon game so he has a lot of sentimental value for me. He may be a low tier fighter next to most of the others in Pokken, but he’s currently my main and he’s taken me pretty far.

The soundtrack’s decent for the most part. I’ll admit that most of the stages are fairly unmemorable when it comes to the music and I tried to listen to a few of them on Youtube, but some of them just aren’t that good. Luckily, Shadow Mewtwo makes up for that with his incredible themes. I could listen to those for hours and the tunes are great enough to raise the whole soundtrack for me. Still, that’s reason enough for me to just call the soundtrack decent, it doesn’t really live up to my expectations of how good it would sound. Most of the handheld games have a better overall soundtrack.

As possibly mentioned earlier, there are 16 fighters. This is a really low amount and I’ll admit that a few of the choices were pretty underwhelming. Chandelure and that Fire Fox? Really? I don’t think they’ve earned a spot on the roster to be honest although I support Shadow Mewtwo and Pikachu Libre so..my opinion is a little unique. Unlike Super Smash where you’ll have memorized all of the attacks for all 50+ characters right away, it’s tricky to do that in this game since there are 4 different attack types for each character and then you have to double that for 3D mode + 2D mode while also accounting for their attacks in both modes while in Burst Mode. Simply put, it’ll take a while unless you make this game your top priority.

I’m going to be spending a lot of time with this game, but it’ll never be my top priority the way that Smash Bros is. I’ve put in well over 100 hours on that game just watching gameplay footage from the top players around the world. I’ve maybe put in 2 hours for that with Pokken, but I’ll really just spend my time playing it as opposed to watching. I am entering the Pokken event at Apex 2016, but I’ll see how far I can go as I am. Back to the main point, the 16 characters limit doesn’t feel as bad as it could. As it is, it’s very hard to pull out another fighter once you’ve chosen a main and do well enough to win the fight. I have pulled it off with my classic pockets, Pikachu Libre and Chandelure, but it’s tricky since I’m relying on pure fundamentals and button mashing.

Blaziken’s definitely my guy right now. He unfortunately has a very tough time against projectiles though. If I see any strong Gengars or Chandelure players, I can probably count the match as a loss although I’ll try to keep it real. I like Pikachu since he really has a lot of good projectiles and Libre’s command grabs make him a real threat. Each of the characters have their strengths with the only one that just feels weak is Charizard. He’s just soooo slow, although I pulled off a nice win with him online, I doubt I will play him again for a while. I still haven’t even tried out around 5-6 of the characters so I have to get around to that. This is the kind of game where you don’t spend much time choosing different characters since there’s not much merit to it. Just pick 2 characters to cover your matchups and you’re set.

By the way, you’ll want to stay active online or your ranking will plummet. You won’t lose points, but people will just leapfrog you. I made it into the 8000s on my first day, but then I took a break from online for a day to focus on the story. When I got back I was in the 14000s. I’ve since made it back to the 10000s, but it just goes to show how many people are playing it right now. I kind of want to make the top 1000, but that’s unlikely unless I really play it a bunch. I’ll probably look at the overall sales figures and then I’ll try to stay in the top 10% or 5% by the end. That’s a reasonable goal I’d say.

Overall, Pokken is a fighting game that you’ve got to get right away. The gameplay mechanics can be a little complex and overwhelming at first, but put in an hour or two of just fighting normally in Story Mode and you’ll start to pick up all of the little rules. It’s not a game like Virtua Fighter where you can play for days and still not pick up most of the terms. Once you’re in, you’ll see how much fun the game is. There may only be 16 fighters, but you’ll still have a tough time learning all of their attacks and now you can really prove your stuff with your main. The replay value is endless and you also unlock a lot of titles from time to time, which are fun to use online. There are so many choices that it’s tough to decide on one. Aim to become the world champ with your character and I’ll see you at the top!

Overall 9/10

Pokemon: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages Review

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It’s time to take a look at the latest Pokemon film! The hype around this movie was that many different Legendary Pokemon would get to appear. I’m always up for seeing the titans come up, but was admittedly disappointed in how it was handled. A good film overall though and Pikachu isn’t nerfed this time around, making for some good power feats. It reminds me that I still need to go play Pokemon X/Y!

The film starts out in a desert as we see a village looking up to the all powerful Hoopa. In Hoopa’s true form, he’s essentially a giant Genie. He warps other Legendary Pokemon to the village via his inter dimensional rings and then fights them for a little while before sending them back when he’s in danger. This cowardly fighting style gains him many fans, but then the power corrupts him and the village is essentially destroyed. Fast forward a few centuries to the present where Hoopa is now in his chibi form being escorted by two allies. They are looking for the bottle so that Hoopa can regain his true form once more. Surely he is ready for this now…right?

Ash and friends were enjoying a nice vacation when Hoopa decides to snag a donut. The odd thing is that the real donuts look like French Crullers while the fake donuts look like the real deal. I think Ash and friends are essentially getting scammed. Ash follows Hoopa through the portal and then gets his friends across as well. The odd thing is that the friends still don’t trust Ash and actually try to stop him, but he is able to overpower their combined might. Ash and friends decide to help Hoopa out, but then the city comes under siege thanks to Hoopa’s true powers. He has split into his dark self and the chibi form. Can Ash muster up the will to defeat the evil Hoopa or will his feelings of friendship and camaraderie overpower him!?

To start the analysis off, I was underwhelmed by the opening. For starters, I have to say that Hoopa’s design is one of the worst Pokemon designs of all time and probably top 5. The genie looks nothing like a Pokemon and is hard to properly use in a fight. The voice likely doesn’t help matters either. He also comes across as very petty in the intro as he is clearly going to lose against the Legendary Pokemon so he warps them away, but not before getting his cheap shots in. This happens during the entire film and it can be a little annoying. The Pokemon were minding their own business before getting thrown into these fights and never get any closure since they are just tossed aside. It’s the issue with having fighters who can’t talk, they don’t get much of an ending when they’re cheated out of a fight.

Most of the fight scenes also aren’t actual fights. It was cool to see Lugia flying rings around Hoopa and landing some good shots in, but that was probably the only real fight scene that we got. The rest were “action” scenes which are essentially just long chases throughout the city. I’m fine with having action, but not at the expense of fight scenes and that’s exactly what happened here. The sad part is that the TV show has a lot of fights consistently across the episodes, but then when the movies come…it’s like there’s not enough budget for it. The budget is instead used for things that aren’t quite as important like the backgrounds or adding extra layers to the dimension effects. I’d trade all of that for a quick 1 on 1 fight in an instant. I’d say that most people watch Pokemon for the fights anyway.

Character-wise, the new original characters weren’t bad. The guy was pretty weak willed since he was possessed so easily and he probably should have expected the situation to happen, but it’s not totally his fault and he rebounds from the whole thing. Likewise with the heroine who is fairly similar to the guy personality wise. Both of them don’t have much personality, but they have powers in the form of Force blasts from Arceus. They don’t get to fight all that much, which is why another villain would have been really good. It’s always neat to see a human with some kind of super ability though so I’ll give some extra props for that.

I didn’t like Hoopa’s normal form, but I liked his mini version. His gimmick is that he always says “Were you surprised?” throughout the film for many different contexts. I can work with that and Hoopa’s actually very likable unlike some of his predecessors who could be more annoying like Manaphy. His abilities are fun as well even if he didn’t use them properly. Why not call out Mewtwo or Deoxys? That’s actually another critique with the film. From the legendaries, it’s mostly just the scrubs that are called. Latios, to an extent Lugia, etc. Where were the big guns like Mewtwo, Arceus, Deoxys, Ho-Oh? Let’s face it, those are the fighters that people wanted to see. We’ve seen Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, and fans a lot. They also got the new Legendaries from Black and White so it’s almost like they didn’t want to have to go and animate the older Legendaries with the exception of Lugia. I feel like that cheapened the whole point of the film to an extent because I was looking forward to seeing my favorite Pokemon fighters. Of course, if Lugia is more than a match for Hoopa, those guys would have crushed him without much effort.

Luckily, this is where the Pikachu hype comes in. His thunder blast is able to match up against a combined Legendary Pokemon onslaught and the whole film goes out of its way to show that Pikachu should not be taken lightly. The bond between Ash and Pikachu was also proven as Ash was able to recognize him instantly even when surrounded by dozens of other Pikachus. I was surprised at this since I was sure that Pokemon would want to use this as a joke, but the writers resisted the urge. It was a good move since Ash and Pikachu should definitely pass a test like that. Ash also admits that he wants to be a Pokemon Master on his own and he won’t take any shortcuts. I’d expect nothing less from such a hero.

The animation was crisp and sharp as you would expect. It’s a shame that we didn’t get any big fight scenes to really see how the animation fared, but that’s how it goes. It may be easier to animate scenes of just walking around, but it doesn’t take away from the fact that the scenes are all very clear. Pokemon makes a large sum of money so the animators likely have the best equipment and staff to work on these projects. As a result, you’ll be hardpressed to find any scenes that don’t look good.

Unfortunately, the soundtrack is not very good. I don’t think I’ll call it downright bad, but it’s very uneventful and there are no good battle themes. That’s a shame since the video games are known for their spectacular soundtracks and the film should have just borrowed them. Instead, most of the music is very peaceful and that’s definitely never been my style. I want some quick battle music themes that rock you to the core. The Mega Evolution Acts succeeded with this so the movie should have been able to as well.

Ash’s new partners definitely have less personality than his old ones and that’s shown in the film. Their role is very small and none of them have a critical game changing moment. One of them picks out the donuts and one of them has “The future is now!” catchphrase, but is that really a personality? Granted, the dubbing is so over the top and forced for the catchphrase that it can be funny in a retro outdated kind of way. I don’t think that kind of way even counts though to be honest. Ah well, Ash is a great main character and that’s really what counts in the end.

So, where does this film rank in the end? I’d say that it beats the last one, but get roflstomped by Victini, all of the Dialga and Palkia trilogy, most of the classic films through Hoenn, (Beats Manaphy and Zoroark though) and that’s not too bad. I don’t want to bother looking at the full list of films, but it’s likely on the lower side of the half, but think of it this way, 1 film less than half is the destiny for many films no matter how good they are since there are just that many. This film had a lot of flaws and was a big missed opportunity like Battle of Gods, but had enough positives to send it over the hill.

Overall, This is definitely a film that I would recommend. It’s not the most inspired Pokemon film and I miss my action scenes/insert song from the older titles, but I have to accept that with modernization comes a decrease in quality at times. The new Mewtwo film was amazing though so maybe Pokemon will get right back on the saddle in the next film. Otherwise, the TV show crossover arc with the Mega Evolution Act is liable to feel more like a movie than the actual movie series. Team Rocket is around, but their role is very small. Still, keep an eye out for Wobbuffet since his true powers are finally given their due credit!

Overall 7/10

Pokemon XY The Strongest Mega Evolution Act IV Review

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It’s time to close out this series since Act IV appears to be the last one. It’s been a fun ride and was certainly filled with a lot of action. It definitely gets you hyped for the climactic clash between Alain and Ash. I’m satisfied with how this all ended even if Alain’s naivety can be a bit much. Seriously, his goals seem pretty iffy and he certainly takes contradictory steps to get him to the end goal.

Alain decides that he wants to be the strongest Pokemon Trainer of all time. His boss Lysandre tells Alain that he will need to defeat 10 Mega Pokemon trainers in a row. If he loses even one of them, Alain will be forced to hand over his Mega Stone and he’ll be fired. Alain doesn’t seem to mind the fact that this is basically a threat and agrees to the challenge. “Fight’s over son” is what his opponents should have said, but none of them went that far. In the subplot, Mairin is forced into tears once more and her Pokemon helps a prisoner escape the evil facility, but becomes sickly in the process. This is alarming and it seems like Lysandre may not be the nice guy that we thought he was. Of course…who ever actually believed that one right?

As always, the animation is quite good for the special. This one was basically just nonstop action the whole time and while the fight in episode I was probably still the most impressive, the quality doesn’t let up here. It’s still sad to see the Pokemon wait for the trainer to give out an attack instead of making a move, but it seems to be their destiny. After all, getting caught by the Pokeball has always seemed like a subtle form of brainwashing, which is what made the N plot from the Unova days so interesting. Maybe it also takes away some of their intelligence or free will to even think about doing something without a command. It’s something to think about. We get quite a few Mega Pokemon here as Alain runs through them all with minimal effort.

One thing to note is that Alain’s Charizard has the edge over most of the Pokemon thanks to the type advantage. It was interesting to see so many grass Pokemon in the mix, maybe Lysandre has a heart inside of him after all! That being said, I have to call in plot hax to the fact that Alain won all of the fights. Especially when you consider the fact that the very first opponent was giving him a lot of trouble. There’s no way that he should have been able to have defeated an Elite Four member in his weakened state. I’m not buying it and that’s why Ash is always routinely defeated by these guys. They mean business pure and simple.

There was one intriguing moment in the film where the Dub seems to have messed something up. I forgot the context so you’ll have to watch the film yourself. It involves Alain answering a question with a big No, followed by a little line and then a No. It was just odd and I don’t think that it was intentional. Maybe….but unlikely. The soundtrack was pretty fun. Oddly enough, the soundtrack for the full length Hoopa film wasn’t very good, but this special used quite a few themes from the games and that’s always fun to see. We had a remix from what I think was probably the Red/Kanto games and another one from the newer titles. Good music themes can always make the difference in a film so you want to have good ones.

I’d say that the main frustrating part of the film is Alain. His goal is to become the strongest Pokemon Trainer, which is a great one. The problem is that he goes about it the wrong way. Being Lysandre’s Yes Man is not the greatest job in the world and he’s mean to Mairin for no reason. He wants to make things right by saving her Pokemon, but it really made no sense to be rude to her earlier. He can’t seem to make up his mind. Furthermore, it’s odd that he doesn’t even suspect that the organization is evil. I thought that it was obvious when the group grabbed the crystal and it should be even more evident now that a Pokemon is sick from the mysterious lab. They were clearly imprisoning a Pokemon and while the heroes don’t know that, the dots should be connected now. It seems like a Professor is close to figuring out the truth though.

I do like the concept of having a “hero” who is being tricked and working for an evil organization since it can lead to a good fight between heroes. Case in point, Ash and Alain are going to be facing off against each other soon so that’s going to be great since Alain is already an established character. It’s like having Yugi fight Jaden or Batman going up against Captain America. Of course, the former barely counts since it’s best when the two characters are seriously fighting each other with something at stake. I’m certainly going to be on Ash’s side and I want him to crush Alain, but Alain is still a good main character. The fact that he’s getting suckered so easily and convincingly is part of why I’m looking forward to Ash pounding him flat. Alain needs to learn from someone who knows, that you’ve gotta see the bigger picture. That’s probably how Ash made it all the way back to age 10 after so many years. Charizard is a great partner for Alain as well and it’s easy to see how they’ve beaten so many opponents. He really means business.

There’s a nice twist ending in the film as well. If there’s anything that can match up to a crossover battle, it’s seeing the next big villain. The Pokemon that was being experimented on is getting ready for vengeance and hopefully he is able to take down the villain organization. Those guys have definitely got to go. Steven should know that the group is evil as well since he’s supposed to be a pretty wise guy so this is all partially his fault as well. I still don’t care for Mairin as a character and she’s definitely not needed here, but she could be worse I suppose. She’s mostly getting in the way though, but Alain still needs to remember that there are no johns (excuses) in Pokemon battles.

Overall, A Pokemon special with nonstop action the whole time is definitely a good way to get me interested in what’s happening. Alain’s story ends here and it’ll be great to see him return from Ash’s point of view soon. In the anime, Ash just got his Mega Pokemon recently so since Alain can’t stand to see another trainer use a Mega that he has not defeated, things are definitely going to heat up a lot in the upcoming moments. With that epic cliffhanger at the ready, I’m looking forward to seeing the Pokemon’s true form. I remember seeing it a while back and the design was certainly awesome. Steven and Mairin may be rather uninteresting supporting characters, but all that you need in the end is a good main character to have a TV special succeed. While Alain is a watered down Sasuke, he still has his moments and I’d say that he ended this 4 part special as a good (naive) character.

Overall 8/10

Pokemon Shuffle Review

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Pokemon Shuffle is a game that I didn’t anticipate playing…ever. I typically don’t play freemium games all that often. They are certainly interesting and I can appreciate why companies would develop these games, but they didn’t seem to be for me. I prefer physical games for my collection, but naturally something like this is digital. Well, if I can’t get the game physically, then I’m definitely fine with a digital version I suppose. There are definitely some classic titles to get electronically someday, but as long as there are dozens of physical options to choose from, I don’t see myself being tempted by them anytime soon. Pokemon Shuffle may not be the next Pac Man or Super Mario Bros, but it’s actually very fun.

For the gameplay, I assume that you are familiar with Tetris? In this game, you must match identical blocks together by dragging them across the screen to take the place of another block. You score points for matching three or more in a line, (No diagonal lines in this one) an L shape, or a cross. Each Pokemon square has a different ability so you will want to know what it is and make the most of it. The Pokemon that you fight in each level are the ones that you will be adding to your team if you beat them quickly enough to secure the capture. The more turns you have left over, the greater the chance that you will catch the Pokemon. After the tutorial, you’ll likely be all set with a few good Pokemon all set and raring to go. Each Pokemon has a level to play and there are currently 240 levels I believe, with more being added all the time. As of this writing, I’ve beaten about 60 of them. The levels get harder as you go along of course.

I haven’t had to grind yet, but that area is quickly approaching, which means that I’ll probably start slowing down in this game. I do have a lot of fun with it, but there are currently a lot of games on the backburner so when I do get a chance to play a game, it should probably be something else. Still, if you have time, you’ll definitely enjoy the gameplay. Again, it’s similar to Pac Man in the sense that you are doing something over and over again, but it still manages to be fun. Playing Pokemon Shuffle requires you to really think about what you are doing and to brace yourself. One wrong move and you may have doomed yourself.

There is certainly a cost to losing as you lose a heart every time you attempt a level. You start out with 5 hearts and once you lose them all, you have to wait 30 minutes to get another one. This is where the pay to win aspect of the game comes at you. You can buy hearts to save yourself the trouble of waiting and the money will certainly add up very quickly. In the game, you earn jewels (Which is what you’re actually buying with your real money) and then you trade them for hearts and coins. You’ll typically get a jewel every 10-15 levels so they are pretty sparse.

Naturally, I’ll never pay money for something like this. The only game where I currently buy DLC is Super Smash Bros and I don’t really see that changing anytime soon. Most DLC just isn’t worth it and I prefer to just turn off Pokemon Shuffle for a few hours before going back to it. This heart system actually encourages you to take a lot of breaks while playing, which is certainly fun.

Aside from the story missions, there are challenge ones and even some online bonuses. Each week you will get some limited stage choices like playing an extra EXP level or a coin one. They’re pretty interesting. At the moment, the online ones are definitely too tough for my team to beat, but maybe once I’m further in the game. Your Pokemon level up through the levels, which increases the damage your squares deal to the opponent when matched. So far, this really doesn’t make a difference at all, but it’ll probably be more evident later on. Right now, the only thing that really matters is ensuring that you have the type advantage. Trust me, that’ll carry you a very long way.

The graphics aren’t bad. There’s only been one real cutscene in the game so far, which would be the tutorial as a reporter helps you learn the ropes. The only dialogue since then has been a few black silhouettes for the trainers that you conquer. This is a game that would have a tough time trying to look great, but it won’t look bad either. The animations are clear and that’s really what counts. There’s not much of a soundtrack to be found here as it’s very pleasant and soft, which is likely supposed to encourage your playing through it. I would have liked some big boss themes to be honest, but I suppose that this’ll do.

There’s a lot of replay value in this game as you can replay levels to truly try to catch all of the Pokemon. That being said, the heart system does really hurt this part of the game and actually damages the title as a whole. It’s safe to say that this could have been an 8 star game, but the fact that you can only play 3-5 levels at a time before giving the game a break is definitely not cool. It stops you from replaying levels because you simply don’t want to waste the hearts and be forced to give the game another long break. That’s really the only negative in this game. The rest of Pokemon Shuffle is just a blast through and through, but this is a big downer. It’s why Freemium games typically have their limits as the pay to win system will always get you in the end.

Overall, Considering that the game is free, this is truly a steal. Pokemon Shuffle is a great way to pass some time by and you can play it for hours without getting bored, assuming that you have enough hearts for that. I will definitely encourage you not to succumb to the game and buy hearts, but to just power through it the long, but free way. I also downloaded Pokemon Rumble Blast so I’ll be giving that a whirl at some point, but I can safely say that it’ll have a tough time beating this title. Pokemon Shuffle easily exceeded my expectations before I started the game and it has set the bar very high for freemium games.

Overall 7/10

Pokemon XY The Strongest Mega Evolution Act III Review

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All right, the third act of the Mega Evolution special has arrived! It’s been a fun little series and a good way to show off the Mega Evolutions since the main anime hasn’t done a whole lot with that so far. It’s too bad that the special is only about 20 or so minutes, but it gives us some action, which is really what counts I suppose.

Alain is still working with Steven as they try to uncover the mystery behind the large evolution stone. Alain’s boss wants to use the energy to let humanity experience a time of peace. That sounds a little suspicious eh? Well, Alain seems to think that it’s all right and he just wants to become the strongest Pokemon Trainer of all time! Meanwhile, Steven is also interested in finding out about the stone, but Groudon and Kyogre suddenly emerge and the situation escalates. Can the heroes stop these Pokemon from destroying the stone?

As this is a fairly short special, we jump to the fighting very quickly. That’s good as the first few minutes before the fight scenes weren’t incredibly awesome. They weren’t so much dull as you were just wondering where the Act was going with this. We are on a time table after all and expect a good fight since the specials don’t have the luxary of being 800+ episodes. Watching the heroes engage in small talk and walk around semi aimlessly just felt like wasted time that could have been used for more action. Luckily, the two Kaiju Pokemon arrive and then things get really intense. The special takes a lot of cues from the Godzilla films.

Groudon walks through the ocean in a similar fashion to Godzilla and uses Ghidorah’s sound effects and even seems to borrow some from Mothra, but maybe it’s just Mecha King Ghidorah. Kyogre actually used Godzilla’s roar, which was incredibly awesome to see! Then we got to the meat of the special as the two Pokemon fought each other in their Primal forms. I liked the special’s explanation of the forms as they both regained their original abilities from when they first walked the Earth. That’s pretty reasonable to me.

The battle between Groudon and Kyogre did not disappoint! Naturally I was on Groudon’s team as he has always been one of my favorite Pokemon. It was certainly a hype moment as he just grabbed Kyogre and slung him away with a back throw. That was awesome and Groudon definitely had the edge in this fight as he hit Kyogre with wave after wave of attacks. Kyogre landed many blows as well, but they just didn’t seem to have much of an impact compared to Groudon’s. Then, Rayquaza jumped into the fray and I had a feeling that the other two Pokemon were basically doomed.

In a fair fight, I like to think that Groudon could actually put up a decent fight. The problem is that Rayquaza can fly and Groudon can’t. That immediately puts Groudon at a sizable disadvantage since he will have a very tough time trying to dodge any of Rayquaza’s attacks. What helps to balance this a little is that I never found Rayquaza’s raw attack or defense power to be that impressive although this special would certainly disagree. His giant energy blast looked spectacular and made for a great end to an impressive fight. No cop outs or anything of that nature, but an actual end to the fight.

It almost goes without saying that the animation is pretty stunning here. You really feel like this is a battle between immensely powerful Pokemon and the big jump in the animation helps to distinguish it from a normal Pokemon fight. Groudon’s eruption technique from the ground along with the laser blasts especially look great. Everything is crisp and feels modern. You can tell that the company gave this special a good budget.

Unfortunately, the soundtrack is very uninspiring and there are no good themes to be found here. That’s a real shame as having a good soundtrack can make everything feel so much better as you’re watching the fights unfold. It’s safe to say that a dynamite soundtrack would have added an extra star to the rating or just made this one a stronger 8. It’s actually the dub’s fault in this case, which is too bad. The dub will need to work on improving the music as that has been a recurring problem for Pokemon for some time now.

I haven’t talked about Alain all that much, but that’s mainly because he’s a bit of a nonfactor here. He still wants to be the best, but his Charizard gets absolutely wrecked by Groudon in the fight. It’s decently realistic I suppose, but with the dragon’s speed, he should not be getting hit by any of Groudon’s attacks. Speedblitzing in this match should not be hard so he could have definitely been more impressive. At least Alain beat a random guy at the very end of the special, which will help him reclaim some dignity.

Unfortunately, you get the distinct impression that Alain is simply being used as his boss seems completely evil right from the get go. If you’ve played the games then you’re probably ready for what happens next as well. I’m hoping that Alain makes the hero call and doesn’t hesitate to unleash his powers when the stakes get high. As a character he’s all right, but while his dream gives him a lot of promise, Alain has not done anything with it yet. His bold moment when trying to save Charizard also falls flat because he gets knocked out and misses the whole climax.

Mairin is still travelling with Alain. She means well and is a nice character, but she can’t fight, which hurts her chances of really being useful in the adventure. You could essentially call her a filler character as she definitely doesn’t add to the story. I suppose that she is slowly trying to make Alain a nicer person, but that’s a very small part of the story. Steven’s probably cooler than Alain and Mairin combined although he also seems quite naive. I loved him in the Pokemon Ruby game and I’m glad that he’s still portrayed as a very tough fighter here, but he should have suspected something when Alain started to talk to himself. Letting the crystal get snagged was also unfortunate. Luckily, he is trying to correct this by personally escorting Mairin to Alain so he can get revenge and some answers. I’m rooting for Steven here!

Overall, This was a good third part to the special series. I’ll admit that I’m more interested in the fights than the actual plot as it’s been underwhelming, but with part IV supposedly being the final one, I’m expecting an epic climax full of betrayal and tension! The final fights are sure to be really epic and I hope that Alain and Steven look really good as I want at least one of them to end on a really high note. It’ll likely be a while before that one arrives in the US, but I shall be ready with a review. If the next special improves with the soundtrack, we could be looking at an elite title! I highly recommend this special if you’re a Pokemon fan or just a person who wants to see some epic action scenes! It’s short so it’s not like you will have to set aside too much time to check it out.

Overall 8/10

Pokemon Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction Review

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It’s time to check out the manga adaption of one of the latest movies! This movie had a pretty anticlimactic end fight, but still managed to be a fun experience. I’ve read a lot of the manga adaptions in the past and they are usually about as good as the movie, but not quite on par since it has to rush through the events more. That’s especially clear in this volume.

Ash was enjoying a day as usual by fighting other trainers when a mysterious gem Pokemon appears. She is being targeted by professional thieves so Ash helps her out. Her name is Diancie and unless she can get her gem abilities to work, her people will all die! To gain access to her powers, she must find Xerneas. Being the nice guy that he is, Ash agrees to help her out, but will he be able to stop the legions of villains who are on Diancie’s trail?

As explained earlier, the volume really cruises through the film since it’s so short. The battle between Ash and the Trainer is basically off screen because there was simply no time. It makes for rapid pacing, but sometimes it’s a little too rapid as I did want to see the fun fight scene. Ah well, they kept in the climax at least for the suspense factor. The final battle still ends on a sour note as the fight never actually happened since Yveltal decides to just fly away.

The writer did make it a little more clear that Xerneas was basically toast after saving Pikachu though. He seemed to have transferred his life energy to Pikachu before turning into a tree. It’s not a permanent condition, but it does seem like Xerneas will stay like that for a very long while. That’s definitely not a lot of fun for his many fans.

Finally, my other slight complaint for the volume is that the art wasn’t so good. It’s probably the worst Pokemon movie art that I’ve seen. Something was just off about it. It simply wasn’t as clear as you would expect and the characters constantly felt off model or they would have odd expressions on their faces. Luckily, this doesn’t really affect the action scenes although there really aren’t any. We get a few laser blasts during the scuffles I suppose. The cool part is that Pikachu actually holds his own against Yveltal here!

As with the movie, the volume gets a little emotional towards the end as Pikachu is turned to stone and the viewers are reminded of his mortality. Ash was around with his magic tears, but it was still a very dicey moment for the whole cast. Ash is a solid lead as always and the other characters aren’t bad either. Ash’s friends did seem to be rather helpless without him though as Ash had to save the day once again. I’m waiting for one of his friends to decide to be a serious fighter. Until that point comes, everyone will just have to follow Pikachu and just hope for the best.

I do find it funny how the fast pacing does wreck a lot of the tension from the movie though. For example, one of the villains pretends to be an ally by helping Diancie out when she’s in a pinch. Only about 4 pages later, the villain shows up in the base talking tough and making threats. The reader isn’t given any time to even think that she might be a real hero before things going south. Of course, it was rather obvious, but the volume should have kept up the pretense a little while longer.

Tam Rocket is around, but their role is also very small as they are just around to get blasted off again. They’re still better than the two thieves though. I couldn’t take those guys seriously at all and their personalities are simply unlikable. They really added nothing to the film and really embody the term “Filler character.”

As this volume is so tiny, there’s really not a whole lot more to say about it. Especially considering that I already reviewed the actual film. This was not one of the stronger movies as the lack of action scenes are very noticeable. Genesect, now that was a really epic Pokemon movie filled with epic action scenes and even a parody of the Man of Steel climax, but with how the fight should have ended. Diancie can’t hope to compete with that.

As for Diancie herself, she’s not bad, but not one of the more likable legendaries either. I’d take Celebi over her since Celebi just seemed to have a more enjoyable personality. Yveltal gets the job done and I definitely like him. That’s one villain you don’t want to mess with and Yveltal actually destroyed a lot of the heroes. That takes a lot of skill for sure! Xerneas….well, he seems pretty cool, but I really don’t care for the tree part. Even the hype for Xerneas didn’t really win me over since he didn’t do anything with it. He’s a good Pokemon and certainly an intimidating one, but less words of wisdom and more action scenes would have been good for him.

Overall, if you liked the movie, then you’ll definitely like the manga adaption. It’s essentially the movie on hyper speed so you’ll be done with it very quickly. It makes for an enjoyable read and there are no real negatives aside from the fact that there isn’t a whole lot of action to be found here. I’m looking forward to the next Pokemon movie being more impressive and as a result, the next manga would also be more explosive. Still, this is your big chance to check the volume out and see how it compares to Pokemon Adventures since you don’t get to see Ash in manga format very often. Also, the best part of this volume is the fact that it proves how strong Pikachu is. He stops hits from Yveltal!! That’s pure hype!

Overall 7/10

Pokemon XY The Strongest Mega Evolution Act II Review

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Well, the Mega specials continue here as Alain carries on in his journey to defeat all of the Mega evolved Pokemon. Unfortunately, this is a goal that is even more difficult than Ash’s dream of being a Pokemon Master so it shall never happen. Still, Alain can just try to defeat all of the Mega Pokemon that he encounters. That would be a nice start to his goal. This special is pretty good, but it’s not quite as engaging as the first special. There simply isn’t as much action to be found here.

Alain was looking for more people to fight when his sidekick ended up falling down only to be helped up by the Pokemon Champion, Steven. Alain quickly challenges Steven to a fight that the champion cannot refuse and Alain’s big fight is here. His Charizard is powerful, but he’s up against a champion right now so you can bet that it won’t be an easy fight. That’s the meat of the episode and after that the heroes use some ruins that they have found to locate a large energy source. It could be the ultimate Mega Stone…let’s hope that it doesn’t fall into the wrong hands!

Speaking of which, Lysandre has a pretty big role in the special. There will be no drama for the kids who played Pokemon X/Y, but for those of you who do not play the games, you’ll still realize that something is fishy with this guy. I didn’t care for him anyway as Lysandre interrupted a good fight and he seems a little condescending. His hairstyle is pretty good though since it stands out. Hopefully Alain turns against him quickly and uses his good ole Charizard to take his boss down!

Steven is a pretty likable character and you can tell that his skills are worthy of being a Pokemon Master. I don’t like the fact that his Metagross is not blue, but I suppose that making it a shiny version makes the kid look even more impressive. Suffice to say, I was rooting for Alain, but it definitely makes sense that he was being crushed in the fight. One simply does not defeat a Pokemon Champion and especially someone with Alain’s track record. See, Alain talks a good game, but he has a habit of losing when the going gets tough.

Alain’s goal is to defeat all of the Mega Pokemon, but he’s already been defeated twice if I recall correctly and he suffered a tie that would have been a loss in this special as well. Alain is a nice guy and he’s finally getting used to the power of friendship, but he’s still going to have to improve his fighting skills if he wants to stay relevant in the Pokemon world. He’s definitely no Ash Ketchum, but he’s a cool lead.

I still can’t wait until the anime starts to use Mega Evolutions more as it is certainly a good step in the Pokemon universe. Imagine seeing Pikachu having a Mega Stone and gradually mastering his new form as the series goes on! It would add a Shonen Twist to keep Pokemon going and the visuals are always great once that happens. The Mega energy that envelops the Pokemon and causes many cool destruction scenes is something that we need to see more of.

The animation is naturally very good for this special. The fight scenes are a lot of fun to watch and the energy attacks all have a lot of detail. The character designs are easy to look at and it’s a win all around. Pokemon definitely proves that it can still hold up with the best mon shows. Unfortunately, the soundtrack is another story. It wrecks the tension and excitement that the fights have because the music is so slow and happy. It’s simply not well suited to accompany these action scenes and I have to wonder what the channel was thinking. Throw in some rock themes from GX or rip some music from Pokemon Advanced, but just about anything would have been an improvement over what we got. Music is a key ingredient in anything and especially an anime so they need to get that fixed before act III comes out.

Unfortunately, this special is still really short and it’s basically equivalent to watching a normal episode of Pokemon. To an extent, it does feel like a normal episode and you would probably just call this filler if it was occurring alongside Ash’s adventures. That would have actually been interesting, but this way is better since we get to have both. Hopefully this series gets many acts although I hope that they make it bi weekly or at least monthly soon since the wait can be pretty bad. It will certainly help with the pacing since nothing really happened in this episode, but it wouldn’t feel as bad if we had the next one coming in a few weeks.

Overall, Act II may not be as intense as Act I, but it’s still a pretty fun Pokemon special. It’s really everything that you would expect from the classic franchise as we get some cool action scenes and some world building for the future. It’s almost inevitable that Alain will have to fight his boss so that should be a pretty intense fight. I hope that we get to see some more game characters like Red and Blue as the special series goes on. The most important thing is for the specials to fix the soundtrack. That negative really needs to be addressed before the third Act arrives since it really limits the special’s potential. It’s only about 20 minutes so I’ll expect all of my blog followers to give it a shot by then unless you plan to watch all of the acts as a film once they end. Otherwise, see you then!

Overall 7/10

Super Smash Bros Brawl Stats and Records

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Stats for the game, although my Wii broke at one point so my stats were greatly reduced. It went from over 600 hours of play time to..under 300! Ah well.

Power Time 223h 59m
Play Time 166h 5m
Adventure Play Time 4h 44m
Solo Play Time 37h
Combined Vs Play Time 71h 39m
Vs Match total 1958
Offline Vs Matches Played 497
Online Matched played 1461
Online Play Time w Friends 99h 19m
Online Play Time w Anyone 26m
Time Matches 12
Coin Matches 26
Stock Matches 459
Vs Play Contestants 1249
Match Reset Counters 7
Total Damage 243804
KO Total 2811
Self Destructs 57
Trophies 463
Stickers 631
Subspace 72% Complete-Total Score 991401

Target Smash

Mario 20s
DK 20s
Link 18s
Samus 20s
Kirby 19s
Fox 13s
Pikachu 19s
Marth 17s
Mr Game and Watch 17s
Luigi 24s
Diddy Kong 19s
Zelda 33s
Pit 26s
Meta Knight 16s
Falco 14s
Pokemon Trainer 17s
Ike 18s
Snake 23s
Peach 17s
Yoshi 15s
Ganondorf 22s
Ice Climbers 19s
King Dedede 22s
Wolf 24s
Lucario 25s
Ness 17s
Sonic 18s
Bowser 18s
Wario 18s
Toon Link 19s
ROB 15s
Olimar 19s
Captain Falcon 14s
Jigglypuff 18s
Lucas 20s

Home Run Contest

Mario 1416
DK 1498
Link 1476
Samus 1538
Kirby 1478
Fox 1365
Pikachu 1097
Marth 1457
Mr Game and Watch 1410
Luigi 1366
Diddy Kong 1502
Zelda 1461
Pit 1588
Meta Knight 1702
Falco 1706
Pokemon Trainer 1643
Ike 1702
Snake 1521
Peach 1727
Yoshi 1628
Ganondorf 1554
Ice Climbers 1580
King Dedede 1493
Wolf 1642
Lucario 1633
Ness 1434
Sonic 1592
Bowser 1529
Wario 1667
Toon Link 1520
ROB 1626
Olimar 1656
Captain Falcon 1826
Jigglypuff 1547
Lucas 1596

Classic

Mario 528851
DK 493800
Link 503000
Samus 493300
Kirby 493400
Fox 855852
Pikachu 453400
Marth 476500
Mr Game and Watch 496500
Luigi 492500
Diddy Kong 487400
Zelda 496200
Pit 511700
Meta Knight 460400
Falco 488800
Pokemon Trainer 459500
Ike 482900
Snake 443900
Peach 222352
Yoshi 532900
Ganondorf 488800
Ice Climbers 435200
King Dedede 508300
Wolf 641500
Lucario 446000
Ness 463100
Sonic 455100
Bowser 492700
Wario 481800
Toon Link 502300
ROB 482000
Olimar 482400
Captain Falcon 474800
Jigglypuff 491600
Lucas 461300

All Star

Mario 284794
DK 219800
Link 197500
Samus 178000
Kirby 211200
Fox 218700
Pikachu 186802
Marth 81763
Mr Game and Watch 188800
Luigi 238400
Diddy Kong –
Zelda 257400
Pit 225200
Meta Knight –
Falco –
Pokemon Trainer –
Ike 169400
Snake 55251
Peach 254200
Yoshi –
Ganondorf 220300
Ice Climbers 173500
King Dedede –
Wolf 524038
Lucario –
Ness –
Sonic 182200
Bowser 243500
Wario –
Toon Link 212500
ROB 143100
Olimar –
Captain Falcon 170501
Jigglypuff –
Lucas 91951

Boss Battle

Mario 2m 44s
DK 2m 11s
Link 2m 53s
Samus 3m 41s
Kirby 2m 26s
Fox 7m 45s
Pikachu 4m 16s
Marth 2m 47s
Mr Game and Watch 2m 38s
Luigi 2m 7s
Diddy Kong 2m 40s
Zelda 2m 58s
Pit 2m 56s
Meta Knight 3m 7s
Falco 4m 25s
Pokemon Trainer 1m 55s
Ike 3m 27s
Snake 3m 34s
Peach 3m 8s
Yoshi 2m 46s
Ganondorf 2m 26s
Ice Climbers 2m 17s
King Dedede 2m 22s
Wolf 2m 30s
Lucario 3m 36s
Ness 2m 33s
Sonic 3m 11s
Bowser 2m 31s
Wario 3m 12s
Toon Link 2m 34s
ROB 3m 5s
Olimar 3m 41s
Captain Falcon 2m 10s
Jigglypuff 2m 31s
Lucas 2m 50s

Events

Two Trouble Kings 20s
Landmaster Ignition 10
Pink Ball Repulsion 16s
Cleaning House in Skyworld 32s
Become the Champion 1m 19s
Super Bowser Bros 13
Diddy Kong Panic 25s
Go Triple Finish 16s
The Monster Beneath the Earth
21s
All Star Battle Regulars 1m 38s
Yoshi’s Rainbow 24s
Sleeping in the Eggs 5s
Dragon Strike 1m 9s
Sproutrage of the Flower Pikmin 41s
The Hammer of the King 5s
Power Suit On 23s
Super Waterfall Climb 3
Dark Link Duel 1m 2s
Wario Bros 1m 3s
All Star Battle X 1 1m 34s
Visit to Onett 39s
Monkeys Unite 1m 4s
Molten Norfair 4
Come on Blue Falcon 35s
The Aura is With Me 5s
The Slow and Easy Life 22s
Three Beast Carnage 1m 11s
Flower Blooms in the Echoes 25s
All Star Semifinal Regulars 52s
Sonic Boom 58s
The Ultimate Bodyguard 1m 41s
Bird in Darkest Night 1m 2s
Advent of the Evil King 1m 35s
All Star Battle Melee 1m 46s
The Visitor to Flat Zone 29s
High Tech Special Forces 37s
The Pirate Airship 3m 21s
The Wolf Hunts the Fox 53s
All Star Battle X 2 3m
The Final Battle 35s
The Final Final Battle 1m 11s

Co-Op Events

Two Trouble Kings 16s
Master The Pokemon Tag Battle 1m 36s
Fastest Shortest Sudden Death 3
The DK Tag Calamity 31s
The Yoshi Team of 50 2m 53s
Unwanted Suitors 1m 15s
Battle of the Dark Sides 44s
All Mine 42s
Those Who Wait in Onett 1m 16s
The ROBs of Tomorrow 1m 54s
The Great Remodeling Battle 40s
Come Back Falcon Flyer 24s
Blades of the Quick and Mighty 41s
The Dark Guardians 39s
Four Swords Brawl 1m 6s
Jigglypuff’s Great Comeback 55s
Sonic and Mario 1m
The New Weapon of Shadow Moses 48s
Shadow of Andross 37s
The Final Battle for Two 59s
The True All Star Battle 4m 46s

Cruel Brawl

Mario 2
Fox 12

Endless Brawl

Samus 53
Pikachu 184
Peach 71

15 Minute Brawl

Pikachu 252
Peach 95

3 Minute Brawl

Peach 51

10 Man Brawl

Samus 38s
Pikachu 21s
Luigi 23s
Peach 24s
Lucario 50s
Sonic 28s
Captain Falcon 55s
Olimar 41s
Wario 24s

100 Man Brawl

Pikachu 2m 50s
Peach 4m 15s

Super Smash Bros Wii U Stats and Records

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Stats time. Naturally, this list will be outdated by tomorrow since I’m still playing it… 😉

Power Time 1987h 7m
Play Time 1406h 56m
Smash Play Time 1h 12m
Collective Smash Play Time 3h 55m
Solo Play Time 18h 47m
Group Play Time 1h 16m
Collective Group Play Time 2h 44m
Gold 2273171
Vs Battle total 16589
Offline Battle total 45
Stock Battle total 143
Time Battle total 221
Vs. Play Contestants 1253
Battles cut short 4
Total Damage 188203
KOs 1456
Self Destructs 25
Smash Tour Play Time 3h 1m
Collective Smash Tour Play Time 7h 55m
Games of Smash Tour 11
Turns in Smash Tour 200
Items in Smash Tour 94
Steps in Smash Tour 2126
Launches in Smash Tour 47
Smash Tour Bosses defeated 2
KOs in Smash Tour 134
Self Destructs in Smash Tour 28
Total Damage in Smash Tour 8164
Completed Classic Mode 57 times
Highest Classic Intensity 9.0
Global Smash Power in Classic 554625
Global Smash Power in Group Classic 252673
Master Order Times Played 76
Master Orders Completed 60
Crazy Orders Played 37
Crazy Orders Cleared 15
Events Played 218
Events Cleared 113
All Star Times Cleared 14
All Star Global Smash Power 369189
Target Blast Total Score 7087010
Target Blast Total High Score 3251510
Target Blast Global Smash Power 286277
Home Run Contest Total Distance 16051.5
Home Run Contest Global Smash Power 282429
10 Man Smash Global Smash Power 203419
100 Man Smash Global Smash Power 200617
3 Minute Smash Global Smash Power 89501
Rival Smash Global Smash Power 106080
Endless Smash Global Smash Power 106251
Cruel Smash Global Smash Power 207501
Trophy Rush Total Score 56736030
Trophy Rush Global Smash Power 298929
Trophy Rush Co-Op Global Smash Power 75148
100% Staff Credits Times Achieved 1
Custom Equipment 949
Special Moves 277
Headgear 41
Outfits 12
Bonus Effects 85
Online Battles Played 319
Wins 160
Play Time with Friends 9h 51m
Play Time with Anyone 7h 16m
Points Contributed in Conquest 29
Spectator Mode View Count 79
Gold Won in Spectator Mode 161217
Winning Streak Successes 16
Gold Spent on Trophies 181180
Trophies 661

High Scores

Classic

Mario 646990
Luigi 784680
Peach 762100
Bowser 789280
Yoshi 700750
Rosalina 731830
Bowser Jr 649870
Wario 720510
DK 827610
Diddy Kong 718310
Mr Game and Watch 792400
Little Mac 744700
Link 762060
Zelda 725820
Sheik 650300
Ganondorf 913450
Toon Link 708670
Samus 754900
Zero Suit Samus 767250
Pit 731390
Palutena 749320
Marth 916970
Ike 740270
Robin 716570
Duck Hunt 678510
Kirby 713430
King Dedede 720190
Meta Knight 707000
Fox 780640
Falco 698480
Pikachu 749040
Charizard 739890
Lucario 698800
Jigglypuff 705300
Greninja 723690
ROB –
Ness 584470
Captain Falcon 708690
Villager 741630
Olimar 744810
Wii Fit Trainer 702500
Shulk –
Dr Mario 960520
Dark Pit –
Lucina –
Pac Man 733830
Mega Man 735460
Sonic –

Classic Co-Op 775230

Home Run Contest

Peach 1760
Ganondorf 3307
Charizard 591
ROB 1831
Total High Score 7490

Target Blast Stage 1

Bowser Jr 160450
Dr Mario 218110
Little Mac 145880
Zelda 192790
Total Score 717230

Target Blast Stage 2

Dark Pit 313800
Little Mac 185000
Palutena 222320
Toon Link 167260
Total Score 888380

Target Blast Stage 3

Ganondorf 474030
Mario 267230
Little Mac 305740
Ness 237370
Pac Man 361530
Total Score 1645900

10 Man Smash

Mario 19s
Luigi 16s
Peach 22s
Bowser 16s
Yoshi 14s
Rosalina 11s
Bowser Jr 23s
Wario 20s
DK 18s
Diddy Kong 20s
Mr Game and Watch 23s
Little Mac 22s
Link 17s
Zelda 22s
Sheik 15s
Ganondorf 24s
Toon Link 17s
Samus 15s
Zero Suit Samus 17s
Pit 19s
Palutena 19s
Marth 20s
Ike 19s
Robin 13s
Duck Hunt 21s
Kirby 21s
King Dedede 24s
Meta Knight 18s
Fox 22s
Falco 17s
Pikachu 19s
Charizard 19s
Lucario 22s
Jigglypuff 23s
Greninja 14s
ROB 21s
Ness 16s
Captain Falcon 21s
Villager 20s
Olimar 15s
Wii Fit Trainer 24s
Shulk 16s
Dr Mario 17s
Dark Pit 23s
Lucina 16s
Pac Man 23s
Mega Man 22s
Sonic 15s
Mii Fighters 14s
Total High Score 15m 48s

100 Man Smash

Mario 2m 23s
Mii Fighters 2m 58s
Sonic 2m 53s

3 Minute Smash

Mario 121
Bowser 111
Mii Fighters 102
Shulk 99
Total High Score 433

Rival Smash

Dark Pit 93
Bowser 62
Diddy Kong 7
Little Mac 10
Ike 5
Ganondorf 17
Shulk 33
Total Score 227

Endless Smash

Sheik 203
Link 51
Meta Knight 91
Total Score 345

Cruel Smash

Lucina 8
Pit 5
Little Mac 3
Peach 1
Jigglypuff 1
Marth 1
Lucario 1
Shulk 1
Total Score 21

All Star

Mario 868600
Luigi 936200
Peach 891800
Bowser 2432100
Yoshi 957200
Rosalina 908200
Bowser Jr 863400
Wario 818800
DK 1233000
Diddy Kong 974400
Mr Game and Watch 864000
Little Mac 2468100
Link 2422800
Zelda 911200
Sheik 881500
Ganondorf 870100
Toon Link 944500
Samus 922300
Zero Suit Samus 926600
Pit 2445000
Palutena 2424000
Marth 927800
Ike 2530200
Robin 869100
Duck Hunt 2612400
Kirby 894100
King Dedede 846700
Meta Knight 877600
Fox 925800
Falco 932200
Pikachu 947700
Charizard 891300
Lucario 1749400
Jigglypuff 847400
Greninja 885600
ROB 866600
Ness 1507200
Captain Falcon 1838200
Villager 883700
Olimar 897000
Wii Fit Trainer 895400
Shulk 833800
Dr Mario 925100
Dark Pit 2655000
Lucina 902500
Pac Man 914300
Mega Man 855400
Sonic 892200
Mewtwo 945600
Lucas –
Roy –
Ryu –
Cloud –
Corrin –
Bayonetta –

Trophy Rush

Mario 685465
Luigi 554640
Peach 619540
Bowser 587855
Yoshi 360095
Rosalina 353620
Bowser Jr 312975
Wario 311935
DK 781490
Diddy Kong 624935
Mr Game and Watch 226740
Little Mac 645525
Link 521140
Zelda 486135
Sheik 590030
Ganondorf 455110
Toon Link 348980
Samus 489385
Zero Suit Samus 337775
Pit 318590
Palutena 335375
Marth 596940
Ike 211860
Robin 570925
Duck Hunt 328340
Kirby 622820
King Dedede 459745
Meta Knight 491955
Fox 603110
Falco 177635
Pikachu 496955
Charizard 336830
Lucario 449125
Jigglypuff 639825
Greninja 317080
ROB 565220
Ness 567485
Captain Falcon 417890
Villager 537785
Olimar 332380
Wii Fit Trainer 574565
Shulk 606455
Dr Mario 689040
Dark Pit 545845
Lucina 362160
Pac Man 599900
Mega Man 374845
Sonic 605270
Mewtwo 630400
Lucas –
Roy –
Ryu –
Cloud –
Corrin –
Bayonetta –
Mii Fighters 369105
Total Score 24028825

Trophy Rush Co-Op 756652

Events

The Final Final Battle 1m 32s
A Fated Battle 57s
In the Name of the Hero-King 1m 45s
Great Fox Defense 39s
Behind Enemy Lines 11
Pokemon Battle 51s
It’s Past Your Bedtime 1m 56s
When Lightning Strikes 47s
Oh Yeah Luigi Time 38s
Jackpot Opportunity 1m 36s
Fitness Junkie 25s
The Final Battle 36s
No Mere Sparring Match 33s
Beautification 47s
The Falchion’s Seal 32s
All Star Battle: Regulars 54s
Up To Speed 9s
Playing Tricks 15s
King of the Yoshis 1m 10s
Doctor Schmoctor 11s
Wrecking Mario 1m 28s
Guardian of the Jungle 42s
Mechanical Menace 58s
Bounty Hunter Clash 1m 9s
A Situation of some Gravity 39s
The Ultimate Swordsman 1m
The Destroyer Cometh 39s
The Original Heavtweights 51s
Four Swords Adventures 23s
A Battle of Scale 56s
All Star Battle Brawl 1m 27s
Kirby’s Crazy Appetite 1m 46s
The Jungle in Chaos 1m 15s
Unwavering Chivalry 1m 43s
Robotic Rampage 47s
Doppelganger Duel 19s
Princess Punch-Up 56s
The Demon King and the Goddess 40s
The Big 7650 11s
The King Strikes Back 19s
Fire-Type Frenzy 41s
That Elusive 9 36s
New Challengers 1 1m 9s
Duck Hunt 41s
New Challengers 2 1m 22s
The Break of Day 56s
Aura Mastery 54s
Identity Crisis 44s
Galactic Avenger 1m 9s
Yellow Devils 42s
Family Ties 26s
All Star Battle Melee 1m 6s
Below the Belt 23s
Enough with the Kidnapping 1m 14s
All Star Battle Secret 1m 19s

Events Co-Op

A Lurking menace 45s
Wrecking Bros 1m 21s
A Royal Errand 1m 4s
Food Fight-
Viral Visitors 1m 24s
Unlikely Allies –
Pokemon Multi Battle 44s
Getting Healthy 54s
1988 55s
Full Speed Ahead 40s
A Fairy Nice Trip 19
Scheming Sorcerer 1m 21s
Poisonous Planet 45s
Visiting Onett 2m 3s
Mirror Magic 23s
Solidarity 1m 32s
Peach in Peril 45s
An Offering of Coins 1m 2s
Final Battle Team-Up 1m 32s
Keep Em off the Ship 31s
Sky Pirates 22s
Robots vs Dragons 1m 10s
The Ultimate Battle 5m 6s

Character Play Time (Only using hours)

Ness 768
Sheik 195
Cloud 132
Captain Falcon 128
Fox 84
Marth 83
Mario 78
Lucina 54
Zero Suit Samus 45
Pac-Man 37
Little Mac 30
Bayonetta 22
Roy 21
Diddy Kong 20
Zelda 17
Ike 17
Samus 14
Charizard 14
Luigi 14
Dark Pit 12
Ganondorf 12
DK 11
Dr Mario 11
Rosalina 11
Shulk 10
Peach 10
Bowser 10
Toon Link 8
Ryu 8
Sonic 8
Corrin 7
Wii Fit Trainer 7
Link 7
Lucario 7
Mewtwo 6
Jigglypuff 6
ROB 5
Robin 5
Kirby 5
Villager 5
Pikachu 4
Falco 4
Yoshi 4
Greninja 4
Lucas 4
Mega Man 4
King Dedede 3
Meta Knight 3
Pit 3
Bowser Jr 3
Mr Game and Watch 3
Duck Hunt 3
Wario 3
Palutena 2
Olimar 2
No Miis 🙂