Super Smash Bros. V (Switch game)

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Super Smash Bros. V
North American box art
Developer(s)	Bandai Namco Studios PlatinumGames Sora Ltd.
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	Masahiro Sakurai
Producer(s)	Shinya Saito Masaya Kobayashi Tadashi Sugiyama Atsushi Inaba
Programmer(s)	Masanori Kumakiri
Composer(s)	Keiki Kobayashi Junichi Nakatsuru Hiroki Hashimoto Hiroyuki Kawada Eriko Sakurai Akihiko Ishikawa Yoshinori Hirai
Platform(s)	Nintendo Switch
Genre(s)	Fighting
Series	Super Smash Bros.
Engine	Unreal Engine 4
Predecessor	Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Successor	N/A
Release Date(s)	WW: July 14, 2018
Mode(s)	Singleplayer, Local Multiplayer, Online Multiplayer
Age Rating(s)
Media Included	Nintendo Switch Gamecard Digital download

“"Who's Next?"”

— Tagline

Super Smash Bros. V  (大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ章V, Great Fray Smash Brothers Chapter V, often shortened to "SSBV" and "Smash V") is a fighting video game, and the sixth installment in the Super Smash Bros. series. The game was developed by Bandai Namco Studios, Platinum Games and Sora, and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch.

This game is a crossover that features characters, items, music, and stages from various Nintendo franchises, including Mario, Donkey Kong, Pokémon, Fire Emblem, Kirby, Metroid, Star Fox, The Legend of Zelda, Kid Icarus, Animal Crossing, Splatoon, among others, including Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog, Capcom's Mega Man, Bandai Namco's Pac-Man, Konami's Metal Gear and Bomberman, Rare's Banjo-Kazooie, Mojang's Minecraft, Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls and Yacht Club's Shovel Knight.

The game was released on July 14, 2018, and received mostly positive reviews from critics upon its release. Most praise was directed at the game's controls, overall gameplay, graphics, and characters, despite certain criticism with the amount of unlockable/secret characters, with some reviewers calling it the best game in the Super Smash Bros. series. Selling more than 5 million copies, the game was the fastest-selling game in the franchise and the fifth best-selling game in 2018.

Gameplay

Online Play

Online Play has seen little change from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. There are four different main ways to play online.

• With Friends: Play against friends online.
• With Anyone: Play against strangers online.
• Tournament: Compete in online tournaments set up by friends or public tournaments created by other strangers.
• With Amiibo: A new game type, a 2-on-2 match where two players either fight with one of their own amiibo or together with the other player against the two Amiibo. With Amiibo also includes "For Glory" and "For Fun" variations, and can be played against friends and their Amiibo. Amiibo fighters level up slightly faster in this mode.

With Friends allows players to create groups, and set custom rules for the game mode. In addition, players can also chat to each other by clicking the microphone button on the menu. Up to two players can play on one console in With Friends matches.

With Anyone features various other modes:

• For Fun: Play for fun. Match results are not recorded, and items and stage gimmicks are turned on.
• For Glory: For more competitive players. Match results are recorded, and an online leaderboard can be checked through this menu. No items appear, and all stages are their Ω versions.

For Fun and For Glory can be further divided. For Glory allows for either 1-on-1 or 2-on-2 matches, while For Fun allows for 4 Player Free for All or 2-on-2. Both 2-on-2 For Fun and For Glory matches can be played with up to two players fighting on a single console.

Players can also Spectate a random match currently occurring. One can choose to spectate a match between strangers, or choose instead to spectate a friend currently fighting a match.

Palutena's Guidance

Palutena's Guidance is a Smash Taunt that can be activated by Pit on the returning Palutena's Temple stage (or, unlike in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, its Ω Form). Just as in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the player must quickly tap the button that would initiate Pit's down taunt to activate the Smash Taunt.

Characters

Playable Characters

The cast of 72 playable characters (80 if Sheik and Zero Suit Samus are included and the three different Pokémon of the Pokémon Trainer and the three Mii Fighter types are treated as individual characters) includes 52 returning veterans from Smash 4 and 18 newcomers. Of these, 24 are starter characters and 42 need to be unlocked.

While Little Mac (who returns as an assist trophy), Palutena (who still makes an appearance through Palutena's Guidance), Shulk, Lucas, Ryu, Cloud, Corrin and Bayonetta do not return from SSB4, three fighters - Ice Climbers, Ivysaur, Squirtle, and Wolf - return after being absent following Brawl.

Super Smash Bros. V introduces the fewest new playable universes, with five: ARMS, Splatoon, Shovel Knight, The Elder Scrolls, Minecraft, Banjo-Kazooie, Bomberman, and Mach Rider. The other newcomer fighters come from universes that previously had playable representatives, these series being Yoshi, Kirby, Pokémon, Fire Emblem, Metal Gear, and Super Mario. All in all, there are 18 newcomer fighters.

Veterans
Mario		Luigi		Peach		Bowser		Bowser Jr.		Rosalina & Luma
Dr. Mario		Donkey Kong		Diddy Kong		Yoshi		Wario		Link
Zelda Sheik		Ganondorf		Toon Link		Samus Zero Suit Samus		Kirby		Meta Knight
King Dedede		Fox		Falco		Wolf		Pikachu		Jigglypuff
Mewtwo		Pokémon Trainer		Lucario		Greninja		Captain Falcon		Ness
Marth		Roy		Ike		Lucina		Robin		Ice Climbers
Mr. Game & Watch		Pit		Dark Pit		Olimar		R.O.B.		Sonic
Villager		Wii Fit Trainer		Duck Hunt		Mega Man		Pac-Man		Mii Fighters
Newcomers
Captain Toad		Kamek		Waddle Dee		Decidueye		Hakamo-o		Tapu Koko
Magearna		Alm		Raiden		K.K. Slider		Mach Rider		Bomberman
Banjo-Kazooie		Minecraft		Dovahkiin		Shovel Knight		Inkling		Spring Man

^{Bold denotes an unlockable character.}

Like in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, several fighters appear as alternate costumes for other characters, accessible through palette swaps. They are effectively separate fighters that share the exact same moveset and character slot as the fighter they are a costume of; they have no gameplay differences.

Palette Swap Characters
Toadette (Captain Toad)		Larry (Bowser Jr.)		Roy (Bowser Jr.)		Lemmy (Bowser Jr.)		Wendy (Bowser Jr.)
Iggy (Bowser Jr.)		Morton (Bowser Jr.)		Ludwig (Bowser Jr.)		Alph (Olimar)		Ribbon Girl (Spring Man)

Assist Trophy Characters

Assist Trophy Chracters
Andross		Ashley		Azura		Barbara		Birdo		Boom Boom
Chain Chomp		Color TV-Game 15		Dark Samus		Devil		Dillon		Dr. Kawashima
Dr. Wright		Ghirahim		Ghosts		Grey Fox		Hammer Bro.		Herobrine
Impa		Infantry & Tanks		Isaac		Isabelle		Jeff		Kat & Ana
King Boo		Knuckle Joe		Lakitu & Spinies		Lissa		Little Mac		Lubba
Lyn		Magnus		Metroid		Midna		Mother Brain		Mr. Resetti
Nightmare		Nintendog		Phosphora		Poochy		Ray MK III		Revali

Poké Ball and Master Ball Pokémon

84 different Pokémon can be summoned into battle using the Poké Ball and Master Ball items. They act much like characters summoned by Assist Trophies, assisting the fighter that summoned them for a short time either by attacking or by boosting their various stats.

While the Poké Ball item can summon any of the Pokémon listed below, the Master Ball item can only summon Legendary Pokémon, as well as a few non-legendaries. The specific Pokémon that can be summoned from a Master Ball are the following: Arceus, Buzzwole, Darkrai, Deoxys, Entei, Genesect, Goldeen, Kartana, Kyogre, Kyurem, Latias & Latios, Lugia, Manaphy, Marshadow, Meloetta, Moltres, Mew, Palkia, Raikou, Suicune, Turtonator, Victini, Volcarona, Volcanion, and Zoroark.

Poké Ball and Master Ball Pokémon
#052 Meowth		#101 Electrode		#112 Rhydon		#118 Goldeen		#120 Staryu		#133 Eevee
#143 Snorlax		#146 Moltres		#151 Mew		#175 Togepi		#182 Bellossom		#212 Scizor
#232 Donphan		#237 Hitmontop		#243 Raikou		#244 Entei		#245 Suicune		#249 Lugia
#274 Nuzleaf		#282 Gardevoir		#316 Gulpin		#354 Banette		#362 Glalie		#376 Metagross
#380 and #381 Latias and Latios		#382 Kyogre		#383 Groudon		#386 Deoxys		#398 Staraptor		#405 Luxray
#445 Garchomp		#460 Abomasnow		#475 Gallade		#484 Palkia		#487 Giratina		#490 Manaphy
#491 Darkrai		#493 Arceus		#494 Victini		#495 Snivy		#501 Oshawott		#508 Stoutland
#525 Boldore		#537 Seismitoad		#438 and #539 Throh and Sawk		#544 Whirlipede		#569 Garbordor		#571 Zoroark
#596 Galvantula		#604 Eelektross		#609 Chandelure		#620 Mienshao		#635 Hydreigon		#637 Volcarona
#646 Kyurem		#647 Keldeo		#648 Meloetta		#649 Genesect		#650 Chespin		#653 Fennekin
#661 Fletchling		#665 Spewpa		#670 Floette		#673 Gogoat		#684 Swirlix		#686 Inkay
#702 Dedenne		#706 Goodra		#761 Xerneas		#721 Volcanion		#726 Torracat		#733 Toucannon
#735 Gumshoos		#739 Crabrawler		#745 Lycanroc		#750 Mudsdale		#754 Lurantis		#765 Oranguru
#766 Passimian		#768 Golisopod		#776 Turtonator		#794 Buzzwole		#798 Kartana		#802 Marshadow

^{Bold denotes unlockable Pokémon.}

Stages

There are 68 stages that appear Super Smash Bros. V. 44 of these are known as Familiar Stages, as they return from previous Super Smash Bros. titles: 1 from the Nintendo 64 original, 4 from Melee, 17 from Brawl, and 22 from both versions of Super Smash Bros. 4 (5 exclusive to the 3DS version, 19 exclusive to the Wii U version, and 3 that appear in both versions).

Battlefield		Final Destination		New Donk City		Dr. Mario
Super Mario Maker		Mushroom Kingdom U		Mario Galaxy		Mario Circuit
Paper Mario		Delfino Plaza		Mario Circuit		Luigi's Mansion
Mario Bros.		Jungle Hijinxs		75m		Jungle Japes
Woolly World		Yoshi's Island		Gamer		Hateno Village
Skyloft		Bridge of Eldin		Pirate Ship		Temple
Pyrosphere		Norfair		Halberd		Dream Land
Corneria City		Lylat Cruise		Alola Pokémon League		Altar Of The Sunne/Moone
Pokémon Stadium 2		Big Blue		Port Town Aero Dive		Onett
Castle Krakenburg		Coliseum		Castle Siege		Summit
Flat Zone XL		Palutena's Temple		Skyworld		Garden of Hope
Town & City		Smashville		PicoChat X		Shadow Moses Island
Windy Hill Zone		Find Mii		Tomodachi Life		Wii Fit Studio
Balloon Fight		Wrecking Crew		Pilotwings		Wuhu Island
Duck Hunt		Wily Castle		Pac-Maze		Mach Race
Green Garden		Gobi's Valley		Overworld		Skyrim
Tower of Fate		Urchin Underpass		Arms Arena		Snipperclips

^{Bold denotes an unlockable stage.}

Modes

Versus

Special Versus

Special Versus is a form of Versus Mode where players are able to customize several different factors to significantly change the way the game plays. None of these options are mandatory, and any of them can be turned off to set them back to default.

• Health: 300%/Stamina
• Restoration: Low/High
• Size: Mega/Mini
• Head: Flower/Bunny
• Body: Metal/Clear/Tail/Rocket Belt/Screw/Back Shield
• Status: Curry/Reflect
• Gravity: Light/Heavy
• Speed: Slow/Fast
• Camera: Fixed/Angled

Stadium

Multi-Man Smash

Multi-Man Smash is a type of mode that pits the player (or two players) up against large groups of opponents. There are several different variations of the Multi-Man Smash, all of which return from previous instalments.

• 10-Man Smash: The player is pitted against 10 randomly generated Mii Fighters.
• 100-Man Smash: The player is pitted against 96 randomly generated Mii Fighters and four randomly chosen playable fighters at certain "checkpoints". The difficulty of the fighters gradually increases over time. The playable fighters are fought once 25, 50, 90, and 99 Mii Fighters have been defeated. The appearance of the first three fighters signals an increase in difficulty.
• 3-Minute Smash: The player is challenged to survive an onslaught of Mii Fighters for a total of 3 minutes. After one and two minutes have elapsed, a playable fighter will appear, with their difficulty setting significantly higher than the Mii Fighters.
• 15-Minute Smash: The player is challenged to survive an onslaught of Mii Fighters for a total of 15 minutes, with the difficulty increasing over time. Every minute, a playable fighter will appear, signifying an increase in difficulty.
• Rival Smash: The player competes against an AI version of themselves - their "rival" - in an endless match. The game ends once the player is KO'd, and wins if they defeat more Mii Fighters than their rival.
• Endless Smash: The player fights an onslaught of Mii Fighters for an indefinite amount of time, ending once the player is defeated.
• Cruel Smash: The player is pitted against an onslaught of extremely difficult Mii Fighters; their difficulty set higher than even level 9 CPU fighters. To make the mode even more challenging, unlike all other modes in the Multi-Man Smash, items do not appear to aid the player (or Mii Fighters), and the player has a high knockback modifier.

Up to nine fighters - not including the player - may appear on screen during any of these game modes, though the amount of CPU fighters will increase over time; starting at three at once and gradually building up to nine.

Tier List

The game's current tier list can be viewed here. It was organized by the Smash Back Room on Smashboards. According to the list, Raiden is the "best" character in the game.

In gaming, a tier list is a list that ranks all characters based on the strength of their fighting abilities and their potential to win matches under tournament conditions, assuming equal skill on the part of each player. A tier list is decided based on the analysis of the following:

• The metagame and the effectiveness of the characters' strategies
• Each character's moveset and statistics
• Each character's matchup spread
• Each character's tournament results

Tier lists are commonly made for fighting games that are played on the high competitive level, such as Mortal Kombat (2011). Some games that aren't fighting games, but have large character sets, such as the Pokémon series, can also have their own tier lists. Read more on this here.

Changes from Smash 3DS/Wii U

Aesthetic changes

• Having been split into seperate characters in Smash 4, Zelda and Samus regain their abilites to transform into Sheik and Zero Suit Samus respectively (although in the case of Zelda, transforming into Sheik now must be performed through her Down Taunt). Also, the Up or Down Taunt button must be pressed if Pokémon Trainer is to switch between Pokémon, meaning that each Pokémon (Squirtle, Ivysaur and Charizard) now has just two taunts (left and right).