THE DEFINITIVE PARTY GAME

Let me set the scene: It is 11 PM on a Friday, ten of my friends are sitting around the big screen (beer in hand) as we focus our unblinking attention to Dark Samus, Wario, and Donkey Kong decking it out on Brinstar. Amid the cheers and the insults, Meta Ridley comes swooping down, knocking everyone off the map. The tide of battle shifts as everyone targets the flying purple foe. In the rush of the excitement, I quickly realized that gaming hasn’t given me a similar experience in nearly a decade. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is a force to be reckoned with, merging nostalgia and polish into what is definitively the best party game of this generation. Continue reading Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Review →