Wii Warm Up: Eye of the tiger

by Alisha Karabinus { Feb 1st 2008 at 9:00AM }

Are you preparing for Brawl? Are you cracking your knuckles, choosing your favorite characters, and planning your taunts? Are you on a special diet? Training hard? Tell us about your routine. We know some gamers who are going back and replaying old versions, while others are stoically attempting to avoid all spoilers, news, information, and thoughts about the title, instead choosing to attempt a zenlike state until release day, on which they will release the full power of their newly-centered minds and bodies.

Okay, maybe we made that up. But how are you hyping yourself?

Tags: preparation, rocky, smash-bros-brawl, ssbb, training

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

RowdyReptile @ Feb 1st 2008 9:33AM

I've pre-ordered this game, but don't you think you're hyping it just a LITTLE too much? There's no way it can live up to the standard you've set.

Nate @ Feb 1st 2008 10:17AM

Agreed. I'm stoked for this game. I could play just this game for the next year. But this is getting a little crazy

Evangelist Pinto @ Feb 1st 2008 10:14AM

Iv'e played smash all day long neglecting all my hw.

Jon @ Feb 1st 2008 10:43AM

Brawl is hyped because it desreves it. I seriously think this will be a game for the ages.

Iron Raptor @ Feb 1st 2008 10:57AM

I wouldn't be hyped up about it. It's certainly an impressive game, and if anything, a deep sense of kudos goes to those who put their talent creating Brawl. I normally don't follow the hype, I don't really follow the latest "trend of the moment" because it is just getting excited over something that'll pass in 6 months.

However, Nintendo broke a lot of firsts with me. The Wii is the first console I ever bought, first console I ever bought waiting in line at 6AM at a Toys R Us.. (I thought people who did that were silly)

And now, Nintendo's going to make me do another first, pre-order this game.

I don't loose perspective that it is, just a game after all. However with the sheer amount of hard work that went into it, (and you can SEE it too) I'd gladly support that.

I support anyone who is willing to be bold and creative. I gave 2$ to a homeless man a couple of weeks ago who held up a sign that said "Smile if you masturbate" :D Win.

Orion @ Feb 1st 2008 11:10AM

I wouldn't say im changing my routine, but I did schedule a Brawl Party on the 9th :).

I can't wait for this game, but honestly No More Heroes, Endless Ocean, and Ghost Squad are tiding me over till then. (damn, I need to get back into galaxy too...)

im honestly worried though. march is a HUGE month for gaming for me. We have brawl, sega tennis, okami, baroque, and right after in april star wars unleashed and mario kart... im going to be broke.

Epsilon @ Feb 2nd 2008 10:23PM

It's November all over again. :D

Sisyphus @ Feb 1st 2008 11:44AM

It sure seems like I'm in the minority, but I don't get the hype surrounding this game. I love my Wii, and I've seen my little brother playing the Gamecube one, but it just seems like a basic, side-view fighting game. A suped-up Street Fighter. What is it that I'm missing?

hvnlysoldr @ Feb 1st 2008 2:53PM

It most certainly isn't Street Fighter. There's so much fanservice you could literally take hundred hours pouring over all the content. There were some 300-400 trophies just in Melee. There are many more stickers. Stickers that can be used to enhance the vast single player action side-scroller beat-em-up that with just 6 hours in has only completed 10%. There are characters from the oldest dang series of Nintendo, like R.O.B. the robot. Assist trophies of characters like the underappreciated Drill Dozer and Sin & Punishment. 36 composers created over hundred songs. The combat has been adjusted to be one of the mostest balanced fighters ever.

There's no need for memorization of long and complicated button combinations to pull off supers. A non-gamer can just pick up the wiimote and start enjoying themselves. Pro competitive players can dance around each other and quickly counter and tech each other. It's quite the easy to play hard to master game.

Oneiroi @ Feb 1st 2008 11:53AM

I'm trying my best not to think about it till March.

Stop ruining it for me!

Perverted @ Feb 1st 2008 1:23PM

Sisyphus: what are you missing? everything! There's a crap load of skill required to master this game, countless modes, Nintendo characters of past and present, not mention Sonic + Snake! And it's freaking online!!!

I'm currently scanning "scene" sites/forums/IRCs/etc. looking for info on a working import on PAL consoles, for those interested, currently it = fail. (damn you SSBB with you DL!!!)