Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Most refined polished Smash ever with incredible roster and attention to source material.

Head and shoulders above every previous Smash game with incredible polish and content; truly the ultimate installment.

Hailed as the greatest entry in the series and the gold standard of arcade fighters, packed with 74 fighters, the lengthy World of Light solo mode, nearly 1,300 collectible spirits, deep customizable rule sets, and the largest video game soundtrack ever assembled. Combat feels quicker and more refined, controls are tight and accessible, and performance is flawless even amid chaos. Drawbacks include excessive launch distance that limits combos and shaky online latency at launch.

Yahtzee: mechanically solid but artistically hollow IP celebration; campaign offers occasional satisfaction.

BYB: buy — excellent for casual and competitive.

Fantastic game with incredible multiplayer content and strongest single player mode in series history. Online performance is the only serious issue holding it back.