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It’s a good way to get a handle on each fighter’s unique moveset and figure out what types of opponents - airborne ones, swordfighters or gun-toting long range specialists - they are strong against. We can see players who are trying to master characters, or just fiddle around with fighters they’re more unfamiliar with, using this mode as a testing ground. In our time with Smash Run mode, we found it to be a solidly satisfying single-player campaign addition to Smash Bros.
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This will change from Smash Run to Smash Run. For example, it could be the standard game of knocking others off the stage as many times as possible within a time limit, or it could be a one-hit death match with all fighters beginning at 300 percent damage. Players face off against three computer-chosen opponents under certain conditions. Smash Runs culminate in one last challenge: your typical four-on-four Super Smash battle. Different power-ups - boots for hit strength, wings to extend air time, tiny boxing gloves and hammers, for example - appear throughout each level. The mode gives players an open environment packed with opponents to take down, and the goal is to defeat as many enemies as possible within a five-minute limit, blasting through different stages and taking on enemies pulled from Pokemon, Mario, Donkey Kong and Kid Icarus.
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What the 3DS version does have going for it is Smash Run, a time trial mode inspired by the City Trial Mode from 2003 GameCube racing game Kirby Air Ride. Naturally, the graphics aren’t as pretty as those in its Wii U counterpart, and players can toggle black outlines around the characters on and off, which makes the game feel a little more old school but doesn’t do much for visibility. on 3DS makes it feel a little bit like an afterthought. There's novelty of being able to carry Nintendo’s famous brawler wherever you go, but the visual presentation of Super Smash Bros.