Super Smash Bros. Melee

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Fighting • Platform
2001

Super Smash Bros. Melee is an upcoming Fighting/Platform game releasing on Nintendo GameCube. Scheduled to launch on November 21, 2001.

Developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo, Gradiente.

Release Date: 11/22/2001

Released
Super Smash Bros. Melee cover
trailer

Story

Super Smash Bros. Melee is the second installment in the Super Smash Bros. series and the follow-up to the Nintendo 64 title. It includes all playable characters from the first game, and also adds characters from franchises such as Fire Emblem, of which no games had been released outside Japan at the time. Super Smash Bros. Melee builds on the first game by adding new gameplay features and playable characters: it's major focus is the multiplayer mode, while still offering a number of single-player modes.

Screenshots

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Game Information

Platforms

Nintendo GameCube

Genres

FightingPlatform

Developer

  • HAL Laboratory

Publishers

  • Nintendo
  • Gradiente

Age Rating

ESRB: Unknown

Player Perspective

Side view

Multiplayer

  • Offline Co-op: 3 playersOffline: up to 4 players

Part of

  • Mario franchise
  • Donkey Kong franchise
  • The Legend of Zelda franchise
  • Metroid franchise
  • Kirby franchise
  • Star Fox franchise
  • Pokémon franchise
  • Earthbound franchise
  • F-Zero franchise
  • Fire Emblem franchise
  • Yoshi franchise
  • Super Smash Bros. franchise

Ratings & Reviews

100%
Critic Score
1 reviews
89%
User Score
963 ratings

Features & Details

Themes & Elements

Action

Game Modes

Single playerMultiplayerCo-operative

Key Features

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Release Information

Primary Release Date

November 21, 2001

✅ Already released

Platform Release Dates

Nintendo GameCube

December 31, 2002
Unknown
August 23, 2002
Unknown
May 31, 2002
Australia
November 21, 2001
Japan
December 3, 2001
North America
May 24, 2002
Europe
January 1, 2003
North America

Release Notes

  • Release dates may vary by region and platform
  • Pre-orders may be available before the official release date
  • Digital releases typically go live at 00:00 local time
  • Physical releases may arrive a few days earlier or later depending on shipping

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