When people hear the words’smash’ and ‘fighting game,’ they automatically think about a fighting game. The characters in Smash, however, are cute and family friendly, a far cry from the brutality of a fighting game. Monkey-man, for example, is named after a kind of food that’s great for fisticuffs, and the ice-ninja is one of the most terrifying opponents in a fighting game.
Although the competitive scene for Smash is a bit siloed, that doesn’t make it any less of a fighting game. It’s still a very strong fighting game and has plenty of fan following. It’s even been ranked in the top five fighting game tournament scene. And despite the fact that the Smash community is siloed, the games’ competitive nature is so high that the Smash tourney has already been held at EVO, a fighting-game tournament, this does not detract from the fact that the genre is a highly diverse one.
Smash’s competitive scene is siloed, but that doesn’t make it less of a fighting game. The community is as competitive as any other fighting-game scene and it’s been at EVO (a gaming convention that focuses on fighting games) and the Smash tourney has been there before. The reason is simple: the community is huge and has a loyal following. And a fighting-game community isn’t complete without bitching.
There is a lot of depth in Smash, and the fact that it has such depth has only made it even more popular. While some people may see Smash as simplistic, I disagree. There is depth in the game, and it is the depth in which the community thrives. The people who say that Smash lacks “depth” are illiterate, naive, and trolls.
Smash is not a fighting game. But it has a great deal of depth. In comparison to other fighting games, it’s hard to find any other game with more depth. It’s easy to get bored of a single character, but that doesn’t mean that the game isn’t fun to play. The same is true of a fight game. The game has more depth than the best fighter in the genre.
While the competition in Smash is not as deep as in other fighting games, the game does have depth. In terms of competitive gameplay, it’s comparable to other fighting games. The objective of Smash is to knock your opponent off the stage, but it’s a bit more complicated than that. As a result, it’s not a true “fighting game” if your goal is to knock your opponent off the stage.