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Japan's had it since February, America's been playing it since July, and now - finally - has arrived on the shores of Europe. A PAL release was by no means certain, but Nintendo have obviously been paying attention to the hundreds of you who responded to our 'We Want Smash Bros' appeal. With this and, the last Christmas of the Millennium belongs to Nintendo's biggest characters. But can a beat-'em-up starring Mario and friends actually work? When the original Mario Kart was announced for the SNES, some gamers tutted, shook their heads, and admonished Nintendo for even daring to cash in on Mario's success in such a manner.

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They were soon gobbling their hats, of course, when Mario Kart emerged as the most enjoyable racing game ever (until arrived), but the same head-shakers are openly wondering if it's a such a good idea to shove our plumbing friend in a fighting game. Read on to discover if their fears are justified. Club Kirby When Wil flew to Japan for Nintendo's Spaceworid show, he witnessed a huge Super Smash Bros tournament in full flow. As a result, we leamt that Kirby is the character of choice among experts, presumably thanks to him being able to steal other fighters' abilities, making him effectively 12 characters in one. His 'Kirby Strike' (Up+B) is also a devastating special move that can knock even the hefty DK flying. So, if you're hoping for easy victory, think pink.

Tournament Mode All the usual characters are waiting for a scrap in one-player, but there's also a bundle of characters that don't crop up elsewhere - such as the 30-strong Dummy Team of shiny purple robots. The final boss battle is with a giant glove, who - unsurprisingly - can punch you very hard indeed.

Training Mode There are a fair number of averagely complex moves in Smash Bros, so Nintendo have helpfully included a training mode. You can alter the arena, the speed of the game, which objects appear (if any), and the intelligence of your dummy opponent. Hidden Characters The four secret characters in Smash Bros are yours if you complete the whole game with a specific character, or within a certain amount of time. The silhouettes on the title screen offer a due as to exactly who they are - although one's so obscure we had to ask Wil which game he comes from. Four-Player Fights You're not restricted to fighting just one computer opponent if you're on your own - by dicking the small yellow icons on the character select screen, you can go up against up to three CPU fighters, and even form teams of two or three for a manic round of team fighting. Real Monsters!

As Matthew Sexton from Bedford hypothesised in Mailbox in N64/34. Smash Bros' PAL delay was almost certainly due to - Nintendo wanted to give time for Europeans to get used to Pikachu and friends before they showed up in Smash Bros. And there are loads of in the game, courtesy of the brilliant Pokeball power-up - Meowth, Snorlax, Butterfree, Beedril, Chansey and loads of others all burst from the red-and-white spheres. • In the red corner: Metro id's Samus, replete with orange bio-suit and giant laser. In the blue corner: Zelda's Link, armed with swords, bombs and an attractive green skirt Let battle commence! • Samus sneaks in an early shot on the Kokiri warrior. The young lady's futuristic gun can prove deadly - jumping or using your shield are the best ways to avoid a roasting.

• After a few blows have been exchanged, Samus has maintained the upper hand. Corel paintshop pro x9 tutorials. This battle on the edge of a treacherous moving platform threatens to put paid to them both, though.

• Rejuvenated, Link goes on the offensive. Samus, momentarily confused, turns her back on the green-skirted fighter, giving Link free reign to move in with a bomb. This ain't gonna be pretty. • The deciding moment. Link, at 99% damage, looks set to die once Samus' laser has finished charging - but dramatically, he's in a prime position to grab the health-restoring heart that's just burst from a box.

• Booml The firey explosion sends Samus flying into the heavens, and - at 111% damage - she won't be coming back down in a hurry. After a magnificent comeback, the first point goes to Link. Games have a tendency to live and die by their central characters. This may seem like a dangerous claim - after all, we're continually insisting that looks don't matter' - but a loveable star can make a difference. For every wise-cracking and limbless Tonic that's out there ruining a game, there's a swearsome or crazy-haired Goemon who's helping to make a title a pleasure to play. And so we come to Smash Bros, the best beat-'em-up on the N64 by miles, mainly - though not exclusively - because it's got Mario in. There's no common-or-garden high-kicking schoolgirl wearing a short skirt, nor a forgettable ninja master chucking fireballs all over the shop.