See also: Gameplay of the Super Smash Bros. games due to its fast-paced and offensive gameplay, Melee has been featured in many competitive gaming tournaments, boasting a dedicated grassroots fan community which has kept its competitive scene alive well beyond the game's original lifespan. Considered one of the most competitively viable Smash Bros. It achieved strong sales upon its release, becoming the GameCube's best-selling title with over seven million copies sold by 2008. The game received widespread acclaim from critics, earning praise for its visuals, simple controls, gameplay, and orchestrated soundtrack, as well as several awards and acknowledgments from various publications it is now considered one of the greatest video games ever made. Melee was first released in Japan in November 2001, in the Americas in December 2001, and in Europe and Australia in May 2002. series, Melee 's gameplay system offers an unorthodox approach to the fighting game genre, with a counter that measures damage with increasing percentages, representing the knockback the character will experience, rather than a depleting health bar seen in most fighting games. Melee includes all playable characters from the first game and also adds characters from additional franchises such as Fire Emblem, of which no games had been released outside Japan at the time, in addition to new stages and gameplay modes. The stages and gameplay modes reference or take designs from these franchises as well. It features characters from Nintendo video game franchises such as Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox and Pokémon, among others. It is the second installment in the Super Smash Bros. Melee is a 2001 crossover fighting video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.Super Smash Bros. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue.
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