When comparing Splatoon vs Super Smash Bros., the Slant community recommends Splatoon for most people. In the question“What are the best Wii U first party games?” Splatoon is ranked 3rd while Super Smash Bros. is ranked 10th. The most important reason people chose Splatoon is:
The game modes are not your standard kill everyone to win game modes. you can kill other players, but completing the the game modes task is much more important. This makes for a different experience from the normal FPS as the objectives are quite different.
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Pros
Pro Fun and innovative
The game modes are not your standard kill everyone to win game modes. you can kill other players, but completing the the game modes task is much more important. This makes for a different experience from the normal FPS as the objectives are quite different.
Pro Games to play while you wait for connection to multiplayer
While your waiting for enough people to join a multiplayer game you can play 1 of 4 mini games to keep you entertained.
Pro Living world
With lore, funny characters, and its own language, the world feels living thanks to the depth of design.
Pro Easy learning curve
The game eases the player into the action, with early levels being easy to grasp. Slowly the game throws more mechanics at you, making for a nice learning curve that never feels overwhelming.
Pro Finer controls over previous versions and the 3DS version
By allowing the use of many different kinds of controllers as well as finer controls with those controllers the Wii U version of the games is the preferred version for pros.
Cons
Con Not easy to communicate
Being that this is a Nintendo game (geared towards children), there is no available voice chat in the game, which makes communication and forming strategy all but impossible through the game.
Con Not easy to find friends
There is no in game way to message friends to set up a match. This is inconvenient as outside methods of communication will have to be used for those that want to get a group of friends together at the same time.