Super Smash Bros Brawl: New Characters

I grabbed a copy of this game about two weeks ago. You owe it to yourself to try it out. The game is incredibly fun. As most everyone here has played a "smash" game before I am not going to review the game mechanics. If you like it you like it. But I just wanted to touch on the new characters.

Character: Pit

Cons

Just about all his attacks are very close range and do little damage.

Pros

Difficult to suffer from falling death as he has wings.
Arrow from Pit's bow attack is controllable before fire by changing angle of bow.
Arrow from Pit's bow attack is controllable after fire by arcing the arrow up or down.
Easy to string quick attacks into a series of combos.

Character: Wario

Cons

Awkward movement and attack style
Difficult to string attacks into combos

Pros

Can run over opponents with motocycle

Character: Ike

Cons

Slow attack style
Short range

Pros

Attacks deal large amounts of damage
Attacks have a large area of effect

Character: Pokemon Trainer

Cons

Bulbasaur sucks
Easy to fall off edge with squirtle

Pros

Switching pokemon allows for quick adaption in the heat of battle

Character: Diddy Kong

Pros

Up+B rescue is very useful
Has a long range controllable attack (peanut gun)

Character: Meta Knight

Cons

Slight learning curve

Pros

"Chun Li" kick that hits both sides
Easy to string attacks into combos

Character: Snake

Cons

Hurts self often

Pros

Attack style makes it difficult to predict how snake will hurt you or where it will come from

Character: Lucas

Cons

Lucas is another word for Ness
Most attacks require a short pause before or after use

Pros

Attacks are extremely damaging
Attacks have a controllable range

Character: Sonic

Cons

Limited array of attacks
Easy to roll off edge

Pros

Fast
Jumps extremely high
Auto targeting spin attack

Character: King Dedede

Cons

Weaker than Donkey Kong

Pros

Faster than Donkey Kong

Character: Olimar

The verdict is still out on this one.