However, in addition to Off-TV Play, the Wii U GamePad can display in-battle stats, such as damage percentages. The Wii U version does not make much use of the GamePad's touch screen during gameplay. Aesthetically, the games are much more stylized and visually intense than the previous entries, with the overall colors being bolder and brighter and many elements having been redone to stand out more, and the characters also appear more similar to their current appearances from their franchises of origin, lacking realistic details in them. Brawl, with many returning characters having completely new moves, and major alterations (such as Pit). The movesets and animations of some returning characters were changed more significantly than during the transition from Super Smash Bros.
Brawl.īoth games have the same roster of playable characters in order to keep them consistent. The pace of battles has also been stated to be in between Super Smash Bros. Final Smashes and Footstool Jumping make a return, while the 'tripping' mechanic has been removed. Brawl, as well as differences between the two versions. for Wii U have some similarities and differences from Super Smash Bros.