Squad Strike mode in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate looks amazing!
Nintendo has yet to explain this mode very well, but thanks to the game leaking we have some great new details about this optional mode.
(Yes, these are leaked details—but come on, there are no spoilers for a mode in a game, right?)
I said Nintendo hasn’t done Squad Strike justice, because they weren’t very clear about what it actually does. Their short presentations left too many open questions. Do you have one stock for each character, and play as multiple characters in one round? Or are you and an opponent just creating a playlist of characters to battle in a set order? Or is it a series of different matchups, but your character’s individual stocks carry over (“winner stays in” style)?
I’m ecstatic to say that the answer to all these questions is yes!
Squad Strike has multiple modes inside the mode. It’s like mode-ception.
✅ Our dream of picking multiple characters for one match will come true. When I die with Mario, Dark Samus will appear on the spawn platform.
✅ Tournament style Crew Battles work in the game, where I can take out multiple different players in a row as long as I hang on to a stock.
✅ My sparring-partner and I can create multiple match-up scenarios ahead of time, then play through them uninterrupted.
With this much flexibility and this many new options, I might spend more time in Squad Strike than in the actual Smash mode!
Scott
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