

Starting at zero, the higher it becomes, the further the character flies away when hit, improving the chances to have him disappear off the stage. The character's vitality is represented by a percentage. The fighting itself does have an influence however. Instead, the game is won when a player manages to knock the opponent off the stage, although some games modes only award a point to the victorious player, continuing the fight. Unlike other fighting games, players do not need to drain the opponent's health. New stages can be designed using the included Stage Builder.

The battles take place in 41 stages with up to four players fighting at the same time. It is a crossover fighting pitching well-known characters from Nintendo franchises, along with characters from other series, against each other.

Super Smash Bros.: Brawl is the third game in the Super Smash Brothers series of brawling games.
