Main Menu
The game’s main menu contains a number of options:
- Smash: Test your skills in classic Smash! Challenge the CPU or nearby players.
- Online: Connect to the Internet and test your skills against your friends and the world!
- Challenge: Take on Challenges and win prizes!
- Smash Run: Collect boosts in a vast labyrinth to prepare for an epic final battle!
- Games & More: Solo and group games, plus Training, custom fighters, the Vault, and more!
- StreetPass: A StreetSmash of epic proportions! Defeat your rivals and win prizes!
- Wii U: Connect to Super Smash Bros.for Wii U.
Smash
Smash focuses on pure combat, serving as a great place to practice fundamentals and advanced techniques that apply to virtually all available game modes. You can adjust the settings and match rules to suit your tastes, but the basic objective will always be the same: attack your opponents to deal damage and launch them off of the screen!
Online
Online allows you to connect with players over the Internet. This mode focuses on standard Smash variations, but it also includes some additional options and features:
- With Friends: Connect with friends to battle in Smash and Team Smash. The host is able to set the rules for the first match. At the end of each battle, the fighter who finishes in last place chooses the rules for the next match. With Friends is also the only Online mode that allows for customized fighters!
- With Anyone: Connect with opponents from around the world. You can play For Fun, in which only your wins will be recorded, or play For Glory, in which your wins and losses will be recorded. For Glory matches are confined to Final Destination form (Ω) stages.
- Conquest: Participate in special events where up to three teams battle it out. While a Conquest event is active, you can play With Anyone battles as one of the featured characters to earn points for his or her team. The team that gets the most points during the event wins.
- Spectate: Watch replays or bet gold on other players’ online battles or view replays featuring specific characters to research tactics used by other players. You can also review worldwide stats and see how many people are playing online.
Challenge
Complete Challenges to earn stages, trophies, equipment, music, and more! There are three Challenge panels, each of which contains 35 tiles. When you complete a Challenge, the corresponding tile is unlocked, and any adjacent tiles display new Challenge objectives.
By default, only the first Challenge panel is unlocked. You must unlock subsequent Challenge panels before you can earn the rewards they offer.
Smash Run
Collect stat boosts to power up your character then face off against other fighters in a randomly selected final battle! You have five minutes to build your stats in a massive battlefield; defeat enemies, collect items, and utilize special Powers to improve your chances of victory.
Games & More
Play a wide variety of game modes. From longer offerings like Classic and All-Star to shorter games like Target Blast and Home-Run Contest, there’s something for everyone! You can also create custom sets for your fighters and use the Vault to review your trophies, fighter stats, replays, and more.
StreetPass
Collect StreetPass tags to battle opponents in StreetSmash. Use your character token to knock your foes right off of the StreetSmash stage! Perform well to earn valuable prizes or use Practice Mode to earn a little gold as you learn the basics of StreetSmash.
Wii U
Connect your system to a Nintendo Wii U! This feature allows you to exchange custom fighters between your consoles or even use your handheld system as an extra controller for your Nintendo Wii U! You must own a copy of Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo Wii U to take advantage of this feature.