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Super Smash Bros. Brawl vs Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

If you are torn between Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, the two share true exclusive and exclusive; here is how the numbers split. Super Smash Bros. Brawl wins 2 of our metrics to 1.

MetricSuper Smash Bros. BrawlPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorEdge
Player rating ★ 4.31 ★ 4.32 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door by 0.01
Metacritic 93 87 Super Smash Bros. Brawl by 6 (6%)
Catalog popularity 637 adds 486 adds Super Smash Bros. Brawl by 151 (24%)
Avg. playtime 24h — Super Smash Bros. Brawl is longer
Platform families 1 1 Tie
Release year 2008 2004 Super Smash Bros. Brawl is newer by 4 yr

Verdict

Super Smash Bros. Brawl takes 2 of 4 measurable categories. Both lean on true exclusive and exclusive, so whichever you pick, the core feel carries over.

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Base game data via RAWG. Comparison computed by us.