I know this is just me, but I just don't get this game.
I think I really liked the one on the Wii because it had that little Emissary game inside it. But the Spirits game in this is basically the standard game as its "levels."
I'm no fighting game champion, never won any tournaments or even really got into competitive play, so I can't say "oh this isn't a true fighter" or whatever. But I was OK at street fighter, mortal kombat, tekken 3, etc. But this (these?) Smash games just don't play like fighters, or at least the fighters I'm accustomed to.
As an example it's just so random, to me. I try to get these hits in, and I've tried to learn to use the jump button, the tilt attacks and so on, but it's just not making any sense. I'll be wailing away at somone and all of a sudden boom, I get that closeup and "defeat!" screen.
What the fuck, I was just destroying the 15th jigglypuff on the screen, I got like 40% bar, and I'm thrown across the screen.
Its just not my thing. Like I mentioned, I think I must have just liked the Wii version because of the little platforming game on it. I honestly can't remember actually playing "arcade mode."