In my opinion, Super Smash Bros. Melee was really just an upgraded version of Super Smash Bros. only without the bumper.
Brawl is... literally the first game that lives up to the hype. I actaully thought it'd suck in comparison to Melee, espcially after I saw the roster (Toon Link, Wolf, ROB, and Lucario....) but, aside from stages of course. I notice that the characters have been buffed, so no one is useless, NOT EVEN SAMUS OR ICE CLIMBERS. Jigglypuff seems nerfed at first, but if you use her more than once it becomes obvious she's actaully buffed. The balance is much better than anything I've ever seen to be honest.
I have quite a bit of complaints for Melee and find it heavily over-rated, but for Brawl I can say nothing bad except for
-Whoever thought most of Brawl's stages up needs to be beaten with a bat, thank god for Stage Builder. Although, I get the feeling most of the regular stages where made in Stage Builder and given a Nintendo-esque theme, espcially New Pork City, Yoshi's Island, and Halbred.
-Humoresque Of A Little Dog doesn't play in Onett, nor do most of the Kirby songs play in Green Greens
-Taboo (He's from Taboo:The Sixth Sense, if you think he's Tabuu, then go back to naming Pokey after cartoon pigs) is impossible on any difficulty past normal and I can't get the freaking Pokey boss to turn into a trophy no matter how much I weaken him
-Pokey and Taboo, Porky and Tabuu do not and have never existed in America
-ROB isn't Red and Tan, he's Grey and White
-Getting CDs is a difficult task, as they are extremly rare and vanish quick, and... no Pokey Means Bussiness, Wrapped In Black, It Doesn't Matter, Lyrical Snake Eater (Fight for honor, and for... you.... it sounds so James Bond-esque it's cool!), Captain Falcon(the song), or Paper Mario Battle Theme
Other than these that I've listed, which are really minor things. This game is perfect
PS:I'm actaully glad Pokey Means Bussiness didn't make it in, otherwise that would be the only song playing in New Pork City, and I would never have realized how badass "You Call This A Utopia?" is. Also.... if Pokey had his American name, they might have called New Pork City... *shudders* New Poke City, which would have been NO GOOD!