Players can choose to ban certain items that appear in the game.The game can be played in both single-player and multiplayer mode.The game has 41 selectable stages, where 29 are available from the beginning and players are also allowed to create their own stages with a mode which is known as Stage Builder.
There are basic attacks, smash attacks and super attacks which are also known as Final Smashes. As the character’s percentage goes up, they fly back when they are hit and if he or she is knocked beyond a stage’s boundary, the character loses a life, a point or coins based on the mode they are playing in.
The game basically uses a battle system where players can choose from a huge number of characters who attempt to knock their opponents off the screen while fighting on various stages.