his down air is slightly worse, his up air is also worse, recovery is too, is jab is too, his up smash is worser. But meta knight is still a good character. His combos are good but not as good as brawl. I not too sure the creators know how to balance meta knight. The up air and down air hit ratio significantly decreased. The up smash does not always hit characters on the ground next to meta. Recovery can kill, but recovery in brawl can kill too with better recovery. His jab attack is front side, no long both sides.