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Mario Strikers: Battle League
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Developer(s)Next Level Games
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Devon Blanchet
Producer(s)Carmine Carpino
Kerry McGaffney
Kelsey Primar
Tom Szymanski
Kensuke Tanabe
Designer(s)Matt Smits
Artist(s)Barret Chapman
Composer(s)Chad York
Darren Radtke
SeriesMario Strikers
Platform(s)Nintendo Switch
ReleaseJune 10, 2022
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Mario Strikers: Battle League[a] is a 2022 association football/soccer video game developed by Next Level Games and published by Nintendo. It was released on the Nintendo Switch on June 10, 2022. It is the third game in the Mario Strikers series.

Gameplay

Mario Strikers: Battle League is a five versus five association football/soccer video game.[1] The game shies away from realism, in favor of chaotic, over-the-top gameplay.[1] The game maintains the main premise of the sport, where players maneuver players around a field in efforts to pass and shoot a ball into a goal to score points, with the team with the most points at the end of a game winning the game.[2] However, the game takes many liberties with the sport.[3] Aggressive tackles and attacks are completely allowed, though they give the opposing player "items" to use at their disposal.[4] Items often function in the same way as Mario Kart or Mario Tennis - banana peels can be placed on the field and characters will slip on them, while shells can be shot at characters to temporarily knock them over.[3][5] No "out of bounds" exists on the field, instead, an electric fence is placed around the field, which players can check and knock opposing characters into.[6] Additionally, collecting a glowing orb that appears on the field allows the player to perform a "Hyper Strike" and score a 2-point goal if the move is charged up without interruption.[3][6]

In the game, the player picks a major Mario franchise character like Mario or Princess Peach - and a team of three other characters to round out the rest of the team.[7] All characters have various strengths and weaknesses, and Battle League additionally allows for the customization of equipment on characters as well, affecting character's stats for things like speed, strength, and pass accuracy.[5][8]

Up to eight players can play local multiplayer matches, with player using just one Joy-Con each, allowing for four versus four game, with the computer handling goalkeeping.[5] Online multiplayer is also available, including a "Club Mode" where groups of up to 20 players can create their own game season, with leaderboards tracking scores.[5] Members of a Club can customize their own character to create a unique selectable roster for season matches. Furthermore, Clubs can customize their own home stadiums with various embellishments that Club owners can purchase through tokens the players earn from season matches. Every season also comes with a set of Season Achievements, which grant additional rewards for completion.

Characters

The game features a roster of 10 characters on launch, with additional characters being added as free downloadable content.[9]

Development

The game was first announced during a Nintendo Direct on February 9, 2022. It is the third entry in the series, and the first new entry in almost 15 years, following a lengthy gap in releases after Super Mario Strikers (2005) for the GameCube and Mario Strikers Charged (2007) for the Wii.[4][5][8] The game was developed by Next Level Games.[10][11][12][13]

Reception

Mario Strikers: Battle League received "generally favourable" reviews according to review aggregator website Metacritic.[14] The game was generally praised for its deep gameplay mechanics, multiplayer, and presentation, though it received criticism for its scarce launch character roster, as well as its lack of single player content.[18][16]

References

  1. ^ a b Diaz, Ana. "Mario Strikers: Battle League announced for Nintendo Switch". Polygon. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  2. ^ Peters, Jay. "Mario Strikers: Battle League comes to the Switch in June". The Verge. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  3. ^ a b c Winslow, Jeremy. "Mario Strikers: Battle League Coming To Nintendo Switch June 10". Kotaku. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  4. ^ a b Scullion, Chris. "Mario Strikers Battle League is coming to Switch | VGC". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  5. ^ a b c d e Wales, Matt. "Mario Strikers is back in Battle League, coming to Switch this June • Eurogamer.net". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  6. ^ a b Carr, James. "Mario Strikers: Battle League Announced For Nintendo Switch". GameSpot. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  7. ^ Grubb, Jeff. "Devil's bargain: Gamers get new Mario Strikers without Daisy". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  8. ^ a b Naudus, Kris. "'Mario Strikers Battle League' hits the Switch June 10th". Engadget. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  9. ^ @NintendoAmerica (May 27, 2022). "Be ready for more no-holds-barred Strike action following the launch of #MarioStrikers: Battle League, as there are free post-launch updates coming, including new characters! Keep an eye out for more details on updates in the future" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Grubb, Jeff (February 9, 2022). "Mario Strikers: Battle League is the soccer game we need". VentureBeat.
  11. ^ Romano, Sal (February 9, 2022). "Mario Strikers: Battle League announced for Switch". Gematsu.
  12. ^ Doolan, Liam (22 February 2022). "It's Official, Next Level Games Is Developing The New Mario Strikers For Switch". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  13. ^ Theriault, Donald (14 February 2022). "Next Level Games Confirmed To Be Developing Mario Strikers: Battle League - News". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  14. ^ a b "Mario Strikers: Battle League for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  15. ^ Carter, Chris (June 8, 2022). "Review: Mario Strikers: Battle League". Destructoid. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  16. ^ a b Watts, Steve (June 8, 2022). "Mario Strikers: Battle League Review". GameSpot. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  17. ^ Franey, Joel (June 8, 2022). "Mario Strikers: Battle League review - "A slightly thin experience overall"". GamesRadar+. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  18. ^ a b Northup, Travis (June 8, 2022). "Mario Strikers: Battle League Review". IGN. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  19. ^ Olney, Alex (June 8, 2022). "Mario Strikers: Battle League - Simply The Best Sports Game On Switch". Nintendo Life. Retrieved June 12, 2022.

Notes

  1. ^ known in Europe and Australia as Mario Strikers: Battle League Football
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