As with many of the other Mario sports titles, Mario Strikers: Battle League seemingly follows the same infamous content formula bare bones at launch with periodic free updates promised to keep players coming back. Next Level Games, the studio that became a Nintendo subsidiary in 2021, has returned to develop the threequel, but has their decade-and-a-half long absence caused them to strike out, or are you guaranteed to have a ball with Battle League?īooting into the game, you’re greeted with an admittedly small number of menu options. It’s hard to believe it has been over 15 years since then, but número tres is finally here, continuing the Nintendo Switch trend of reviving seemingly forgotten franchises. Super Mario Strikers started the spin-off series back in 2005 on the GameCube, with its sequel, Mario Strikers Charged, releasing for the Wii just two years later. When taking a look at how Mario Golf: Super Rush spaced out content, we can expect more in the future but the initial release of Battle League feels bare.Mario Strikers: Battle League is the long awaited third entry in the cult-beloved Mario Strikers football series. I hope they add more like my boy Boo, who is my mainstay for any Mario offshoot if he's available. It's concerning that the Shine might come off the apple soon with few options. Mix that with the fact that there are only eight playable characters and five stadiums there’s not much variety in how the game plays. Right now, the game consists of a tournament mode where you face off against multiple specialized teams that focus on aspects like tackling, shooting, or passing. There is no "story" mode in Mario Strikers: Battle League.
Let's just get the negatives out of the way first. Of course, we still have Mario Kart 8 nights, even though we've played it many times, and the standings are always the same. I think that's where Mario Strikers: Battle League will land for most people, a fun game that’s great for gatherings but one that might be lacking when playing alone.
Mostly though, I think about getting together with a bunch of friends and making an evening out of it.
When I think about Mario sports games, I mainly think about Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64 because if that isn't a masterpiece, I don't know what is.
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