Mario Strikers (series)
Mario Strikers | |
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First installment | Super Mario Strikers (2005) |
Latest installment | Mario Strikers: Battle League (2022) |
Number of installments | 5 (3 main, 2 promotional) |
Franchise | Super Mario |
The Mario Strikers series, also known as the Mario Football series in Europe and Australia and the Mario Soccer series in South Korea, is a series of Super Mario games that began in 2005 in which Mario and his friends play "Strike",[1] a more extreme variant of association football (commonly known as "football" or "soccer"). The series consists of three games: Super Mario Strikers, Mario Strikers Charged, and Mario Strikers: Battle League.
Games[edit]
Main games[edit]
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Cover, original release, and system | Description |
Super Mario Strikers | |
![]() ![]() Nintendo GameCube |
Super Mario Strikers (Mario Smash Football in the PAL version), the first game in the series, was released on the Nintendo GameCube. It features basic rules of football, although having its own playing style as implied in several sport Super Mario games. One specialized rule is Super Strikes. Only the team captain can execute a Special Strike, and if done so perfectly, the shot will always make the goal, and be worth two points. There are a total of nine different playable team captains (including one unlockable, Super Team), four different sidekick players, and two different goalies. It was the last Super Mario game to be released for the GameCube in Japan and North America. |
Mario Strikers Charged | |
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Mario Strikers Charged (Mario Strikers Charged Football in the PAL version and Mario Power Soccer for South Korea), the second installment in the series, was released on the Wii in 2007. Wi-Fi capability was a new addition to the game, allowing players to compete across the world over the internet. The game features four new team captains: Bowser, Bowser Jr., Diddy Kong, and Petey Piranha, as well as four new types of sidekicks (Boos, Dry Bones, Monty Moles, and Shy Guys). The game includes ten new fields to compete, many of them containing certain gimmicks that would modify the situation of every match. For this second mainstream, the characters would have special kicks to score, like sidekicks' skillshots or the powerful Mega Strikes of the captains, which Kritter proves his potential to stop the soccer balls, under the control of the player. If successful, then they will receive up to six points for each ball in the goal. Also, new power-ups had been added for each team captain, known as Super Abilities. The game was rereleased for the Wii U eShop in 2016. |
Mario Strikers: Battle League | |
![]() June 10, 2022 Nintendo Switch |
Mario Strikers: Battle League (Mario Strikers: Battle League Football in the European and Australian version) is the third installment in the series and the first in 15 years, released on the Nintendo Switch. It features new gear and items, and also introduced Rosalina and Pauline as playable characters. Toad, Shy Guy, and Birdo are now selectable as captains for the first time after having been sidekicks for the past two games, while Boom Boom replaces Kritter as a goalie that cannot be controlled by the player. While sidekicks are not present in this game, the player has the option to select multiple Toads, Yoshis, and Shy Guys in a team in Quick Battles and Cup Battles. |
Promotional games[edit]
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Icon, original release, and system | Description | |
Heads-Up | ||
![]() 2006 Adobe Flash |
Super Mario Strikers -- Heads Up was an online Adobe Flash advergame published by Nintendo around the release of Super Mario Strikers for the Nintendo GameCube. It was listed in the Nintendo Arcade, a now defunct section with web games on Nintendo's website.[2] | |
Mario Strikers Charged | ||
2007 Adobe Flash |
Mario Strikers Charged was an Adobe Flash game created to promote the Wii game of the same name. It revolved around stopping charged soccer balls that were shot in the player's direction, and was playable from the official Mario Strikers Charged website in the United Kingdom.[3] |
Playable characters[edit]
Not counting goalies, a total of 23 playable characters have appeared in the series.
1 - This character is a sidekick character.
2 - In Quick Play and Cup Battles, this character can be selected more than once for a team.
3 - To use this character, a software update is required.
Goalies[edit]
Character | Super Mario Strikers | Mario Strikers Charged | Mario Strikers: Battle League |
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Kritter | |||
Kritter (Super Team) | |||
Boom Boom |
Striker types[edit]
All-Rounder[edit]
Characters in this classification have a roughly equal balance of attributes. In Mario Strikers Charged, this category was named "Balanced". In Mario Strikers: Battle League, these characters can be more easily configured to fit different archetypes depending on the Gear used.
Game | Balanced/All-Rounder Characters |
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Mario Strikers Charged | Mario · Luigi · Yoshi · Koopa Troopa · Shy Guy |
Mario Strikers: Battle League | Bowser Jr. · Shy Guy |
Speed[edit]
Characters in this classification have higher speed and passing, but lower strength and shooting. Prior to Mario Strikers: Battle League, this category was named "Playmaker".
Game | Playmaker/Speed Characters |
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Mario Strikers Charged | Peach · Diddy Kong · Toad · Boo |
Mario Strikers: Battle League | Peach · Toad · Diddy Kong |
Physical[edit]
Characters in this classification generally have high physical power at the expense of passing and other attributes. While most of the characters in this archetype have low speed and high shooting, Pauline in Mario Strikers: Battle League has high speed but poor shooting instead. In Mario Strikers Charged, this category was named "Power".
Game | Aggressive/Power/Physical Characters |
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Mario Strikers Charged | Donkey Kong · Bowser · Petey Piranha · Birdo · Monty Mole |
Mario Strikers: Battle League | Wario · Bowser · Pauline |
Offensive[edit]
Characters in this classification typically possess high offensive attributes, such as shooting or passing. This comes at the expense of other attributes, particularly poor strength and speed.
Game | Offensive Characters |
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Mario Strikers Charged | Wario · Bowser Jr. · Hammer Bro |
Mario Strikers: Battle League | Yoshi · Rosalina · Birdo |
Defensive[edit]
A category introduced in Mario Strikers Charged. Characters in this classification generally have high speed and strength alongside strong technical abilities, but have low shooting and passing attributes. Donkey Kong in Mario Strikers: Battle League is the exception, having high passing, good shooting, and poor technique and speed instead.
Game | Defensive Characters |
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Mario Strikers Charged | Daisy · Waluigi · Dry Bones |
Mario Strikers: Battle League | Waluigi · Donkey Kong |
Technique[edit]
A category introduced in Mario Strikers: Battle League. Characters in this classification have high technique attributes at the expense of most other attributes. The balance of attributes depends on the character, with Mario having higher shooting, Luigi having higher passing, and Daisy having good strength and passing despite her lower speed.
Game | Technique Characters |
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Mario Strikers: Battle League | Mario · Luigi · Daisy |
Fields[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Notes[edit]
- To promote the first entry in the series, a browser game was released in 2005 called Super Mario Strikers -- Heads-Up.
References[edit]
- ^ "The GSF has asked me to instruct you on the basics of Strike." - Fútbot in Training mode, Mario Strikers: Battle League
- ^ Nintendo Arcade. nintendo.com. Archived September 11, 2007 via Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ May 23, 2007. Mario Strikers Charged Football internet game. Retrieved from The Mushroom Kingdom.net.