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|first=''[[Mario Smash Football]]''
|image=[[File:MS Series Logo.png|250px]]
|latest=''[[Mario Strikers Charged Football]]''
|first=''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|number=2
|latest=''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'' ([[List of games by date#2022|2022]])
|parent=''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]''
|number=4 (3 main, 1 promotional)
|franchise=''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''
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The '''''Mario Football''''' series, also known as the '''''Mario Strikers''''' series in North America, is a series of ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' soccer games. It is a Nintendo-exclusive series that launched its first game in 2005. The series only contains two games to date: ''[[Mario Smash Football]]'' and ''[[Mario Strikers Charged Football]]''. The game can be played from one to up to four players at one time. ''Mario Strikers Charged Football'' also features Wi-Fi capability.
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 (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' games that began in 2005 in which [[Mario]] and his friends play "[[Strike]]",<ref>"''The GSF has asked me to instruct you on the basics of Strike.''" - [[Fútbot]] in Training mode, ''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]''</ref> a more extreme variant of [[Wikipedia:Association football|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]]''.


==''Mario Smash Football''==
==Games==
''[[Mario Smash Football]]'', the first game in the series, was released on the [[Nintendo Gamecube]]. It featured basic rules of soccer, although having its own playing style as implied in several sport ''Mario'' games. There are a total of [[Mario Smash Football#Team Captains|eight different playable team captains]], [[Mario Smash Football#Sidekicks|four different sidekick players]], and two different [[Mario Smash Football#Goalies|goalies]]. A sequel was released in 2007: ''Mario Strikers Charged Football''.
===Main games===
{| align=center width=100% class="wikitable"
|-
!style="background-color: #d9d9d9;font-size:125%;text-align:left" colspan="2"|Title
|-
!width=15% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Cover, original release, and system
!width=85% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Description
|-
!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Super Mario Strikers]]''
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Super Mario Strikers box.jpg|150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Europe|November 18, 2005}} [[Nintendo GameCube]]</span>
|'''''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 Strike]]s. 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 [[Super Mario Strikers#Team Captains|nine different playable team captains]] (including one unlockable, Super Team), [[Super Mario Strikers#Sidekicks|four different sidekick players]], and two different [[Super Mario Strikers#Goalies|goalies]]. It was the last ''Super Mario'' game to be released for the GameCube in Japan and North America.
|-
!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''
|-
|align="center"|[[File:USCover MSCF.jpg|150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Europe|May 25, 2007}} [[Wii]]</span>
|'''''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. [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection|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 ([[Boo]]s, [[Dry Bones]], [[Monty Mole]]s, and [[Shy Guy]]s). 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' [[skillshot]]s or the powerful [[Mega Strike]]s of the captains, which [[Kritter]] proves his potential to stop the [[Soccer Ball|soccer ball]]s, 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 Ability|Super Abilities]]. The game was rereleased for the [[Wii U]] [[Nintendo eShop#Wii U|eShop]] in 2016.
|-
!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]''
|-
|align="center"|[[File:MSBL box NA.jpg|150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>June 10, 2022<br>[[Nintendo Switch]]</span>
|'''''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 [[Toad (species)|Toads]], [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]], and Shy Guys in a team in Quick Battles and Cup Battles.
|}
===Promotional games===
{| align=center width=100% class="wikitable"
|-
!style="background-color: #d9d9d9;font-size:125%;text-align:left" colspan="2"|Title
|-
!width=15% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Icon, original release, and system
!width=85% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Description
|-
!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Heads-Up]]''
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Headsupicon.jpg|150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>2006<br>{{wp|Adobe Flash}}</span>
|'''''Super Mario Strikers -- Heads Up''''' was an online {{wp|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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070911004647/http://www.nintendo.com/arcade Nintendo Arcade]. ''nintendo.com''. Archived September 11, 2007 via Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 19, 2017.</ref>
|}
 
==Playable characters==
Not counting goalies, a total of 23 playable characters have appeared in the series.
 
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center; width: 40%"
!width="40%"|Character
!width=''20%''|''[[Super Mario Strikers]]
!width=''20%''|''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]
!width=''20%''|''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]
|-
![[Birdo]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|3}}
|-
![[Boo]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Bowser]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Bowser Jr.]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|3}}
|-
![[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|3}}
|-
![[Diddy Kong]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|3}}
|-
![[Donkey Kong]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Dry Bones]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Hammer Bro]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Koopa Troopa]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Luigi]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Mario]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Monty Mole]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Pauline]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|3}}
|-
![[Princess Peach|Peach]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Petey Piranha]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Rosalina]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Shy Guy]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}} {{footnote|main|3}}
|-
![[Super Team]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Toad]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
|-
![[Waluigi]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Wario]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Yoshi]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
|}
{{footnote|note|1|This character is a sidekick character.}}
{{footnote|note|2|In Quick Play and Cup Battles, this character can be selected more than once for a team.}}
{{footnote|note|3|To use this character, a software update is required.}}
 
===Goalies===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center; width: 40%"
!width="40%"|Character
!width=''20%''|''[[Super Mario Strikers]]
!width=''20%''|''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]
!width=''20%''|''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]
|-
![[Kritter]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Robo-Kritter]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Boom Boom]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|}
 
==Striker types==
===All-Rounder===
Characters in this classification have a roughly equal balance of attributes. Prior to ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'', this category was named "Balanced".
 
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center; width:100%"
!Game !! Balanced/All-Rounder Characters
|-
| ''Super Mario Strikers'' || Mario &middot; Yoshi
|-
| ''Mario Strikers Charged'' || Mario &middot; Luigi &middot; Yoshi &middot; Koopa Troopa &middot; Shy Guy
|-
| ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'' || Bowser Jr. &middot; Shy Guy
|}
 
===Speed===
Characters in this classification have high speed and passing and average technique, but poor strength and shooting. Prior to ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'', this category was named "Playmaker".
 
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center; width:100%"
!Game !! Playmaker/Speed Characters
|-
| ''Super Mario Strikers'' || Luigi &middot; Peach
|-
| ''Mario Strikers Charged'' || Peach &middot; Diddy Kong &middot; Toad &middot; Boo
|-
| ''Mario Strikers: Battle League''|| Peach &middot; Toad &middot; Diddy Kong
|}
 
===Physical===
Characters in this classification generally have high power and shooting, but have poor speed, passing, and technique. The exception is Pauline in ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'', who has high speed but poor shooting instead. In ''Super Mario Strikers'', this category was named "Aggressive", and in ''Mario Strikers Charged'', this category was named "Power".
 
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center; width:100%"
!Game !! Aggressive/Power/Physical Characters
|-
| ''Super Mario Strikers'' || Wario &middot; Donkey Kong
|-
| ''Mario Strikers Charged'' || Donkey Kong &middot; Bowser &middot; Petey Piranha &middot; Birdo &middot; Monty Mole
|-
| ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'' || Wario &middot; Bowser &middot; Pauline
|}
 
===Offensive===
Characters in this classification generally have high shooting and passing and poor to average technique but have poor strength and speed. Rosalina and Birdo in ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'' are exceptions, with both of them having poor passing, the former having average strength, and the latter having high technique.
 
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center; width:100%"
!Game !! Offensive Characters
|-
| ''Super Mario Strikers'' || Daisy &middot; Waluigi
|-
| ''Mario Strikers Charged'' || Wario &middot; Bowser Jr. &middot; Hammer Bro
|-
| ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'' || Yoshi &middot; Rosalina &middot; Birdo
|}
 
===Defensive===
A category introduced in ''Mario Strikers Charged''. Characters in this classification generally have high speed and strength and average technique, but are weak in shooting and passing. Donkey Kong in ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'' is the exception, having high passing, average shooting, and poor technique and speed instead.
 
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center; width:100%"
!Game !! Defensive Characters
|-
| ''Mario Strikers Charged'' || Daisy &middot; Waluigi &middot; Dry Bones
|-
| ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'' || Waluigi &middot; Donkey Kong
|}
 
===Technique===
A category introduced in ''Mario Strikers: Battle League''. Characters in this classification have high technique and an average balance of strength, speed, shooting, and passing.


==''Mario Strikers Charged Football''==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center; width:100%"
!Game !! Technique Characters
|-
| ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'' || Mario &middot; Luigi &middot; Daisy
|}


''[[Mario Strikers Charged Football]]'', the second and most recent installment in the series, was released on the [[Wii]] in 2007. [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection|Wi-Fi]] capability was a new addition to the game, allowing players to compete across the world over the internet. The game featured four new team captains: [[Bowser]], [[Bowser Jr.]], [[Diddy Kong]], and [[Petey Piranha]], as well as four new types of sidekicks ([[Boo]]s, [[Dry Bones]], [[Monty Mole]]s, and [[Shy Guy]]s). The game included new fields to compete, many of them containing certain gimmick that would modify the situation of every match. For this second mainstream, the characters would have special kicks to score, like sidekicks' [[skillshot]]s or the powerful [[Mega Strike]]s of the captains, which [[Kritter]] proves his potential to stop the [[Soccer Ball|soccer ball]]s, under the control of the [[player|user]]. Also, new power-ups has been added for each team captain, known as [[Super Ability|Super Abilities]].
==Fields==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center; width:40%"
!width="60%"|Field
!width=''20%''|''[[Super Mario Strikers]]''
!width=''20%''|''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''
!width=''20%''|''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]''
|-
![[Bowser Stadium (Mario Strikers series)|Bowser Stadium]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Crater Field]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Crystal Canyon]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Desert Ruin]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Galactic Stadium]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Jungle Retreat]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Konga Coliseum]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Lava Castle]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Mushroom Hill]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Pipeline Central]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Planetoid]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Royal Castle]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Spooky Mansion]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Stormship Stadium]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[The Battle Dome]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[The Classroom]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[The Dump]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[The Lava Pit]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[The Palace]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[The Sand Tomb]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[The Underground]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[The Vice]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[The Wastelands]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Thunder Island]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Urban Rooftop]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
|}


==Box Covers==  
==Gallery==
{| width=100%
|- align=center style="font-size:15px"
|'''European Covers
|'''North American Covers
|-valign=top
|
<center>
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Mario smash football gc pal.jpg|''Mario Smash Football''
Logo SMStrikers.png|''Super Mario Strikers'' logo (American English)
Image:Mario Strikers Charged Football Box Art.jpg|''Mario Strikers Charged Football''
Logo MSC.jpg|''Mario Strikers Charged'' logo (American English)
MarioStrikersBattleLeague_logo.jpg|''Mario Strikers: Battle League'' logo (American English)
Mario Smash Football logo.jpg|''Mario Smash Football'' logo (British English)
Mario Strikers Charged Football Logo.jpg|''Mario Strikers Charged Football'' logo (British English)
MSBLF logo EU AU.png|''Mario Strikers: Battle League Football'' logo (British English)
</gallery>
</gallery>
</center>
 
|
==Trivia==
<center>
*To promote the first entry in the series, a browser game was released in 2005 called ''[[Heads-Up|Super Mario Strikers -- Heads-Up]]''.
<gallery>
 
Image:SuperMarioStrikers.JPG|''Super Mario Strikers''
==References==
Image:AMERICANBOOXART.PNG|''Mario Strikers Charged''
<references/>
</gallery>
 
</center>
{{Game series}}
|}
{{Super Mario games}}
{| width=100%
[[Category:Mario Strikers series|*]]
|- align=center style="font-size:15px"
[[Category:Sports games]]
|'''Japanese Covers
[[Category:Game series]]
|-valign=top
[[it:Mario Strikers (serie)]]
|
<center>
<gallery>
Image:MarioStrikersJPN.jpg|''Super Mario Strikers''
Image:StrikersChargedJPN.jpg|''Mario Strikers Charged''
|}
<br clear=all>
{{Spinoffs}}
[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Sports Games]]
[[Category:Game Series]]

Latest revision as of 19:08, September 27, 2024

Mario Strikers
Logo for the Mario Strikers series
First installment Super Mario Strikers (2005)
Latest installment Mario Strikers: Battle League (2022)
Number of installments 4 (3 main, 1 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]

Title
Cover, original release, and system Description
Super Mario Strikers
Super Mario Strikers cover art. Copyright © Nintendo of America, Inc., 2005-2006. All rights reserved.
Europe November 18, 2005[?]
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
USCover MSCF.jpg
Europe May 25, 2007[?]
Wii
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
North American box art for 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]

Title
Icon, original release, and system Description
Heads-Up
Icon of 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]

Playable characters[edit]

Not counting goalies, a total of 23 playable characters have appeared in the series.

Character Super Mario Strikers Mario Strikers Charged Mario Strikers: Battle League
Birdo Check mark.svg1 Check mark.svg1 Check mark.svg3
Boo X mark.svg Check mark.svg1 X mark.svg
Bowser X mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
Bowser Jr. X mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg3
Daisy Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg3
Diddy Kong X mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg3
Donkey Kong Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
Dry Bones X mark.svg Check mark.svg1 X mark.svg
Hammer Bro Check mark.svg1 Check mark.svg1 X mark.svg
Koopa Troopa Check mark.svg1 Check mark.svg1 X mark.svg
Luigi Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
Mario Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
Monty Mole X mark.svg Check mark.svg1 X mark.svg
Pauline X mark.svg X mark.svg Check mark.svg3
Peach Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
Petey Piranha X mark.svg Check mark.svg X mark.svg
Rosalina X mark.svg X mark.svg Check mark.svg
Shy Guy X mark.svg Check mark.svg1 Check mark.svg2 3
Super Team Check mark.svg X mark.svg X mark.svg
Toad Check mark.svg1 Check mark.svg1 Check mark.svg2
Waluigi Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
Wario Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
Yoshi Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg2

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
Kritter Check mark.svg Check mark.svg X mark.svg
Robo-Kritter Check mark.svg X mark.svg X mark.svg
Boom Boom X mark.svg X mark.svg Check mark.svg

Striker types[edit]

All-Rounder[edit]

Characters in this classification have a roughly equal balance of attributes. Prior to Mario Strikers: Battle League, this category was named "Balanced".

Game Balanced/All-Rounder Characters
Super Mario Strikers Mario · Yoshi
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 high speed and passing and average technique, but poor strength and shooting. Prior to Mario Strikers: Battle League, this category was named "Playmaker".

Game Playmaker/Speed Characters
Super Mario Strikers Luigi · Peach
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 power and shooting, but have poor speed, passing, and technique. The exception is Pauline in Mario Strikers: Battle League, who has high speed but poor shooting instead. In Super Mario Strikers, this category was named "Aggressive", and in Mario Strikers Charged, this category was named "Power".

Game Aggressive/Power/Physical Characters
Super Mario Strikers Wario · Donkey Kong
Mario Strikers Charged Donkey Kong · Bowser · Petey Piranha · Birdo · Monty Mole
Mario Strikers: Battle League Wario · Bowser · Pauline

Offensive[edit]

Characters in this classification generally have high shooting and passing and poor to average technique but have poor strength and speed. Rosalina and Birdo in Mario Strikers: Battle League are exceptions, with both of them having poor passing, the former having average strength, and the latter having high technique.

Game Offensive Characters
Super Mario Strikers Daisy · Waluigi
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 and average technique, but are weak in shooting and passing. Donkey Kong in Mario Strikers: Battle League is the exception, having high passing, average shooting, and poor technique and speed instead.

Game Defensive Characters
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 and an average balance of strength, speed, shooting, and passing.

Game Technique Characters
Mario Strikers: Battle League Mario · Luigi · Daisy

Fields[edit]

Field Super Mario Strikers Mario Strikers Charged Mario Strikers: Battle League
Bowser Stadium Check mark.svg Check mark.svg X mark.svg
Crater Field Check mark.svg Check mark.svg X mark.svg
Crystal Canyon X mark.svg Check mark.svg X mark.svg
Desert Ruin X mark.svg X mark.svg Check mark.svg
Galactic Stadium X mark.svg Check mark.svg X mark.svg
Jungle Retreat X mark.svg X mark.svg Check mark.svg
Konga Coliseum Check mark.svg Check mark.svg X mark.svg
Lava Castle X mark.svg X mark.svg Check mark.svg
Mushroom Hill X mark.svg X mark.svg Check mark.svg
Pipeline Central Check mark.svg Check mark.svg X mark.svg
Planetoid X mark.svg X mark.svg Check mark.svg
Royal Castle X mark.svg X mark.svg Check mark.svg
Spooky Mansion X mark.svg X mark.svg Check mark.svg
Stormship Stadium X mark.svg Check mark.svg X mark.svg
The Battle Dome Check mark.svg Check mark.svg X mark.svg
The Classroom X mark.svg Check mark.svg X mark.svg
The Dump X mark.svg Check mark.svg X mark.svg
The Lava Pit X mark.svg Check mark.svg X mark.svg
The Palace Check mark.svg Check mark.svg X mark.svg
The Sand Tomb X mark.svg Check mark.svg X mark.svg
The Underground Check mark.svg Check mark.svg X mark.svg
The Vice X mark.svg Check mark.svg X mark.svg
The Wastelands X mark.svg Check mark.svg X mark.svg
Thunder Island X mark.svg Check mark.svg X mark.svg
Urban Rooftop X mark.svg X mark.svg Check mark.svg

Gallery[edit]

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The GSF has asked me to instruct you on the basics of Strike." - Fútbot in Training mode, Mario Strikers: Battle League
  2. ^ Nintendo Arcade. nintendo.com. Archived September 11, 2007 via Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 19, 2017.