Tackle Takedown
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| Appears in | Mario Party 9 Mario Party: The Top 100 Mario Party Superstars | ||
| Type | 1-vs.-Rivals minigame | ||
| Time limit | 30 seconds | ||
| Music track | Hit the Field (Mario Party 9 and Mario Party Superstars) Hurry! Hurry! (Mario Party: The Top 100) | ||
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Tackle Takedown is a 1-vs.-Rivals minigame featured in Mario Party 9, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Mario Party Superstars.
Introduction
The screen shows the rivals standing by a football. One of the rivals kicks it into the air. The camera zooms out as the solo player catches the football.
Gameplay
The solo player attempts to reach the goal line without being tackled by a rival. The solo player has three speed boosts for outrunning the rivals (two if playing with two rivals in Mario Party 9). If rivals tackle and miss, they fall and lose some time. The rivals win if one of them successfully tackles the solo player or if time runs out.
Ending
If the solo player is victorious, they spike the football. In Mario Party 9, they then strike a victory pose while the rivals groan; the inverse occurs if the rivals are victorious. In Superstars, winners perform their winning animations in the middle of the field, with losers performing their losing animations in the top left.
Controls
Mario Party 9
Solo (1 player)
- "Hold the Wii Remote sideways. Press
to move and 
to sprint. You can sprint as long as you still have a sprint icon remaining."
Rivals (2 or 3 players)
- "Hold the Wii Remote sideways. Press to move and to tackle."
Mario Party: The Top 100
Solo (1 player)
: Move
: Dash (3 times)
Group (3 players)
- : Move
- : Tackle
Mario Party Superstars
Solo Side (1 player)
– Move
– Dash
Team Side (3 players)
- – Move
- – Tackle
In-game text
Mario Party 9
- Rules – "The solo player must run for the goal line while avoiding tackles from the other players."
Mario Party: The Top 100
- Description – "All you have to do is run the ball to the end zone! That, and dodge the other 3 players trying to tackle you."
- On-screen (Solo) – "Dodge the defensive line and score a touchdown!"
- On-screen (Team) – "Tackle the runner!"
Mario Party Superstars
- Solo side: "Run the ball to the end zone."
- Team side: "Tackle the runner."
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | トライをきめろ！[?] Torai o Kimero! |
Go for the Try! | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 目标达阵![?] Mùbiāo Dázhèn! |
Go for the Try! | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 目標達陣![?] Mùbiāo Dázhèn! |
Go for the Try! | |
| Dutch | Tackeltrio[?] | Tackle Trio | |
| French | Bien essayé![?] | "Nice try!"; Essai is a rugby or American football point. | |
| German | Rugby-Rempelei[?] | Rugby Pushing | |
| Italian | Rugbotte[?] | From rugby and botte (blows) | |
| Korean | 공을 갖고 튀어라[?] Gong-eul gattgo twieora |
Take the ball and run | |
| Portuguese | Derrúgbi[?] | Portmanteau of derrubar (takedown) and rúgbi (rugby) | |
| Russian | Регбийный перехват[?] Regbiyniy perekhbat |
Rugby interception | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Reto Rugby[?] | Rugby Challenge | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Rugby[?] | - |
Trivia
- The goal has a different appearance in each game. In Mario Party 9, it has the word "GOAL" (translated into other languages). In The Top 100, it has a flashing red-and-pink checkered pattern. In Superstars, it has a flashing green-and-white checkered pattern.
- This is the only Mario Party 9 minigame to appear in both The Top 100 and Superstars.
