Mario Strikers: Battle League

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4.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 415 Ratings

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  1. GiuseppeLePew
    Sep 12, 2022
    7
    The gameplay is tight and very fun, but the game is sadly let-down by a lack of content for single-player. A league mode would have added some longetivity. More charachters also would have been a bonus, but there are two more DLC updates reportedly coming before the end of 2022, so one can only hope.
  2. Onioncreature
    Jun 28, 2022
    7
    A fun revival of one of the more unique Mario sports titles, which unfortunately is rather lacking in terms of content. The core gameplay is clearly the focus here, and can be riveting under the right conditions. The amount of character that each of the cast exudes is wonderful, and the different cutscenes that play during matches showcase their expressiveness to a degree not usuallyA fun revival of one of the more unique Mario sports titles, which unfortunately is rather lacking in terms of content. The core gameplay is clearly the focus here, and can be riveting under the right conditions. The amount of character that each of the cast exudes is wonderful, and the different cutscenes that play during matches showcase their expressiveness to a degree not usually seen. The talent in character animation from Next Level Games continues to be a highlight of their releases, and it's great to see that attention to detail given to each member of the roster. With that said, the rest of the experience could use some work. The single-player is quite simplistic and surprisingly poorly balanced. The online features don't have nearly enough options, and the timed league format is not implemented in a particularly compelling way. The gear customization options don't feel that impactful, and the cast in general is a bit too small. It seems that Next Level Games focused almost exclusively on the gameplay and character animation, while the other elements were left by the wayside. With that said, the gameplay is still quite enjoyable, so in some ways the title is a success. The issue is that the glue holding together the frantic matches together is thin, leaving the overall experience less complete than it should be.… Expand
  3. Syhlcam
    Jun 22, 2022
    7
    Mario Strikers Battle League Football est un bon jeu pas sans défaut. Surtout lorsqu'on débute sur le jeu sans expérience de la licence. Le jeu offre un gameplay technique, précis et hautement réussit. Mais ce dernier n'est pas des plus accessible au premier abord.

    Cela est accentué lors des matchs où la lisibilité n'est pas présente, avec énormément de choses à l'écran. L'aléatoire est    Mario Strikers Battle League Football est un bon jeu pas sans défaut. Surtout lorsqu'on débute sur le jeu sans expérience de la licence. Le jeu offre un gameplay technique, précis et hautement réussit. Mais ce dernier n'est pas des plus accessible au premier abord.

    Cela est accentué lors des matchs où la lisibilité n'est pas présente, avec énormément de choses à l'écran. L'aléatoire est également trop présente avec le gardien qui arrête certains tirs mais pas d'autres similaire. Un jeu qui donne accès à un solo correct, mais pas riche.

    Contrairement à sa DA, sa technique où à ses musiques. Et enfin que dire du jeu multi-joueur, excellent en local, bridé par Nintendo en ligne. Ne reste qu'a voir ce qu'il réserve au jeu avec les mises à jour gratuite promise.

    Full Text: https://www.geekexperience.fr/jeux-video/avis/avis-mario-strikers-battle-league-football/    … Expand
  4. Rocker_Ax
    Jun 18, 2022
    7
    ¡Uy una review en español!
    Seré honesto, he estado esperando este juego desde que se anuncio en el Nintendo direct, un spin-off de Mario que ya se hacia muerto, pero al fin regresó al Nintendo Switch y podremos disfrutar de un juego que es mas que divertido y brutal.
    Lo bueno: - Primero que todo este tiene tremendo gameplay, puede adaptarse de muy buena manera tanto a principiantes    ¡Uy una review en español!
    Seré honesto, he estado esperando este juego desde que se anuncio en el Nintendo direct, un spin-off de Mario que ya se hacia muerto, pero al fin regresó al Nintendo Switch y podremos disfrutar de un juego que es mas que divertido y brutal.

    Lo bueno:
    - Primero que todo este tiene tremendo gameplay, puede adaptarse de muy buena manera tanto a principiantes como a jugadores avanzados, tiene mucha profundidad a nivel competitivo, pero no es necesario aprenderse todo si solo te quieres divertir, solo que si no te saltes el tutorial para que al menos te puedas defender.
    - Las animaciones son maravillosas, tienen tanto detalle, muestra mas personalidad a los personajes del mundo de Mario que en lo general son muy planos, Next Level Games realmente le encanta mostrar otras caras en ellos.
    - El online por muy raro que suene funciona bien, tendrás uno que otro lag en algunas partidas ya que bueno es Nintendo y ya sabemos como funciona su red arcaica.
    - La idea del equipo es buena, ya que si te gusta usar un personaje pero quisieras cambiarle sus stats para competir de manera distinta pues puedes hacerlo con el equipo.

    Hasta aquí lo bueno.
    Se nota que quieren enfocarse en el multijugador online ya que tienen la opción de tener tu club o unirte a uno para competir en los partidos de temporada, ganar monedas del juego y ganar rangos, esperemos que todo salga bien con este modo ya que, a la fecha escrita esta reseña, la temporada todavía no ha empezado para que los jugadores puedan adaptarse.
    El juego también brilla en su multijugador local, ahí es donde se crea todo el caos del juego, créeme que será una tarde con tus compas memorable.

    Ahora viene lo que puede mejorar:
    - Contenido muy escaso: Si ya se la típica queja del contenido, pero es la verdad, el juego tiene un muy poco contenido offline, solo esta el modo copas que te lo podes terminar un par de horas que lo único que ganas con ello son monedas ¿Y de ahí que? Y no me vengas con eso de que "El primero era así ¿De qué te quejas?", no hermano, de hecho el Super Mario Strikers tenia como mínimo desbloqueables que eran los estadios y el Super Team, y en el Mario Strikers Charged lo hicieron mucho mejor, rebajaron el numero de copas a solo tres, cada una mas dificil y larga que la anterior, eso si cada una llevaba consigo un personaje nuevo y un nuevo estadio.
    - Muy pocos personajes: En anteriores juegos antes solo había un capitán que era uno de los personajes principales como Mario, Luigi o Peach y tres asistentes, los Toads, Hammer Bros., Birdos, Koopas, etc. Acá cambiamos a que todos son un equipo, Mario, Bowser, Wario y Peach pueden ser un solo equipo, el primer personaje que elijas seria como la cara de equipo. El cambio no es molesto en si, sin embargo, solo hay diez personajes jugables hasta el momento, lo cual es un bajón del anterior ya que habían 9 personajes y 3 desbloqueables que daban en total 12 personajes. Aquí pasamos a solo diez y como ahora todos se pueden elegir pues eso hace el repertorio se vea muy pequeño, creo que unos 12 a 15 personajes de inicio hubieran sido aceptables y que unos 5 mas sean DLC. Al mismo tiempo que los pocos personajes...
    - Pocas animaciones que pueden caer en la repetición: En anteriores títulos habían al menos de 4 - 6 animaciones de anotación y dos de derrota, por personaje, en Battle League solo hay dos animaciones de gol, una de derrota y una de victoria. Como dije son maravillosas, pero esperemos que el contenido nuevo también venga con nuevas animaciones para los personajes.
    - No hay mapeo de botones: Ya llevo muchas veces equivocándome con los botones, como estoy acostumbrado a pasar con A y tirar con B a veces confundo ambos.
    - No hay 4 vs 4 en el Online: Eso si es un problema, ya que Nintendo esta vendiendo este juego por su online, pero solo puedes hacer equipo de 2 vs 2, es decepcionante.
    - La IA puede ser tonta a veces: En varios partidos los personajes controlados por la computadora incluyendo el portero pueden quedarse quietos de repente y no hacer nada, el portero de paso no siempre defiende bien la portería como los anteriores, una vez hice un Hiperchutazo en su porteria en serio.

    Bueno eso es lo que opino de este juego, yo no puedo dejar de jugarlo, incluso sin mucho contenido no se que es lo que me hace volver a el y echarme unos partidos, tal vez en el fondo si estoy feliz de ver esta saga volver y esperemos que Nintendo no tome a mal el criticismo, solo también seria bueno que el precio de $60 estuviera justificado con un juego algo corto en el offline y esperemos que este juego no muera. Yo lo recomiendo para jugar con o contra amigos pero le doy una nota media por ser muy corto en comparación con el anterior. Si el contenido nuevo vale la pena cambiaré la nota.    … Expand
  5. Adasc2906
    Jun 15, 2022
    7
    It's definitely better than i expected. the only problem with it is that there is no single player mode.
  6. Herbalmouse1305
    Jul 8, 2022
    7
    really fun gameplay, great visual and audial design, great gear system, not enough content.
    the game has 10 characters, which for a 4 a side game, is just not enough, and theres no single player story. i love the game, its just so cleary rushed
  7. NintendoBoy28
    Jul 30, 2022
    7
    I am upset at how little is in the game and that they're slowly realising it through free updates. HOWEVER. I love the game and have over 100 hours so it was worth the price for me. if you can get this game used super-cheap it's a really technical and addicting game that i think is worth it
  8. Major_PC_92
    Jul 22, 2022
    7
    manque un peu de contenue solo, mais le jeux reste vraiment fun et le online switch fonctionne
  9. RadSpaceKoopa
    Jun 13, 2022
    7
    Very fun game I love playing, great animations and details too, but is held back by a small amount of content at lunch which hurts what is a very fun game especially with friends.
  10. KingOleh
    Jun 16, 2022
    7
    The core gameplay is really fun, but there's really not a lot to do. No actual single-player campaign or anything, just regular matches against other people or CPUs. The lack of characters, stage variety and modes make this feel kind of like a demo.

    We shouldn't let Nintendo release unfinished games and ask $60 for them
  11. Jayho5
    Jul 4, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O jogo possui uma das melhores Gameplays do switch, é extremamente divertido jogar uma partida de Mario strikers battle league. Porém o jogo tem muito pouco conteúdo. É decepcionante nesse sentido. Se o jogo tiver atualizações rápidas adicionando mais personagens , mais cenários com algum diferencial que não seja apenas estéticos e maos modos de jogo. Eu aumento a nota, porque esse jogo acaba sendo um desperdício de potêncial… Expand
  12. xSpOokie
    Sep 14, 2022
    7
    people are such crybaby's , its true that the game doesn't have that much content , but that does not preclude the fact that the game is SUPER funny and entertaining , i buyed the game 6 days ago and i like it more than super smash and mario kart , before i buyed the game i did my research , i read a lot of critics in this site i saw a lot of video reviews and a lot of gameplays and ipeople are such crybaby's , its true that the game doesn't have that much content , but that does not preclude the fact that the game is SUPER funny and entertaining , i buyed the game 6 days ago and i like it more than super smash and mario kart , before i buyed the game i did my research , i read a lot of critics in this site i saw a lot of video reviews and a lot of gameplays and i didn't change my mind , people are giving 0 to a game who only have poor content , but the rest is all good , amazing graphics and animations , and amazing soundtrack and good mechanics , i recommend this game to a person who doesn't see money as a problem , i buyed the game for 37,50 euros and i think thats a awesome deal for a game who launched 1 mouth ago , however im giving a 7 rating because the game isn't in his full potential. [UPDATE] So , mario strikers got his first update , most people think they've just added daisy and shy guy but they did a lot of patches in the gameplay , the two new characters are awesome , its not enough for me to upgrade my score , another thing that i have to say after playing 10+ hours of the game is that , the servers are a bit laggy , but without the lag the game is really enjoyable.… Expand
  13. Gosaemasa
    Jul 13, 2022
    7
    Un retorno ¿triunfal?

    El día que Nintendo anunció la tercera entrega de la franquicia Mario Strikers tras 15 años desde su último juego nos la prometímos muy felices y, aunque a nivel personal me ha encantado porque sabía lo que compraba, hay que advertir de ciertas cosas. Empecemos con lo bueno: La jugabilidad está realmente bien trabajada, las acciones básicas, los objetos y los    Un retorno ¿triunfal?

    El día que Nintendo anunció la tercera entrega de la franquicia Mario Strikers tras 15 años desde su último juego nos la prometímos muy felices y, aunque a nivel personal me ha encantado porque sabía lo que compraba, hay que advertir de ciertas cosas.

    Empecemos con lo bueno:

    La jugabilidad está realmente bien trabajada, las acciones básicas, los objetos y los hipertrallazos forman un cóctel exquisito de diversión jugable pero esto es solo la punta del iceberg, filigranas, autopases y combinaciones de todo tipo se ponen al alcance del jugador para dominar el terreno de juego.

    Luego está el cuidadísimo apartado gráfico y visual con unas animaciones preciosas en las cinemáticas, los hipertrallazos, las celebraciones de gol etc... y el genial diseño de los personajes de Nintendo para este juego destacando pequeños detalles como por ejemplo el pelaje del cuerpo de Donkey Kong.

    Hasta aquí sus virtudes que no son poca cosa ya que estamos hablando de un título que nos ofrece una gran profundidad jugable y que además entra por los ojos con un apartado visual cuidado al detalle. Ahora bien, tiene un gran pero... apenas hay nada que hacer fuera de las partidas online.

    La falta de contenido: Literalmente solo hay 2 modos de juego; Copas y Club Strikers. El primero es un recorrido por 6 copas de 3 o 4 partidos cada una sin dificultad alguna en su primera vuelta, una vez terminado se desbloquea el modo galáctico que es una segunda vuelta por los mismos torneos con una dificultad ahora sí más desafiante, estos últimos partidos en modo galáctico sí son divertidos y retantes.

    El segundo modo es la piedra angular del título, literalmente podría llamarse Mario Club Strikers en lugar de Battle League ya que la mayor parte de las horas que le echemos al título las pasaremos en esta modalidad. Puedes unirte a un club o crear el tuyo propio, hay rankings clasificatorios, divisiones y personalización del estadio (aunque esto último no se nota cuando estás jugando)
    Es muy divertido "picarse" con otros clubs por conseguir la mayor puntuación al final de cada temporada (que dura una semana cada una) He jugado más de 100 partidas en línea y he de decir que funciona perfectamente no hay caídas ni ralentizaciones de ningún tipo.

    Luego están los partidos libres de toda la vida y los accesorios que no es más que una especie de "vestidor" donde comprar equipamiento para nuestros personajes a cambio de las monedas que ganamos por cada partido.

    En realidad estamos ante un esport de Nintendo, si no tienes acceso al online o no eres una persona que te guste competir te cansarás rápido ya que no hay prácticamente nada más que hacer.

    ¿A quienes se lo recomiendo?:

    Personalmente se lo recomendaría a aquellas personas que gusten de pasar horas compitiendo en las temporadas online, si por el contrario piensas jugar de manera individual o solo por diversión quizá no sea la mejor opción para tí ya que el juego no hace mucho por contentar a este último grupo de jugadores.

    Conclusión:

    Mario Strikers Battle League Football es un juego enfocado única y exclusivamente al multijugador online competitivo, si tienes pensado comprarlo olvídate de todo lo que sea salirse de ahí, el gameplay es sumamente divertido y los gráficos y animaciones una delicia pero su falta de contenido y un online con margen de mejora (al momento de publicar esta reseña) lo alejan de la grandeza que podría haber tenido. No obstante aquellos jugadores que disfruten de los esports y la competencia multijugador encontrarán uno de los juegos más divertidos y adictivos del catálogo de Nintendo Switch.

    Nota: 7/10    … Expand
  14. Nelson19998
    Jun 20, 2022
    6
    El gameplay es muy divertido pero lamentablemente tiene demasiados puntos en contra, la escasez de modos de juegos y contenido no se veía desde un juego de nintendo 64, además de que la IA es terrible en especial la del portero, las promesas de contenido gratuito no vale con el estado actual del juego, ningún Mario de deportes urgía así desde el Mario tennis de la Wii U
  15. eroenR8knight
    Jun 12, 2022
    6
    The core gameplay is really fun but the lack of content is dissapointing. While we know more content is one the way I feel like they should have waited a bit longer to release with some more characters and/or stadiums. Maybe even include new modes.
  16. M3G4L
    Sep 15, 2022
    6
    The game's graphics and animations may seem the only silver lining to this entry, the game feels incomplete in many ways, and even though it gets updates with characters every so often, it's not worth the price tag compared to its past entries. The score reflects what fun gameplay and little content the game still has.
  17. JoRi
    Jun 12, 2022
    6
    Positive:
    Quality of character animations is very very good. Cool cut scenes after a goal. The game play feels ok, when you have the ball.
    Negative: For a full price title, it's just not enough polished in every other aspect except animations. The game play is often very random, shooting lacks feedback. Some reasonable markers for the players would have been better to track the    Positive:
    Quality of character animations is very very good. Cool cut scenes after a goal. The game play feels ok, when you have the ball.

    Negative:
    For a full price title, it's just not enough polished in every other aspect except animations. The game play is often very random, shooting lacks feedback. Some reasonable markers for the players would have been better to track the players better. It happens often that you lose track of the ball, especially when the goal keeper has the ball. It lacks a bit strategic variation and the cups are a bit boring. The selections before the game are annoyingly long, with gears without gears, some characters can be used multiple some only once, always four time.

    Music is ok, if you like light rock/metal, else it could be rather meh.

    I prefer Dash Cup Kickers, the demo even has more stadiums than battle league and plays faster and lighter with only 2 players, also dashing and shooting is way more fun.    … Expand
  18. Robertinho123
    Jun 12, 2022
    6
    Fantastic gameplay, but lackluster single player makes me regret buying it. I don't love online play, so there's not much to do in this game for me.

    A career mode, story mode, or even league mode would've been great, but as it stands:

    Gameplay: 10
    Content: 2
  19. Cyborg_TDRK
    Jul 22, 2023
    6
    No geral eu me diverti (estressei) no jogo, o que é um bom sinal, mas rolaram uns gols muito c*g*d*s por parte da CPU, inclusive sendo até um pouco injusto as vezes, mas isso eu relevo, pq a dificuldade mais difícil é pra ser assim mesmokkkk mas o jogo acaba muito rápido, até mesmo com dois modos, e não tem mais nada pra fazer no single player além das copas.

    Pra mim é seis, as outras    No geral eu me diverti (estressei) no jogo, o que é um bom sinal, mas rolaram uns gols muito c*g*d*s por parte da CPU, inclusive sendo até um pouco injusto as vezes, mas isso eu relevo, pq a dificuldade mais difícil é pra ser assim mesmokkkk mas o jogo acaba muito rápido, até mesmo com dois modos, e não tem mais nada pra fazer no single player além das copas.

    Pra mim é seis, as outras reviews estão falando que tá faltando ainda mais conteúdo, que os antigos tinham mais. Como eu nunca joguei os outros pra saber eu mantenho minha nota pela minha experiência    … Expand
  20. 3DOgaming
    Jun 18, 2022
    6
    For a game I was looking forward to, I can only feel slight disappointment for Mario Strikers: battle League. The game is not a bad title, but viewing this from a single-player experience I did not enjoy the game nearly as much as I had hoped. With up to 8 players in the game playing, I'd have expected a bit more choices in characters, as Strikers only includes 10 playable characters.For a game I was looking forward to, I can only feel slight disappointment for Mario Strikers: battle League. The game is not a bad title, but viewing this from a single-player experience I did not enjoy the game nearly as much as I had hoped. With up to 8 players in the game playing, I'd have expected a bit more choices in characters, as Strikers only includes 10 playable characters. Graphically, the game looks nice and the animations are typical for first-party Nintendo titles - superb. For those looking for a multiplayer experience, couch or online, the game will be a much more enjoyable experience.… Expand
  21. Sam195
    Dec 16, 2022
    6
    Why oh why are my teammates such total idiots on the field. They do not attack, they do not walk themself free. Even the game can not figure out wich character on the field i want to be, when I'm trying to get the ball back. Meanwhile, when you play against the AI it feel like you are playing against five individual players at the same time. My guy stares at the ball while doingWhy oh why are my teammates such total idiots on the field. They do not attack, they do not walk themself free. Even the game can not figure out wich character on the field i want to be, when I'm trying to get the ball back. Meanwhile, when you play against the AI it feel like you are playing against five individual players at the same time. My guy stares at the ball while doing absolutely nothing, while the enemy backflips, kicks the ball effortless flawless around the field. All this game needs is a little fine-tuning and it would be amazing.

    I can not believe this game got true testing and everybody sad, this is oke.

    Incredibly unbalanced and frustrating to play. At the core there is something Amazing, but it can not be reached if you play in single player mode.    … Expand
  22. Khristian5
    Jun 12, 2022
    6
    La jugabilidad es muy divertida pero, es muy corto en contenidos. Excesivamente caro para lo que trae este juego. Espero que lo arreglen con DLC’s y que estos sean gratuitos. Al precio de salida NO MERECE LA PENA.
  23. Funny7Cloud
    Jun 11, 2022
    6
    如果不是和朋友一起玩了一会儿，我可能会给更低的分数。这游戏对新手其实挺劝退，任天堂一贯的操作看似简单，上手容易的假象。另外，我觉得这个游戏更像篮球而不是足球，节奏也不是足球的节奏。高难度AI四打一玩家占都占不起来，加上游戏的模式单一也没有做剧情，足球游戏最核心的阵容多变性体现也不够，人物少局限大。只能说和朋友一起玩玩，乐呵乐呵得了，但是售价又高。相比之前的马车和网球肯定比不了，甚至连NS Sports都比不了，人家可是便宜你一半呢！如果不是和朋友一起玩了一会儿，我可能会给更低的分数。这游戏对新手其实挺劝退，任天堂一贯的操作看似简单，上手容易的假象。另外，我觉得这个游戏更像篮球而不是足球，节奏也不是足球的节奏。高难度AI四打一玩家占都占不起来，加上游戏的模式单一也没有做剧情，足球游戏最核心的阵容多变性体现也不够，人物少局限大。只能说和朋友一起玩玩，乐呵乐呵得了，但是售价又高。相比之前的马车和网球肯定比不了，甚至连NS Sports都比不了，人家可是便宜你一半呢！
  24. RadarMunn
    Jun 11, 2022
    6
    Solid gameplay. Lots of fun very close to the original game with small differences like the characters not being able to do their hyper strike whenever they want, instead being replaced by a Smash-like power up. Biggest issue with the game is lack of content currently. Only 10 characters means a lot of mirrored characters in matches, and only 5 different pieces of gear per body part.Solid gameplay. Lots of fun very close to the original game with small differences like the characters not being able to do their hyper strike whenever they want, instead being replaced by a Smash-like power up. Biggest issue with the game is lack of content currently. Only 10 characters means a lot of mirrored characters in matches, and only 5 different pieces of gear per body part. Hopefully with some updates and/or DLC such as a uniform editor, more characters and maps, and this would be the best of the series, but it shows a current flaw in Nintendo’s most recent titles which is unfinished games with promises of updates with more content.… Expand
  25. cafeto
    Jun 12, 2022
    6
    The game seems to be not finished, it lacks game modes, it does not have an individual online ranked mode. He lacks a league, only cups. It's half of a game.
  26. KumaWilson
    Jun 13, 2022
    6
    Animations/presentation top notch, gameplay fun and with as much depth as it has problems, content is basically non existent. All in all solid but price tag way too high for what is offered. This is not a full price game. Or rather it shouldn't be.
  27. SpicyLuego
    Jun 14, 2022
    6
    Good:
    - Nice presentation, music and animations.
    - Satisfying and fun gameplay that requires some effort to master and can lead to some intense matches. - Gear system is a good way to make your favorite character playable even though they don't have the skill points you're looking for. Bad: - A severe lack of single player content. - Small roster of playable characters. - Lack of online    Good:
    - Nice presentation, music and animations.
    - Satisfying and fun gameplay that requires some effort to master and can lead to some intense matches.
    - Gear system is a good way to make your favorite character playable even though they don't have the skill points you're looking for. Bad:
    - A severe lack of single player content.
    - Small roster of playable characters.
    - Lack of online modes (no easy way of playing 4v4 online at launch) - Few stages. Minor gripes:
    - Gear is not unique to each character.
    - You might be set up against a duo when playing solo online. This might be a disadvantage from start if you're playing against a skilled duo because of the ability to place characters around the stage. Why not just have 1v1 and 2v2 modes?

    All in all the game is a fun gameplay experience with SOME of your favorite Nintendo characters from the Mario Strikers series, but the lack of content and modes drags this otherwise very enjoyable game down to a just above average package. And that is if you enjoy online play. If you're just looking for a single player experience this is not worth your time and money. I don't really care about free DLC down the line. If I get tired of this game, a new playable character or a different course is not going to change that. It's a bad trend Nintendo has started with releasing games lacking of content and then promise free dlc in the future. What's next? A new Mario kart with 10 stages and 6 playable characters at launch with promises of free dlc down the line? At full price? No please, at least give us the same amount of content as in the previous game in the franchise.    … Expand
  28. Maxi2602
    Jun 24, 2022
    6
    I see were they‘ve gone with the changes in overall gameplay and I like those ideas, but the overall feeling was so much nicer and felt more fun and intense in the previous game for the Wii. It’s okay but I wish that they might improve some of the game over time
  29. TheNewGuy
    Jul 11, 2022
    6
    Mario Strikers: Battle League is yet another victim of the modern panned aspects of Nintendo's sports games. The gameplay is solid, just like a Mario Strikers game should be. Every goal you score still feels satisfying as ever. But the cracks start to show with the amount of content in the game. Many of Nintendo's games have been plagued by a lack of content at launch and swiftly followedMario Strikers: Battle League is yet another victim of the modern panned aspects of Nintendo's sports games. The gameplay is solid, just like a Mario Strikers game should be. Every goal you score still feels satisfying as ever. But the cracks start to show with the amount of content in the game. Many of Nintendo's games have been plagued by a lack of content at launch and swiftly followed by a barrage of free updates with content that should've been in the base game. Battle League is no exception. The lackluster roster of ten characters isn't necessarily a bad thing, but many players including myself found it underwhelming. Where everyone begins to express their frustration is with Nintendo's "Save it for later" system. A game is launched with a lack of substantial content, and some content that makes more sense to be in the base game is saved for a later date to keep interest alive. The problem is that many players will have already moved on from the game by the time new characters, stages, and modes are added. While Mario Strikers: Battle League is a fun, harmless sports game, it's held back from its potential via Nintendo's panned modern video standards. I really wanted this game to be good, but I just found myself wanting more.… Expand
  30. zNeverSleep
    Jun 9, 2023
    6
    Fun to play with your friends.

    Though, visually, the game can look confusing sometimes - at least when you are on local PvP. Because of that, it doesn't look so inviting to new players. Since I played it only a little, I can't talk about the balancing. But I think it is like Mario Kart, where you have to play a lot of time to get an advantage since the skill cap is kinda low for new    Fun to play with your friends.

    Though, visually, the game can look confusing sometimes - at least when you are on local PvP. Because of that, it doesn't look so inviting to new players. Since I played it only a little, I can't talk about the balancing. But I think it is like Mario Kart, where you have to play a lot of time to get an advantage since the skill cap is kinda low for new players - mechanic-wise.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 113 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 113
  2. Mixed: 54 out of 113
  3. Negative: 2 out of 113
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 29, 2024
    80
    It's a great game if you don't want to play too long against a pretty erratic AI. It's disappointing to not be able to control the goalie as well. The online features are excellent. Plus there's the promise of an expanding range of available Nintendo characters for free. A perfect choice for parties. [Issue#320]
  2. Pure Nintendo
    Sep 1, 2022
    80
    I was really looking forward to Mario Strikers: Battle League, and for the most part it has been a worthy successor, but it’s a little hampered by the complexity of the gameplay. Even scoring goals can be a bit difficult overall. Soccer is definitely not known for high-scoring affairs but it is simply too difficult to score goals in the time allotted. This does seem to be different from what I remember in the previous games. It was a bit easier to score goals and that is definitely missed. There’s a balance that sports games need to strike, but Battle League does tend to be just a bit more difficult. Still, there is a lot to love about Mario Strikers: Battle League, but it almost made me want a remaster of the first two games more than anything.
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  3. Het Nieuwsblad
    Aug 26, 2022
    40
    Nostalgia is a dangerous thing. In our memories, 'Super Mario strikers' on our Gamecube was the best of the best, unmatched and wonderful. Fair is not fair, as it sets the bar extremely high for 'Mario strikers battle league'. But there's more: this game feels like it's not quite finished.
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