Mario Strikers: Battle League

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4.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 415 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 106 out of 415
  2. Mixed: 77 out of 415
  3. Negative: 232 out of 415
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  1. Albeirito
    Aug 10, 2023
    8
    Cierto es que este juego no tuvo una excesiva cantidad de contenido, solo podías hacer los tutoriales, jugar algún partido y... poco mas.
    Esa experiencia, a pesar de no tener muchas horas de diversión, era muy divertida incluso sin estar completa, pero ahora el juego ya tiene mas contenido y muchas mas cosas que hacer, muchas de las quejas de la gente han sido solventadas y han habido    Cierto es que este juego no tuvo una excesiva cantidad de contenido, solo podías hacer los tutoriales, jugar algún partido y... poco mas.
    Esa experiencia, a pesar de no tener muchas horas de diversión, era muy divertida incluso sin estar completa, pero ahora el juego ya tiene mas contenido y muchas mas cosas que hacer, muchas de las quejas de la gente han sido solventadas y han habido grandes mejoras en muchos aspectos del juego.
    Es decir, yo entiendo que cuando el juego acababa de salir hubiesen quejas y criticas no muy positivas por parte de la gente (tipo un 5 o un 6), pero no entiendo que a dia de hoy hayan tantas criticas negativas, ya que, si de por si el poco contenido inicial era disfrutable, el contenido que han ido añadiendo posteriormente hace aun mas disfrutable al juego.

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  2. NicoBelic7
    Jul 25, 2023
    3
    Disgustingly shallow not worthy of more than 20 bucks spend, only buy it for the little fun it can have with co-op.
  3. 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
  4. bigeli
    Jul 7, 2023
    5
    Mid. Lack of characters, repetitive gameplay that is confusing to learn. Not very fun.
  5. 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
  6. Narann
    Jun 5, 2023
    0
    This game had such hope and was a total disaster.

    Solo is nonexistent, and after 2 months, multiplayer was nonexistent too… The online mode make playing with friends (the selling point) a purge: ​4v4 online is doable, but with a maximum of 2 players per Switch. Don't expect to invite 3 friends and play together. Ask one of your friend to brings its Switch, monitor, and RJ45 cable…    This game had such hope and was a total disaster.

    Solo is nonexistent, and after 2 months, multiplayer was nonexistent too…

    The online mode make playing with friends (the selling point) a purge:

    ​4v4 online is doable, but with a maximum of 2 players per Switch. Don't expect to invite 3 friends and play together. Ask one of your friend to brings its Switch, monitor, and RJ45 cable…

    So you have one friend only? No worry, Nintendo thought of you: If you play with one friends, you can't select 2 characters per players, so each player could have switch between _its_ two characters. The player switch is shared between players. Switching character select the character the closest to the ball. This means if both players switch at the same time, you are not really sure about which character you control.

    Let me repeat this: If you play with a friend, in the speed of the game, character switching is unpredictable. And because of the speed of the game character switch is what make the difference between loose and win.

    The only "workaround" is to let one single player to handle the character switching. Same for 3 players (but it's lesser a problem, I would say). We are talking about a Nintendo game. This is so dumb.

    I could list all the other problems, but making basic game design flaws that no other indie football game will never have reveal the mess this game is.    … Expand
  7. ellisvgod
    May 28, 2023
    8
    i like this game i note everyone that hate i mean 10 characters 5 stages and no daisy but the gameplay are very fun the gear is fun to use and the graphics are amazing but this is my opinion
  8. JACOBJORDANB200
    May 22, 2023
    4
    worst game worst Mario game wars controls
  9. Daniel_Lourenco
    May 21, 2023
    5
    Muito divertido nas primeiras horas, mas torna-se posteriormente algo enfadonho.
    A falta de mais possibilidade de jogo singleplayer faz com que não tenha vontade de voltar a jogar.
    Muito direccionado para jogo online...
  10. wowowowkwkwkebj
    Apr 23, 2023
    0
    Highway robbery. $60 for a Mario Strikers far worse than the original. My least favourite aspect is that you cannot pick your own team for online; you have to use teammates, usually random people, who are in your club. And if you got the game later? Good luck finding people to join who have characters you want to play in online. You're at a huge disadvantage every time. I just want to playHighway robbery. $60 for a Mario Strikers far worse than the original. My least favourite aspect is that you cannot pick your own team for online; you have to use teammates, usually random people, who are in your club. And if you got the game later? Good luck finding people to join who have characters you want to play in online. You're at a huge disadvantage every time. I just want to play Mario Soccer, but this game stands in your way at every turn. The gear is laughable, the roster hardly any more interesting than the original, and the item pool far less fun. It's so watered down. Nintendo has been half-assing it for a while now, but I've bought plastic cups for cheaper that have made a longer lasting impression than this game. This might be the worst installment of a sports game in a mario series. I sincerely hope they update it, because every time I waste $60 on Nintendo's garbage, I become $60 closer to snapping. Don't buy this game if you love yourself or love mario or love nintendo; it's a hogwash of underpaid developers meeting a quota, and the day this game dies or updates is the day the world can start healing. Do yourself a favour and spend $60 on gas or a lobotomy, because you'll probably have more fun :)

    Also, *1* unlockable piece of gear? You spoil us Nintendo, truly. Truly, truly, truly.    … Expand
  11. Aisam
    Apr 2, 2023
    10
    Why does people hate this game?!?!?!! THIS GAME IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  12. Vinivitorioyo
    Mar 24, 2023
    2
    Infelizmente é uma compra que me decepcionou muito. Jogar algumas partidas é legal. Mas não gostei do sistema de armaduras, o online nem sempre roda liso o jogo, faltou muito conteúdo, o conteúdo off-line é pobre, repetitivo e cansativo. Não tem colecionáveis. Esse jogo tem um gameplay funcional e legalzinho. Tem gráficos que funcionam bem mas são repetitivos e cansativos depois de horasInfelizmente é uma compra que me decepcionou muito. Jogar algumas partidas é legal. Mas não gostei do sistema de armaduras, o online nem sempre roda liso o jogo, faltou muito conteúdo, o conteúdo off-line é pobre, repetitivo e cansativo. Não tem colecionáveis. Esse jogo tem um gameplay funcional e legalzinho. Tem gráficos que funcionam bem mas são repetitivos e cansativos depois de horas de gameplay. Eu sai bastante frustrado. Jogo que precisava de online forte. Jogos de esporte do Mario como esse, o golf e o tênis, por mais encatador que pareçam a primeira vista, foram TODOS, uma compra que eu não senti que compensaram. Todos foram frustrantes e eu não indico nenhum.… Expand
  13. Gouken
    Mar 23, 2023
    3
    The gameplay is lacking so is the content of the game. No single player modes, poor online modes and options, lack characters, lack stadiums...It feels like an early access even with the free content.
  14. waynaldot
    Mar 15, 2023
    3
    Was so hyped for 4v4 with friends and was disappointed when it was only 2v2
  15. MajoraBoy
    Feb 11, 2023
    5
    To be honest mario striker is my favorite game of all mario sports games and I dont like football games but mario striker call my attention back in the gamecube the best of the 3 games beacuse the gameplay and stategy you have to do to make a goal to the other thing i love from the first game the goalie.The goalie make the game even more fun because he is so fast stoping the ball andTo be honest mario striker is my favorite game of all mario sports games and I dont like football games but mario striker call my attention back in the gamecube the best of the 3 games beacuse the gameplay and stategy you have to do to make a goal to the other thing i love from the first game the goalie.The goalie make the game even more fun because he is so fast stoping the ball and catch it so you have to play very strategy to score a goal.The most important thing to balance the super strike is moving fast the C stick to vibrate the other player bar so he cannot do a perfect super strike,this feature do not appears in battle league so anyone can do a perfect strike.And now talking about battle league is the worst mario striker game they change the goalie (horrible goalie) boomboom.They change how the first mario striker like to be play because of the button,I have to do a lot of mapping to my controller to play it almost like the first mario striker and the game play horrible now to steal the ball you have to do a perfect takcle and aim like a robot with those arrow exposing you how you are going to attack and the other team see that arrow and he can dodge very easy your movement making the game more imposible to hit the opponent or steal the ball, In the first mario striker you can tackle or steal the ball with 2 different button without aiming and those stinky arrows.This game battle league is the worst mario striker game I wait 15 years to a new game and they give us this trash.I will cotinue playing the first one the best game from the 3 games of the series.… Expand
  16. Yallahs9
    Feb 2, 2023
    10
    Una vez obtenido todos los DLC gratuitos se vuelve adictivo el querer mejorar sobretodo jugar en línea y adquirir todo del estadio
  17. LoiOwenLoi
    Jan 31, 2023
    3
    I like to be positive with reviews, but my goodness is this game hot garbage. They took the great art style, fun gameplay, even the small but good roster has been completely botched. The game has basically no game modes, and even less good game modes. Everything about this game is lackluster. Game after game they pump out garbage and try to fix it later and fail, when they got away with itI like to be positive with reviews, but my goodness is this game hot garbage. They took the great art style, fun gameplay, even the small but good roster has been completely botched. The game has basically no game modes, and even less good game modes. Everything about this game is lackluster. Game after game they pump out garbage and try to fix it later and fail, when they got away with it in Mario Tennis Aces, they did it with Mario Golf, then Switch sports and this. Please make your games good again Nintendo!… Expand
  18. Acevi6
    Jan 5, 2023
    4
    Nintendo killed this game. After only six months they stopped updating it. They added 6 characters and a couple of maps that aren't much different than the maps already in game. Some parts are good though, the animations and gameplay can be fun. But its depressing to compare this game to the older titles. This was a missed opportunity.
  19. SuperColt762012
    Dec 20, 2022
    5
    I Don't Know About it. The Quality, The Strikers, The Hyper Strikes, And the One Thing I Hate, is That Gruntilda Was Not In The Game!
  20. 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
  21. ZYMROD
    Dec 14, 2022
    5
    A pesar de la mejora grafica el juego nació muerto debido:

    - Falta de contenido offline y online. - Escaso repertorio vestimentas. - Escaso Plantel. - No poder saltar supertiros, son bonitos tras dos partidas pero después ya aburren y ralentizan la partida. - Pocos estadios y personalización mediocre. - Modo Club desaprovechado y abandonado. - On line muerto, por tanto es    A pesar de la mejora grafica el juego nació muerto debido:

    - Falta de contenido offline y online.
    - Escaso repertorio vestimentas.
    - Escaso Plantel.
    - No poder saltar supertiros, son bonitos tras dos partidas pero después ya aburren y ralentizan la partida.
    - Pocos estadios y personalización mediocre.
    - Modo Club desaprovechado y abandonado.
    - On line muerto, por tanto es imposible avanzar en las temporadas y obtener fichas personalización
    - Poca variedad de iconos para escudos
    - Inteligencia artificial del equipo horrible.

    El juego es una evolución, pero solo en lo grafico y en pequeños aspectos técnicos. Es un juego que te entretiene al corto plazo y decepciona a lo largo del tiempo , lo recomendable esperar una rebaja o ver si Nintendo no lo abandona como Mario Golf y Tennis.    … Expand
  22. arh3399
    Dec 7, 2022
    4
    Theres fun to be had with this game but there is no single player content what so ever so if you aren't buying this to play with other people don't waste your money. Even then, what is in the game on the multi player side certainly isn't worth full price. The control scheme is also overly complicated and the computer AI for the goalies is pretty terrible. If it was over 50% off thenTheres fun to be had with this game but there is no single player content what so ever so if you aren't buying this to play with other people don't waste your money. Even then, what is in the game on the multi player side certainly isn't worth full price. The control scheme is also overly complicated and the computer AI for the goalies is pretty terrible. If it was over 50% off then maybe its worth a pick up but otherwise play something else.… Expand
  23. vanillyn
    Nov 25, 2022
    9
    This may be one of my favorite Mario Strikers games. While it has an incredible lack of content and characters, the art-style, gameplay, and soundtrack are all the best. I havent tried the online, considering online Nintendo games are always mixed, but I have already put tons of time into the game.
  24. Heavenlord
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    Fan of the first hour of this license, I was so happy to get a new version on switch. I bought it right on the release. But what a dispointement! It is my worst buy of 2022. The game has just come on a point of no fun, all the mechanic that was great on the lasts games are away. I had to sell it only 1 week after buying it! Save you money and your time, don’t buy it
  25. MarioReviewer
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    Soccer/football games were always games I would just get as a collectionist, then only pull them out of the dusty shelf to use as a stool to reach the top of my cupboard, but Mario Strikers had something special in it. It had so much charm, and I had fun playing Charged with my friend, however Battle Leauge (Football), WOOF! This one's beyond saving. It's overall controls are pretty solidSoccer/football games were always games I would just get as a collectionist, then only pull them out of the dusty shelf to use as a stool to reach the top of my cupboard, but Mario Strikers had something special in it. It had so much charm, and I had fun playing Charged with my friend, however Battle Leauge (Football), WOOF! This one's beyond saving. It's overall controls are pretty solid however sometimes they don't nudge to press a button that might win you a round, but that's not Battle Leauge's fault. What IS Battle Leauge's fault though, is the lack of charm, or sidemodes. Take Super Mario Party for example, a good Switch game, had a handful of side modes to play when you were bored, and although not all of them are exactly novelties of top-tier game design and gameplay, there was always something to do. Here though, there are like, two? I'm not gonna even play the game to check. Like a lot of other Mario's Switch sports games, for example Mario Tennis Aces, Mario Golf: Super Rush and Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, it has very few, or more occasionally no gimmick or mechanic that makes anything really worth coming back to, unless it's getting a damn trophy that the game requires you to get before your legs can move an inch further into a game. Overall, if you want a good football OR SOCCER experience in a game, get the previous Mario Strikers. They are fleshed out a lot better and don't have absolutely AWFUL AI in it.… Expand
  26. wxyboshy
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Just like any modern Mario spin off game: a couple of new features added, but everything else removed.

    This game has nothing interesting to offer. It's a nerfed version of the GameCube version, even when it comes to it's uniques mechanics that made the series so fun. The horror: - The gameplay is slower, like transitioning from melee to brawl. - The controls are messed up. They tried    Just like any modern Mario spin off game: a couple of new features added, but everything else removed.

    This game has nothing interesting to offer. It's a nerfed version of the GameCube version, even when it comes to it's uniques mechanics that made the series so fun.

    The horror:

    - The gameplay is slower, like transitioning from melee to brawl.
    - The controls are messed up. They tried to adapt the classic controller into the modern one, without understanding how the original worked in the first place. The GameCube/Wii one used the A button as the central button for passes and combos, letting you perform multiple deffensive and offensive strategies simultaneously. This one feels like a cheap version of the fifa games controls.
    - Tackling and sliding are mixed into one action, that needs to be charged in order to execute it. This just makes the game more predictable, slower and way less violent. - characters have stamina. Really? What's the point in making everything slower, this used to be a really fast paced game.
    - There are less items, that are simpler (no triple shells/bombs or random explosions, multiple bananas). They cannot be switched, and cannot be used for defending the ball. (Items always go forward, so if you have someone on your tail trying to tackle you, you cannot throw the item backwards)
    - items now come in boxes, that again, makes everything slower.
    - You cannot control the goalie
    - Hyper strikes are now a luck/chance event, which are really easy to pull of correctly. In the old days, super strikes were hard to pull off, and were used to humiliate your opponent whenever you had the chance. Now it's just annoying.
    - You cannot sabotage a hyper strike. There's no shaking the opponent's meter, or using a last minute tackle/item/explosion to prevent it. The turned the hyper strike into a random chance and very boring minigame with a really long animation that gets old real fast. - Characters stats are worthless, no significant upgrades except on strength tackling, whichs sucks.

    The bad:
    - Character selection and stats are very poor. It's pretty much the same gameplay with every character. - No single player content, other than unlocking perks and gear that do nothing. No cups or trophies, nothing. - No cups or tournament options when it comes to multiplayer, just "quick matches". If you play with 3 or more people, you need to manually keep track of the scores and matchmaking if you wanna do a tournament style gameplay.
    - CPU isn't really hard. It's like professional-superstar level on the original, or level 3 in charged. For an experienced Mario strikers player, the only challenge is overcoming the controls and limitations (such as defensive items and fast paced stealing, or lack thereof).
    - All stages feel and play the same, not even a difference in sound design.
    - There are no character themes like on charged, just generic rock bg themes.

    Neutral: - The game doesn't keep track of the last used match settings, and takes a while to load between matches. Rematch screen puns were also removed.
    - Practice mode is time limited
    - No cheat system or unclockables of that kind.
    - Music is ok.

    The good:
    - You can manual toggle and control the characters that don't have the ball. This is very useful for doing one timer shots.
    - charging the ball has good potential, and feels smooth. Gives it somewhat a skill based gameplay an advantage. TL:DR Get the GameCube/Wii version. The GameCube one feels a little closer to this one (just a little).    … Expand
  27. sr90
    Nov 13, 2022
    10
    Best sports game on Nintendo Switch. There is actually depth to the gameplay. I love that the game is easy to learn but hard to master.

    Personally, it does not bother me that there is no season or story mode. Online play is what matters to me. The "cups" (double eliminations tournaments) serve as a great opportunity to practice for online play and earn coins to buy gear for your    Best sports game on Nintendo Switch. There is actually depth to the gameplay. I love that the game is easy to learn but hard to master.

    Personally, it does not bother me that there is no season or story mode. Online play is what matters to me. The "cups" (double eliminations tournaments) serve as a great opportunity to practice for online play and earn coins to buy gear for your players. Great game!    … Expand
  28. TaniaTucker
    Nov 10, 2022
    5
    Es un juego que podría haber llegado a mucho más, pero se quedó en el camino. La verdad es que salió con poquísimo contenido. Apenas sin personajes, campos y muy pocas copas. Una vez te las pasas se acaba la fiesta. Es una pena porque prometía. Yo le hubiera puesto un modo historia (si, sé q los anteriores no tenían) pero en el Mario tenis, por ejemplo, se agradece. Lo dicho, podría haberEs un juego que podría haber llegado a mucho más, pero se quedó en el camino. La verdad es que salió con poquísimo contenido. Apenas sin personajes, campos y muy pocas copas. Una vez te las pasas se acaba la fiesta. Es una pena porque prometía. Yo le hubiera puesto un modo historia (si, sé q los anteriores no tenían) pero en el Mario tenis, por ejemplo, se agradece. Lo dicho, podría haber sido un juegazo, pero les faltó contenido. Una pena… Expand
  29. Latorno
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    I'm giving this a higher score to balance the negativity a bit, but I'd have given it a 7,5 or so, it's not the greatest game ever made, but it never set out to be. Saying 10 characters, which is without free DLC, isn't a lot and the game is therefore bad is basically like saying your delicious ice-cream wasn't big enough and therefore it wasn't nice.
    This game is like a chocolate    I'm giving this a higher score to balance the negativity a bit, but I'd have given it a 7,5 or so, it's not the greatest game ever made, but it never set out to be. Saying 10 characters, which is without free DLC, isn't a lot and the game is therefore bad is basically like saying your delicious ice-cream wasn't big enough and therefore it wasn't nice.
    This game is like a chocolate ice-cream, maybe a bit basic, but still nice every once in a while.    … Expand
  30. RANDOMHERO757
    Oct 17, 2022
    3
    so like a lot of fans of this game series i bought this game.
    I should have listened to the signs this game was going to be a bust.
    I was too blinded for my love of the franchise too see al the writing on the walls. First the pros and the cons Pros, 1. inventive gameplay 2. customizable character stats 3. level merging is kind of cool Cons 1. visuals are very cluttered    so like a lot of fans of this game series i bought this game.
    I should have listened to the signs this game was going to be a bust.
    I was too blinded for my love of the franchise too see al the writing on the walls.
    First the pros and the cons

    Pros,

    1. inventive gameplay

    2. customizable character stats

    3. level merging is kind of cool

    Cons

    1. visuals are very cluttered and un organized (hard to distinguish whos who on the field, needs player colors to return like smash bros OR THE OLDER MARIO STRIKERS)

    2 Team AI never seems to be where they should be. (I've seen them countless times go everyway they shouldn't be and it usually results on the opposite team scoring)

    3. Difficulty spikes are pretty horrendous (though to be far its a mix unfair Skynet like AI and me sucking a bit so take that as you will)

    4. not enough content.

    its very sickening because it feels as though Nintendo is taking they're fans for granted.
    There's no story mode and only 10 characters at launch and they haven't addressed the complaints that have clearly been screamed by fans of this game.
    compared to Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl this game feels like a 35$ alpha test on steam.
    I hate to say because there really is a great game here but there's way too much crap to dig threw to find it,
    id say this game is worth 25$ at best and I cant even recommend it to anyone.
    just spend your money on Mario tennis or golf, they have they're issues but they are leagues better them Mario Strikers Battle League, at least with those games you got a campaign as well as a few different multi-player options.
    Plus Mario Golf is pretty amusing with motion controls.    … Expand
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  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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