Mario Strikers: Battle League

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4.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 415 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 106 out of 415
  2. Mixed: 77 out of 415
  3. Negative: 232 out of 415
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  1. Do0m
    Jun 20, 2022
    2
    The solo mode takes 2 days to be done
    The online mode is horrible. Only 2vs2, no 4vs4...
    One week later, still no fix, still no communication from Nintendo.

    Will be a dead game very fast.

    Very sad, because the game may have been fun.
  2. Lucas359
    Jun 23, 2022
    4
    Como alguien que disfruto a mas no poder los juegos anteriores de la serie como Super Mario Striker y Mario Striker Charged, Battle Legue no implementa nada nuevo,al contrario,toma todo lo que sus antecesores hacían bien y lo empeora, como achicar la cancha lo cual no permite un juego fluido, mecánicas de juego emporadas o sin sentido,como acelerar cuando tenes la pelota no tiene sentidoComo alguien que disfruto a mas no poder los juegos anteriores de la serie como Super Mario Striker y Mario Striker Charged, Battle Legue no implementa nada nuevo,al contrario,toma todo lo que sus antecesores hacían bien y lo empeora, como achicar la cancha lo cual no permite un juego fluido, mecánicas de juego emporadas o sin sentido,como acelerar cuando tenes la pelota no tiene sentido siendo la cancha tan chica,que el juego te incite a cometer faltas ya que ahora (no como en titulos anteriores) no hay penalización por hacerlo ya que antes podías recibir items y debido a esto ya no importa planificar jugadas o pases,todo se reduce a taclear a todos los contrincantes para poder patear al arco.La poca cantidad de personajes es abismal lo cual tambien limita el contenido del juego,las animaciones de los supertiros de muchos personajes duran demasiado lo cual lo vuelve tedioso,y ni hablar de la animaciones de festejo y demas ,cuando antes tenias 3 por personaje siendo mas 10,ahora son 10 de 10.
    ES UNA VERDADERA LASTIMA QUE UNO DE LOS MEJORES SPIN OFF DE MARIO HAYA VUELTO DESPUES DE 15 A;OS DE ESTA MANERA.    … Expand
  3. jimmyff
    Jun 21, 2022
    4
    Gameplay 9/10 but everything else is missing. Where is the content?!

    This needed another 12 months development time and could have been great.
  4. Novaxlo
    Jun 19, 2022
    4
    Después de 15 años de espera por un videojuego de una saga muy querida, definitivamente me esperaba algo más...

    Campaña: 0 Jugabilidad: 80 Diseño: 70 Música: 60 Contenido: 0 Total: 42 Campaña: En las anteriores entregas podías disfrutar de diferentes modos de juego, aquí solo hay partida rápida y copas, y luego está el modo online que obviamente necesitarás el Nintendo Switch    Después de 15 años de espera por un videojuego de una saga muy querida, definitivamente me esperaba algo más...

    Campaña: 0
    Jugabilidad: 80
    Diseño: 70
    Música: 60
    Contenido: 0
    Total: 42

    Campaña:
    En las anteriores entregas podías disfrutar de diferentes modos de juego, aquí solo hay partida rápida y copas, y luego está el modo online que obviamente necesitarás el Nintendo Switch Online para poder jugar. Las copas (El único modo que vas a jugar si no tienes online) se vuelven repetitivas, vas repitiendo todo el rato lo mismo.

    Jugabilidad:
    Un punto destacable del juego, sería la jugabilidad, se siente muy fluido y las partidas son muy frenéticas, pero aun así en las anteriores entregas los personajes se movían más rápidamente (básicamente los personajes han engordado)

    Diseño:
    El diseño es el último punto positivo del juego, en el apartado gráfico se nota la esencia de un Mario Strikers, tanto en el arte como en las animaciones se ve todo muy bien, pero luego hay otras cosas que no me han gustado, como el diseño de los mapas o el hecho de que no te puedas crear un diseño propio de tu equipo (espera eso si se puede hacer PAGANDO EL DICHOSO NINTENDO SWITCH ONLINE)

    Música:
    No hay mucho que comentar aquí, la música generalmente es buena, pero no me llama la atención, sigue siendo la misma música que se pone en todos los Mario Strikers.

    Contenido:
    Entiendo que el contenido no es el fuerte en esta saga, pero se nota de lejos que el juego está inacabado, falta de personajes, falta de pistas, falta de modos... El Mario Strikers de la Gamecube tiene mucho más contenido que este juego, estamos hablando que un juego del 2005 tiene más contenido que uno del 2022.

    La gente dice que el juego irá mejorando con actualizaciones y que por eso no se puedo criticar, lo siento para mí ese argumento no es válido, en primer lugar Nintendo nunca ha afirmado que haya actualizaciones de este juego, segundo si me tengo que esperar 3 años para recibir todo el contenido, seguramente ya me habré cansado del juego y tercero, antiguamente Nintendo cuando hacía un juego LO HACÍA ENTERO, ni actualizaciones ni nada (Se que sueno como un viejo diciendo esto, pero es verdad) Si siguen haciendo este tipo de prácticas al final todos los juegos de Nintendo serán incompletos y para poder disfrutarlos al máximo tendrás que esperar 5 años.    … Expand
  5. Voidex
    Jun 25, 2022
    2
    Another bad Mario title sports game its pretty half butt with no content. Legit we Nintendo fans already knows they can do better. DO BETTER NINTENDO. show some love for sport games especially if your pricing your game at 60 dollars???? The online system acts like its in the 1980s still.. please upgrade your online system
  6. Freeman47
    Jun 27, 2022
    0
    No content and the content present is really lacking. Every character only has 2 win and lose animations when in Charged they had around 6 for each. Every character's themes all sound exactly the same now making none of them stand out from each other. All of the stages are the same. Nothing makes them different whatsoever but only by looks but is still really sad when compared to ChargedNo content and the content present is really lacking. Every character only has 2 win and lose animations when in Charged they had around 6 for each. Every character's themes all sound exactly the same now making none of them stand out from each other. All of the stages are the same. Nothing makes them different whatsoever but only by looks but is still really sad when compared to Charged which came out in 2007 and still holds up. The game doesn't feel fun at all and feels waaaaay too uncomfortable and complex. Has too many new complicated mechanics and the team tackle is hardly ever used. The new shooting mechanic sucks with the whole aiming with the left stick. I just don't like how they made that a thing in here and make it feel so bad. 10 characters only... and no sidekicks... The hyper orb should not have been a thing. There are no more special items that every character gets of their own. Edgyness has been toned down extremely. Charged shots suck now too. The new changed controls don't feel good either and it doesn't help the fact that we can't change the button layout. The character intros are soooo underwhelming. The stages are smaller in this game. They're purposely giving free DLC soon but it's just straight drip-feeding us content to "make the game last longer" but in reality that just makes consumers unhappy. There is no campaign and they decided to use "still cams" for the scenes in which they show the character's animations which makes it really really boring when in Charged they made it seem like they were actually being broadcasted making it really exciting. Don't get me wrong though, the animations and the looks of this game are so damn good but sadly, it's all very lacking in how much of it they actually made. I was extremely excited when this game was announced because I absolutely love the Strikers games and pre-ordered this game as soon as it was available. This game sadly did not live up to its name and what it is known for.… Expand
  7. ShadowofZexa
    Jun 16, 2022
    1
    They removed some of the best things from strikers charged. Skillshots, character specific dodges, and a charged soccer ball. Thats what made charged so much better than the original stikers on gamecube. This new game feels like a heavy downgrade back to the gamecube version of the game and its very disappointing.
  8. mgns
    Jun 26, 2022
    2
    Mario Golf on Switch was a disappointment, this game here is a joke. It should have been a mobile game - but even those have more than two modes to play. 10 characters to chose for a 5 vs 5 game? Wtf. No storymode for full price? Go home..
  9. Jintoss
    Jul 12, 2022
    0
    menus are a mess. items are a mess. unlocks are a grind. online is a mess. no rabked without being tethered to an inactive team. solo is short. ai is broken. galactic ai is broken. online is empty. no characters, no unlocks, no stages, no campaign.

    unfinished game.
  10. GAGMR
    Jul 25, 2022
    0
    Based on v1.1.0 (Daisy Update)
    Graphics - 10
    Gameplay - 9 Audio - 9 Lasting Appeal - 6 So, why am I giving this such a low score? Read on & see why. First off, the game has no content. It's you, the AI & Online mode. That's it. There are cup tournaments to play through but good luck with that, because the recent update has made the game 10x harder. Preupdate, I could manage    Based on v1.1.0 (Daisy Update)
    Graphics - 10
    Gameplay - 9
    Audio - 9
    Lasting Appeal - 6
    So, why am I giving this such a low score? Read on & see why.

    First off, the game has no content. It's you, the AI & Online mode. That's it. There are cup tournaments to play through but good luck with that, because the recent update has made the game 10x harder. Preupdate, I could manage 5-10 goals per match. Post update, sometimes I can't even manage 1 goal. Now, this would be fair enough if the AI didn't constantly cheat against you like it does, especially in Cup modes, even worse on Galactic mode. I get that Galactic is supposed to be the 'hard' mode, but they literally made 'easy' mode the real 'hard' mode since the update & now 'hard' has become 'impossible' mode. So yea, seriously, good luck beating the cups & earning those coins that you need to buy the gear that you need just to stand a chance.

    Oh, yea that's another thing, you have to buy gear now with coins you earn, but the only decent way to earn those coins is by beating cup modes but you can't beat cup modes because they made it impossible so you can't get gear that you need to beat cup modes cause you can't beat cup modes. Hilarious, ain't it?

    The whole coin earning thing is the real problem with this game. Once you beat a cup, you can't earn coins from it anymore, at least not the same amount. Normal cups give 400 coins when you win the 1st time. After? An abysmal 50. Yep, they decided to make those coins a 1 time payout, forcing you to grind, grind, grind in a friggen' soccer game. Each piece of gear costs 100-300 coins each & they are all separate between characters. That means, a piece of gear you get for Mario will not work for anyone else, even though it's pretty much the exact same piece of gear.

    So, if you're like me & invested in 4 characters with a full set of 'Technique' gear, you are royally screwed. Know why? Cause they decided to nerf the technique stat with the newest update. HAHA! Good one, Nintendo. Ya got me. I spent $60 on your game only to have all that gold I spent be meaningless & now I can't earn any more gold cause you made the game 10x harder than it was when I bought it.

    Well, F me, right? So, they give me the middle finger by ruining my game, I give them the middle finger by giving them a 0 on Metacritic, f'ing D-bags.    … Expand
  11. IIIAHMIII
    Jul 1, 2022
    2
    This is the year Nintendo will lose a lot of fans. First they f uped mario golf and now are looking for a quick cashgrab from this title. They know it will sell but f if they made a complete game. THIS is not a complete game it lacks on all sides. SHAME ON YOU NINTENDO
  12. ScaliCali
    Jun 19, 2022
    4
    Mario Strikers: Battle League is a fun game that unfortunately has little to no content to offer. The multiplayer and online aspects of the game are fun and they are what makes the game somewhat enjoyable, as of now.
    Like Mario Tennis Aces and Mario Golf Super Rush, this will bring free DLC to expand on what is available and with that the game will, hopefully, be worth the 60$ price tag    Mario Strikers: Battle League is a fun game that unfortunately has little to no content to offer. The multiplayer and online aspects of the game are fun and they are what makes the game somewhat enjoyable, as of now.
    Like Mario Tennis Aces and Mario Golf Super Rush, this will bring free DLC to expand on what is available and with that the game will, hopefully, be worth the 60$ price tag because as of now it feels like (at maximum) a 20$ game or even a free to play game.
    The mechanics are quite deep in this new entry to the franchise and you'll need some time to get used to it but once you get used to it, you can feel how fun and intuitive it is to play. Also Next Level Games put a lot of time into the soundtrack and the animations which make the game play feel really smooth and gives a lot of charisma and personality to the unfortunately small roaster of playable characters we have right now available, without the DLC.
    If you have no friends or no NSO membership this game won't be for you, since the only single-player content it offers is battling against CPU's in matches or tournaments and it can get repetitive and tedious really fast, which is a shame because the animations and gameplay are fluid.
    In conclusion, without the DLC, Mario Strikers: Battle League is not worth it because of it's little to non existing content!    … Expand
  13. Ccmonty
    Jul 11, 2022
    3
    We are on Mario Tennis Ultra Smash levels of content here and that game somehow has more characters. Pathetic roster, only has 1 field that’s just reskinned 5 times, and of course has FrEE dLc! This game is only saved by the animation which Next Level Games put their all into, and the actual game play which is solid. But at the end of the day this is a $20 eshop game being sold for $60 atWe are on Mario Tennis Ultra Smash levels of content here and that game somehow has more characters. Pathetic roster, only has 1 field that’s just reskinned 5 times, and of course has FrEE dLc! This game is only saved by the animation which Next Level Games put their all into, and the actual game play which is solid. But at the end of the day this is a $20 eshop game being sold for $60 at retail. I feel really bad for the people at next level who clearly wanted to make something good but were most likely crunched by Nintendo… Expand
  14. ozorxoron
    Jul 24, 2022
    1
    The worst Nario game I’ve ever had the misfortune of playing. Absolutely lacking in content, terrible controls, broken AI and an overly complicated gameplay system that makes it ridiculously frustrating and boring to play.

    Nintendo, this is an awful attempt at cashing in on your flagship franchise and should bring shame to anyone involved in the creation of it
  15. 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.
  16. giannis2001
    Jun 26, 2022
    3
    I can't believe I say this for a Nintendo game, but it's flawed. Now don't get me wrong the gameplay is great and the game is polished overall but it has... problems. Firstly it doesn't have content like most people are saying. Secondly, the game is really hard to master. It has so many mechanics to learn that eventually you forget about them when actually playing, and using only theI can't believe I say this for a Nintendo game, but it's flawed. Now don't get me wrong the gameplay is great and the game is polished overall but it has... problems. Firstly it doesn't have content like most people are saying. Secondly, the game is really hard to master. It has so many mechanics to learn that eventually you forget about them when actually playing, and using only the basics.

    The online mode is a mess. It's more like a fighting game than sport. This isn't bad if course, it's the main gimmick. But.. In a field so small you barely get the chance to think before you act. It's more like pressing random buttons than actually enjoying it. I play his game for 5 hours so I may change my opinion over time, but for someone who doesn't have much time to invest, it will be a problem. Also, changing characters mid game feels incredibly unresponsive. You try to change to someone you want but the game will pick someone else and confuse you completely. But the biggest problem of all in the gameplay, is this god awful goalkeeper. This NPC has to be fixed ASAP. The guy sometimes guards the goal like a.. goalkeeper(obviously) , catching the most difficult shots. However... some other times you just randomly shoot from mid-field and he just lets the ball in. My biggest personal issue with this game is this specific NPC. I dare say it's the main reason this game is bad. It definitely needs to be patched. As for the performance, I don't know if it's my problem but I get frame drops regularly in online mode.

    I think Nintendo will eventually patch this game and add more content. This game has an incredible potential but it's overthrown by.. not many, yet serious issues..

    If you are a huge fun of soccer and Mario I guess it's a good game to pick up but I would personally wait for this game to be updated and patched. Right now, its just not fun...    … Expand
  17. Starazor0
    Aug 9, 2022
    3
    It is with heavy heart I have to give this game a 3. There’s so much to love about it and it’s very fun, but the online mode is broken with unforgivable glitches that make the game not worth purchase. (Most frustrating is an automatic 2 goal glitch where you don’t even need to time it with the meter. Also the game punishes those who succeed at it with items and things to help whoever isIt is with heavy heart I have to give this game a 3. There’s so much to love about it and it’s very fun, but the online mode is broken with unforgivable glitches that make the game not worth purchase. (Most frustrating is an automatic 2 goal glitch where you don’t even need to time it with the meter. Also the game punishes those who succeed at it with items and things to help whoever is behind during the game. This is fine, but they need to reduce the amount. Otherwise there’s no point in trying to improve at it. I’ve emailed Nintendo and they’re aware but seem to have no interest in fixing it. Hence the 3 because they released a broken game and don’t care.… Expand
  18. Rigbo
    Jun 14, 2022
    3
    Hard to keep up what’s happening on screen, the roster is underwhelming, the stages are boring and don’t add anything to the gameplay besides visuals, and you can’t even play with 4 people online as a team. Nintendo release your games finished challenge 3 2 1 go!
  19. HGee05
    Jun 27, 2022
    0
    From Oxford Languages
    unfinished
    adjective 1. not finished or concluded; incomplete. Similar words: incomplete uncompleted truncated aborted partial undone half-done unexecuted undeveloped deferred put off abandoned imperfect unaccomplished immature defective deficient lacking unrefined sketchy wanting fragmentary unpolished patchy rough Opposite: finished crude complete Fans, Search it    From Oxford Languages
    unfinished
    adjective
    1. not finished or concluded; incomplete.
    Similar words:
    incomplete
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    truncated
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    Opposite:
    finished
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    Fans, Search it up
    Nintendo, for God’s sake, finish your games

    THAT’S ALL YOU NEED TO DO    … Expand
  20. GandalfCzarny
    Aug 10, 2022
    3
    Thank you Nintendo for bringing us one big piece of nothing! We appreciate your hard work and devotion for your fans.
  21. Rygon
    Aug 4, 2022
    3
    You can't believe that losing 4 captains, 7 sidekicks and replacing a very cool goalie (from a franchise that is slowly reduced to nothing by Nintendo itself) for a Mario's generic enemy is an advance with respect to the previous game for Wii.
    The complains about animation were dumb... but this and the lack of game modes not.
  22. GSundberg
    Jul 5, 2022
    4
    Mechanically fine and fun, but a lack of variety in modes, fields, characters, online options, and single player options. I had fun for an hour, then got bored and have only picked it up a few times since. A real disappointment and I would not recommend buying until all the DLC is released, but who knows when that will be or what it even is.
  23. cfc1998
    Jun 27, 2022
    4
    I have never put a red score in this site until now, this game is extremely lacking on content. I honestly feel bad for Next Level Games, they don´t deserve the hate because they absolutely NAILED it with the gameplay, the visual presentation, animations etc, but Nintendo probably told them to release the game in a very short period of time. We waited 15 years for a new game of thisI have never put a red score in this site until now, this game is extremely lacking on content. I honestly feel bad for Next Level Games, they don´t deserve the hate because they absolutely NAILED it with the gameplay, the visual presentation, animations etc, but Nintendo probably told them to release the game in a very short period of time. We waited 15 years for a new game of this franchise and this is what you give us? Im sorry I was so excited for this and it makes me sad to put this score but Im not gonna wait for the free updates to review the game, it should be finished day 1 that´s why we pay 60 dollars.… Expand
  24. FlexosuarousRex
    Jun 14, 2022
    4
    I was very excited for this game and, like many others, was left disappointed. I share the opinion that the game is solid but there is absolutely no content. I enjoyed the ten hours that I have played, but I am afraid to keep playing because I don't want to burn myself out before Nintendo actually puts effort in to make the game better.

    Right now, its the video game equivalent to being    I was very excited for this game and, like many others, was left disappointed. I share the opinion that the game is solid but there is absolutely no content. I enjoyed the ten hours that I have played, but I am afraid to keep playing because I don't want to burn myself out before Nintendo actually puts effort in to make the game better.

    Right now, its the video game equivalent to being sold a raw pizza at a pizza joint. It technically is what you paid for (a pizza), but you will find little value in it and will also be disappointed that it costed the same as a fully prepared pizza. Oh, and the toppings on said raw pizza are spoiled.

    I am going to play this game, I think the gameplay is solid and it can literally only go up from here. I am going to enjoy this game eventually I'm sure, and I'm sure that many others will as well; however, I can't recommend Battle League to anyone in it's current state. Even if this game was free to play I would still feel that the game just doesn't have enough to hold anyone's attention for more than the four hours of solo content - which itself is more frustrating than fun.

    The solo content is cup mode or quick play. Cup mode is way too easy on the easiest difficulty and the next unlockable difficulty is for Galactic mode. Galactic mode is a serious test of patience. The ally AI are absolutely brain dead and just stand around while the enemy AI has near perfect dodging and field coverage and will body check you constantly. Also, the ally goalie is much less accurate than the enemy goalie. The enemy team will be able to score without even charging their shots while the enemy goalie blocks the vast majority of perfect shots from any distance and from any angle - even with heavy curving. I'm all for challenge and I am continuing to play galactic mode to try and get at least one of the cups but it honestly feels downright unfair. If you know, you know.

    If you are reading this and haven't bought the game yet and absolutely must play it, just wait for updates. I feel that you may regret your purchase if you don't wait for more updates - I know I do.    … Expand
  25. Moe711s
    Jun 17, 2022
    3
    The online play is so so bad I can’t play with my friends 4v4 on online mode
  26. Juciferus
    Aug 14, 2022
    1
    Poor controls, random goals without any logic, seems unfinished and rushed.

    Overall a much worse game than Strikers Charged. I bought this game because the predecessor was great, this is just poor quality gaming that I have not used seeing from Nintendo.
  27. Eljaguar
    Aug 18, 2022
    1
    No puede ser que solo sea un juego arcade no tiene nada de contenido,no hay modo historia,tiene unas copas agregadas en modo solitario que se repiten a más no poder,te enfrentas a lo mismo jugar un partido y ya,ahorre se su dinero que Nintendo sigue estafando,hasta el Mario tenis tiene más contenido que esto
  28. arrighi2808
    Jun 14, 2022
    4
    First Mario Strikers for me. Overall, considering its cost, the content inside and the quality of life features, it's unacceptable. Let's start with the (not so much) good things:
    -Design choices are great: they give me "challenge vibes" -in particular the hypershots- , the equipments and stadium designs are great and the animations are well developed
    -Nice mechanics: the in-match    First Mario Strikers for me. Overall, considering its cost, the content inside and the quality of life features, it's unacceptable. Let's start with the (not so much) good things:
    -Design choices are great: they give me "challenge vibes" -in particular the hypershots- , the equipments and stadium designs are great and the animations are well developed
    -Nice mechanics: the in-match mechanics are well explained (thanks to training) and the difficulty curve to master them is not so steep. I love the club mechanics and I can't wait to start the season.
    -Great reiterability: online, local or single player it's not boring at all. Matches are always different from each other thanks to the instruments, mechanics and AI's

    And now the (many) bad things of this game:
    -Online coop: I think this is absolutely the greatest missed opportunity of this game. Why should I play with just two consoles per team? I expect that, when the total team characters are four, I can connect myself with other three friends. Furthermore, considering the time in which we are (nearly after a global pandemy) it's not always easy to stay with friends "in presence", which is what this game force to do if I want to play with other three people online.
    -Extremely poor roaster: a 4v4 game with 10 characters is too poor. I know that will add new characters later, but at the moment this can be a problem in terms of variability of the game.
    -Cup mode: it starts with an AI that is at the limit of stupidty and, after winning all cups in the normal mode, becomes extremely hard, in particular for novices. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but that level should be smoothed a bit adding an intermediate level or increasing the difficulty of the lower rank
    -1St season online: it's unacceptable that season starts seven days after the game release, because in this way it sounds like it is incomplete for me    … Expand
  29. Roundybout
    Jun 14, 2022
    2
    Good stuff: The gameplay is fine, but it doesn't really stand out next to the other games in the strikers series. Some character animations are fun, but there aren't many so you're gonna be seeing them on repeat.

    Bad stuff: There's only 10 characters and no stage variety. No 4v4 online. No 3v3 online. No ranked on launch. Certain online modes DON'T LET YOU PICK YOUR TEAM?! Sometimes    Good stuff: The gameplay is fine, but it doesn't really stand out next to the other games in the strikers series. Some character animations are fun, but there aren't many so you're gonna be seeing them on repeat.

    Bad stuff: There's only 10 characters and no stage variety. No 4v4 online. No 3v3 online. No ranked on launch. Certain online modes DON'T LET YOU PICK YOUR TEAM?! Sometimes online will just throw you into a 2v1 without warning you. There's no fun single player. The cup format is double elimination which is just not as interesting as the league system in previous games. The character themes from Charged are also gone (you'd think it'd be easy to do character themes when you only have 10 characteres)

    Overall, this is a $20 game. The gamecube Strikers had more content than this one and that came out over a decade ago. The club system could be fun, but there's no ranked mode at the moment and we have no idea if 4v4 or DLC will fix this game's glaring flaws. As of now, I see no reason to play this game over past strikers games.    … Expand
  30. B_radd1295
    Jun 15, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overall this game feels like a shell. The gameplay is fun and exciting, not perfect, still a good experience, but there is no content. The only thing to play in solo mode is "cups" which offer no variety. At the end of each cup a different trophy is handed to you and that's the only difference, the opponents get harder each time, but there is no real reason to play these. So unfortunate we didn't get a storyline.

    I understand there is DLC content on the way but I'm not rating something I haven't seen    … 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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