Super Mario Strikers Thread
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this game looks great. I'm a big fan of the Mario Sports titles, espcially Tennis and Baseball this generation. The reviews look to be in line with Baseball, which for me is a good thing. This one looks to be an even better multiplayer game though.
Anyone picking this up? I have to wait until X-mas, so I don't have my hands on it yet. If someone could post some thoughts on this title I would appreciate it.
Anyone picking this up? I have to wait until X-mas, so I don't have my hands on it yet. If someone could post some thoughts on this title I would appreciate it.
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A friend of mine and I played the demo at Gamestop for about 40 minutes last weekend. This is easily the most fun of the Mario sports game from a multi-player standpoint (Mario Golf will always be my solo favorite). Another friend of mine is picking it up this week and if it stands the test of time outside sitting at a demo kiosk I'll be grabbing a copy for myself. From the looks of it though, I can already tell it'll probably appear in my weekend Gamecube multi-player rotation.
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I played the demo at EB and immediatley added it to my Christmas wishlist. I was a fan of Sega Soccer Slam and I believe it's the same team that's making Mario. Plus with Mario you have 5 people on your team as opposed to Soccer Slam's 3.
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Originally Posted by jediwicz
I played the demo at EB and immediatley added it to my Christmas wishlist. I was a fan of Sega Soccer Slam and I believe it's the same team that's making Mario. Plus with Mario you have 5 people on your team as opposed to Soccer Slam's 3.
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I'm not a fan of sports games, but we got in the coolest Mario Strikers soccer jerseys at work today. They're red and white and say "Mario 1" on the back, with "Super Mario Strikers!" emblazoned on the front. Definitely the best promo clothing I've seen in a while.
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
I'm not a fan of sports games, but we got in the coolest Mario Strikers soccer jerseys at work today. They're red and white and say "Mario 1" on the back, with "Super Mario Strikers!" emblazoned on the front. Definitely the best promo clothing I've seen in a while.
is this a promotion for people who preorder the game? where are they availble? thanx
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I'll probably pass, Mario Baseball got old fast. Especially since I rarely play multiplayer. I think the Mario sports games are best left to "simple" sports like Tennis and Golf. As being "dumbed" down doesn't hurt them much. When it comes to something like Baseball or Soccer, I'd prefer just pick up one of the regular sports games.
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Originally Posted by Josh Hinkle
I'll probably pass, Mario Baseball got old fast. Especially since I rarely play multiplayer. I think the Mario sports games are best left to "simple" sports like Tennis and Golf. As being "dumbed" down doesn't hurt them much. When it comes to something like Baseball or Soccer, I'd prefer just pick up one of the regular sports games.
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
I'm not a fan of sports games, but we got in the coolest Mario Strikers soccer jerseys at work today. They're red and white and say "Mario 1" on the back, with "Super Mario Strikers!" emblazoned on the front. Definitely the best promo clothing I've seen in a while.
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Originally Posted by Josh Hinkle
I'll probably pass, Mario Baseball got old fast. Especially since I rarely play multiplayer.
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Single player is okay. It's about on par with other Mario sports games. I've personally enjoyed it more so than the other (sans Golf) as a solo game because I think the action is fantastic.. but you have to get some friends together for this one. We had a drunken 8-player Strikers tournament on New Year's Eve and it was insane.
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Strikers is pure gold when it comes to multiplayer. This held our house for a good 3 weeks - a record only broken by Halo and Animal Crossing. Beating all the cups though in single was hard, found it easier if we had 4 on cpu.
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Originally Posted by PixyJunket
Compared to other Mario Party games or just in general?
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=452720
maybe we need to drink while playing it. Mario Party 7 is the only Mario Party we have played.
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Love this game.
It's amazing how brutally violent it is for a Mario game...in fact, it seems to me like it plays more like "mario hockey" than it does like a soccer game. I probably check and tackle more than I pass and shoot!
The super strikes are a bit too easy to pull off though...and the load times are uncharacteristic for a first or second party Nintendo game. I also find to power ups a bit wonky to use, and I hardly ever do, but I'm starting to get a bit more used to them. Despite these very minor criticisms, it is an amazingly fun game.
Overall, the best two player game I've bought in a long long time...we're talking super tecmo bowl/goldeneye/mario kart good.
p.s. You can't fuck with Daisy and the toad crew...don't even try it.
It's amazing how brutally violent it is for a Mario game...in fact, it seems to me like it plays more like "mario hockey" than it does like a soccer game. I probably check and tackle more than I pass and shoot!
The super strikes are a bit too easy to pull off though...and the load times are uncharacteristic for a first or second party Nintendo game. I also find to power ups a bit wonky to use, and I hardly ever do, but I'm starting to get a bit more used to them. Despite these very minor criticisms, it is an amazingly fun game.
Overall, the best two player game I've bought in a long long time...we're talking super tecmo bowl/goldeneye/mario kart good.
p.s. You can't fuck with Daisy and the toad crew...don't even try it.
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Originally Posted by Josh Hinkle
I'll probably pass, Mario Baseball got old fast. Especially since I rarely play multiplayer. I think the Mario sports games are best left to "simple" sports like Tennis and Golf. As being "dumbed" down doesn't hurt them much. When it comes to something like Baseball or Soccer, I'd prefer just pick up one of the regular sports games.
I get what you mean about complex sports, and getting the AI right in football and basketball is tough. Unfortunately, football and basketball games have gotten so complicated, I don't even bother with them anymore. Any other sport, and I'm all over it.
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Overall, the best two player game I've bought in a long long time...we're talking super tecmo bowl/goldeneye/mario kart good.
We started to turn Super Shots off.. I could do them so easily it really threw the balance off. And if you think this is fun 2 players you NEED to try it with 4, it's MADNESS, beautiful, beautiful madness.
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Originally Posted by PixyJunket
Agree!
We started to turn Super Shots off.. I could do them so easily it really threw the balance off. And if you think this is fun 2 players you NEED to try it with 4, it's MADNESS, beautiful, beautiful madness.
We started to turn Super Shots off.. I could do them so easily it really threw the balance off. And if you think this is fun 2 players you NEED to try it with 4, it's MADNESS, beautiful, beautiful madness.