The announcement of Mario Strikers: Battle League came as a surprise to many fans. Mario Strikers: Battle League is the first subfranchise entry in 15 years, and prior to this announcement, the Strikers games seemed like they were going nowhere. Of course, Nintendo has been exploring some spin-off games for Mario, Pokemon, and so on for the Switch, but this one didn’t feel like it was at the top of the list.
How well it is received remains to be seen, but the reaction thus far seems a little mixed. With the shock of Mario Strikers: Battle League’s announcement wearing off, some have highlighted issues with gameplay shown so far and so on. Of course, there’s still more to show and there’s still a lot of potential, but one thing that seems odd is Mario Strikers: Battle League’s roster size. Its limitations obviously leads to omissions, but then, it’s notably strange that Daisy is one of the missing characters.
Mario Strikers: Battle League Keeps All The Indiscriminate Violence of the Original
Mario Strikers: Battle League is a combative 5v5 soccer game complete with items, special shots, unique gear, hyper shots, and more. Online multiplayer and up-to-8 player multiplayer modes are supported on a single Switch console. These numbers stand out because, in one 5v5 game, every character on the roster could be on the field. For some, this is worrying because it means games could get old fast if it’s just the same characters, abilities, and so on over and over, and it just highlights the oddity of its roster size. Many were expecting the game to at least match, if not be more than, Mario Strikers Charged's roster.
After all, Mario Strikers Charged featured a total of 20 characters, including sidekick characters (and Daisy as one of
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