What You Should Know Before Buying Mario Strikers: Battle League
Beginning life on Nintendo's ambitious GameCube, the Mario Strikers series sees everyone's favorite Italian plumber and co. go head-to-head in some pretty brutal soccer matches. Much like the rest of the Mario sports series, Mario Strikers keeps things fun and simple, with intuitive controls and the most simplistic rules possible. Simply put, Mario Strikers may not be the most accurate or technical sports game, but it is an incredibly fun one, and the upcoming third entry in the series, Mario Strikers: Battle League, looks to be upping the ante even further.
Releasing on June 10 for Nintendo Switch, Mario Strikers: Battle League takes the sport of soccer and paints a thick layer of cartoon-y violence over the top. For those who find Mario Tennis a little too basic, and Mario Golf a little too meandering, Mario Strikers: Battle League may just be the chaotic, fast-paced action they've been looking for.
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In most Mario titles, violence is kept to an absolute minimum, with the most heinous act being hopping on some creatures' heads. Mario Strikers: Battle League, on the other hand, can get pretty brutal. While the standard moment-to-moment gameplay is essentially just a simple soccer game — passing, dribbling, shooting etc.- Mario Strikers: Battle League heavily encourages players to violently tackle their opponents at every turn.
From the Mario Strikers trailers released so far, fans have seen Luigi barreled into an electric fence, Bowser smacked in the face with Mario's shoulder, and Waluigi tragically slip on a banana, landing face-first into the turf below. With no fouls, players are encouraged to tackle to their hearts' content. To counteract this, players
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