Mario Strikers Charged (Game)

Mario Strikers Charged

GAME » on May 25, 2007

Developed by Next Level Games for Nintendo, Mario Strikers Charged is a football game involving classic Nintendo characters released for the Wii. It also introduces online play into the Mario Strikers series.

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Mario Strikers Charged (known as Mario Strikers: Charged Football in PAL territories) is the second game in the Mario Strikers (Franchise) series. Charged pits classic Nintendo characters such as Mario, Princess Peach, and Diddy Kong against each other in exaggerated, fast-paced soccer matches.

Gameplay

The logo for the game

Generally, two teams each of five characters fight for control of a soccer ball, which can be passed between characters freely as they progress down the field toward the goal. As the ball is passed around the field or when special dribble moves are performed, the ball increases in temperature and glows brighter. The hotter it is, the greater the chance the player has of scoring when shooting.

Occasionally, when specific conditions are met (e.g. when a character takes a powerful shot at the net), that player's team is awarded an item. These have a variety of different effects, such as granting temporary speed boosts, disabling the other team's characters, and so on. All characters in the game can perform special shots, the power of which is determined by the character's status on the team. Captains shoot Mega Strikes, which are very powerful super moves, difficult to defend against, and very fast. Sidekicks perform Skillshots, which have the ability to disable or bypass the goalie.

Game modes

Road to the Striker Cup - Main single / co-op player mode consisting of three different cups
Strikers 101 (ABC) - Ten step tutorial for mastering the controls
Domination Mode - Basically exhibition mode
Striker Challenges - Challenge mode

Road to the Striker Cup

The main game consists of three cups.

Fire Cup - Beat three other teams to reach Bowser Jr.
Crystal Cup - Beat five other teams to reach Diddy Kong
Striker Cup - Beat nine other teams to reach Petey Piranha

Characters

Characters are split into two categories, Captains and Sidekicks. The player can have only one captain on a team, who is more powerful and can perform a mega strike. Three Sidekicks accompany the captain, who are less powerful. There are 12 captains (3 of which need to be unlocked) to choose from and 8 Sidekicks.

Captains

Peach team captain concept art

Sidekicks

One of the Hammer Bros. sidekicks

Stadiums

The games features 17 stadiums. There are ten new stadiums, which are referred to as Arenas, each features unique elements that effect the gameplay (for example on The Sand Tomb thwomps will come down onto the field flattening any characters in their way). Three of these have to be unlocked. Also all seven of the arena's from the original Super Mario Strikers (Game), which are referred to as The Classics, and are more basic compared to the newer arenas.

Arenas

The Sand Tomb arena, complete with Thwomp

The Vice
Thunder Island
The Sand Tomb
The Classroom
The Lava Pit
The Wastelands
Crystal Canyon
The Dump
Stormship Stadium
Galactic Stadium

Classics

The Palace
Pipeline Central
The Underground
Crater Field
Konga Coliseum
The Battle Dome
Bowser Stadium

Items

Players can obtain items by performing a charged shot or getting attacked when your player doesn't have possession of the ball. You can store up to 2 items at one time and can activate them using the C button.

Chain-Chomp being released on the field

Green Shells
Red Shells
Blue Shells
Spiked Shells
Banana Peel
Bob-omb
Chain-Chomp
Mushroom
Power Star

Super abilities

Mario performs his super ability

Super abilities can be used by the captain to perform a special power move.

Mario - Turns into Super Mario and can crush his foes
Luigi - Transforms into Super Luigi
Peach - Takes pictures of her opponents, anyone who gets caught in the shot his temporarily frozen
Daisy - Activates a crystal barrier around here to knock away opponents and defend herself
Yoshi - Changes into a giant egg and can run over his opponents
Wario - Leaves a fart cloud in the field which will changed the controls of anyone who dares to walk through it
Waluigi - Summons a vine wall to guard himself
Donkey Kong - Punches the ground knocking away anyone who gets to close to him
Diddy Kong - Uses his red card to get rid off 1 or more off the opposite team, could also remove own team mates
Bowser - Burns his opponents with his fire storm
Bowser Jr. - Lets out a sonic roar to shrink the opposition
Petey Piranha - Pukes mud everywhere causing players to slip over and lose control

Online play

Mario Strikers Charged is noted for being the second game on the Wii to implement online multiplayer gameplay in North America, and was the first online game in Europe, providing both ranked matches with random players and unranked matches using the Wii's friend code system to provide competitive gameplay. Additionally, players can import their Mii characters into the game as players, as well as send their Miis to friends to be used in the game.

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