Mario Strikers: Battle League

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4.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 401 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 69 out of 401
  3. Negative: 229 out of 401
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  1. 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
  2. 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.
  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. 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
  10. 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.
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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!
  18. 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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    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
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. Moe711s
    Jun 17, 2022
    3
    The online play is so so bad I can’t play with my friends 4v4 on online mode
  25. 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.
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. Pluvio
    Jun 15, 2022
    2
    This is not worth the price they're charging for. Speaking of charge, get your old Wii out of the basement...
  31. Sandrush
    Jun 17, 2022
    2
    What an embarrasment. How you manage to release an anticipated sequel with less content for a full prize.

    Less characters
    Less Fields on it's own
    Literally NO varierity
    No chaöanges, less personaöity on node.

    Yet they had the time to add tons of animations, but not for any actual modes? If I knew this was coming, I would rather have a port of charged which would be worth it's full prize
  32. Dylrussell99
    Jun 17, 2022
    3
    I cannot believe I waited 15 years for Nintendo to release a new Mario Strikers game, and what I got was a obviously rushed, unfinished game with no content whatsoever. There are not even simple options for gameplay and it’s a serious step back for the franchise. I don’t think Next Level Games is to blame, I just think Nintendo rushed this game out. My review got the points it did becauseI cannot believe I waited 15 years for Nintendo to release a new Mario Strikers game, and what I got was a obviously rushed, unfinished game with no content whatsoever. There are not even simple options for gameplay and it’s a serious step back for the franchise. I don’t think Next Level Games is to blame, I just think Nintendo rushed this game out. My review got the points it did because the gameplay is quite fun at times.… Expand
  33. Hexcite_
    Jun 18, 2022
    2
    I feel like the game is unfinished or lacking content. The animations are good and the graphics as well but in my opinion, it's not worth the $60. Hopefully in the future more stuff gets added and maybe it will be worth the money but for right now it's not. Now, I will continue to play Mario Strikers Charged :)
  34. NlCK
    Jun 18, 2022
    3
    I am so sick of Nintendo! I used to love them, but now I am just disappointed. They keep releasing these unfinished games and disguising the patched in content as free DLC. They did this with Splatoon 2, Nintendo Switch Sports, Mario Tennis Aces, Mario Golf Super Rush, and now Mario Strikers Battle League. What you see here is what you get. If you don't have the online, this game is nearI am so sick of Nintendo! I used to love them, but now I am just disappointed. They keep releasing these unfinished games and disguising the patched in content as free DLC. They did this with Splatoon 2, Nintendo Switch Sports, Mario Tennis Aces, Mario Golf Super Rush, and now Mario Strikers Battle League. What you see here is what you get. If you don't have the online, this game is near worthless. I am so tired of Nintendo basically centering their games around the online, alienating people into paying an additional $20 annually on top of the game. They are doing this with three games this year, Nintendo Switch Sports, Mario Strikers, and Splatoon 3! Online used to be free, this just comes off as greedy. This game really represents some of the worst aspects of modern Nintendo. The only positives I can say is that this game functions well, but that's a given with many Nintendo games, even some of the worst Nintendo games are polished and play just fine.… Expand
  35. csquared87
    Jun 19, 2022
    4
    Very disappointing. There's the frame of a great game here; the core game-play is fantastic. However, everything else is awful. Barely any content and completely broken AI. Single player difficulty options are normal (incredibly easy) and galactic (next to impossible).

    On galactic, your AI teammates will stand around and do nothing. Not an exaggeration; I've never seen my AI    Very disappointing. There's the frame of a great game here; the core game-play is fantastic. However, everything else is awful. Barely any content and completely broken AI. Single player difficulty options are normal (incredibly easy) and galactic (next to impossible).

    On galactic, your AI teammates will stand around and do nothing. Not an exaggeration; I've never seen my AI teammates tackle another player, intercept the ball or improve their positioning. Meanwhile enemy AI is well-coordinated machine.

    Roster is bare bones, there's a complete lack of single player content. No option to turn off items/hyper strikes on cup modes. The game cube version had this over a decade ago.

    Waste of $60. Wait until you can find a used copy for $15 and not a penny more.    … Expand
  36. ItsOwen
    Jun 26, 2022
    4
    For 60 dollars, we should really have a campaign/story mode, obstacles, more worlds, more characters etc. What's here is good fun, but it's not a finished product
  37. NotAMeta
    Jun 26, 2022
    3
    Mario Strikers: Battle League is another example of what's going with the Mario Sports spin-offs since 2015. It plays and looks decently but it's content does not warrant the full game price. It's at most a 20$ game but of course because it's a Nintendo product, the company doesn't care about the quality and charges 60$ regardless. The seal of quality once meant something. There are moreMario Strikers: Battle League is another example of what's going with the Mario Sports spin-offs since 2015. It plays and looks decently but it's content does not warrant the full game price. It's at most a 20$ game but of course because it's a Nintendo product, the company doesn't care about the quality and charges 60$ regardless. The seal of quality once meant something. There are more more updates coming to the game that will add more characters but the lack variety in game modes like the striker challenges from Mario Strikers Charged will make the gameplay very repetitive very quickly.… Expand
  38. heliotarra
    Jun 26, 2022
    3
    As a fan of the series this game is very disappointing. Mechanically it's fun to play, but the problem is it's not better than the previous entries. To put it bluntly, this game is a step backwards for the series. Less overall features, less content, just play the old games because they are better.

    The online didn't work well when I tried it either. There was about a second of network    As a fan of the series this game is very disappointing. Mechanically it's fun to play, but the problem is it's not better than the previous entries. To put it bluntly, this game is a step backwards for the series. Less overall features, less content, just play the old games because they are better.

    The online didn't work well when I tried it either. There was about a second of network delay. That's more then enough time for the other player to complete an action before the game responds to your inputs. I'll need to give the online so more time but my initial impressions; simply annoyed at the network performance.    … Expand
  39. Gamatkd96
    Jun 28, 2022
    4
    The game has good Gameplay, no one can deny that, but for a 60 dólar Game it lacks of content, and Game modes, maybe in the future this could improve, but right now it's not worth It at allí.
  40. jacob123450
    Jun 30, 2022
    2
    Nintendo really needs to make sure they stop this “release unfinished game, finish it with free updates later” approach. Every new Nintendo release with this approach has been getting worse and worse, culminating with the release of this new strikers. 10 characters in a 60 dollar game in 2022 is insulting, and the “stadium changing” gimmick is worthless when there are only 5 and none ofNintendo really needs to make sure they stop this “release unfinished game, finish it with free updates later” approach. Every new Nintendo release with this approach has been getting worse and worse, culminating with the release of this new strikers. 10 characters in a 60 dollar game in 2022 is insulting, and the “stadium changing” gimmick is worthless when there are only 5 and none of them have stage hazards like previous games, so it doesn’t change the gameplay experience. At least Tennis Aces gameplay was improved over previous versions and some courts had hazards, this game is pretty much 1 stadium with absolutely zero variety, and in many ways has less interesting gameplay than the Wii version from 2007. Overall, extremely disappointed. I have been wanting Nintendo to make a new Sluggers game for years now as it’s my favorite Mario sports game, but at this point I rather them just port Supper Sluggers from Wii instead of them probably releasing a new game that is unfinished and content lacking.… Expand
  41. peachyblue
    Jul 1, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's just super shallow and the online play like why is it 2 v 2 and not 4 v 4 it's super annoying and not a big roster I regret so much buying this game and i just want to refund it… Expand
  42. KennyZgz
    Jul 1, 2022
    4
    Unbalanced, too short on game modes and variety. Worth 20€ or less for multiplayer.
  43. kongsimon
    Jul 4, 2022
    0
    Everything is terrible except the graphics. And I mean everything. It's ridiculous. It will take me hours to write all the things they make wrong. The conclusion is, they were greety at level 100 and released the absolut minimum for a game to get people hyped (selling the name of the success of the older games) so they could get their money.
  44. VincentKirby
    Jul 5, 2022
    3
    This game is unfinished I could not recommend it to anyone unless you are a stupid Nintendo fanboy. Don't by this game even tho the gameplay and animations are pretty good ngl.
  45. CaioLeite19
    Jul 5, 2022
    2
    This game has less content as is overall worse than Mario Strikers Charged, a game from 2007! What were they thinking? Shouldnt games evolve? Why is there less content in a 2022 game than there was in a 2007 game? How did they think it was ok to release a Mario spin off without Daisy?? At this point, there will be only 4 tracks and 10 characters in the next Mario Kart game.

    Not to    This game has less content as is overall worse than Mario Strikers Charged, a game from 2007! What were they thinking? Shouldnt games evolve? Why is there less content in a 2022 game than there was in a 2007 game? How did they think it was ok to release a Mario spin off without Daisy?? At this point, there will be only 4 tracks and 10 characters in the next Mario Kart game.

    Not to mention you cant even play online with 8 people! This game is a joke.

    I am only giving it 2/10 because at least the gameplay is great and the graphics are good, but that is it. Everything else is lacking or is straight up worse than a game released 15 years ago. It is better to simply play Charged.    … Expand
  46. FifaisBetter
    Jul 10, 2022
    2
    Battle league is outclassed by free to play games.

    The consoomers that hold onto this dead game through sheer copium allow nintendo to keep making garbage.
  47. Anstracta
    Jul 26, 2022
    2
    The cost to content ratio here is absolutely unacceptable. This is a $20 game marked up to $60. As it is, this game isn’t even worth buying half price. Don’t support this kind of greedy pricing.
  48. Proeoeoe
    Jul 30, 2022
    0
    Bad Game because the prequel was soooo much better. I dont understand how they could ship this game.
  49. RomaS2901
    Aug 1, 2022
    0
    Everything is awful about this game but visuals and music... This price should be around 5$
    AI is so stupid, player switching is broken, OMG
    Wish I could get back my money
  50. HamzaAbi
    Aug 16, 2022
    0
    Remember when Nintendo actually put thought and effort into their games and didn't sell this Steam Early Acess tier **** Yeah that time is long gone now. I'm not exaggerating when I say the demo for the game gives you the exact same experience as the full game. You experience the whole thing within about an hour. Insane
  51. SaintPoog
    Aug 17, 2022
    4
    There's nothing to play after about an hour. The online play is terrible and uninspired. The goalies (and the CPU's as an whole) are wildly inconsistent.
  52. Slashcraft
    Aug 20, 2022
    1
    Awesome soundtrack. Excellent gameplay. But barebones experience that is incredibly lacking compared to the first two Mario Strikers games, with a lackluster roster, and NO single player mode and a severe lack of content. This is just embarrassing, considering that we have been waiting for a Mario Strikers game for 15 years. 15 YEARS, I kid you not.
  53. sea7
    Aug 23, 2022
    2
    Nintendo has got to stop releasing unfished games. It is really very much so awful with their business practices. Please don’t stoop to the levels of other companies again pleaee
  54. tomchch
    Sep 2, 2022
    2
    The Wii game was and is one of my favourites of all time. I played it a tonne in the month before this came out in anticipation, and kept myself spoiler free for this one.

    This one lacks everything that made the Wii one good. The mechanics, the pace, the maps, the personality, the tournament mode. Rather than being its own fleshed out spin on soccer, this is just your standard run of    The Wii game was and is one of my favourites of all time. I played it a tonne in the month before this came out in anticipation, and kept myself spoiler free for this one.

    This one lacks everything that made the Wii one good. The mechanics, the pace, the maps, the personality, the tournament mode. Rather than being its own fleshed out spin on soccer, this is just your standard run of the mill mario sport game cash grab that Nintendo prefers to do these days. Hugely disappointing.    … Expand
  55. Geo3891
    Sep 15, 2022
    3
    Juego porqueria, online horrible (como todos los juegos de Nintendo Switch que tengan función online), una cantidad tan pobre de contenido, soundtrack medio decente (mas no bueno), este juego es tan repetitivo y aburrido que a las 3 partidas te sales del juego y te pones a jugar otra cosa, en serio esta cosa vale 60 dolares por un trabajo tan malo y pobre?
  56. MitchConner96
    Sep 18, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a let down from its previous game. The CPU is unfair and gameplay is mayhem to the point where I can’t even tell what is going on. The goalie is horrible but theirs is magically invincible. #BringBackKritter As of right now I would pay $30 not $60 for this game. I find myself more frustrated rather than enjoying the game during play. I hope the developers make the necessary fixes to this game as they need to. With Diddy Kong and Pauline coming in, please update gameplay.… Expand
  57. LizardTaro
    Jun 14, 2022
    2
    Unfinished garbage, like every Mario Sports game on Switch. Just when I thought Nintendo couldn't drop the ball any lower, they did it again. I was disappointed with Mario Tennis Aces, because the new mechanics ruined the game and the story mode felt half-baked, but at least the game had a good roster at launch and a great roster after getting some updates. I thought that that game wouldUnfinished garbage, like every Mario Sports game on Switch. Just when I thought Nintendo couldn't drop the ball any lower, they did it again. I was disappointed with Mario Tennis Aces, because the new mechanics ruined the game and the story mode felt half-baked, but at least the game had a good roster at launch and a great roster after getting some updates. I thought that that game would be an "exception" and that we might get fully developed games again.

    Then Mario Golf: Ultra Rushed happened, which changed the gameplay so much that it became unplayable to me. The controls are horrible, the animations are boring, and the gimmick is stupid. They dropped that game like a stone after a couple of months.

    And here we are, with Mario Strikers: Battle League. That game is just the icing on the cake. It is much slower than Mario Strikers Charged on Wii, and even slower than Mario Smash Football on GameCube. It has less content than the GameCube title.
    Of course, fanboys will argue: "Bruh, Mario Smash Football only had 9 characters, so Battle League is an improvement!1". Sadly those fanboys don't have the mental capacity to realize that the original Mario Smash Football has 13 characters, since there are also sidekicks to choose from. The same applies to the Wii title: the sidekicks add so much to the game and made it fun. In Battle League, the sidekicks are completely absent, meaning that the total amount of characters is 10, which is less than the original game released 17 years ago.

    The stadiums are really boring and all play the same. Fanboys would once again argue that the original Smash Football also only featured basic stadiums. But at least those stadiums had fun themes and they looked all different. In this game, there are only 5 stadiums which all play the same. The stadium hazards from Strikers are gone and so is the fun. Plus they are much smaller than the stadiums in the previous games.

    As if this wasn't insulting enough, there's next to no single player content. Sure, Mario Strikers never had much single player content. But at least the original had the Custom Battle mode while Strikers had an online mode. Speaking of online, it's absolutely terrible. 4v4 isn't possible even though the advertisements seem to state otherwise. It's once again one of those stupid restrictions Nintendo puts into place that makes no sense whatsoever.

    Gone are the fun animations from Mario Strikers Charged, which were absolutely perfect and fit the character's personality really well. While the animations are smooth and nice to look at in Battle League, they lack any character or personality from the previous Mario Strikers games. It seems that literally everything was made more tame, more "safe" in this game, which seems to be a reoccurring trend for Mario games on Switch. It's such a shame, really. Also, the amount of animations per character is really low, so after a couple of goals, you have seen everything. In Charged Football, the game kept surprising me with outrageous and funny animations, making it so much more fun to play.

    Gone is the amazing soundtrack from the previous game. In Charged, every character had a different musical style and theme. Here, everything sounds the same. It's just some run of the mill rock soundtrack which was instantly forgettable.

    All of this makes for a horrible game. Sure, the BASE GAMEPLAY is there. It works. It doesn't seem to have noticeable glitches or anything. But it's LITERALLY EVERYTHING ELSE that ruins this game: no content, horrible online, lame animations (although the graphics ARE good), boring stadiums, and an insultingly low amount of playable characters. Nintendo intents to "fix" this by drip-feeding content. Sorry, that's not gonna work a third time. It is time to rise up and tell Nintendo to stop releasing unfinished games. I do know Nintendo's intentions. No, they are not doing it to make the players come back to this game after a couple of months. Their primary goal is to make the cartridges worthless. They want to kill the physical "used game" market. In 20 years, when Nintendo's update servers for this game shut down, you can't update the game anymore and you are left with an incomplete game on the cartridge, making it absolutely worthless. Nintendo wants you to stop selling and buying used games. They are greedy, disgusting businessmen who have forgotten what made them so great in the past. They can't even push out a complete game anymore.

    It is hopeless. The only way to stop it is TO - NOT - BUY - IT! Do not give Nintendo your money. Please. If you keep spending money on Nintendo stuff, they will continue to push out unfinished games with no content. This is not the Nintendo I grew up with. This is not the Nintendo I want to support.    … Expand
  58. Biggerchungus
    Jun 17, 2022
    0
    Remember when Nintendo actually put thought and effort into their games and didn't sell this Steam Early Acess tier **** Yeah that time is long gone now. I'm not exaggerating when I say the demo for the game gives you the exact same experience as the full game. You experience the whole thing within about an hour. Insane.
  59. DanielG1
    Jun 18, 2022
    2
    Sin contenido y decepcionante en lo único que podía salvarlo (el multijugador), la base del juego me parece realmente buena, pero se termina la motivación de jugar en las primeras 2 horas de juego.
    Es simplemente lamentable el hecho de no tener un 4v4 sin necesidad de ser 2 personas por consola, gracias a esto, no hay prácticamente ninguna motivación para jugar, ya que aparte de tener un    Sin contenido y decepcionante en lo único que podía salvarlo (el multijugador), la base del juego me parece realmente buena, pero se termina la motivación de jugar en las primeras 2 horas de juego.
    Es simplemente lamentable el hecho de no tener un 4v4 sin necesidad de ser 2 personas por consola, gracias a esto, no hay prácticamente ninguna motivación para jugar, ya que aparte de tener un nulo contenido, no existe un modo clasificatorio, excepto por el "grandioso" club strikers, cuya única utilidad es tener a 20 nombres en una fila de miembros, porque es exactamente lo mismo que jugar una partida solo o con otro más.
    Lo que me parece aún peor de todo esto, es que en los avances se insinuara que se podía jugar 4v4 todo el tiempo (que de cierta manera se puede, pero es mucho más complicado que en CUALQUIER OTRO JUEGO EXISTENTE) pareciendo esto su mayor atractivo, para que al final resultara ser solo un juego incompleto y sin ningún tipo de incentivo para jugar.
    Ahora toca esperar 3 meses para una actualización con Mario de oro y otros 3 más para una con Peach de oro rosa, 15 años para una entera decepción, nada nuevo en Nintendo.
    Le doy un 2 únicamente porque la base del juego es buena.    … Expand
  60. Jsmithgbp93
    Jun 14, 2022
    1
    No 4v4 online multiplayer as insinuated by all of the trailers. The devs lied.
  61. JonhTobago
    Jun 13, 2022
    1
    This game really need the possibility of play with 3 friends online in the club mode
  62. hesinjapan
    Jun 13, 2022
    2
    The lack of content, small roster would have been forgivable if the online and club modes were more developed. Sadly the unacceptable omission of online 4v4 in club mode invalidates the game's very own premise. In fact the online matchmaking is so undeveloped that you cannot choose a to enter a fair fight - it will randomly assign you opponents no matter how many human players you haveThe lack of content, small roster would have been forgivable if the online and club modes were more developed. Sadly the unacceptable omission of online 4v4 in club mode invalidates the game's very own premise. In fact the online matchmaking is so undeveloped that you cannot choose a to enter a fair fight - it will randomly assign you opponents no matter how many human players you have on your side or they have on their side. Really unacceptable in 2022.… Expand
  63. DutchDagger
    Jun 19, 2022
    1
    Not even a fraction of the game Mario Strikers Charged is. This game doesn't need to exist.
  64. TheAKid
    Jun 16, 2022
    1
    Good animations and online but you can't have three of your friends on your team. Only ten charters and little to no 1p content. And free DLC aka the game released unfinished. Lost all the charm the older ones had. Good animations and graphics can't save a game. In only five stages which all act the same
  65. wezl0
    Jun 13, 2022
    4
    The advertising for this game was purposefully deceitful to give the appearance one could play 4v4 online with their friends, which surprise, you cannot do. Other than that, the game is wildly mediocre so it doesn't even have that going for it to make up for the obfuscated online configurations.
  66. HoTToucH
    Jun 13, 2022
    4
    The absolute most barebones game Nintendo has EVER published. I complained about Mario golf on the switch and that was PACKED with content compared to this. 8 characters, 5 stadiums, No campaign mode, Bare bones multiplayer mode where everyone is going to pick the same characters over and over and battle the same characters over and over. Amazing graphics and fun gameplay but, skip thisThe absolute most barebones game Nintendo has EVER published. I complained about Mario golf on the switch and that was PACKED with content compared to this. 8 characters, 5 stadiums, No campaign mode, Bare bones multiplayer mode where everyone is going to pick the same characters over and over and battle the same characters over and over. Amazing graphics and fun gameplay but, skip this one at least until Nintendo delivers on what it’s promising (more characters, stadiums, power ups, items to buy, etc) This is completely unnaceptable. Nintendo has to stop charging us Full price for a game with 2 hours worth of content, if they don’t change their strategy I’m done with their sports titles. They’ve gotten worse each release. Shame on you Nintendo, your fans deserve better. This AINT IT. 4/10 as it’s stands for now, maybe in a year things will change. Hopefully.… Expand
  67. Harzeckiam
    Jun 13, 2022
    2
    Faltó de contenido, pocos escenarios y apesar de su salida no se ah dicho si va tener contenido, últimamente los juegos de nintendo se siente a medias, si como a la carrera los hacen, para lo que vale no trae nada a comparación de la versión de wii
  68. asabetpa
    Jun 20, 2022
    0
    This is such a shame. Wasted money on a game where they promised 4 people could play online on the same team, which is not the case, only two people can play at once. I hope people read this and don't buy the game until Nintendo fixes this. I know I am done buying any switch games until they fix this. Does Nintendo think we all live in the same house. let us play online with our friends!
  69. fredo-edgm
    Jun 15, 2022
    1
    Lack of content. AI is horrible, switching player when you do not control the ball is the worst. If they do not patch anything and release new content this will be one of the greatest scams of the switch era.
  70. Mouchi
    Jun 21, 2022
    2
    Straight up downgrade from charged.

    Things in a 15 year old wii game this garbage is missing: - 1v1 ranked ladder - More than 5 stages - Stage hazards - Recognizable character themes - A decent sized roster - Unlockable characters through single player This is just off the top of my head, I'm sure there's more. It wouldn't have taken much for me to actually like this game    Straight up downgrade from charged.

    Things in a 15 year old wii game this garbage is missing:

    - 1v1 ranked ladder
    - More than 5 stages
    - Stage hazards
    - Recognizable character themes
    - A decent sized roster
    - Unlockable characters through single player

    This is just off the top of my head, I'm sure there's more.

    It wouldn't have taken much for me to actually like this game but they **** it up so hard. So many things baffle me about this game. If they wanted to skimp on single player and focus on multiplayer that's fine, but don't make the multiplayer garbage then. If you want to play "ranked" You have to be in a club and can only use 1 character that you created. All your other team members are made by club members (randoms), so teambuilding is ****. They seem to want to make it higher skill by adding in timing to do perfect passing and shots but then they add garbage comeback mechanics like free items when you're losing and guaranteed goal hyper strikes. They seemed to want to make this game 4v4 multiplayer but you cant use 4 switches on 1 team.

    I really wanted to like this game, I still enjoy charged to this day. I dropped this game in a couple weeks and I don't see myself coming back for characters that should have been in from the start.    … Expand
  71. Razlo1km
    Jun 23, 2022
    4
    Not worth the price. This is at best an unfinished product. At worst cash grab by Nintendo.
  72. Naemsey
    Jun 23, 2022
    3
    Wasn’t enough of the game to be full priced. 10 minutes of fun learn the mechanics and play online and that’s it.
  73. Weez123
    Jun 13, 2022
    3
    This gameplay is fun and the graphics and animations are well done, that is all this game has. You can fly through the all of the cups in about an hour against near brain dead cpu opponents and with lack of club play from 4 separate switches this game is not worth 60, it would be hard to justify spending 15 dollars on this game. I don’t understand how Nintendo fanboys justify this gamesThis gameplay is fun and the graphics and animations are well done, that is all this game has. You can fly through the all of the cups in about an hour against near brain dead cpu opponents and with lack of club play from 4 separate switches this game is not worth 60, it would be hard to justify spending 15 dollars on this game. I don’t understand how Nintendo fanboys justify this games mistakes unless they love replaying the same basic gameplay over and over. Super rush had a lot of hate from people, but at least it allowed you to play with friends the way they marketed the game. Probably the most disappointing game I have ever bought day 1, many mobile games and free games on steam have more content.… Expand
  74. DaPhil
    Jun 14, 2022
    1
    60!!!€ for that game is just a bad joke.
    Seriously… The lack of content is to hard to overlook.
    You play this game for an HOUR and seen everything! Nintendo might wanna release stuff later on but for what it is it’s just far from enough. The gameplay is fun (besides the lack of 4v4 online multiplayer and the stupid AI) but there is not even a story mode (not that it would matter much    60!!!€ for that game is just a bad joke.
    Seriously… The lack of content is to hard to overlook.
    You play this game for an HOUR and seen everything!
    Nintendo might wanna release stuff later on but for what it is it’s just far from enough.
    The gameplay is fun (besides the lack of 4v4 online multiplayer and the stupid AI)
    but there is not even a story mode (not that it would matter much but at least some more content).
    This is a rushed sellout. Nintendo is getting worse and worse and the greed kills the game experience.    … Expand
  75. harmdota
    Jun 13, 2022
    2
    I was really excited for this game as me and my friends enjoy playing Mario sports games together. Finally being able to ditch Dolphin Netplay was going to be great. Unfortunately the bare-bones online modes and connections issues make this game fall short of my expectations.

    There is tons that give this game potential to be great. The character gear is a cool dynamic, and the gameplay    I was really excited for this game as me and my friends enjoy playing Mario sports games together. Finally being able to ditch Dolphin Netplay was going to be great. Unfortunately the bare-bones online modes and connections issues make this game fall short of my expectations.

    There is tons that give this game potential to be great. The character gear is a cool dynamic, and the gameplay feels solid in offline modes. But if you are someone who will be mainly playing this online, I would wait until you could find a copy on sale. Here's why:

    There is no 8-person 4v4 online multiplayer, even though it seems this game is made for it. Constantly trying to tell the difference between the player you are controlling and your teammates is tiresome and annoying. For the gameplay itself, the best tactics I've seen so far involve spamming moves that abuse latency like aerial passes and rolling. You could say "just adapt lol" but the lag in online matches is always noticeable, and you feel like you are steadily dropping frames.

    Hopefully the online lag can be fixed.    … Expand
  76. ayoitsmondo
    Jun 13, 2022
    4
    This game is unfinished. The mechanics are good, but at this point, it only has a few hours of playability before you've seen everything. Lacking a lot of content. Needs a patch desperately to be worth its price tag.
  77. Aznrayray
    Jun 14, 2022
    0
    False advertisement, most of fist day buyers are 25+ nostalgic people and adults dont live in the same house or even the same city, 4v4 online is technically a lie. This is the worst mario strikers by far, hopefully they fix it, in the meantime i will try to resell it, maybe not losing all my money will not make me feel like i just got scammed
  78. guitarfred
    Jun 22, 2022
    2
    nice gameplay, graphics and soundtrack. but it lacks content, multiplayer modes for the living room sessions. and generaly the price is toooooo high
  79. bphelpsy00
    Jun 13, 2022
    1
    I am very disappointed with this game. They made it a lot less enjoyable than the game for the wii. Less characters, No specialized abilities for team captains. I bought this game with the hopes for a completed game, but it is just disappointing. I hope they turn it around with DLC, but as of right now, do not buy this game.
  80. Sandratavares
    Jun 14, 2022
    1
    I bought this game with 3 others Friends for play 4v4 and We Saw its actually impossible.
    On the trailer Nintendo Said its will be possible to create a club and play online at 8 players.
    Like Mario tennis when it was impossible to play 2v2 online. Thats a big lie from Nintendo.... So i bought the game for nothing.
  81. Pikaman
    Jun 18, 2022
    0
    Négatif:

    -Perte du concept de capitaine et équipiers qui engendre une perte de contenu de gameplay et de fan service en nombre de personnages. -Concept de moitié de terrain choisie par chaque équipe intéressant mais inutile: -Il n'y ) plus les effets climatiques qui, tel une course de Mario kart, faisait une partie du sel du jeu ! -Les tacles ne sont plus relié aux mouvements ?    Négatif:

    -Perte du concept de capitaine et équipiers qui engendre une perte de contenu de gameplay et de fan service en nombre de personnages.

    -Concept de moitié de terrain choisie par chaque équipe intéressant mais inutile:
    -Il n'y ) plus les effets climatiques qui, tel une course de Mario kart, faisait une partie du sel du jeu !

    -Les tacles ne sont plus relié aux mouvements ? Wtf ? Les commandes ressemblent vraiment a Fifa.

    -Moins d'objets qu'avant et tombent moins souvent, avec l'absence d'effet climatiques, le jeu est beaucoup BEAUCOUP moins nerveux et fun.

    -Musiques remixées non originales, BO moins bonne que les précédentes.

    -Atmosphère fadass a la Yoshi's Craft World et autres jeux Unity.

    -Ce jeu m'emmerde alors que je l'ai espéré a chaque Nintendo Direct, ou est passé mario strikers ? car ca n'en est pas un. La c'est un Nintendo world cup, rien de plus.    … Expand
  82. darklanx
    Jun 20, 2022
    0
    Core game is great, but the interface is laggy and the game is lack of content.
    But the implementation of striker club is deserves a 0.
  83. Metgaga
    Jun 19, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has almost no content. You can't unlock any characters, you don't get any rewards for playing online matches or single player. There is nothing that holds me onto this game.… Expand
  84. MRxNIGHTWING
    Jun 20, 2022
    0
    Once again Nintendo has released an unfinished product. The character roster is pathetic only 10 at launch?! The content is bare-bones and gets boring quickly. I recommend everyone to avoid this game until Nintendo patches the game to it more acceptable state
  85. Cloud1409
    Jun 22, 2022
    2
    I thought this Game would be a no brainer. I have never felt cheated on my money this much. The game is quite fun and the graphics are good. But the AI mates are stupid, the soccer field is too small (that is why the game feels sometimes chaotic), the gear system is a dissapointment because the gear only switches stats, only 10 characters choosable (after three games you have seen allI thought this Game would be a no brainer. I have never felt cheated on my money this much. The game is quite fun and the graphics are good. But the AI mates are stupid, the soccer field is too small (that is why the game feels sometimes chaotic), the gear system is a dissapointment because the gear only switches stats, only 10 characters choosable (after three games you have seen all combinations), only a boring tournament mode against bots and an online mode, which has a great idea, but is only playable with one friend online (instead of 3, no 4 vs 4 possible). Online is only peer2peer, what is silly, because i dont know why I pay Nintendo online service and they got no servers. All in all a huge lack of content. I paid 60€ for an early access game, because Nintendo knows what the fans want and how they can make maximum profit out of a minimum of work. Yeah they will patch new content, nice. So what? Should we celebrate that we have to wait a year until they patched their premium beta? Definitly last time i bought a Nintendo game on day one.… Expand
  86. Runkz
    Jun 22, 2022
    0
    Este juego es una basura!!! Había escuchado rumores sobre el trato que Nintendo le da a sus juegos de deportes hoy día, ¡pero esto es otra cosa! Eliminaron varias características positivas del juego anterior para reemplazarlas por nada. Censuraron a peach (y posiblemente Daisy cuando salga) parece que ahora next level games se unió al club de Anita Sarkeesian. Las animaciones,Este juego es una basura!!! Había escuchado rumores sobre el trato que Nintendo le da a sus juegos de deportes hoy día, ¡pero esto es otra cosa! Eliminaron varias características positivas del juego anterior para reemplazarlas por nada. Censuraron a peach (y posiblemente Daisy cuando salga) parece que ahora next level games se unió al club de Anita Sarkeesian. Las animaciones, características de cada personaje, sus habilidades, etc fueron eliminados. personajes como kriter fueron eliminados para poner a un enemigo random de mario? Lol sin modos de juego, los escenarios son planos y aburridos, no muestran ninguna cosa que los haga "únicos" como el juego anterior, ¡¡la peor basura que Nintendo ha sacado este año!! Como se nota que ya no se esfuerzan debido al éxito de la switch, con iwata esto no pasaba... quiero mi dinero devuelta.… Expand
  87. Gooforce
    Jun 26, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has the most awful online mode I've every experienced. The whole gameplay is based around luck and not skill. When you score 3 goals your opponent immediately gets a star and a charge orb and scores 2 goals and you can't do anything about it. The goal keeper is either the best keeper ever or the worst you ever get, it's just random. The worst of all is that when you play alone your 3 other characters do nothing except running around like dumb **** And when you want to switch to a specific player that has a good positioning on the field you can't directly switch to the character, you have to go through every **** member in your team until you finally have the one you want.

    When you play this strikers team mode bull**** you can't even choose from the whole character roster when your club hasn't enough members, the game rather chooses a random character with no equipment.

    I almost broke my switch in half after losing 10 games in a row because of this stupid luck based bull****. I hate everything about this game and not even the CPU trophy mode **** is fun. I've beaten every team in this mode and collected every trophy and the only thing you unlock is a new armor. You not even get a special item or character after beating the „galatic mode“. 0/10 I would not recommend this game to anyone.    … Expand
  88. HokageSamaBR
    Jun 13, 2022
    0
    The game is as bad as Pokemon unite. Japanese forget how to play games. You can see: capcom, square enix, koei tecmo... one game being worse than another and full of microtransactions. The community complains and they continue to do so in games. Have what? Mental problem for sure.
  89. Mnour92
    Jun 12, 2022
    4
    Lost all the charm and skill of mario strikers charged. Very repetitive gameplay and so many advanced techniques just taken out . So boring . Waited 15 years for this and have been let down . Next level games I am disappointed .
  90. Yorsh_h
    Jun 13, 2022
    0
    Very disappointing... Less solo content than in the gamecube/will titles, and when I say less I mean 0 content. Online is what this game is about...but you can't play as 4 online in a 4v4 game. Worst Nintendo game I've played, I tried to get a refund but Nintendo refused.
  91. Jakeman109
    Jun 15, 2022
    3
    Does the bare minimum to be like the the old strikers games, without any soul or effort put in. Music is there, character roster speaks for itself, there are 5 maps, customization is ok at best, and the gameplay is not as exciting or as fast as previous games. A step down in all regards besides graphics, in which I still prefer Charged’s art design in comparison to Battle League. Fans ofDoes the bare minimum to be like the the old strikers games, without any soul or effort put in. Music is there, character roster speaks for itself, there are 5 maps, customization is ok at best, and the gameplay is not as exciting or as fast as previous games. A step down in all regards besides graphics, in which I still prefer Charged’s art design in comparison to Battle League. Fans of previous games deserved better, but instead we got stuck with Battle League…… Expand
  92. ChimeTraveler
    Jun 16, 2022
    0
    This is primarily an online game and they barely give you any options to play online. There is no 4v4 online, which is the whole point. They emphasized the leagues feature and that you could play with people in your league to earn rewards but who cares if you can only play with one other person. There are only 10 characters and there are 8 characters in play at one time. It gets confusing,This is primarily an online game and they barely give you any options to play online. There is no 4v4 online, which is the whole point. They emphasized the leagues feature and that you could play with people in your league to earn rewards but who cares if you can only play with one other person. There are only 10 characters and there are 8 characters in play at one time. It gets confusing, who is who, because there are so many mirror matches. This game is clearly unfinished and not thought out at all. Nintendo has yet to make a game with a good online experience.… Expand
  93. Rienhart7
    Jun 26, 2022
    1
    Game is not fun. Played the original and that was better than this. My friends and family tried playing with me and all quit within minutes... wish i could return it.
  94. JC13
    Jun 11, 2022
    4
    Mario Strikers Battle League has to be the most disappointing game on the Switch.

    After so many years of waiting for a new entry, I think we all expected a game packed with crazy new ideas and full of content like Charged on Wii. But no, the tournament mode is basic as it gets with laughably easy AI, options are limited for quick play, the fields feel too small and offer nothing outside    Mario Strikers Battle League has to be the most disappointing game on the Switch.

    After so many years of waiting for a new entry, I think we all expected a game packed with crazy new ideas and full of content like Charged on Wii. But no, the tournament mode is basic as it gets with laughably easy AI, options are limited for quick play, the fields feel too small and offer nothing outside of cosmetic differences.

    The core gameplay feels off. Players have more control over the character and there shots, but that introduces a learning curve that is annoying to learn with all the items and hyperstrikes that fall on the field. The gear customization doesn’t change a whole much to make the match more interesting.

    The online works fine but because the main game just feels incomplete I suggest waiting for future updates and a price drop before picking this up.    … Expand
  95. Sxkrato
    Jun 12, 2022
    3
    This game is so dissapointing.We waited 15 years and we get a game with less content.
  96. Klorel92
    Jun 14, 2022
    3
    My first Review on metacritic cause i feel it has to be done. Ive waited almost 15 years for a new Strikers game and its finally here! And i hate myself that i got hyped by the announcements and trailers.
    Dont get me wrong, the game on the field is good. Slower pace than in Charged but with more in-depth techniques. Graphics are good, i loved the Charged badass artstyle but its still fine    My first Review on metacritic cause i feel it has to be done. Ive waited almost 15 years for a new Strikers game and its finally here! And i hate myself that i got hyped by the announcements and trailers.
    Dont get me wrong, the game on the field is good. Slower pace than in Charged but with more in-depth techniques. Graphics are good, i loved the Charged badass artstyle but its still fine here. The main reason this game is only a 3/10 is the NON EXISTEND CONTENT. There is literally nothing. It feels like the game got released 1 year too early. Singleplayer? Do some Trophys with stupid AI in K.O. Matches, every Match feels the same, you hit several games in the first minute and just wait until the Match is over. Boring. You get coins for succeeding a throphy. You can spent them on a handfull of items. Thats digusting. Online Multiplayer is a joke too. No overall stats, no ranked points as a singleplayer and the club Ranked is available !! 10 !! days after release. And its p2p. please buy lan cable you all.

    oh yea, and only 10 characters. 10. In a 4v4 game.    … Expand
  97. Nino716
    Jun 13, 2022
    2
    Unfinished. Lacking in both offline and online content, and gameplay is just a coin toss as it is way too chaotic because of the tiny size of field to accommodate 10 players and items flooding the field just puts this game at the mercy of luck and chaos. Very disappointed.
  98. Guntherino
    Jun 17, 2022
    2
    fun to play in local with friend but other than that it's really not as good as mario striker charged. The game has no personality, poor gameplay customization ,no content and terrible teammate Ai .
  99. MarioSwaggersU
    Jun 13, 2022
    1
    This is a pathetic excuse of a game. People are praising it because of the Mario name on it. The game barely have as much content as it's WII counterpart, half the character roster and no more fields with gimmicks. This have barely more content than the free demo they offered. Compared to the 2 first entry, it's toned down in everything, from speed to characters being far more boring withThis is a pathetic excuse of a game. People are praising it because of the Mario name on it. The game barely have as much content as it's WII counterpart, half the character roster and no more fields with gimmicks. This have barely more content than the free demo they offered. Compared to the 2 first entry, it's toned down in everything, from speed to characters being far more boring with boring animation. Nintendo ruined a duology that I loved and I hope they never touch F-Zero or the Mother series in the future, i want good games not cash grab. This game is unfinished. Free updates are a **** practice when the bad game is barely finished.… Expand
  100. Guzmant
    Jun 13, 2022
    3
    The gameplay is mixed, many gimmicks and items from the previous game are gone, it's unbalanced and the controls desperately need remap options, the OST has zero variety and most importantly, the game has little to no content especially if you didn't purchase the mediocre online deal, 10 characters and 5 courts for a 4 vs 4 game you play on 2 courts at once is inexcusable. don't letThe gameplay is mixed, many gimmicks and items from the previous game are gone, it's unbalanced and the controls desperately need remap options, the OST has zero variety and most importantly, the game has little to no content especially if you didn't purchase the mediocre online deal, 10 characters and 5 courts for a 4 vs 4 game you play on 2 courts at once is inexcusable. don't let Nintendo's hardcore fans trick you, the game is far from good.… Expand
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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. Starbit
    Aug 19, 2022
    60
    As far as control and action go, this chapter of Mario Strikers works very well and it knows how to introduce players to its mechanics. The game disappoints when it comes to its content, however, as it feels like it's been cut short with regards to characters and game modes. On top of that, while the online multiplayer experience is marvelous, despite the lack of some functionalities, the single player experience is rather limited in its scope and its appeal ends too quickly.
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