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GGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 42 / 50
Date: December 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

There is just so much Mario these days for Nintendo's vast amount of video games, it can almost make your head spin. For the past several months, he has appeared in several great games for Nintendo's Gamecube system. First, he and his friends and enemies wowed us with the thrill of baseball in Mario Superstar Baseball. Next, he tried it again to the beat of Dance Dance Revolution with his own wave of the arcade clasic. Last month, he also scored big with the return of the board game classic in Mario party 7. Now, the turn of the single chant of Soccer strikes, and it happens to be a goal.

Super Mario Strikers for Nintendo's Gamecube is a rock'em, sock'em sports game, where Mario and friends tackle on the world of soccer. The game is themed with soccer through Nintendo's uniqueness without any loss. In the game, you can choose your captain from Mario or Luigi, to characters like Donkey Kong and Yoshi. The game also features methods of tricking your opponents from scoring a goal with weapons like the koopa shells, electric fences, and banana peels, similar to Mario Power Tennis. The control is a bit complex at first, but it is very easy to pick up with a little practice, and the graphics are really superb for anybody who loves to score a goal. The game also includes some terrific mini-games to help you score and control your characters.

All in all, Super Mario Strikers is a well-recognized soccer game for anybody who owns the Nintendo Gamecube. This is a great purchase for any die hard sports fanatic, or for all of us who have been longtime fans of Mario and company. Considering there haven't really been at all many soccer games for the Nintendo Gamecube, this one scores big.

Graphics: B 1/2+

Sound: B

Control: B 1/2+

Fun & Enjoyment: B for solo players, A- for multi-player games

Overall: B

Better than Baseball,but not as good as Golf

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 11 / 12
Date: December 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Dont Get me wrong, this game is good. Way better than the baseball game. BUT it is not amazing, i like it but it is just lacking sometthing. For one, it is too hard. Two, You cant control the goalie so all the effort is is in stopping them from shooting ala the old nintendo hockey games. So dont expect any shut outs. You cant really control the shots and any fancy shots are very limited. One the flip side it is fun, the graphics are great. The nintendo humor is there as the celebrations are great to watch. The game speed is good. Most soccers games are so slow not this one. IT moves really fast and that i like. So it is good. But it may get old. Bottem line is this, if you like the mario sports games, then you will like this. Worth a buy.

I Am Anti-Soccer, But I Love This Game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 13
Date: September 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Perhaps it is the Mario World theme that made me like this game so much... Could be the fast and strategic action. I dunno. But I am hugely opposed to the game of soccer - I think it is a wretched sport. HOWEVER... I started off playing Super Mario Strikers at the electronics stores only to find out later that I can't get enough of this game! Who'd have thunk it?

Super Mario Strikers combines the classic Mario World characters with fast and fun features designed to bring out the coolest parts about soccer. And, of course, the tournament mode and the multiplayer games just push the great game concept over the brink.

My favorite part is the strategy within the game of soccer that is so overly pronounced in MSS, namely, getting out front, then cross-passing to your teammate coming up across the field but behind you. As you power up your kicking foot - pointing to the quarter of the goal you wish to attempt penetration - the game slows down to get the anticipation up. Then, your player boots the ball with a powerful affect - the slowing down action obviously makes the kick look like a rocket! - and the goalie (who is automated) dives for it.

So awesome...

I also love the take-out slides. I appreciate obliterating opponents, even when unnecessary.

Anyway, take it from a guy who can't stand soccer - Mario Super Strikers is a great game that can be fun for anybody. Unlike the other Mario sports titles, however, this is one game where the single player mode might be the more fun. But of course, you can't sit there and talk trash to yourself, can you...?

The best game I have played in years.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: July 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game for our friends kids and I wound up playing it all day. What a game!!! It was fast and exciting all in one. Beats any real simulated game. Cartoon characters and throwing turtles shells at the opponent is extremely fun. I don't own a GameCube, but this game alone may make me buy a unit. I wonder if the baseball game is just as good.

Funnest Soccer game I've played!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: March 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I'm not really a soccers fan and never actually owned any of those games before. However, I've played a few at a friend's house and I can definitely say I was bored to death. This, however, is totally different. I actually had fun! Yes, I'm not a soccers fan and I actually had fun with a soccer video game! All the chaos and wacky things on the field brought the fun level to this sport all the way for me. An Example~ At one point, everyone on the field was tackling each other (totally legal in this game) while Bowser was burning and firing weapons at everyone. The most chaotic soccer field I've ever seen. Definitely a keeper.

The Best Mario/Nintendo game you can get.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I got this game after trying out a demo at a store.It is definitly the best sports game that has been created to date. It is extremely fast paced, unlike other sports games where you spend a lot of time getting set up to get a goal. And below is a list from 1-10 (10 being the best) on the different aspects of the game.

Grapics:10 (the best in animation with a grittier feel than other Mario games.)

Sound: 8 (there are just a few minor sound glitches.)

Controls: 10 (very easy.)

Game Play: 9.5 (the only problem with game play is switching charecters, which takes some practice)

Co-op: 9 (a bad player can really weigh down an entire team.)

Over all: 9.5 (one of the best games on the market)

Well worth it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

We purchased this game for our Mario obsessed 6 year old, and it has quickly become one of his favorites. It is also played frequently by my Husband. With multiple difficulty levels it is easily adapted to all ability levels, and has all of the familiar Mario friends.

This is the BEST game ever!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: March 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I got this game for Christmas and I LOVE IT! I am 8 years old and this game was easy to learn to play. You get to play soccer and choose your team captain and sidekicks. There are lots of fun characters and cool graphics. It's totally NOT boring. If you have a Game Cube you need to buy this game!

awesome mario sports game...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: December 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

the tradition of excellent nintendo-brand games continues. a really fun game with the right mixture of sports action and mario quirkiness. and great for kids.

Perfect game, but dangerous

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: December 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

O.k its a great game and all, but like all Mario games it`s dangerous for the caracters. (well maybe not all but most) Basicly its just another Mario sports game. This time your playing soccer with an extra one player mode. Its soccer except you can tackle and throw weapons. And every once in a while bowser will attack you
modes
grudge match; basic 2 to4player single game
cup battles; main1p game
super cup battles; an unlockable 1p game defete bowser
strikers101; check winning teems in cups
practice mode; practice your skills

youl love this game watch for enemy shells and bombs at .11 I`m not kidding. have fun!

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