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Another GGGGGOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 27 / 34
Date: July 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Back in 2005, Nintendo really knew what it was doing by briinging Mario and his whole gang to the wild and outrageous world of sports on the Gamecube. Undoubtingly, the experiments worked beyond expectations. Mario Superstar Baseball, delivered a fun and entertaing home run with baseball madness that was fun & had some excellent minigames. But what really exploded was Super Mario Strikers, a wild and outrageous soccer game that really brought out so many kicks into the game. It really was a delightful treat for gamers everywhere, that a sequel had to be made for a second goal, and it was worth the wait.

Mario Strikers Charged for the Nintendo Wii is the thried Wii title to endure with competing against gamers online through Nintendo's Wi-Fi connection, and the game delivers. The game follows in suit well and brings even more fun that Super Mario Strikers left over. The gameplay includes returning characters Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi, as well as a couple of new playable captains like Bowser, and Diddy Kong. You can also even use your Mii's you've created as captains, as you did before from Mario Party 8. The game includes new arenas that really work beautifully with the Mario experience, ranging from the traditional, to arenas where whomps drop down on you. The control here is a bit different here in the game, as you use the nunchuck controls to move your captain and crew, and you use the Wii remote to block, pass and shoot your soccer balls to score.

There also is a new feature added to the game, a mega strike, where you could shoot as many as six goals at a single time at the goal. There are also new offensive tatics from the players. Wario could let out a foul odor to cause your opponents to hold their breath while your in control for the ball, and Mario could turn into a giant with his new moves. The graphics look wonderful and the gameplay is even more addictive than ever before, but the controls here take a bit to get used to, but once you complete the Strikers 101 training, you'll be able to get the gameplay down easily. There are also a few new characters and trophies that are added to unlock for extra gameplay for exhibition competetions, including Petey Piranha from Super Mario Sunshine, who is making his attempts to score his kicks, but you'd have to unlock certain trophies in the tournaments.

All in all, while there are other great games coming out that have much more hype like Metroid Prime 3: Corruption for the Wii, Mario Strikers Charged is worth the wait for sports fans everywhere. If you've loved the Gamecube edition, than you are really going to get your kicks here. I absolutely love the hype of the game, no red cards here, just all goals!!

Graphics: A-

Sound: A-

Control: B+

Fun & Enjoyment: B for solo players; A- for multiplayers

Overall: B+

This Plumber's Got Some New Kicks!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: July 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Mario Strikers Charged needs no introduction; the Wii-iteration is largely based on its Gamecube predecessor but takes this last-generation concept and its respective execution to a new level with increased interactivity, challenge, and connectivity, not to mention a myriad of graphical enhancements, new arenas, side-kicks, and Mushroom Kingdom madness that only the geniuses at Nintendo could provide! In a word, Strikers is brilliant; without question, it stands as one of the Wii's strongest first-party titles, one which gamers will undoubtedly enjoy throughout the duration of the innovative console's lifetime.

Graphically speaking, Strikers can be described as one of the Wii's most attractive - no, downright visually stunning - recent endeavors. With all of the PlayStation 2 software ports currently available on for the system, many gamers have grown disillusioned with the gaming world's publishing houses as well as with the Wii's allegedly 'inferior' graphical abilities (when compared to other next-gen consoles). Thankfully, Nintendo and Next Level games longtime toiled to ensure that Strikers defies this overarching criticism - the game is truly of next-generation make. Mario, Peach, Bowser, heck, the whole cartoon crowd, has never looked or moved better; animations are ridiculously smooth whilst textures are deep and high-resolution. Particle explosions, crowd movements, and lighting effects also aim to please, seeing as all of which have been pain-painstakingly developed so as to appear "wow-worthy" on-screen.

As far as gameplay goes, what makes Strikers a winner is Nintendo's unique ability to push a somewhat generic gaming genre (action sports) beyond its usual restrictions and in doing so, create a title as chaotic as it is frenzied fun to play! Acting as the Mario Kart for soccer, Strikers Charged takes an athletic core concept then radically reforms it into a surreal platformer/party/sporting experience. Matches are short and sweet, lasting just around three minutes time. During your 180 seconds of gameplay, innumerable obstacles (like flying cows, turtleshells, banana peels, bombs, chain-chomps, etc) explosions (lava rushes, artillery fire), special moves (ground-pounds, character enlargements, periods of momentary invincibility or increased agility), and environmental nuisances (think tornadoes and lightning) will plague your efforts to bring home a win. So much action occurs simultaneously that at times, one can hardly determine who's who and to where the ball has disappeared but within the confines of such confusion lies the heart of Strikers; the game is about as bombastic as athletics can get in a fantasy land where nothing is as it seems and little, if anything, goes according to plan.

Lastly, one cannot chronicle this game's successes without describing the microcosm that is the Strikers WiFi Community. Being one of the Wii's first truly "online" gaming titles, users nationwide (the game currently restricts international play) can compete against each other in live, lag-free internet-based matches. The WiFi configuration is especially intuitive and takes less than a minute to auto-select a rival gamer, confirm settings, and launch the match. For online gamers, this is nothing less than unbridled bliss~

If you hold even an acute interest in Mario-based gaming, buy this title; if you somewhat enjoy online gaming, buy this title; heck, even if you customarily loathe sports games, buy this title.

You truly will not be disappointed.

PROS -
+ Beautifully rendered cinematics & in-game graphics; for perhaps the first time on the Wii, the visuals leave absolutely nothing to be desired.
+ Music and sound effects are fitting and succeed in delighting gamers, not annoying them.
+ Action is fast-paced, frenzied, and all too fun; replayability is especially high.
+ Making use of the Wii's WiFi Connection, gamers can now battle online with friends and foes alike.
+ A myriad of gaming modes allow for extended or abbreviated play, depending upon what one's time allows and his or her gaming preferences.

CONS -
-- WiFi matches lack voice or text communication capabilities so although you may challenge your friends, verbal or textual taunting remains absent.
-- AI difficulty settings sometimes radically change without reason; one can win a given cup with little to no effort but then during a reprise, can fail to even reach the elimination round.

Excellent Choice for Wii Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: July 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I thought this game was great. The controls were very easy to get adjusted to. I thought gameplay was great. The only thing I didn't like was playing multi-player on the same team. It felt like there was to much going on. When playing in multi-player mode play on seperate teams. The power-ups are great. The skill shots rock. The maps are amazing. The graphics are great for the Wii. The online multi-player goes very smooth. I can say if you're looking for a fun game for the Wii this one is it. Unless, you are looking for something that's more integrated with the numchuck and remote. Remember when playing to deal out as many hits as you can give.

The main reason I got the Wii

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: August 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is so much fun. Like said, solo mode gets old after you beat it but multi player is where it is at. I was just about to sell my Wii before this game came out but am now going to keep it. I have a PS3, love it, and spent most time with it till this game came out. I hope more Mario sport games or more games in general will support N-WiFi.

The best reason to own a Wii right now.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: August 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

What do you get when you mix fast paced arcade style soccer with all the characters of the mushroom kingdom? You get Mario Strikers Charged. If you're not a fan of soccer, then don't worry...neither am I. But what I am a fan of is this game.

If you've played the original for Gamecube, you'll understand a good deal of basics for Strikers. What Next Level did for the sequel is nothing short of outstanding. They've improved on absolutely every aspect from the original. You can now fully customize your team (unlike the original where you only had 4 different sidekicks to choose from and whichever you picked made of the rest of your team). Not only that, but there are 8 different sidekicks, each with different strengths and weaknesses, adding a great deal of depth where the original lacked. Also what's great is that each sidekick has their own power shot, all awesome and requires different strategies to pull off successfully. Also, the megastrike has been tweaked for team captains. Now, you can send up to 6 balls at once flying towards the goal. However, they aren't as cheap as before. The player now has the opportunity to block the shots via the Wii remote...a cool little feature that makes it a little more balanced than the original.

There are 17 courses total, with all the original courses returning, fully redone graphically, and they all look spectacular. In fact, this is probably the prettiest game on the Wii to date. I gotta tell ya, when you start a match in 'THE VICE' and see a million screaming fans (all mushroom kingdom residents) screaming and cheering, filling the stands that literally stretch 1000 feet above the arena, you'll get goose bumps...it looks absolutely amazing.

Multiplayer is phenomenal (like the original), and really where the game shines. Prepare to put aside several hours if you plan on having people over to play...you'll have to force yourself to stop. Up to 4 players can dish it out at once. You can choose the number of matches played in the series, the time limit, and or goal limit. And then of course there's the online mode....fun fun fun. Now you can play your buddy can play together from the comfort of your own homes, talking trash on AIM after every match. You can also compete on the leader boards against anyone in your respective country and see how well you stack up against everyone else (it's pretty easy to see who has no life...just check the top 20 ranked players).

Now for the bad. Unfortunately, the sever crashes waaaay to much. As more and more people buy the game and start logging on, I can only see it getting worse. I've got disconnected during 4 or so matches (all of which I was winning) which sucks because they won't go on your record. Also, there's no way to communicate with whoever you're playing against (which may be good or bad depending on how much trash talking you do). The lag isn't too bad...I've only found it to be a problem a couple times and it was just for a short while. Luckily, the game lets you know how good the connection is (4 stars being the best). Still, a 4 star connection can see some lag, so make sure you don't settle for anything less.

Still, these are minor shortcomings, and don't detract from the overall experience of the game. It's awesome, fast paced, addicting, fun.

Best Multiplayer Game for the Wii

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Mario Strikers is the first online multi player game for the wii. This created a bit of hype for the previously under appreciated sports game. Upon its release, the game does not disappoint.

This game provides simple to learn controls, but at the same time creates dynamic and complex team setups and game strategy. The arenas further add to the games charm.

I have very few complaints about the game, which is very rare these days. My biggest complaint is about the single player (cup mode). In this mode you go through rounds of preliminary round robin style qualification matches (between 6-10 matches) followed by 1-3 elimination rounds. If you win every single qualifying round and lose in the first elimination round, you have to start from scratch at the start of the cup, which is very frustrating.

Also in cup mode, the level of difficulty dramatically jumps or falls. You can score a 20-0 win one round and then be knocked out 0-3 the next. The difficulty of the game was poorly designed in single player.

That aside, no one really buys these games for the single player anyway. My only complaint about the core of the game is that there a few things unbalanced. Megastrikes in this game are completely unbalanced (one megastrike can score up to 6 goals). Fortunately, there is an easy to unlock cheat that enables "classic mode" where these megastrikes are disabled.

All in All, I HIGHLY recommend this game. It is a much needed breath of fresh air for the Wii, which until now, only had a few good games on release that have now grown stale.

Grading
Controls: A-, comfortable, easy to learn
Graphics: B, acceptable, but nothing to blow your socks off
Sound: B, not annoying like some mario games, but nothing too terribly catchy
Replayablity: A, Single player will grow stale after a while, but nothing beats knocking your friends around in Domination Mode or over WiFi!

Overall: A-
A great title to tide you over till games like Mario Galaxy, Smash Brothers Brawl, and Soul Caliber legends. A must have if you're into multiplayer!

Do you like Smash Bros?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: August 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is the perfect game for me because i love Smash Bros, my only problem there was i'd always fall of the edge. This game reminds me of it in a way because you still get to throw shells, bombs and such. Much like in Mario Kart and Smash Bros to help you advance, only in this case to score a goal.

I like playing this game single player, but also double. I have yet to play with another person in my living room, but online play is definetly fun. There are those people who like to "cheat" and aren't in it for the fun but "points points points" you want to try and avoid those people, unless you are one of them. Then you were made for each other.

Over all i think it's a great game, very entertaining. Now...when is DDR comming out?

Fun game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I never played the Gamecube version but the Wii version is definitely fun. As others have mentioned, the single player portion is kind of wacky but that's now why you buy this game anyway. Multiplayer is great, whether you play with friends or online.

In response to the comment about the server crashing all the time. This isn't quite true. Most of the time, when this happens, its because of a sore loser that pulls the power cord on their wii so it counts as a disconnect. If they would just give the person that disconnects a loss it would stop this problem immediately.

Better than its predecessor, but still has room for improvement

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: August 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

FINALLY! A game for the Wii that consists of more than a collection of mini games that hardly contain more polish than a tech demo!

This game improves on several of the short comings found in its predecessor, we now have well defined diversity amongst the character's skill sets, the ability to mix and match the "side kick" characters, along with the wii-centric mega shot (a welcome evolution of the "super strike" found in the cube version that was beyond cheap).

Not to mention that each side kick has a unique power up shot and deke (which, as you may have guessed, are used best in unique circumstances)! It actually appears that some thought and effort was put into this edition of Mario Soccer!

That being said, there are still some annoying things about the game that carry over from the cube version such as the apparently random goalie AI (better shots off the feet of better shooters don't always yield as many goals as poor shots by poor shooters... this is beyond frustrating), and then some of the new "improvements" really aren't that great. The new fields that add obstacles... they don't really add an element of strategy, just an element of getting bent over a barrel from time to time (when the "unique obstacles" occur at random there isn't really a way to prepare for or avoid them... you just have to hope that the random lightning strike will not paralyze your entire team at once, or disrupt a nice passing sequence... very frustrating), and then the new tournament format where you have to restart all the way at the beginning if you wish to change your roster. I don't mean at the beginning of one particular tourney, I mean you have to replay the easier tournaments that you have already cleared... I honestly don't understand why they would do this, it is sadistic.

But now on to the best feature of all. ONLINE PLAY!!! Now when I say best, I mean that under the condition that you don't randomly draw one of the lagalicious new fields (those pretty lightning bolts come at a hefty bandwidth price!), or an opponent who is too immature to take the beating you hand down and withdraws from the game before you can be declared the winner. But ignore all of that. This is a major step for Nintendo, and hopefully a sign of things to come. The only real gripe that I have about it is the lack of a good "matching" sort of service, and a few options that would be as simple as "check boxes next to fields you won't play on".

A practice mode where you can just focus on a single element of the game would be nice too. The 101 skills training courses don't count as they are all on retard difficulty. But now I am nitpicking.

Overall Mario Strikers: Charged is a very nice multiplayer game. It is a blast to play with friends, and the online play allows you to find 1 on 1 opponents that are more enjoyable than the cheating AI. The graphics are pretty blah blah blah, does that honestly influence your decision to buy this game? You want it because it is the first legitimate title to be released on Wii since Paper Mario (which barely counts, honestly, as it was originally plotted for a cube release).

You should get this game if you have friends to play with, or if you enjoy chaotic sports games with a hint of team building strategy. If you both of these describe your current situation, I honestly cannot think of a better way to spend $50.

Way cool!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 11
Date: August 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you're like me and think actually playing soccer is like being a euro-trash wannabe and the traveling, cost, type A loser parents living their life thru their kids and ugly jerseys just get you down, then this is the way to go!

Just kidding, of course, the jerseys are actually kinda cool...

Man is this a nice upgrade to the Mario Soccer series. Not much hopping and jumping around like a lot of Wii games. Although the graphics are great and the sounds are very funny. Better players moves and the Captains Special Kick is...well...don't let your kid figure it out before you do...You can score up to six goals in one shot...

Highly recommended.

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