Mario Strikers Charged
by Nintendo
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Video Game Reviews of Mario Strikers Charged
Customer Review: Great Concept, Difficulty Scaling is Awful
Summary: 3 Stars
Nintendo almost had this game perfected. If you can find 3 other people to play with (who are of similar skill levels), then it can be ridiculously fun. It is a hectic, fast paced, quasi-soccer game that is great to play. However, the Cup mode is far too difficult, and the A.I. seems dirty in much play. Whether it is the cherry-picking shots which often occur on the 3rd level of difficulty and above, or just the level of frustration that occurs from their perfectly placed defense, it's a bit much.
Online play is great, but there aren't many options at all. Matchmaking and opponents closer to your skill level (as well as voice chat) would have been nice.
This game gets a solid 3, with a 4 in concept and innovation, but the difficultly level and only decent online play limit it from being something amazing.
Customer Review: Good but frustrating.
Summary: 3 Stars
First I will say that I do enjoy soccer games. I am not a huge sports fan but for some reason that I am unable to explain I enjoy watching and playing soccer games. I found that the graphics for the game were good and the sounds were not too bad either but the animations did get repetitive after playing through about half of the tournament. I also found it very difficult to get off the striker kick without it being interrupted. I found that once you beat the first tournament the AI suddenly became extremely difficult to the point of swearing and finally giving up completely on the game. I have not played it in probably about 6+ months and I might just sell it. I highly recommend that you rent this game before buying it and play for a while.Customer Review: Superb multiplayer game!
Summary: 4 Stars
Mario Strikers Charged is an absolute blast to play, especially in multiplayer. The single-player experience is a great way to learn the game and unlock all courses/characters. But once you've beaten that and won all of the trophies there's no reason to go back to it. The real draw with this game is the multiplayer. It supports up to 4 players locally but it also has Wi-Fi play on Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Nintendo's free online service. You have the option to play with a random person or to play with a friend. There's a friends roster and the game will also tell you how many friends are online. While there aren't an overwhelming amount of people online, it's still relatively easy to find and join a game. Once you do the experience is generally quite good. There's occasional lag but it's not too bad. Just be warned, the people online are ridiculously good.
Mario Strikers Charged is well worth a purchase. It's the kind of game you'll want to hold on to and revisit months from now.
Customer Review: good game, but not great
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought it for my kids (7&6), who love soccer and Mario, so they like it a lot. Graphics are good, Peach looks kinda sexy, hours of fun. Not on my greatest games list, but pretty good for a Nintendo game.Customer Review: All-Around Good Game
Summary: 4 Stars
I've had this game for less than a week, but I'm really enjoying it. I've told countless people that any kind of Nintendo sports game is bound to be better than its "official" counterparts, because of what Nintendo focuses on. There's a lot to be said for the gameplay here, and though it does get a bit repetitive at times, that isn't to say that the fun stops coming.
Almost straight-away, the AI is very difficult. I played through the tutorial, learned all the fancy maneuvers, and thought I was good to go. Way off. I had to play the first "Cup" once before I won it on my second try. Normally, I up the difficulty level from the default settings in games, but man, this game is one of the few games where you can actually improve by playing against the AI. (By the way, there are only two difficulty settings to begin with, don't expect them to cater much to your needs)
I played online once, and was absolutely crushed. I suppose that may be Nintendo's fault, though, for not pairing me up with a partner whose skills were matched to my own. You'll get the pros, you'll get the people who are just as bad as myself. All in all, you won't be disappointed. If you're not going to bother with online play, then you would be better off renting the game, as I don't believe that there is enough content to warrant $50+ on this game.