Super Mario Strikers (2005)

Developer: Next Level Games
Publisher: Nintendo
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Genres: Sport
Rating: 3.8 of 5, 98 player ratings
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

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How it feels

Frantic ruleless soccer with power-ups and Mario characters — pure chaotic fun for competitive party play.

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About

Super Mario Strikers is the first game in the Mario Strikers series, it features a version of soccer without referees and rules and has power-ups and special strikes which count as two goals. In comparison to actual soccer, the game features a smaller version of the soccer field and each team has only five members instead of the usual eleven-a-side rule. The match time can be manually set from 2 to 15 minutes but is defined as 5 minutes by default. If time runs out when scores are level, a Sudden Death follows the regular game time where next goal wins.

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