3 April 2007
Ferry

Mario Strikers: Charged Football takes European Wii gamers online first on May 25 2007

Now’s your chance to bend it like Beckham, score like Shevchenko and hit it like Henry or, failing that, floor the opposition with a well aimed Blue Shell! No Zidane headbutt allowed, though. What’s more, with Mario Strikers: Charged Football you really can compete in a world cup, thanks to the multiplayer mode via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Make sure you’re wearing your team colours as Mario Strikers: Charged Football kicks off across Europe on Wii on May 25th 2007, and in Australia on June 7th 2007.

Nintendo has taken one of the world’s most popular sports and made it even better by throwing in some of Nintendo’s most popular characters, 5-a-side teams and well and truly throwing out the rulebook! What’s more now it is available on Wii! The innovative Wii Remote will allow players to immerse themselves deep into the action translating real movement into on-screen action.


Mario Strikers: Charged Football is different from the average football game and is even more exciting and engaging than ever before, with a strong emphasis on each team’s captain. These star players each have unique abilities and enhanced skills, which allow them to really influence the outcome of a game. The team captains all feature a Super Ability which can be used to devastate their opponents, ranging from Mario growing to giant proportions and trampling other players, to Peach taking a photo and freezing the entire opposing team on the spot. Tactical use of these super abilities can break down even the most stubborn defence. To top this off, in Mario Strikers: Charged Football players can choose 3 side-kicks (from a total of eight) who each have their own unique features which allows for tactical team customisation.

The Wii Remote brings a dynamic new element to Mario Strikers: Charged Football, encouraging the player to make instinctive physical movements to achieve the desired effect within the game. Basic movement and strikes are executed using the analogue stick and buttons on the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, but when the pressure is on, players can use their instinctive movements to affect the gameplay. Flicking the Wii remote will cause the character to check their opponent, hopefully stealing the ball in the process. Players can also use the Wii Remote to perform cat-like saves, defending their goal from MegaStrikes by grabbing the balls out of the air.

In Mario Strikers: Charged Football the sense of fair play is thrown out the window along with the rulebook. Fouled players get special treats with which to avenge themselves, ranging from Red Spiky Shells, which knock everything out of their path, to the Chain Chomp that chases players from the opposing team around the pitch.

One of the many modes this game features is the multiplayer mode which can see up to four players in any one game (players must split between two teams). Players can also utilise Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to take on players from across the globe! Multiplayer modes include Ranked mode where players can compete to climb up leaderboards and Unranked mode where they can quickly select and play friends.

The game’s main mode, Road to the Striker Cup, pits players against increasingly difficult opposition as they compete to win three different cups. For quicker pick-up and play action the game’s Domination Mode allows players to set-up a game to suit them, defining the rules as well as selecting stadium and cheats. With an in-depth main mode and a plethora of extra features you won’t take your eye off the ball in Mario Strikers: Charged Football. There is a wide and varied choice of 17 stadiums in which to defend your crown. Many of them have varying features and characteristics to put you off your game and challenge you to even greater heights.

Take a look at this game video to see how it plays:
With its fun and tactile controls, online multiplayer gaming and addictive gameplay, Mario Strikers looks certain to score when it launches across Europe on Wii on the May 25th 2007 for the estimated retail price of around €50 (£35 in the UK).

In America the first Nintendo Wii game with online multiplayer will be Pokemon Revolution, which has a release date of June 25th 2007 there. So while Mario Strikers: Charged Football won’t be out in America until later in the summer of 2007, so it’s only online in Europe and thus isn’t globally online right away at the May 25 launch. BUT it will be the first Wii online game.

14 April 2007 17:12
anonamous

the gameplay isnt rely that great isit i cant beleive this is the first online game it should have been WII SPORTS htink about it wii sports online it would be a hit also they have to make a will headset it would be crap without a wii headset so anyone with some sort of status PLZ TELL THEES WII GUYS TO MAKE SO GOOD ONLINE GAMES AND MAKE A WII HEADSET!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH ALSO A KEYBOARD WOULD BE NICE FOR DOME EASY INTERNET ACCESS!

14 April 2007 17:13
anonamous

oh and common can we get some feed bak plz!!!!!!

2 June 2007 12:31
Mario

If you were hoping that Mario Strikers Charged Football was the same as the old version on Gamecube, but better, you won’t want to get your hopes up too high. Because Mario’s debut to the Nintendo Wii console will dissapoint some.
I say this because of the overwhelming power of the new megastrike. This, as well as the sidekick skillshot ability has in my opinion, made the game a whole lot worse. The previous title was indeed very popular and required players to use skill in passing and shooting. Now it seems whenever a player has a few seconds to charge up a shot, you can almost guarantee a goal each time.
Nintendo have made what was originally a great game to something that has become very frustrating to players which will now have to cope with this new style of gameplay.