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Super Mario Strikers

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…

80 18 November 2005

Super Mario Strikers is a sport developed by Next Level Games, released 18 November 2005 on Nintendo GameCube.

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What Super Mario Strikers is

Super Mario Strikers is a sport game developed by Next Level Games and released in 2005. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo GameCube only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Super Mario Strikers, is a 2005 sports video game developed by Next Level Games and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. The game was released in Europe on November 18, 2005, North America on December 5, 2005, Japan on January 19, 2006, and Australia on April 6, 2006. The game's developers had worked on NHL Hitz Pro before development of Strikers, which served as an influence for the fast-paced and physical nature of the game. This was also the last Mario game to be released on the GameCube in Japan and North America.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy and party. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Mario Bros. series

Super Mario Strikers is the 44th of 66 entries we hold in the Mario Bros. series. The next entry was New Super Mario Bros. in 2006. Its critic score of 80 is 6 points above the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Super Mario World at 100.

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How it was received

Super Mario Strikers holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 70% of the 1,609 rated sport games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 13 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 78, across 98 votes.

What it launched against

Super Mario Strikers launched on 18 November 2005, within three weeks of Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Mario Kart DS, Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005) and Star Wars: Battlefront II. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Mario Kart DS, Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005), Star Wars: Battlefront II.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Super Mario Strikers — frequently asked questions

When did Super Mario Strikers come out?
Super Mario Strikers was released on 18 November 2005 for Nintendo GameCube.
Does Super Mario Strikers have multiplayer?
Yes. Super Mario Strikers supports multiplayer.

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