Mario Strikers: Battle League Football (Switch)

Wie hier im Test lesen konntet, fehlt es uns an vielen Stellen an Content und Funktionen, die das Spiel abrunden und die Langzeitmotivation hoch halten würden. Dennoch hatten wir mit Mario Strikers: Battle League Football viel Spaß. Das etwas langsamere Gameplay, mit wesentlich weniger Chaos im Vergleich zum Vorgänger ist unterhaltsam und später auch gegen die AI sehr fordernd.

Mario Strikers Battle League is a worthy entry in an excellent series that takes the best aspects of the previous games and hones them to multiplayer perfection. It is more difficult to recommend for solo players – although the core game is still fun – but the online mode enablse everyone to play the game at its best.

Mario Strikers: Battle League is a thin package, without very much variety in terms of game modes and options. But it is a more technically complex game than many of the Mario sports titles, which may give it legs for dedicated players. Sports are all about proving your skill in head-to-head match-ups, and that will have to be enough, because there isn't much else to it.

For anyone who lives in a dorm, or is in a position to wrangle up a lot of friends and/or family members, Mario Strikers: Battle League is a no-brainer. Eight-player local play is a blast, especially when you consider that nearly everything is online-only these days.

There is no doubt that Mario Strikers: Battle League is one of the best arcade soccer games on the market today. The gameplay allows for a high skill ceiling, the gear is an enjoyable way to customize or min-max characters, and the over-the-top presentation looks fantastic even on small and big screens alike. However, there’s just not enough there at launch to make this game a must-have.

Mario Strikers: Battle League may not be the ultimate version of the world's most popular sport, but its strategic matches, fun online modes, and energetic animations make for an enjoyable experience.