The 1st online wii game...a definate buy!!!
There's Golf, Kart, Baseball, Basketball and of course....Football (soccer for everyone else, lol)
With the success of Mario Football on the GameCube, a 2nd football game was sure to arrive. And sure enough...it had...and arriving on the Nintendo Wii.
The main attraction though is the Wi-Fi Connection, making this the 1st game on the Wii to be fully compatible online. Using one of your Mii's...you're given a friend code to swap with others, and then you can play each other in friendlies...or you can face a random competitor in a ranked match.
The other modes outside the Wi-Fi are: Strikers ABC - where it'll teach newcomers the basics of the game and controls
Domination Mode - Simplified by me as "Friendly"...where you choose your own rules and differculty (if its You vs CPU) and special cheats (i'll mention those later)
Road to Striker Cup - Story Mode as i like to put it, where you're put in 3 cups and you must win them (obviously, lol) but also unlock arenas by getting requirements in the Group stages (requirements are the same in all 3)
Strikers Challenge - What it says really, 12 challenges varying in task and difficulty, and when you complete one, you unlock a cheat which can be activated for Domination Mode, which can make things better...or harder.
and Hall of Fame - not going into detail on that, lol
The Controls are so simple, pass is A, shoot is B, movement is the analogue on the Nunchuck, tackles by either shaking the wiimote or pressing the directional buttons. And to activate your charged shots, hold B...now if this is with your Captain (e.g Mario, Peach etc) you can activate your MegaStrike which will shoot up to 6 (yes, 6) balls at the goal, and only the goalie can stop them.
Now if you're against the CPU, just pray...its pure luck if they go in. But if you're against another player (or its you facing the MS's), you must stop the balls by pointing the wiimote and pressing A over the balls....simple but sometimes hard to master if they are coming REALLY fast.
You can also receive items which can be used during the game by pressing C. These can vary (wont go into what ones there are) and sometimes you will receive a Super Ability for you Captain (e.g Mario has a Super Mushroom which makes him Gigantic!!)
Its with all these things which can really turn any match around...so always be aware of your opponants.
The Graphics and Sound are incredible...sure its only Mario but even when the camera is constantly moving back and forth you're able to see so much detail and every sound is wow (especially the ball since its metal)
So Mario has made his football debut on Wii a superb debut...especially with its Wi-Fi Connectivity. Its so worth the money!!!