Mario Strikers: Battle League

Mario Strikers: Battle League
Also known as: Mario Strikers: Battle League Football (EU/AU) Developer: Next Level Games Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Nintendo Switch Released internationally: June 10, 2022 This game has unused music. This game has regional differences. This game has revisional differences.

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Mario Strikers: Battle League is the grand return of the most grittiest Mario sub-series after a 15-year hiatus, bringing the series into crisp HD technology with new gameplay mechanics and a seasonal club mode. It is the last game to feature Charles Martinet as the voice of Wario and Waluigi, prior to his retirement from voicing Mario characters, as well as Deanna Mustard as the voice of Daisy.

Revisional Differences

Ver. 1.1.0

Released on July 21, 2022.

• Daisy and Shy Guy were added as playable characters.
• The Desert Rain stadium was added.
• The Knight Gear set was added.
• The notifications ticker was adjusted to allow more items to be displayed.
• The Random option in the character selection screen was changed to select the geared version of the character (if one exists).
• The probability of scoring a weak shot from far away was reduced.
• The probability of Stars appearing when the player is losing by 1 or 2 points was reduced.
• CPU behavior and opposing team composition during Cup Battles was revised.
• A visible trail was added to the ball when it's not in active possession, improving its visibility.
• Player numbers are now easily visible during online matches.
• An issue was fixed while playing as Waluigi, where using his hyper strike could cause the ball to hit a goal post and not actually go in.
• Many other adjustments to game balance were made and several issues were fixed. These are:
  • The menus and presentation are more stabilized, being smoother and less taxing on the framerate (i.e. Donkey Kong's goal animations and the Cup Battles menu).
  • The Technique stats were lowered to be less impactful.
  • Peach's Hyper Strike now has unique voice clips for every character when they get infected by it.
  • The match results screen now has the numbers and the light from the winning team move instead of just a static image.

(Source: Nintendo Support)

Ver. 1.1.1

Released on August 15, 2022. Fixes a glitch that was introduced in ver. 1.1.0 that was known in the community as the "Death Lob" glitch. This glitch resulted in the goalkeeper can sometimes fail to react to a free lob pass from certain positions, which can consistently give the player goals.

(Source: Nintendo Support)

Ver. 1.2.0

Released on September 21, 2022.

• Pauline and Diddy Kong were added as playable characters.
• The Planetoid stadium was added.
• The Barrel gear set was added.
• The Striker Rankings screen was added.
• Stadium supporters can now be customized.
• Coins can be used to view fireworks and confetti during goals and match wins.
• CPU teammates can now mark opponents more quickly.
• The order of characters during character switching was adjusted.
• Charge time for Perfect Free Passes and Perfect Free Lob Passes was adjusted.
• Coins and tokens earned at the end of the match were increased.
• A rule in Strikers Club was changed: A club will not be allowed to join a season if its members has not been online within 30 to 90 days.
• The number of "?" Blocks that are thrown to the losing team at kickoff was changed from 2 to 1 when the difference in score is 2 points.
• Adjusted the online mode's matchmaking system.
• Many other adjustments to game balance were made and several issues were fixed.

(Source: Nintendo Support)

Ver. 1.3.0

Released on December 13, 2022.

• Bowser Jr. and Birdo were added as playable characters.
• The Urban Rooftop stadium was added.
• The Shellfish gear set was added.
• A Quick Chat feature was added with four preset chat messages for online gameplay.
• A rule was added to Match Settings that limits "?" blocks to only team-colored ones.
• Many other adjustments to game balance were made and several issues were fixed.

(Source: Nintendo Support)

Ver. 1.3.1

Released on January 24, 2023. Fixes a bug where rainbow-colored "?" blocks did not appear during Strikers Club season matches.

(Source: Nintendo Support)

Ver. 1.3.2

Released on March 8, 2023 and is the latest version of the game. Fixes a crash that can occur with certain combinations of stadium themes and characters.

(Source: Nintendo Support)

Regional and Version Differences

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US	Europe/Australia	First Kick

• As with Mario Strikers Charged, "Football" is added to the European/Australian version's title.
• The First Kick demo had a unique subtitle card of its own, and was thusly put on the title screen.