With Mario Strikers: Battle League, Next Level Games is once again confirmed as one of Nintendo's most talented studios, packaging an excellent title in gameplay but in desperate need of content.

Throwing into the field, you immediately realize that Battle League is an adrenaline-pumping experience in which reflexes and tactics are the main factors to be able to excel, with an unexpectedly deep gameplay that entertains a lot and requires you to improve game after game. The field that hosts the 4v4 matches may initially seem not very large due to the chaos of the matches dominated by fouls and objects, but you get used to it quickly; however, it's disappointing that the choice of the two sections of the pitch are only aesthetic and practically useless.
The 10 characters are diversified in their statistics such as shooting, passing, speed, etc., and customizable through pieces of equipment according to your tactics; Next Level also does not betray at all the strong personality and the unique style that distinguishes the Mario Strikers series, giving all the characters breathtaking and over the top animations, which constitute the second strong point of the title.

Behind a meticulous work there's a really poor offer: almost non-existent single-player content (in addition to the local matches there are only tournaments against the CPU that allow you to earn coins) that leave room for the soul of the game: the online multiplayer. The possibility of being able to join clubs online with other players and play weekly seasons is interesting, but even here it's difficult to imagine how such a game can last over time based only on this mode, making Battle League a game that holds up almost exclusively thanks to the gameplay that undoubtedly does not tire.


Plus Rosalina is fucking broken man omg