Mario Strikers Charged

Mario Strikers Charged
Developer	Next Level Games
Publisher	Nintendo
System	Nintendo Gamecube, Wii U
Release Date	Gamecube EU May 25, 2005 AU June 7, 2007 US July 30, 2007 JP September 20, 2007 KO March 18, 2010 Wii U PAL May 12, 2016 JP August 17, 2016 US September 8, 2016
Genre	Sports
Gallery	GH Gallery
Rating	ESRB: E 10+

Mario Strikers Charged (known as Mario Strikers Charged Football in Europe) is a Mario-themed soccer game and the Wii sequel to Super Mario Strikers.

Gameplay

The game features gameplay similar to the previous game with the same roster of characters available for soccer teams, with the exception of Bowser and his Super Team, who do not make playable returns. The game also adds several more characters. Characters can also perform special shots at the ball: Skillshots for the sidekick characters and Mega Strikes for the captains.

Charged also features Wi-Fi connectivity (and is the second Wii game to do so, as well as the first released in Europe). Players can compete in ranked matches against random opponents or unranked friendly matches against people whom the player has exchanged friend codes with.

Legacy

This was the last Mario soccer game to be made for over a decade. Soccer would later be one of the sports featured in 2017's Mario Sports Superstars, but that version differed in terms of art style and gameplay.

Ports/Remakes

• In 2016, it was released for download through the Wii U's eShop.

Sequels

The game did not receive a follow-up until 2022, when Mario Strikers: Battle League was released for the Nintendo Switch.