I enjoy Mario Strikers Charged, despite the frustrations of cup play. I really do enjoy it.
I played online today for the first time since the week I bought the game. I played against three different opponents. As expected, I lost every game. I noticed something new this time, though. Not a singe one of them ever kicked the ball in an attempt to score a goal. Only one of them tried a megastrike, and only then at the last seconds of the game when he was already winning. How do you score goals without kicking the ball at the goal?
You walk it in.
They did the exact same thing every time they gained possession of the ball: they gave it to their fastest player, hugged the wall below the goal, “deked” right past the goalie, and walked the ball in. Every single time.
I suppose I could just be upset that I wasn’t able to develop an effective countermeasure to this attack. On the other hand, maybe I’m upset that I was unable to successfully perform this move myself.
Why would I want to perfect this move? Do I really want to win so badly that I would perform the same mind- and thumb-numbing move over and over again just to score goals? I don’t find that fun. I’d rather seek the challenge of performing a complicated passing maneuver ending with a fantastic slow motion attempt at a goal. That’s what I find fun: outsmarting or outreflexing my opponent.
I end with a non-rhetorical question, in case anyone reads this post. Is perfecting this technique the only way to win ranked games now, or was I just unlucky?
Ahm, at the danger of sounding like your only reader once again: I do read this o_O… Unfortunately I neither have a Wii, nor did I know Mario Strikers Charged until now, so I’m not much of a help with your non-rhetorical question I guess… I do however see what you mean, powergaming often just is no fun. I for one mostly enjoy games as they are, not trying to exploit what could possibly be the most efficient way of scoring / killing / looting, etc. Well… *cough* that’s it from me XD.
Comment on October 23, 2007 at 9:55 am
Richard Says:
I have also been unable to find success online. I only recently made it to the semi finals of the last cup challenge.
Comment on October 26, 2007 at 9:10 am
Bean Says:
Mario Party 8…now that’s the way to go! Hehe
Comment on November 16, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Yann Says:
In the normal game vs Cpu, the best team is diddy kong with dry bones, boos or toads. An all-speed team here is quite good. Perfecting boo teleportd and dry bones teleports are crucial. However, for online play, try to take a good shooter as captain like DK or Bowser and reinforce them with all speed. Also,try to use aerial pass to give it to your strongest shooter so he can shoot it in the air. The player you played wasn’t that good as all the best players are capable to do tiny lobs over the goalies head. Anyways, hopes this helps..
Comment on February 17, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Peter Says:
Theis game freaking cheats like there is no tomorrow. I hate every single gook who made this game. I Have beaten the game once and it was ridiculous and now I am trying to beat it again and it is even worse. I hate this game with a passion. I have never wanted to break a video game until now. I hope that every person who created this game dies a horrible bloody violent death. Screw Mario Strikers.
Comment on March 4, 2008 at 6:11 pm