Mario Strikers Legends

Mario Strikers Legends
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)	Nintendo 3DS
Genre(s)	Sports
Release Date(s)	July 2012
Age Rating(s)
Media Included	Cartridge

Mario Strikers Legends, also known as Super Mario Strikers 3 in Japan, is the 3rd installment in the Mario Strikers series and the first on a handheld, the Nintendo 3DS.

Gameplay

The game features more gameplay styles then ever. Of course classic gameplay is optional, but new is the gameplay with chance spots, like in Mario Tennis Open. In this mode, you can charge the ball by standing into a chance spot. However, a kind of chance spot isn't linked with a specific button, it's always the B button. These are the spots:

-Powerful: Causes a very powerful shot, which is very hard to block for the goalie. If a player is hit, it will be damaged.

-Curve: Lets you shoot the ball in a wide curve.

-Lob: Lets you do a very tricky lobshot.

-Super Strike: Your character will jump in the air and perform a Super Strike. This is a very powerful move which will let your character jump and shoot 3 balls at the same time.

When a Super Strike is performed, the player can stop the balls as their goalie using the Touch Screen.

Controls

	A Button	(Press) Pass
	B Button	(Press) Shoot	(Hold) Charge
	X Button	(Press) Lobpass
	Y Button	(Press) Change
	R Button	(Press) Big Hit
	L Button	(Press) Slide Tackle
	Control Pad	(Press) Deke
	Circle Pad	(Tilt) Move/Dribble
	Select Button	(Press) Photo Menu
	Start Button	(Press) Pause the game
	Stylus	(Tap) Fake

Modes

Tournament: Road to Victory

In this mode the player will take part of a tournament. There are several cups, but you'll have to unlock them by completing the previous one. A tournament always consists of a few preliminary rounds (depending on the cup), the quarterfinals, semi-finals and the final against the defending champion (this character is unlocked after beating it).

Exhibition

Players can play single matches with custom settings. It's also optional to use cheats in this mode.

New options

Players are now able to select a gameplay style. Also, two new modes are added in the Exhibition mode, which will only let you play with your captain (the sidekicks are CPU's), or a special Goalie-mode, which will let you play as your goalie. Here, the player has to use the Touch Screen to keep.

Challenges

Challenges return, where you have to get out of oppressive situations. Every captain has one.

Local Play

Play matches with your friends via StreetPass or Download Play. Choose between Coöp or VS. However, using Download Play, only the Default characters and stages can be choosen.

Online

Online mode is completely like exhibition mode, but it will let you play against or with other players via the internet.

Tutorials

In this mode the player can learn the rules and controls of the game. There is a total of 12 lessons.

Captains

Mario Strikers Legends will include 16 captains, 9 starters and 7 unlockables. Captains are the only team members who can perform the Super Strike move, which will let them shoot 3 balls. Each captain has its own theme and a Special Abillity, returning from Mario Strikers Charged.

Starters

Player Card	Character	Type	Super Strike	Special Ability	Theme
	Mario	Balanced	Metal Fire Strike	Super Mario	Alternative Rock
	Peach	Playmaker	Royalty Queen Strike	Freeze Flame	Techno
	DK	Power	Konga Slam Strike	Super Slam	African Drums
	Waluigi	Defensive	Purple Power Strike	Wall-Luigi	Bluegrass
	Luigi	Balanced	Green Thunder Strike	Super Poltergust	Flamenco
	Wario	Offensive	Mega Fart Strike	Wario-Man	Polka
	Yoshi	Balanced	Dino Wing Strike	Egg Roll	Energetic Broadway
	Daisy	Defensive	Flower Power Strike	Fire Flower	Progressive Rock
	Bowser	Power	Fire Roar Strike	Fire Storm	Hard Rock

Unlockables

Player Card	Character	Type	Super Strike	Special Ability	Theme
	Bowser Jr.	Offensive	Koopa Clown Strike	Sonic Roar	Surf Rock
	Rosalina (New)	Playmaker	Cosmic Stars Strike	Cosmic Spirit	Disco
	Diddy	Playmaker	Banana Bongo Strike	Red Card	Hindustani Classical
	Wiggler (New)	Defensive	Mad Wiggler Strike	Big Bad Caterpillar	Classic
	Petey	Power	Piranha Plant Strike	Mud Slinger	Calypso
	Funky (New)	Offensive	Super Surf Board Strike	Big Wave	Funky
	Dry Bowser (New)	Balanced	Bone Roar Strike	Skeleton Switch	Heavy Metal

Sidekicks

Sidekicks are species characters and teammates of captains. Each one has a Special Shot, powerful shots like Fire Flame Shot, where the ball changes into a lavaball, or Super Shell Shot, where the ball changes into a massive shell. Each sidekick has its own theme, which is always a remix of a theme previously heard in the Mario franchise.

Field Players

Starters

Icon	Character	Type	Special Shot	Theme
	Toad	Playmaker	Fire Flame Shot	Rock Remix of the Toad House Theme from SMB3.
	Koopa	Balanced	Super Shell Shot	Fast phased version of SML's Invincibility Theme.
	Birdo	Power	Mega Egg Shot	Piano Remix of the SMB2 Final Boss Theme.
	Hammer Bro.	Offensive	Hammer Shot	Rock Remix of the Hammer Bros. Theme from SMB3.
	Boo	Playmaker	Invisible Shot	Organ Remix of the Merry Go Round Theme from SM64.
	Dry Bones	Defensive	Elektro Bone Shot	Hip Hop Remix of the Ghost House Theme from NSMBW.
	Shy Guy	Balanced	Bullet Bill Shot	Fast Remix of the Final Boss Theme from SMB3.
	Monty Mole	Power	Dig Shot	Tropical Remix of the Underground Theme from SMB.

Unlockables

Icon	Character	Type	Special Shot	Theme
	Magikoopa (New)	Defensive	Super Spell Shot	Slow Version of the Goomba's Greedy Gala Theme from MP4.
	Blooper (New)	Playmaker	Inksplosion Shot	Fast phased remix of the Underwater Theme from NSMBW.
	Pianta (New)	Offensive	Fruit Shot	Tropical Remix of the Delfino Plaza Theme from SMS.
	Luma (New)	Playmaker	Star Bit Shot	Jazz Remix of the Comet Observatory Theme from SMG.
	Boom Boom (new)	Offensive	Power Fist Shot	Fast phased version of SMB3's Airship Theme.
	Lakitu (new)	Defensive	Thunder Cloud Shot	Disco Version of the Sky Station Galaxy Theme from SMG2

Goalies

Goalies are the goalkeepers for each team. The don't have an own theme, but use the Sudden Death Team instead. They do have a Special Stop, a powerful move with which they can stop balls that are normally unstopable.

Icon	Character	Type	Special Stop
	Kritter	Defensive	Croco Punch Stop
	Sledge Bro. (New)	Power	Mega Hammer Stop

Types

All characters are seperated into 5 different types, selected on their skills.

Type	Movement	Shooting	Passing	Defense
Balanced	6	6	6	6
Playmaker	10	3	10	3
Power	3	10	3	10
Offensive	3	10	10	3
Defensive	10	3	3	10

Other Characters

The other characters will mostly just be fans, but there are some exceptions.

• Toads
• Birdos
• Penguins
• Piantas
• Noki's
• Boom Booms
• Pom Poms
• Lakitus
• Boos
• Ukikis
• Koopa Kids
• Miis

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• Robo-Kritter (goalie in some Challenges)
• Kamek (opponent of Challenge 6)
• Cosmic Mario (opponent of Challenge 13)
• Super Team (opponent of Challenge 18)
• Giga Bowser (appears randomly at Super Bowser Stadium)
• Toadsworth (host of Tutorials)
• Lubba (cameo)

Items

Items play a important roll in the gameplay. They can be obtained if a player tackles you when you don't have the ball, or when you perform a charged shot.

Image	Item	Status	Effect	Different Types
	Bananas	Common	Let you slip if hit	Triple Giant
	Green Shell	Common	Can be thrown, if hit, you will be damaged and fall	Triple Giant
	Red Shell	Uncommon	Same effect as the Green Shell, but this ones will chase the opponents	Triple Giant
	Blue Shell	Uncommon	Same effect as the Green Shell, but if hit, you will be frozen for a few seconds	Triple Giant
	Bob-Omb	Rare	Can be thrown, will cause an explosion	-
	Super Mushroom	Uncommon	Makes you faster for a few seconds	-
	Mini Mushroom (new)	Rare	Can be thrown, if hit, you will shrink for a few seconds	-
	Spiny Shell (new)	Rare	Will automatically chase the player with the ball, then it will cause an explosion	-
	Chain Chomp	Very Rare	Will chase the opponents and causing damage if hit	-
	Star	Very Rare	Makes you invincible for a few seconds
	Lightning Bolt (new)	Very Rare	Will shrink all opponents for a few seconds	-

Stadiums/Fields

Default

Name	Arena	Capacity	Description	Element
The Lawn		250,000	A basic grass stadium filled with cheering fans.	The Electric Fence.
Metallic Stadium		25,000	A basic stadium, but the floor is made of metal.	The metallic floor is like ice.
Chilly Stadium		50,000	A floating, frozen stadium.	The icy floor is really slippy and Freezies are all over the place.
Bomb Factory		70,000	A stadium inide a giant, explosive factory.	The floor is a conveyor belt and Bob-Ombs will appear randomly.
The Lab		3000	A large lab with many virusses.	Virusses will appear and throw obstacles on the court.
The Underworld		40,000	A stadium resembling the underground levels from New Super Mario Bros.	Sometimes, a giant Brick Block will slam on the court, crushing all players which are hit.
The Cave		-	A stadium resembling the level from Brawl with the same name.	Boulders can roll into the court and damaging players.
The Sand Tomb		-	A returning stadium in the middle of the desert.	Tornado's will appear randomly, the sand makes you slower.
Crystal Canyon		24,000	A returning stadium in the middle of a canyon.	Beams of sunlight will ricochet of the crystals around the pitch, making random players disappear.
Thunder Island		30,000	A returning stadium on top of a high island in the middle of nowhere.	Sometimes thunder will blow you of the stage, or make random objects appear.
Stormship Stadium		29,000	A dangerous, returning stadium inside a metal ship.	Electricity and tilting.

Unlockable

Name	Arena	Capacity	Description	Element
Lava Island		10,000	A stadium on an island surrounded by lava.	Lava Meteors will cause lava pools which will burn the players.
Thunder Meadows		22,050	A happy little farm with cows, but watch out, the storm is ahead!	The thunder will damage the players.
Gateway Galaxy		100,000	A stadium at the Gateway Galaxy from SMG.	Many Star Bits will fall down and will charge the ball.
Comet Colosseum		240,000	A mysterious, ancient stadium, floating through the universe.	The Electric Fence is really powerful.
Ghoullish Galleon		-	A haunted pirate ship. Be aware, a monster hids under it!	Tilting, and Gooper Blooper will sometimes throw his tentacle over the field which will throw players of the field.
Super Bowser Stadium		200,000	A large, impressive stadium only for real champions.	Giga Bowser will sometimes enter the field, causing chaos by spitting lava and crushing players.

Cups

Like previous installments, Mario Strikers Legends features cups which can be won in Tournament Mode. There are 2 stadiums per cup, one for the preliminary rounds and one for the (quarter-/semi-) finals.

Cup	Defending Champion	Difficulty	Preliminary Rounds	Teams	Stadiums
Fire Cup	Bowser Jr.	Professional	6	4	The Lawn Lava Island
Crystal Cup	Diddy Kong	Superstar	8	9	Metallic Stadium Thunder Meadows
Comet Cup	Rosalina	Legend	12	7	Gateway Galaxy Comet Colosseum
Striker Cup	Dry Bowser	MegaStriker	10	9	Ghoullish Galleon Super Bowser Stadium

Challenges

Again, Challenges return as a mode. Each captain and goalue has one. After a chalenge is completed for the first time, a cheat is rewarded, which can be used in Exhibition Mode (only two at the same time). The challenges are seperated into the same classes as a normal match.

1. Mario VS DK... again!

Mario is competing against DK in the Mushroom Cup finals, but DK leads with 2-0! Can Mario make a comeback, or will his old rival finally win?

(win against DK)

Difficulty	Stadium	Character	Opponent	Cheat Received
Novice	The Lawn	Mario	DK	Classic Mode: Play Strikers in the classic way with no Super Strikes and Special Shots/Stops.

2. The Classic Battle

Mama Mia! Bowser and his minions have invaded the stadium! Work together with your bro. to stop them and save the audience!

(win against Bowser and his 3 sidekicks while you only have Mario in your team)

Difficulty	Stadium	Character	Opponent	Cheat Received
Novice	The Underworld	Luigi	Bowser	Mega Strike: When performed a Super Strike, the player will reach up in the air, performing a Mega Strike which will let you shoot a maximum of 6 balls instead of 3.

3. The Royal Fight

Peach and Daisy are competing against each other in the Crown Cup finals, but one of Peach's sidekicks got throw out of the stadium! While Daisy still has 3 sidekicks, Peach has to get her trophy!

(Win agaist Daisy while you're missing a sidekick)

Difficulty	Stadium	Character	Opponent	Cheat Received
Novice	Chilly Hills	Peach	Daisy	High Voltage: The Electric Fence will power-up at random moments. Players who are too close to it will get electrified.

4. Super Striker Kong

It's the final of the Banana Cup, but Waluigi leads with 1-0, and his Robo-Kritter goalie is invincible against normal shots! The only way DK can defeat him is by peforming a perfect Super Strike! Will DK be able to take defeat him?

(Win against Waluigi while your only chance of scoring is to peform a perfect Super Strike)

Difficulty	Stadium	Character	Opponent	Cheat Received
Proffessional	Thunder Meadows	DK	Waluigi	No Items: The player is now able to turn of the items for an exhibition match.

5. Stuck into Trouble

Oh no! Waluigi seems into trouble! His arch-rival Wario leads with 3-0, and using a cheat, he is able to gain Super Abilities after each 15 seconds! Can Waluigi still defeat his old friend?

(Defeat Wario while he leads with 3-0 and has full access over his Special Abilities)

Difficulty	Stadium	Character	Opponent	Cheat Received
Proffessional	Metallic Stadium	Waluigi	Wario	Super Ability: Every item received will be a Special Ability.

6. Battle of Magic

Yoshi has arrived at the finals of the Moon Cup, but what's this? His old rival Kamek and his Magikoopa's has arrived?! Kamek's wand seems more powerful then ever. He seems to have some tricks up to his sleeve! Will Yoshi be able to defeat this magical quartet and take home the Moon Cup?

(Win agaist Kamek while random, weird things happen to your team, such as flying or burning sidekicks)

Difficulty	Stadium	Character	Opponent	Cheat Received
Proffessional	Ghoullish Galleon	Yoshi	Kamek	Super Sidekick: Now all players are able to peform a Super Strike.

7. Super Goalie

Kritter and his players lead 1-0 in the Banana Cup. But DK starts being angry and peforms a lot of Super Strikes! With only 2 minutes on the clock, the championship is really close! Can Kritter stop all shots and aim for the win?

(Stop all of DK's shots and Super Strikes, while only 2 minutes left)

Difficulty	Stadium	Character	Opponent	Cheat Received
Superstar	The Cave	Kritter	DK	Super Goalie: Makes goalies invincible against all stadium effects.

8. Speedy Striker

Wario and Yoshi compete in the finals of the Bomb Cup, but Yoshi leads with 5-0! With time running out, will Wario still be able to defeat Yoshi and take home his trophy?

(Win against Yoshi while there's only 2 minutes left)

Difficulty	Stadium	Character	Opponent	Cheat Received
Superstar	The Sand Tomb	Wario	Yoshi	Devastating Hits: All players' tackling power becomes maxed.

9. Princess of Defense

Daisy and Mario compete in the Flower Cup finals, and Daisy is about to win a Brick Wall Award! If she can win the match and not concede a goal, she will take home the 2 trophies!

(Don't let the opponent make a goal)

Difficulty	Stadium	Character	Opponent	Cheat Received
Superstar	Thunder Meadows	Daisy	Mario	Brick Block: A giant Brick Block will fall in front of the goals at random times, blocking both goals, but crushing the goalies.

10. The Family Reunion

Bowser Jr. meets with his father in the Lava Cup, but because Bowser Jr. has cheated in the previous round, he is missing a sidekick, and he can't obtain items! Despite all this, is he still able to teach Bowser a lesson?

(Win against Bowser while you're missing a sidekick and can't use items)

Difficulty	Stadium	Character	Opponent	Cheat Received
Legend	Super Bowser Stadium	Bowser Jr.	Bowser	No Effects: Turn all Stadium Effects off.

11. Battle of the Bowsers

Bowser and his dead doppelganger meet in the Bowser Cup finals. But Dry Bowser seems to be cheating: he throws bones at Bowser's sidekicks and making chaos! Is Bowser still able to defeat his well-skilled opponent?

(Win against Dry Bowser while he is cheating)

Difficulty	Stadium	Character	Opponent	Cheat Received
Legend	Super Bowser Stadium	Bowser	Dry Bowser	Field Tilt: The field slants down towards the player who is on the losing hand. The greater the score difference, the more it slants.

12. The Triple Finish

Bowser Jr. leads 2-0 against Diddy Kong in the Konga Cup, and Diddy has to make a comeback! With only 40 seconds on the clock, will Diddy still be able to take home the cup?

(Win from Bowser Jr. while he leads 2-0 and there only 40 seconds left)

Difficulty	Stadium	Character	Opponent	Cheat Received
Legend	Thunder Island	Diddy Kong	Bowser Jr.	Always Skillshot: Every shot a sidekick fires is a skillshot.

13. A Match of Cosmic Proportions

Rosalina and her team arrive at Gateway Galaxy for a match against Waluigi. She is shocked when she sees not Waluigi appears, but Cosmic Mario! He and his team turn the galaxy into a neglected, dark field. Will Rosalina be able to defeat Cosmic Mario, and turn the Galaxy to normal again? Two points in difference should do the trick!

(Win from Cosmic Mario with at least 2 points in difference)

Difficulty	Stadium	Character	Opponent	Cheat Received
Legend	Gateway Galaxy (Version #2)	Rosalina	Cosmic Mario	Star Bit Mania: Will let Star Bits fall down at stages, like in the Gateway Galaxy Stadium.

14. Plant VS Caterpillar

Petey leads with 2-0 in the finals of the Garden Cup against Wiggler. But Wiggler is so angry, he turns into a Mad Wiggler! In this state, his overall peformances will reach to the maximum level! With still 5 minutes to go, will Petey still be able to defeat his angry opponent?

(Win from Wiggler while his performances have reached the max.)

Difficulty	Stadium	Character	Opponent	Cheat Received
MegaStriker	Stormship Stadium	Petey	Wiggler	Always White Ball: The ball always has a white glow, meaning that every time it's shot, it will go at max speed and power.

15. Captain VS Captain

Funky and Petey have arrived at the Leaf Cup finals. Both teams have taken a beaten, leaving each side with only the captain and a goalie. Which captain will be the strongest and take home the title (Defeat Petey while both teams only have a captain and a goalie)

Difficulty	Stadium	Character	Opponent	Cheat Received
MegaStriker	The Lab	Funky	Petey	Player Select: Lets the player choose the amount of sidekicks in a match.

16. Injured

Wiggler competes against Funky in the finals of the Super Cup, but he is missing a sidekick and his goalie has a headache due too many Super Strikes. Despite Funky is leading 2-0 and time runs out, will Wiggler still be able to take home the title?

(Defeat Funky while you're missing a sidekick and your goalie is injured)

Difficulty	Stadium	Character	Opponent	Cheat Received
MegaStriker	The Lawn	Wiggler	Funky	Power Shortage: Electric Fences are disabled.

17. A True Legend

Sledge Bro. and his team arrive at the finals of the Electric Cup against Rosalina. Sledge Bro. is injured because of the last match. But the show must go on! Despite his injury, is Sledge Bro. still able to keep the opponents' counter at zero and take home the cup?

(Keep the counter at zero despite your injury)

Difficulty	Stadium	Character	Opponent	Cheat Received
MegaStriker	Stormship Stadium	Sledge Bro.	Rosalina	Charged Goalie: Goalies are electrically charged, which makes a better peformance and they can electrify field players.

18. The Big Final

Dry Bowser and his team arrive at the Comet Colosseum for the finals of the Super Cup, but when they see their opponent, they are shocked: it's the Super Team! Is it actually possible to beat this team? Only time will tell! Dry Bowser VS the Super Team, coming up!

(Defeat the Super Team)

Difficulty	Stadium	Character	Opponent	Cheat Received
MegaStriker	Comet Colosseum	Dry Bowser	Super Team	Item Match: Makes random items fall down on the court which can be picked up.

Unlockables

Mario Strikers Legends includes 7 unlockable captains, 6 unlockable sidekicks, and 6 unlockable stadiums.

Unlockable	Type	Unlocking Method
Bowser Jr.	Captain	Win the Fire Cup
Magikoopa	Sidekick	Win the Fire Cup 4 times
Lava Island	Stadium	Win the Fire Cup 2 times
Diddy	Captain	Win the Crystal Cup
Blooper	Sidekick	Win the Crystal Cup 4 times
Thunder Meadows	Stadium	Win the Crystal Cup 2 times
Rosalina	Captain	Win the Comet Cup
Luma	Sidekick	Win the Comet Cup 4 times
Comet Colosseum	Stadium	Win the Comet Cup 2 times
Dry Bowser	Captain	Win the Striker Cup
Boom Boom	Sidekick	Win the Striker Cup 4 times
Super Bowser Stadium	Stadium	Win the Striker Cup 2 times
Petey	Captain	Collect all Golden Foot Awards
Gateway Galaxy	Stadium	Win the Striker Cup with more then 20 goals
Wiggler	Captain	Collect all Brick Wall Awards
Ghoullish Galleon	Stadium	Win the Strikers Cup with less then 15 goals
Funky	Captain	Complete all Challenges
Pianta	Sidekick	Complete all Challenges 3 times
Lakitu	Sidekick	Collect all Awards 3 times

Gallery

Screenshots

Artwork

Mario

Rosalina's Player Card

Wiggler's Player Card

Funky's Player Card

Dry Bowser's Player Card