Mario Strikers: Battle Leagueis just a week away from launching on Nintendo Switch. The latest release in the popular soccer franchise from Nintendo has the potential to be the most successful yet. It’s no surprise then that Nintendo is pushing out a good amount of last-minute trailers and information aboutMario Strikers: Battle Leagueto try and build up hype. The latest example is a short trailer calling attention toMario Strikers: Battle League’s online multiplayer features.
The short trailer is unfortunately only 15 seconds long and doesn’t necessarily do a great job of breaking downMario Strikers: Battle League’s multiplayer features. It mentionsMario Strikers: Battle Leaguehaving online multiplayer and then describes it as “So much fun… it hurts!” but only briefly shows an online Open Match and not much else. The goal is simply to call attention toMario Strikers: Battle Leaguehaving online play.
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Luckily, what online game modesMario Strikers: Battle Leaguedoes have are already detailed, though some Nintendo fans may find them lacking. The online features forMario Strikers: Battle Leagueare broken into two game modes,Quick Battle and Strikers Club. The two modes should offer a range of local and online multiplayer options, as well as casual and more dedicated play.
Quick Battle can be played locally and online. Locally, Quick Battle can feature up to eight different players at once, broken up into two teams of four. For online play, Quick Battle can support two local players witheight total players online, both playing random other players online or with friends. Quick Battle will allowMario Strikers: Battle Leagueplayers to join their friends online or to create their own match where they can invite friends to play or fill out a team.
TheStrikers ClubisMario Strikers: Battle League’s most exciting multiplayer feature. It allows players to form a club of up to 20 people, wherein they’ll “compete” as a group. That includes the ability to group with other club members and compete against similarly-skilled teams, but also to compete as a solo player. Clubs will accrue points over a season, after which they’ll be promoted or demoted based on their rankings.
WhatMario Strikers: Battle Leaguedelivers in terms of online multiplayer functionality is ultimately exactly what should be expected from such a game. It offers a way to play somewhat casually as well as a way for more dedicated players seeking a challenge to compete. And both those options, Quick Battle and Strikers Club, are kept very simple so as to be accessible. It should makeMariofanshappy.
