/ / MARIO STRIKERS /FAQ/Walkthrough / CHARGED FOOTBALL /Written by, and copyright, Fredk 2007/ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X W A R N I N G ! ! ! BELOW THIS POINT, THERE ARE SEVERAL SPOILERS. THE GAME ITSELF DOES NOT DO A GOOD JOB HIDING THE SPOILERS FROM YOUR EYES, BUT STILL, IF YOU PREFER _NO_ SPOILERS, I SUGGEST YOU LEAVE RIGHT NOW. HAVE A GOOD DAY. WHAT? YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT SPOILERS ARE? WELL, IN OTHER WORDS, HERE I REVEAL SECRETS ABOUT THE GAME THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO FIND OUT ABOUT ON YOUR OWN. GOOD ENOUGH? X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X _______________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ P a r t 1 B A S I C S T U F F S _______________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This part contains the Table of Contents, which should need no description, the Introduction, which is self-explanatory, History, which is where I write down all I do between my FAQ-uplaoding, Game Controls, which is what the buttons on the 'Remote and the Nunchuck do and General Tactics, containing tips and more advanced moves for use during play. _______________________________________________________________________________ [tofc] T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Press F + Ctrl to bring up a search menu. Type in the six-character code next to the section you want to go to, press enter and you'll be there in a second. Basic Stuffs 01 [tofc].....................................................Table of Contents 02 [into]..........................................................Introduction 03 [ginf].............................................................Game Info 04 [hsry]...............................................................History 05 [cont].........................................................Game Controls 06 [gent].......................................................General Tactics Contents of the Game 07 [char]............................................................Characters 08 [stad]..............................................................Stadiums 09 [item].................................................................Items 10 [chts]................................................................Cheats The Modes of the Game 11 [sabc]..........................................................Strikers ABC 12 [domi].......................................................Domination Mode 13 [r2sc]...............................................Road to the Striker Cup 14 [chal]....................................................Striker Challenges 15 [nwfc].............................................Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection 16 [othr]...........................................................Other Modes The Last Bit 17 [cont]..........................................................Contact Info 18 [legl]............................................................Legal Info 19 [cred]...............................................................Credits _______________________________________________________________________________ [into] I N T R O D U C T I O N ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Mario Strikers Charged Football. The second Strikers game, the first online Wii game in Europe, and the most violent, "grown-up" Mario game ever (Note that the game "only" has a 7+/E10+ rating, so don't worry). That should pretty much sum up what this is (Err, plus the fact that it's football without rules. But you should know that - if not, why the heck are you here?). Anyway, this is my first FAQ/Walkthrough uploaded to the Internet - and about my millionth created. You see, I tend to not finish any FAQs I start writing. But. As you can see, that's not the case... in this... case. Eh. Or something. So, excuse me for writing such a lousy intro. Now go what you are here for - to find information and/or tips about this game. - Fredk. _______________________________________________________________________________ [ginf] G A M E I N F O ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Mario Strikers Charged (with a Football subtitle in Europe and Australia) was released on 25th May in Europe, and shortly after in Australia. The USA got the game two months later, the 30th July. The game is the sequel to Mario Smash Football (known as Super Mario Strikers in the States), which was a very basic and limited - but fun! - game. The game is rated E10+ by ESRB for Mild Cartoon Violence, and 7+ by PEGI for Violence. Both Mario Strikers/Football games are developed by the Canadian team Next Level Games, who had experience with football (soccer) games from the game SEGA Soccer Slam. Otherwise, though, they were fairly unnoticed. The game has received mostly positive scores from reviews, mostly ranging from a score of 70-90%. Mario Strikers Charged (Football) is the first "proper" online game for Wii, and the very first online game for Wii in Europe and Australia. Aaand there you have it. Some basic info. That's all. _______________________________________________________________________________ [hsry] H I S T O R Y ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ ________ 7th May/Yes, I started writing before I got the game. That's because I weas ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ bored (Waiting for the game to come out :P), and I wanted to get it up ver. on the Internet quickly. So, no real info today, obviously, just made 0.0.1 the "skeleton" or whatever you would call it. _________ 22nd May/More waiting causes more updating. I've added lots of info from the ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ official webiste - The guide looks almost complete already! ver. 0.0.2 _________ 9th June/Had a long break here due to, well, MSCF, but I'm back and writin'. It ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ will be complete in a few days (And by days, I mean working days, and ver. when it comes to working with this FAQ, you can never know). 0.0.3 __________ 10th June/Submitted, but not finished. I'll probably work a lot more the next ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ day(s). I'd love to get tips from you (See section [cont]) on how to ver. improve my FAQ. 0.1.1 __________ 12th June/Made some slight improvements here and there, finished the Strikers ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ ABC mode (I also corrected its name, which was previously 101, now ver. ABC). Just so you know, I'm open for suggestions and contributions 0.1.2 until the Final version is done. __________ 13th June/Wrote 33.333333% of the Striker Challenges. Had quite a lazy day, so ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ that and some polishing was all I did today. ver. 0.1.3 __________ 21st June/Oops! I seem to be taking too many breaks here. All I've done today ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ is to add introductions and stats to the characters, and moved the ver. lines apart for easier reading (It's not like I have limited space... 0.1.4 or do I...? Anyway, sorry for the laziness. I promise to continue the challenges section soon. By the way, have you found any spelling errors? If you spot many, tell me. I'll fix them in the last update. __________ 22nd June/Just a tiny update. I've given two other websites permission to host ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ the FAQ/Walktrhough, so I had to update. Other than that, nothing ver. new. 0.1.5 __________ 27th June/Sorry for being so slow... But slow is better than nothing! I've ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ almost finished the Striker Challenges section, only missing Diddy ver. and Yoshi's challenges, because - honestly - those two are 0.1.6 IMPOSSIBLE! They're the only thing in the entire Single Player game that I simply cannot finish. But - for your sake - I will continue trying! Oh, and I added a new section; General Tactics. It's empty right now, but it's gonna contain general tactics such as jumping the goalie, cancelling a shot with a pass, etc. __________ 28th June/Wow, I'm proud of myself! Two updates in two days! This time I got a ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ good bunch of the General Tactics [gent] section finished. But I only ver. wrote down what I could remember on the top of my head... I'll 0.1.7 probably organise it better later, and snoop around on the forums to see if I can find anything I missed. If you know something, don't hestitate to e-mail me [cont]! Oh, and I added a ginormous spoiler-disclaimer at the top. You know, just in case. If you haven't read it, do it now. Seriously. __________ 29th June/Users needtogetalife and uzamaki_henry have given me some strategies ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ on how to beat Yoshi's Striker Challenge. Thanks a lot! They've been ver. added to the section, and no I don't need any more of those... 0.1.8 *hint* Diddy's still has no strategy though *hint*. __________ 29th June/Being done with what I can think of for the General Tactics section, ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ and not being able to finish Diddy's challenge, I went over to ver. something different - the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection section, which I 0.1.9 just now noticed that I had barely started on. So now it's finished! Oh, and I added a little tip that I got from an unkown person (The tip being that playmakers can pass during jumps). _________ 1st July/Cheat Code Central (cheatcc.com) now has my permission to host this ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ FAQ. Yes, I know I said that no more sites could host this, but I had ver. given this site permission before I said that - I just forgot about 0.1.10 it, that's all. Other than that, no updates yet. Maybe later. _________ 1st July/Wow! I hadn't noticed, but my FAQ is finished soon! Woohoo! I've ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ written both the Cheats section and the Other Modes section, so I've ver. only got some tiny things left. In fact, all I have to do now is to 0.1.11 finish the Road to the Striker Cup section, clear Yoshi and Diddy's challenges so that I can add the info I need to get from them, and do some final polishing. __________ 15th July/Wow, I had almost forgotten. Or, well, I hadn't really, but I just... ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ couldn't get my lazy arse over to the Wii, put in MSCF and turn it ver. on. Oh well, now I DID IT! I finally completed those three, easy 1.0 steps, played MSCF for an hour or so while occasionally writing some FAQ stuff (here), and looky - the Striker Cup section is DONE! What? Small? Well, I know, but I can't make a detailed walkthrough when the opposing teams are random. Sorry. Also, I did promise an FAQ-reader a team-combination section. I thought about it, then came to the conclusion that any, and I mean ANY team is good if you know what you're doing with the characters you're using. Even a team of Peach and three Boos can destroy a team full of Hammer-spammers 10-0 - it's a matter of practice. So, I apologise for leaving out your promised section, but I do find it pointless. One last thing: Noticed that this is version 1.0? IT IS COMPLETE!! Woo. Woo, I say. That's nice. I'm gonna leave my e-mail address here until early September this year - after that, I will make a FINAL version, removing my e-mail address, not taking suggestions or questions anymore. Any other info you'll have to find elsewhere after that happens, so make sure to bombard me with any questions, suggestions and tips NOW. __________ 15th July/Back already! I just added some handy big chunks-o'-lines to seperate ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ four parts of the FAQ/Walkthrough from eachother. Don't ask why, ver. because I really have no idea. I'm also back to report that due to 1.1 sleepiness, the Striker Cup update will need some more work later on. ___________ 9th August/Oh, the FAQ. Right. Honestly, I'd forgotten. I'm sorry. But I've ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ received numerous e-mails about Diddy's challenge (and the fact that ver. "instant shots/passes" as I called them are actually called one 1.2 timers and touch passes, respectively. I'm not sure if it's right, but it sound much better than my versions), so I've done the rest of the FAQ today. I planned on doing a spelling check, but seeing as there is a TON of text here (When I take a look at it, I can see that I've overdone it with the History-section), you'll just have to do with a couple of errors. So, I guess this is the very last update! Feel free to e-mail me about anything that has to do with this FAQ; But remember, if you want to give me a tip that I can add here, do it before I decide to wrap it up for good! ____________ 10th August/I just remembered that I've forgot about MegaStrikes. Wow. All I ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ had written about them was a quick mention in the Game Controls ver. section (Below), so I added them to the top of the General Tactics 1.3 [gent] section. Hey, did you know that the meter size varies? Not a lot of people know that, appearantly! Oh, and I added a Game Info [ginf] section. Why? Well...For fun? ...So, don't expect more updates now. Yes, I've said it before. And I'm saying it again. _______________________________________________________________________________ [cont] G A M E C O N T R O L S ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Attacking ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Wii Remote - No use Control Stick - Move D-Pad - Deke (Defensive move) A - Pass (Automatically switches to the character you pass to) B - Shoot, hold to charge 1 - Pause Nunchuck - Shake to switch items C - Use items Z - Chip the ball ahead, Hold Z + A: Lob pass, hold Z + B: Lob shot Defending ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Wii Remote - Shake to do a big hit Control Stick - Move D-Pad - Slide tackle A - Switch player 1 - Pause Nunchuck - Shake to switch items, shake opponents Mega Strike meter C - Use items Goalkeeping ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Wii Remote - When defending from a Mega Strike, point at the balls with the pointer Control Stick - Move A - Pass (Automatically switches to the character you pass to) (When holding the ball), press while ponting at the balls (during a Mega Strike) to defend B - Shoot (When holding the ball) _______________________________________________________________________________ [gent] G E N E R A L T A C T I C S ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This section contains some tactics that you should know. At least the easy ones. If you master all of them, you're really good at this game. MegaStrikes ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ MegaStrikes are arguably the most important moves in the game. Each captain can pull off a MegaStrike, simply by holding B until a meter pops up. Press B once to stop the needle in a coloured area to determine the ball number (from four to six, if you somehow miss you get three balls), then as the needle moves back, stop it in the coloured area to determine the ball speed (stop it in the green for moderately quick balls, or in the orange for really quick balls. If you miss, the balls will be slow as snail...balls). NOTE: The different captain classes have their own MegaStrike meters. The balanced captains get a fairly good size for both meters. The offensive and power captains get huge coloured areas for ball numbers (So it's easy to get six), however you'll have a lot of trouble nailing the tiny speed meter. It's vice versa for the defensive and playmaker captains, as they'll have a hard time getting a lot of balls, but the chance of pulling off a superfast MegaStrike is very big. Stopping MegaStrikes ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ As the 3-6 balls travel towards the goal, it's Kritter's job to stop them. All you, as Kritter, have to do, is point at them as they appear on-screen, then press A to destroy them. Sounds easy? Well, a perfectly fast MegaStrike is definitely not to be underestimated, because you get under a second to save each ball. Keep practicing! Lob Passing ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This is very important. It's actually up there in the game controls, but there are so many people who don't seem to get it no matter what. So here's how you do it. Hold Z, and pass (by pressing A). It really is that simple. Intercepting passes ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Easy peasy! Slide tackle onto the ball as it's on its way to the receiver - job done! Intercepting lob passes ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This one's a quite advanced technique. Got an opponent who's constantly lobbing the ball? Don't worry. See that circle that appears when the ball is lobbed? That's obviously where it will land. You'll want to run over there and position yourself in the circle before the opponent gets there. Then, when the ball comes close, press A to pass it - right out of their hans! B works too, if you feel safer just shooting it away. Be warned, though, that if you try to intercept with a pass, you may by mistake switch players instead. It's only a matter of practice, if you've got a willing friend, why don't you try with him or her? (That actually goes for all of these tactics) One timers/touch passes ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ According to readers, one timers and touch passes are the correct names. This is when a player shoots or passes the ball on the instant he/she receives it. To do this, you must first pass. It doesn't matter how you pass, low or high. Then, when the ball is on it's way, press A or B (depending on whether you want to pass or shoot) and the receiver will do it as quickly as they can. This really helps for quick scoring and passing. You can do a one timer/touch pass combined with lobbing too - just hold Z when you press A or B as the ball is on its way to the receiver. Slo-mo shots ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ If you manage to charge the ball to white, then doing an "instant shot" as described above, you'll get a dramatic slow-motion effect. If it actually does anything I don't know - but that's how you do it! Fake shot to pass ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Err... yeah. I'm _that_ good at making up names. What I mean with this is that you can charge the ball by holding B, seemingly to shoot, but then intercept your own move by passing the ball in the middle of the charge. This will quickly get the ball white and is a great way to score. You know, once I actually went through this process of charging, passing and shooting AFTER the time of a match was out - and I scored! _That's_ how quick and effective this is. Of course, people may start to see your pattern after a while... Jumping the goalie ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This can be performed with the playmakers, Peach, Diddy and Toad. Yes, Boo is a playmaker too, but he does not jump. Toad seems to be the most frequently used jumper, for some reason, even though there seems to be no problems with Peach and Diddy. This move is performed with the characters' deke, in other words by pressing the D-pad. To do it, you have to get close to Kritter. When he tries to attack you, jump over him and shoot (Or, if you have the time and you want to annoy somebody - just run into the goal!). This is a very popular tactic, and it requires practice to do correctly. Alternately, you can jump over him, then in the middle of the jump pass to somebody else who will then shoot while Kritter is too far away, due to him attacking the playmaker that jumped. Teleporting into the goal ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This one's pretty easy, if you can find the right time! It can be used by the defensive Daisy, Waluigi and Dry Bones. The lenght of their teleporting moves (which are dekes - still performed by pressing the D-pad) depends on the power on the ball - if it's purple, it goes maybe one metre, and if it's white, it goes around... well, I's say 5-6. So, obviously, you should charge the ball before doing this. Once that's done, pass to a defensive character and use your deke. If you're at an ok angle (Straight forward is the best - the more to the sides you move, the higher the risk of missing gets), you'll disappear and come back right in the middle of the goal! Be warned, though, because if you are to close and have very much power on the ball, you may end up in the electric fence above the goal. Easy teleporting trick ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ As if teleporting wasn't easy as pie already, here's a trick which will have Mr. Poor Defense crying. Got Waluigi, Daisy or Dry Bones next to the goal, but with little charge on the ball? Do not fear! Stand in front of Kritter (not inside his "box") and start charging the ball as if charging up a shot, but then deke (Make sure to tap the direction on the D-Pad that is towards the goal, because when standing still, your deke will go in the direction that you press)! This is surprisingly quick and almost always works! Great for the 'Bones fans. Boo's goalie trick ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Boo seems kind of useless with his terrible Skillshot and his deke that needs to recharge. But this deke can be useful. As Boo, you probably can't go through the goalie then get to run into the goal (Boo does teleport, but his teleport is always really short), but if you time it right, you can get through Kritter's body. Then, before he manages you hit you, SHOOT! You better just tap B like a maniac once you've deked, and it may work. Counter-attackinging harmful dekes ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Harmful dekes, which the offensive characters Wario, Bowser Jr. and Hammer Bros. and power characters Bowser, DK, Petey, Birdo and Monty Mole can do, are no bad thing at all. They're very useful, and are probably the best about those characters. But some people abuse this by constantly going back and forth, knocking people away, then finish it off with some nasty move (this is usually seen with Hammer Bros., who can even stun opponents, and finish it all off with a Skillshot), and it's simply not fun if your opponent only does this to win. But then again, what's more fun than beating somebody who is constantly repeating this over and over? Nothing, I tell you, maybe except a barrel of monkeys. Anyway, countering this is really really simple. When a "spammer", as they say, is happily deking around, get a hard-hitting character (Power, defensive or even balanced characters are ideal!) over there and just stand around. Remember to dodge whenever the character gets close. Now, you have to opinions: Just run around nearby and wait until he gives up and tries something else, or hit him just as he lands, but before he gets to do it again. It's really effective and doesn't actually require much effort. Cowardly keeper-trick ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ If you're a coward, this tactic is great! When you've got the ball, run over to Kritter, and just stand around, as close to his body as possible. Somebody will naturally come and try to take the ball back. However - Kritter is right there and will knock them out and take the ball if they even try. Then pass the ball to another player and repeat the process until the opposition finds a way to lure you. At least it will buy you some time - most likely lots of it! UPDATED: Also, having a offensive or power character stand there means even better chances at winning time; with their offensive dekes, they can literally stand there for the rest of the match! _______________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ P a r t 2 C O N T E N T S O F T H E G A M E _______________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Here I will explain to you what the game contains; detailed descriptions of the game's characters, as well as some quicker descriptions of the stadia, the items and the cheats. _______________________________________________________________________________ [char] C H A R A C T E R S ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ When putting together a team, you have to choose one captain, three sidekicks and you'll have to have a Kritter as a goalie. You will also have to choose the position for your sidekicks. _______________ C L A S S E S / ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ The characters all have different classes, but all characters that belong to the same class have the same stats. Here they are. NOTE: Different classes have different MegaStrike meters. The stronger have an easy time getting a big number of balls, but, oddly, they have problems making the shots fast. For the faster characters, it's vice versa. Balanced ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ These characters are decent at everything, and are a good choice no matter what. Their dekes are only small jumps, though. You can actually create a great team with only balanced characters! Characters: Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Koopa, Shy Guy Playmaker ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ These characters can run fast, and their passing is incredible. Their defense and shooting is terrible, though, so you won't do well with only playmakers on your team. They're mosly useful for quickly getting the ball white and delivering it to a stronger player. Their dekes can be used to score a goal, by jumping over (or teleporting in Boo's case) over the goalie. Playmakers can also pass in the middle of a jump. Characters: Peach, Diddy Kong, Toad, Boo Power ŻŻŻŻŻ For these characters, strength is everything. If you're looking for a character that can send your opponents flying in one hit and deliver incredibly strong hits, choose one of these. They are slow and bad at passing, though, so having a team with only power characters is not a wise choice. Their dekes are protective moves that will harm all who touch them. You should have at least one of these or an offensive character on your team. Characters: DK, Bowser, Petey, Birdo, Monty Mole Defensive ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ I recommend that you have at least one defensive on your team at all times. There are few of them, but they are insanely quick and can deliver huge hits. Their shooting and passing isn't good at all, though, so they're mostly good for, well, defending. Their dekes are teleporting moves - if you get the ball white, you can teleport straight into the goal! Characters: Waluigi, Daisy, Dry Bones Offensive ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ These players are a mix of playmaker and power, making them a great choice. Their skills are all about the ball - passing and shooting. Like the power characters, their dekes involve harming others. These guys also jump when they do it, though they can't jump over the goalies like the playmakers can. I recommend at least one of these, or a power character, on your team! Characters: Wario, Bowser Jr., Hammer Bro. ________________ C A P T A I N S/ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ The only characters that can use the Mega Strike. The colour of your sidekicks depends on which captain you choose. Mario ŻŻŻŻŻ Hmm, does he even need an introduction? He's Super Mario, what more can I say! Type: Balanced Speed 6 Shooting 6 Passing 6 Defence 6 Super Ability: Super Mario! - Grows to an enormous size and can crush anybody. Deke: Normal Tactics: Super Mario! is an excellent tool for a Mega Strike chance, if you manage to hit everybody. Counter-tactics: If Mario uses his Super Ability, slide tackling the ball is the only way to stop him. Also, when he does a Mega Strike, he shrinks - that's your chance to knock him out! Comments: Mario is one of the most used characters on Wi-Fi. And, well, he's ok, you can always trust Mario if you want to get something done in the game. Peach ŻŻŻŻŻ Peach is of course back, and tougher than she seems (and acts like). Type: Playmaker Speed 10 Shooting 3 Passing 10 Defence 3 Super Ability: Freeze Frame! - All characters surrounding Peach get frozen for some seconds. Deke: Jump Tactics: Jumping over the goalie is a good tactic. Also, the Freeze Frame! may give you a chance for a Mega Strike. Counter-tactics: If Peach has the Freeze Frame! in her inventory when she has the ball, switch to a fast character and stay away from her. When she uses it, run up to Peach and hit her. Comments: Her Freeze Frame needs to be activated when lots of players are around and no opponent is close enough to get Peach for some seconds, or else it's useless. Also, when you use Freeze Frame!, immediately start a Mega Strike - Peach's normal shots are useless. DK ŻŻ What would a Mario sports game be without this big, strong dude? Better known as Donkey Kong, DK is one of the three most powerful captains. Type: Power Speed 3 Shooting 10 Passing 3 Defence 10 Super Ability: Thunder Wham! - Jumps up and slams the ground to knock away anybody nearby. Deke: Pounds his chest, knocking away players who touch him. Tactics: If you get lucky with Thunder Wham!, you may get a Mega Strike chance. Counter-tactics: See Peach's. Comments: He's also very common on Wi-Fi, and he's ok to use. If you find the right spot and time for Thunder Wham!, it could work well. He's an ok choice. Waluigi ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Waluigi's gone from offensive to defensive. And yes, he's still got the crotch move. In case you were wondering. Type: Defensive Speed 10 Shooting 3 Passing 3 Defence 10 Super Ability: Wall-Luigi! - Creates a wall wherever he goes, which can be used to trap others or defend himself. Deke: Teleport Tactics: You can teleport into the goal using the deke. Using his Wall-Luigi!, you can close yourself up in a corner and perform a Mega Strike while your opponents watch helplessly. Counter-tactics: If he gets a Wall-Luigi! (it's not even rare at all), keep a good eye out for Waluigi. If he tries to close himself up in a corner, try your best to chase him into it and hit him at all costs. Comments: His Wall-Luigi! is so incredibly powerful if you use it right. Waluigi is one of the best characters due to that. However, even though he's defensive, he's always in the front, where he shouldn't be. Luigi ŻŻŻŻŻ Luigi's always so similar to Mario - look, I just lazily copied Mario's profile here. Type: Balanced Speed 6 Shooting 6 Passing 6 Defence 6 Super Ability: Super Luigi! - Grows to an enormous size and can crush anybody. Deke: Normal Tactics: Super Luigi! is an excellent tool for a Mega Strike chance, if you manage to hit everybody. Counter-tactics: If Luigi uses his Super Ability, slide tackling the ball is the only way to stop him. Also, when he does a Mega Strike, he shrinks - that's your chance to knock him out! Comments: He's the exact same as Mario, but for some reason not as popular on Wi-Fi. Wario ŻŻŻŻŻ The funny guy. He's been a lot into farting lately too, it seems. Type: Offensive Speed 3 Shooting 10 Passing 10 Defence 3 Super Ability: Gas Mask! - Wario farts, messing up the controls of anybody caught in the green gas. He has a lot of "fart power", and you can save some for whenever you want. Deke: Ground pounds Tactics: If you manage to mess up everybody's controls, do a Mega Strike while they're struggling. Counter-tactics: You can actually control perfectly when you've been hit by the fart - the controls are only reversed. Comments: A surprise attack with the Gas Mask! can send foes running off in the completely wrong direction for a while, so when it comes to doing Mega Strikes, Wario is pretty good. Bowser ŻŻŻŻŻŻ The only newcomer captain who's unlocked from the start. Hmm, Bowser likes to change his size from game to game, doesn't he? Type: Power Speed 3 Shooting 10 Passing 3 Defence 10 Super Ability: Fire Storm! - Breathes fire. Similair to Gas Mask!, Bowser has a meter. It's a bit better, though, because when hit by the fire, players will run around in panic. It also affects the keeper. It's kind of harder to control, though. Deke: Hides in his shell for a short time, damaging anybody who touches it. Tactics: If you can't get the hang of burning other players, go for the goalie. When burnt, he can only do rebounds, increasing your chance of scoring. Counter-tactics: Hit Bowser from behind before he can turn around and harm you with fire. Comments: His Fire Storm! is a bit slow, so it's not always that effective. If you do get all nearby foes, though, you've just made yourself invincible. Bowser is a pretty good choice. Yoshi ŻŻŻŻŻ Big nosed, green something. I think it's strange that Yoshi's isn't fast like in most other games. Type: Balanced Speed 6 Shooting 6 Passing 6 Defence 6 Super Ability: Egg Roll! - Rolls around in his egg, crushing anybody. Press B to stop. Deke: Normal Tactics: If you manage to crush everybody, the Egg Roll does give you a chance. Counter-tactics: You can run away from his Super Ability pretty easily. Comments: Yoshi's big hit is a bit different, because when using his tounge, it never puts him in any danger. Except from that, Yoshi is ok. Daisy ŻŻŻŻŻ She seems to get more and more mad in every release. She also seems to change play styles all the time (She's been technique, balanced, offensive and now defensive... have I missed something?). Type: Defensive Speed 10 Shooting 3 Passing 3 Defence 10 Super Ability: Crystal Smash! - A lot of crystals pop up from the ground and knock away nearby players. Deke: Teleport Tactics: See DK's. Counter-tactics: See DK's. Comments: Like Waluigi, Daisy is kind of in the wrong place. Her Super Ability isn't as godly powerful as Waluigi's, so if you have the choice between the two, go for the purple guy. Bowser Jr. ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Junior, my least favourite of Bowser's eight kids. I don't need to explain, do I...? Well, he's annoying here too. But at least he got rid of the bandana. Type: Offensive Speed 3 Shooting 10 Passing 10 Defence 3 Super Ability: Sonic Roar! - Bowser Jr. roars, making a shockwaves move in a straight path, which shrinks the enemies. Deke: Ground pound Tactics: None Counter-tactics: If you get hit by the Sonic Roar!, don't worry, you can still do anything, you're just small and slower. Comments: His Super Ability is just... not good at all. Otherwise, he's an ok character. -- Jr. is unlocked by beating him in the Fire Cup -- Diddy Kong ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Hmm... what can I really say about him? Well, it's weird that he has his full name displayed, while Donkey Kong is just called DK... That wasn't interesting, was it? Type: Playmaker Speed 10 Shooting 3 Passing 10 Defence 3 Super Ability: Red Card! - A tractor beam steals some players and keeps them away from the field for a long time. Deke: Jump Tactics: Jumping over the goalie, and using the Super Ability to get a good Mega Strike chance. Counter-tactics: Just keep an eye out for Diddy when he gets the Red Card!, and avoid the tractor beam at all costs. Comments: His Super Ability is probably the second best (Waluigi's being THE best), and he's a very good captain. I've _never_ seen him used on Wi-Fi before, only by myself. -- Diddy is unlocked by beating him in the Crystal Cup -- Petey Piranha ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ And I thought he was done being in all Mario games. Oh well. He's actually pretty cool. Do the limbo! Type: Power Speed 3 Shooting 10 Passing 3 Defence 10 Super Ability: Mud Slinger! - Spits mud on the field, which anybody will walks slowly in. He has a meter for how much of it he can use. Deke: Rattles his head, harming anybody who touches him. Tactics: His Mud Slinger! can be used for a Mega Strike chance... Counter-tactics: ...But it's pretty easy to avoid as well. Comments: His Mud Slinger! can knock away people as well. He's an ok choice... and pretty cool otherwise as well. -- Petey is unlocked by beating him in the Striker Cup -- __________________ S I D E K I C K S/ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ While the sidekicks can't use the all-powerful Mega Strike, they still have some special skills. Pick your sidekicks wisely and find a combination you like! Koopa Troopa ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Koopa's your average guy and good old Mario enemy. He seems a little too calm for this type of sport... Type: Balanced Speed 6 Shooting 6 Passing 6 Defence 6 Skillshot: Shell Smash - Sends a huge metal Koopa shell at the goalie, stunning him. Deke: Normal Tactics: If the ball happens to land in a teammate's hands (feet) after the Shell Smash, fire away! Counter-tactics: If Koopa uses his skillshot, run for the ball and get it away from the goal as quickly as possible. Comments: Probably the most rare character on Wi-Fi. But still, he's an ok chocie that fits on any team. Shy Guy is probably the better of the two balanced sidekicks, though. Toad ŻŻŻŻ This mushroom person has always been fast, and he is this time as well (Now he's acrobatic too!). Looks like Toad is the most armoured player, and he needs it with that soft head of his... Type: Playmaker Speed 10 Shooting 3 Passing 10 Defence 3 Skillshot: Fire Meteor - Sends a burning ball at the goalie. If he's hit, he can't catch the ball for a while, only make rebounds. Deke: Jump Tactics: Jumping over the goalie Counter-tactics: If he uses the Fire Meteor, get the ball away immediately, just to be safe. It's not that dangerous, though. Comments: His Fire Meteor can mostly be stopped very easily. But he's acceptable - his jumping deke makes up for it. Dry Bones ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Do they really allow dead people to play this game? Dry Bones is one of the cooles characters in my opinion... But how can a rotten skeleton be so strong? Type: Defensive Speed 10 Shooting 3 Passing 3 Defence 10 Skillshot: Shocker - Electrifies the ball, leaving the goal open. As if that wasn't enough, the ball comes straight back to him and gives him a good chance to score! Deke: Teleport Tactics: Try teleporting into the goal when the ball is white. Counter-tactics: If he uses the Shocker, hit Dry Bones before the ball comes back. Comments: One of the most used characters on Wi-Fi. The Shocker is great, and makes up for his terrible shooting because it has the speed and power of an offensive/power character. That makes him a very good choice for any team. He's also the only defensive character, so he is really the one I recommend the most. Boo ŻŻŻ No, you don't have to be alive OR have feet to play Strikers. Boo carries the ball inside his body and... kind of spits it out. Or something. Type: Playmaker Speed 10 Shooting 3 Passing 10 Defence 3 Skillshot: ??? - Becomes invisible and flies through the goalie, then shoots the ball. Completely useless unless you're really close. Deke: Quick teleport, leaves Boo unable to use it again for some seconds Tactics: Teleporting through the goalie - you'll have to time it very well, though. Try hitting B as soon as you emerge from behind Kritter. Counter-tactics: None Comments: His deke is bad because he has to charge, and his Skillshot rarely works at all. Boo isn't that good at all, really. Birdo ŻŻŻŻŻ Don't even get me started on the whole male/female thing. If you don't know what I'm talking about, it's best that way. Trust me. Well, Birdo's pretty strong for a character that usually is a quick type in games. Type: Power Speed 3 Shooting 10 Passing 3 Defence 10 Skillshot: Extreme Egg - Birdo fires an unstoppable egg at the goal, knocking down the goalie and going into the goal - an instant goal, in other words! It can be stopped by standing in front of it, though. Deke: Spins around, knocking down anybody nearby. Tactics: Spinning around can knock down others, giving you a good chance for a shot. Counter-tactics: As I've said, you can stand in front of the Extreme Egg to stop it. Comments: If you have nobody to stand in front of Birdo, all hope is lost. Birdo is a good choice, I recommend her (him?) on your team. Her (his?) deke is pretty good too. Hammer Bros. ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ A Koopa-like character that also resembles a bird. Kinda. He's very fond of hammers - he even goes around hitting opponents with them... Is that even legal? Type: Offensive Speed 3 Shooting 10 Passing 10 Defence 3 Skillshot: Jumps up in the air, throws hammers, then shoots the ball. Instant goal every time, if you're close enough. Deke: Slams a hammer into the ground, stunning anybody it hits Tactics: Using his deke followed by a skillshot is guaranteed goal if you manage to do it. Counter-tactics: Said tactic is hated more than Hitler, though, and chances are high that people who use it will either be victims of a disconnection, or be beaten by far (most people practice countering this tactic, and are good at it). To counter it, stand around and wait near Hammer Bro., preferably with a hard-hitting character (Dry Bones is ideal here). The instant before he lands, do a big hit, and you should hit him between the dekes. Also, you can just wait around for him to stop deking or trying to shoot. Comments: I've basically said everything about him. He's very overused and hated, but if you use him properly and fight like a man, he's great for your team. Monty Mole ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ A really, really, _really_ fat mole that has been in almost as many spin-offs as real games. Hmm... what more? Nope, nothing else. Type: Power Speed 3 Shooting 10 Passing 3 Defence 10 Skillshot: Dirt Drill - He digs a tunnel towards the goal, then pops up and shoots. It's a bit like Boo's, but better because he can knock out the goalie if he's at the right distance, giving him a much better chance at scoring. Deke: Burrows underground and pops up again, knocking down whoever he hits Tactics: None Counter-tactics: None Comments: Monty's deke is pretty good, but except from that... he's just basically an ok choice. Birdo is a little bit better, though. Shy Guy ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ He's a shy guy. I didn't notice until recently, but man, _look_ at those feet go! He walks like crazy. I love this shy guy. Type: Balanced Speed 6 Shooting 6 Passing 6 Defence 6 Skillshot: Bullet Bill Blast - A Bullet Bill pops up from nowhere, taking Shy Guy on a ride towards the goal. If he hits someone before the Bullet Bill starts properly, he'll explode at that spot, but if he starts properly, nothing can stop him on his way. When he hits the goalie, he knocks out everyone nearby, including himself. However, he gets up quicker than the others, so he has a good chance at scoring a goal. Deke: Normal Tactics: After his Skillshot has been use, either wait for Shy Guy to wake up, then shoot, or get another character who didn't faint to do it. Counter-tactics: If he starts his Skillshots, pick a quick character, run for cover, then come back when everyone's dazed and run off with the ball as quickly as possible. Comments: One of my favourites, this guy fits in any team, and is a bit better than Koopa. _______________________ G O A L K E E P E R S / ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ The goalkeeper - also known as goalie (I'm sure I've also called him keeper a couple of times in this FAQ, I hope you won't get confused) - is really important. If you had no goalie, your opponent would probably score close to 50 goals without any problem at all. Kritter ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ He's the only possible goalie. You can't choose. Kritter is one of the bad guys in Donkey Kong Country - the Kremlings. He's a crocodile (or something closely related to that) who's not exactly afraid to do some damage on the field. Kritter can actually roundhouse kick a player half across the field if he feels like it, pull Monty Mole straight up from the ground and throw him into the fence. Yeah, he's a strong guy who even has to go through hand-burning, electrifying, hammer throws and much more. Every. Single. Match. Kritter is also invincible to normal items and enemy attacks. Awesome! _______________________________________________________________________________ [stad] S T A D I U M S ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This game contains the seven, old, underwhelming stadiums from the previous game, plus ten new stadiums with all-new special features in all of them. That's what I'm talking about! ________________________ N E W S T A D I U M S/ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ The Vice ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Ok, so I was lying. Not all new stadiums have special features - this one is almost like the Palace from Mario Smash Football, the only difference being that the ground is cracked. Thunder Island ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ A tiny, mountain-ish island in the middle of the ocean. Watch out, because there is no electric fence to "protect" you, so if you go too far you'll fall off, and will have to wait a while to get back. Also, the wind is blowing incredibly much, and stuff like Cheep Cheeps and huge cows will be blown across the island, knocking off anybody it hits. This may give you a good Mega Strike chance! Due to the wind, the ball will also be moved around on its own when nobody has it. When on thunder island, try to knock down many players, even if it means they get items. Less opponents means a bigger chance to pull off a powerful shot! The Sand Tomb ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ A sandy place in the middle of, well, a desert. You need to think strategically here, because there are two 'routes' you can take. In the middle of the field, the ground is hard and solid, and you can run fast. However, over that part of the stadium, there are a lot of Thwomps that will try to crush you. If you take the safe route in the sand, though, no Thwomps will harm you, but you'll run slow. Not just slow, painfully slow. Thwomps will occasionally block shots too, making this the most dangerous and frustrating stadium. Watch out! The Classroom ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Another stadium without any hazards. This one is inside a white, extremly tall building of sorts. Looks pretty nice, actually! There's no audience here. It's used for practicing in Strikers ABC. The Lava Pit ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This stadium is, obviously, in the middle of a huge lava pit. The entire stadium is rocky. Sometimes, a huge fireball - sometimes even several of them - will land on the ground, creating a big, hot circle of fire. Anybody who runs into the fire gets hurt, and if the ball touches it, it'll bounce away. Avoid them at all costs! This makes everything hectic, and if you just run into the fire, you'll be giving your opponent free Skillshot/MegaStrike chances. -- Win the Fire Cup to unlock for Domination Mode -- The Wastelands ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This stadium is really slippery - in fact, the ground is made of ice! Movement here can be tricky, so watch where you're going. In addition, lightning will sometimes strike. It will strike random places twice as a warning, then on the third strike it will hit the ball. When you see the "warning" strikes, just leave the ball alone to avoid injuries, and your opponent may even be stupid enough to take it and get struck by the lighting. For a cheap goal, kick a weak ball at the keeper when the warning lightnings come, and if you time it right, the lightning will stun him because he's holding the ball. If you hurry, it'll be an easy goal! -- Earn the Brick Wall and the Golden Foot Awards in the Fire Cup to unlock for Domination Mode -- Crystal Canyon ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ A normal stadium in the middle of a canyon, surrounded by huge crystals. At the start of the match, one or two of the players on each team will be zapped away! That leaves you with few players, making the game challenging. However, this also means that there are fewer opponents, and therefore it may be easier to get a scoring chance. After every goal, all players will be back, but one or two players on each team will also be zapped again. -- Win the Crystal Cup to unlock for Domination Mode -- The Dump ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ A rainy field where something brown (You have to use your imagination here, there's no description of what it actually is) is running down towards the middle of the field. Movement here is a pain in the arse, and it's in my opinion the worst stadium because of that. -- Earn the Brick Wall and the Golden Foot Awards in the Crystal Cup to unlock for Domination Mode -- Stormship Stadium ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ A stadium on a flying ship (or something). This stadium will tilt in the direction wherever the most players are. Also, lightning will strike in the middle sometimes, and will travel down a few of the paths on the field. You should avoid the middle as well as those paths at all costs, even when there's no lighting there, because it strikes pretty often, and you're very likely to get hit. It may sound easy to avoid the lightning, but it's everywhere! This is a really infuriating place. -- Win the Striker Cup to unlock for Domination Mode -- Galactic Stadium ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ As far as I can see, there are no hazards here either, on this stadium in the middle of space. It may be that movement is slower or faster than usual, but honestly, the differences, if any, are hard to notice. -- Earn the Brick Wall and the Golden Foot Awards in the Striker Cup to unlock for Domination Mode-- _________________ C L A S S I C S / ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Bowser Stadium ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Bowser's blue stadium flying around at an extremly high speed. In space. And oddly, it's all blue and not covered in lava. Weird. The Battle Dome ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ A metallic stadium, located in Bowser's Castle (According to Mario Smash Football). Konga Coliseum ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This stadium actually is wooden. It's located somewhere in the jungle. Crater Field ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This big crater on Yoshi's Island (again, according to Smash Football) is used as a grassy stadium. The Palace ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ The very first stadium of Mario Smash Football, looking a bit like a palace. Pipeline Central ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ According to the game's website, this was built for Mario and Luigi and is located in the sky. It seems to be raining slightly at times. The Underground ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Also according to said website, this stadium was built by Wario and Waluigi. This one actually doesn't look like the classic one at all, being kind of grassy instead of metallic, and having a lot of red in it as well. _______________________________________________________________________________ [item] P O W E R - U P S ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Power-ups - they give you huge goal opportunities. They can be gained by getting an innocent player hit (by innocent, I mean not carrying the ball) or by sending a well charged ball towards the goal. Use them by pressing C, and shake the nunchuck to switch between the two you can carry at a time. Bananas ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Usefulness: Terrible - Great (Depending on whether you use the tactic below) Basically, that's what they are. Or, well, banana peels. They come in bunches of five, three and even one. As you may have figured out, they make people slip and fall. They've shrunk since Mario Smash Football, and will now be placed in a random direction, making them even more useless (And getting one single banana is just an insult). TIP: Actually, you can use the bananas to block yourself in a corner or another tricky place if you do it right, then pull off a MegaStrike or something else. They will also block Birdo's Extreme Egg, so if you know your bananas, they're not really all that useless. - Thanks for telling me, JKill09! Green Shells ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Usefulness: Bad - Fantastic These will be fired in one direction and bounce of walls. They aren't very effective at long range, but if you can get close to someone, you can fire those at them, giving you a chance for a good charged shot. They break when they hit players. Green Shells come in giant versions, which won't break when they hit someone. Red Shells ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Usefulness: Very Good They will track down and follow random nearby players, knocking them down like Green Shells. They can be a bit random at times, though, becuase they may as well hit your teammates. Their huge counterparts are to the small Red Sheels, what the Giant Green Shells are to the small Green Shells. Blue Shells ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Usefulness: Good Those are worth their weight in gold, because they freeze the players they hit for a pretty long time, giving you a huge chance for a Skillshot, a Mega Strike or at least a fully charged shot. These also have huge counterparts, and they're no different from the other huge ones. Spiny Shells ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Usefulness: Good These are basically Green Shells, but they won't break very easily at all. Very good if you want to cause some random chaos. I don't need to explain the giant version, do I...? Bob-ombs ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Usefulness: Good Unlike in Smash Football, they won't be thrown from your character, but they will fall in a line from the sky, get stuck in the ground, then explode. They won't land directly at the player who has the ball, but will usually land next to him (or another player, sometimes), making them a little less powerful. They come in giant size as well, which causes a bigger explosion. Mushroom ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Usefulness: Good This makes you grow slightly in size (which makes no difference), and you'll become faster. The most common item, which is pretty useless unless you've just got to chase someone. Star ŻŻŻŻ Usefulness: Fantastic This one makes you invincible for a short time. If you use it strategically, it can lead to some guaranteed goals. For example, you can start a Mega Strike, then activate the star when someone comes close to you. It's almost like a free Mega Strike! Chain Chomp ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Usefulness: Good - Fantastic (Depending on what it actually wants to do) This one is so awesome, sadly you will rarely get it unless you're being absolutely destroyed. It drops down on the field, runs around and attacks all players on the opposing team (It won't go around friendly players, though). If your opponent gets one, all you can do is pray. ...But there is always the chance that your 'Chomp will run off early, or decide to get some far off opponents instead of the one(s) chasing you. Super Abilities ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Usefulness: Terrible - Fantastic Well, these come in item forms. They're the captains', well, super powerful abilities. You can read more about them in the Characters [char] section. Basically, they look like the face of your captain. _______________________________________________________________________________ [chts] C H E A T S ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ The cheats are unlocked by beating challenges in the Striker Challenges mode. They can be used in Domination Mode as well as when playing online against friends. See [domi] for how to activate them. Classic Mode ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This one's for you that don't like those fancy, new MegaStrikes and Skillshots - it removes them completely! Now you're left with charged shots only. -- Beat Mario's Striker Challenge to unlock! -- Safe MegaStrike ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Only Kritter can stop the Mega Strike, meaning that if the MegaStrike meter shows up, everybody else has to stand by, helplessly watching the other get a perfect MegaStrike. -- Beat Luigi's Striker Challenge to unlock! -- Super Captain ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Every power up you receive is you captain's Super Ability. -- Beat DK's Striker Challenge to unlock! -- High Voltage ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ When players get too close to the electric fence, they'll get shocked (That normally happens only when they're knocked into it). -- Beat Peach's Striker Challenge to unlock! -- Devasting Hits ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ All characters get the hitting strenght of a Power character. If you want to use this cheat as effectively as possible, put only offensive and/or playmaker characters on your team, resulting in an overpowered team with full stats in three of the four areas. -- Beat Daisy's Striker Challenge to unlock! -- No Power Ups ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Removes all power ups, meaning the game will be based only on skill. This can be abused, though, because that means no penalties for hitting players that don't have the ball! -- Beat Wario's Striker Challenge to unlock! -- Secure Stadia ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Special stadium effects, like the fireballs in the Lava Pit or the farm equipment blowing around on Thunder Island, are turned off, making any stadium (somewhat more) safe to play in. -- Beat Waluigi's Striker Challenge to unlock! -- Power Shortage ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ The electric fence doesn't function, meaning that nobody will be hurt by it. -- Beat Yoshi's Striker Challenge to unlock! -- Field Tilt ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ The field will tilt a bit towards the leading team whenever a goal is scored. -- Beat Bowser's Striker Challenge to unlock! -- Always White Ball ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ The ball will always be white, meaning that there's no need for charging it up - just shoot and score! -- Beat Petey's Striker Challenge to unlock! -- Always Sidekick Skillshot ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Any shot made by a sidekick will be a Skillshot, giving you huge scoring chances constantly! -- Beat Bowser Jr.'s Striker Challenge to unlock! -- Custom Power-ups and Infinite Power-ups ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This lets you customise the power-ups that will be used in the match, and/or let you turn on infinite power-ups, meaning you'll constantly gain new ones. -- Beat Diddy's Striker Challenge to unlock! -- _______________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ P a r t 3 T H E M O D E S O F T H E G A M E _______________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This section has descriptions of all the game's modes; Strikers ABC - the tutorial mode, Domination Mode - the VS mode, Road to the Striker Cup - the main Single Player game, Striker Challenges - some easy and some insane challenges for you to beat/get beaten by, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection - online, in other words, as well as Other Modes (Options and Hall of Fame, in which I basically point out obvious stuff). _______________________________________________________________________________ [sabc] S T R I K E R S A B C ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ I thought I'd put this before all the other modes, because it teaches you how to play the game. If you prefer text over visual demonstration, read this (and stop playing games if the above matches your personality.). 1/10 Bowser: The Basics! ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ All you need to do here is to score a goal. You are Bowser with one Dry Bones, one Toad and one Hammer Bro. There are no opponents, so just fire away! Still, Mario's goalie is there and you have 1 minute, so you don't have that much time to fool around. You don't have access to special skills either. 2/10 Mario: Charging the Ball! ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Your goal here is to score one goal by charging up the ball. You are Mario, you have one Toad, one Hammer Bro. and one Koopa. To charge up the ball, you can hold B (followed by releasing it to shoot, or A to pass immediately), pass the ball, or press Z to chip it ahead to charge the ball. When the ball is charged, try giving it to Hammer Bro. for a powerful shot. The time here is 1 minute too, and there are no special skills for you to use. The oppposing team is Luigi's, but only the goalie is there. 3/10 Kritter: Making Mega Saves! ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This one is a little different. With no players, Mario's team is helpless! Luckily, Kritter the goalie is still there to protect you from DK's Mega Strikes. Also, you start with 12 goals, so as long as you can keep DK from scoring too much using Mega Strikes, the victory is yours. He also only has 20 seconds to do it. So, how do you do this? Simple! When a Mega Strike is launched, a minigame will start. You have to aim your Wii Remote at the screen using the glove-pointer to defend yourself. When you spot an incoming ball, aim for it, then when your hands are covering it properly up, press A to destroy it. DK won't go all that hard on you, even though he can get some occasional good Mega Strikes. You'll probably do fine anyway. Excpect to see some far meaner attacks later on. 4/10 Mario: The Mega Strike! ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Now, it's time to use the Mega Strike. To use it, hold B until a meter appears. Now, press B to select a number of balls. The longer you let the needle go to the left, the more balls (up to six!) you will launch. If you go to far, though, you'll end up with 3. After that, press B as the needle is in the colour regions. If you hit the grey, your Mega Strike will be slow and easy to stop. Green Mega Strikes are pretty hard to stop, and orange Mega Strikes are _really_ hard to stop. In this match, Mario is behind Bowser by 12 goals! Use as many Mega Strikes as you can to win - you've got only 20 seconds! It won't be hard without opponents, though. 5/10 Hammer Bros.: Sidekick Skillshots! ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Now, you'll learn to use Skillshots. They're simple as well - get the ball, and hold B until the Skillshot activates. This one is Hammer Bros'. Skillshot, where he throws a bunch of hammers at the goalie. If you want a guaranteed goal, just stay pretty close to Kritter, and use your skill. Again, there are no enemies, so you won't have any problem getting the three goals you need. 6/10 Boo: Skillshots Part Two! ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This time you're Boo, and you're fighting against one Monty Mole. The goal is to score three times using Boo's Skillshots. For this Skillshot, you need to be at a very spesific range, so it's a little different from the Hammer Bros'. Skillshot. If Monty gets the ball, tackle him of use a big hit. He's pretty lazy though, so it should be fine. 7/10 Mario: Super Mario Time! ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Now, let's look at the Super Abilities. You're Mario, playing against Luigi. You'll constantly gain the Super Ability item, which activates Super Mario!, Mario's Super Ability. Use it to get the ball for Luigi and score three goals to win. If you want to be cheap, you can combine it with Mega Strike when Luigi, the only opposing player, is dazed! Use it with C, by the way! 8/10 DK: Bringing the Thunder! ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Another Super Ability lesson. You're DK (In pink because you're against Wario, whose colour is yellow. Stylish!) with two Toads on your team. Wario has only himself (and, of course, Kritter). As DK, use his Thunder Wham! to clear space, then attack with a Mega Strike or a charged shot. You can also use your Toads and thier Skillshots, by the way! 9/10 Mario: Using Power Ups! ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This one teaches you how to use Power Ups, or items as I call them. Press C to use them, and to gain them, you must release a well charged shot or get hit when you don't have the ball. Use them to your advantage against Bowser and his full (But not challenging) team. You have a Toad, a Dry Bones and a Hammer Bro. on your team, so use all you've learned in combination with items to win the match. 10/10 Mario: Winning the Match! ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ It's you and your sidekicks in a fair match with Bowser and his sidekicks. It's a normal match - use your skills and win! Have you cleared all lessons? Good work, now go for the real game! _______________________________________________________________________________ [domi] D O M I N A T I O N M O D E ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ The classic moide usually called exhibition mode in other Mario games, here disguised with a 'tougher' name. Basically what I'll do here, is walk you through the menus of this mode. ________________ S E T T I N G S/ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Before each match, you can set the rules, etc. here. Screen 1 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Skill level: Choose a level from 1 to 5. This is how hard the computer is to beat. Series lenght: How many series you will play in the match. You can select 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9. In other words, here you select if it's a best of 1-, best of 3-, etc. match. Game Type: Select whether you're gonna play Minutes or Goals, then select how many minutes (2 - 5) or goals (1 - 10) you want to play for in each series. Screen 2 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Press + to access this screen. Here you can set the cheats, if you want to use any. Press any of the three bars that initially say NONE, then select a cheat to use. Press DONE when... well, you're done. ____________________________ C A P T A I N S E L E C T/ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ It couldn't get any simpler - select a captain! You can see their stats and type here as well. Note that some characters have alternate colours which will be used if the opponent has a similiar colour! When you've selected a captain for each team, you can pick DONE to proceed, or press Change Captain if you want another one. ______________________________ S I D E K I C K S E L E C T/ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Press one of the tiny sidekick icons, and you will be able to swap that sidekick for another. You can select where the sidekicks will be (back, left and right). If you press Default, you will get the default sideicks for your current captain (not necessarily a good combination), and pressing Random will give you random sidekicks. Press DONE when done. ________________________ C H O O S E S I D E S/ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ All players will have to select their side, by moving the hand icon over to either the Home icon or the Away icon. ____________________________ S T A D I U M S E L E C T/ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Press + and - to scroll through the stadiums, and select one. Now you're ready to go! _______________________________________________________________________________ [r2sc] R O A D T O T H E S T R I K E R C U P ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ [ UNDER CONSTRUCTION! WATCH OUT FOR BULLDOZERS. ] Road to the Striker Cup is a mode where you and your hopefully very carefully selected team will take on a bunch of other teams, also hoping to win the Striker Cup. And I mean every letter of the words "carefully selected", because you can't change your team - not even your sidekicks! There are three cups, the Fire, Crystal and Striker Cups. Where are the Mushroom, Flower and Star Cups? Who knows! ...And who really cares? Regardless of their names, I'm going to walk you through each of them. ________________________________ G E N E R A L C U P I N F O/ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ - All characters are randomly selected - so, sorry, I cannot give you any detailed walthroughs. - The cup starts off round robin-style, meaning you have to battle each team once or twice, depending on the cup. - In this stage, you get three points for winning, two for winning in Sudden Death and zero for losing. - The x best players from the group stage advances to the knockout stage. Lose once here and you're out - yes, you have to start over again! - Try to get as many goals and concede as few goals as you possibly can in the group stage; if you get the record, you'll get a Brick Wall award (For conceding the fewest goals) and/or a Golden Foot award (For scoring the most goals). Get both in one cup, and a new stage is yours for use in Domination! - Beat the knockout stage, and another stage is yours! - After the cup is won, the champion will challenge you. Win and you can play as him in Domination! Each cup has an initial champion, but after it's beaten once, it will get a new champion. Qestions and answers ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ "How do I change my team?" - You have to start the _whole_ cup over again. Yes, all the way back to the start of the Fire Cup. (T_T) "What happens if I turn off the Wii in the middle of a match?" - That translates as you forfeiting the match; You'll automatically lose that one. "If I lose even once in the knockout stage/champion match, will I get another chance?" - As said above, no. "So I have to start Road to the Strikers Cup all over if that happens?" - No, you will start the current cup over. "What's with the character images in the pre-match room?" - They're actually part of the room you see in Hall of Fame - they're captain cards, which tell you about cheats you've unlocked. "Once in a while, Striker Times pops up - does it mean anything?" - No, it's just there to tell you how it all is progressing, like a sports newspaper (On the bottom half of a Nintendo DS...). ________________ F I R E C U P/ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Odd name for a Mario Sports cup. Usually it would be something like "Mushroom Cup". Oh well. This one's laughably easy. - The initial champion is Bowser Jr.. - There are 4 teams, you have to play each twice (meaning that you'll play 6 matches in the group stage). - Top two advance to knockout stage (Meaning you have to be one of the best to get there... but that isn't hard!). - Knockout stage: Only one round. - Champion battle: A three-series long battle against Bowser Jr.. Not insanely hard, to say the least. Very, very easy, in fact. I shouldn't need to tell you how to win. ______________________ C R Y S T A L C U P/ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ - The initial champion is Diddy Kong. - There are 6 teams, you have to play each twice (meaning that you'll play 10 matches in the group stage). - Top four advance to knockout stage. - Knockout stage: Two rounds. - Champion battle: Diddy Kong, in a three-series match. Watch out for his Red Card move, as it'll remove players from your team. The match is played in Crystal Canyon, so you and Diddy will always have only two or three players on your teams (not counting Kritter). Becuase there are so few opponents, power-ups should come in handy here. When you're chased by someone, use a power-up to take care of them, and use whatever special skill your controlled character has to score! ______________________ S T R I K E R C U P/ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This cup name makes more sense than the two others; you are playing Mario STRIKERS, after all. Oh, and it's insane. The difficuly, I mean. Good lord! - The initial champion is Petey (Piranha). - There are 10 teams, you have to play each once (meaning that you'll play 9 matches in the group stage). - Top eight advance to knockout stage (meaning it's very possible to get _there_, at least). - Knockout stage: Three rounds. - Champion battle: Finally; Petey! This is a three-series match. And you will most likely lose. Good luck - you'll need it. Honestly, I cannot even give any strategies for this one, becuase whatever you do, Petey will 95% of the time counter it perfectly. Just keep pressing on and doing the best you can. If nothing else works, use some cheap tricks that you can find in the General Tactics [gent] section. _______________________________________________________________________________ [chal] S T R I K E R C H A L L E N G E S ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Looking for some bone-crushing hard stuff that punches you in the face and yells "You suck at this game!" in your face every single time you lose until you win at your 40th attemt (Not completely literally)? Look no further, the last part of these 12 challenges will keep you busy for a while! 1/12 Mario: Till Sudden Death Do Us Part! (Novice) ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ You are Mario, you have a Monty Mole, a Toad and a Boo on your team. The opposing team is DK with a Toad, a Birdo and a Hammer Bro. The objective is to win in Sudden Death (which has already started), by scoring a single goal. DK is dumb as a log on the novice level, so this should be a breeze no matter what. If you can't do it, all you need to do is to practice some techniques. 2/12 Luigi: Sibling Rivalry! (Novice) ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Things are looking bad for Luigi. As Luigi, you have two Koopas on your team, but the last team member is missing! Mario, on the other hand, has a full team with a Dry Bones, a Toad and a Monty Mole. You're also down by two goals, meaning you must score at least three goals to win - and that's not counting any possible goals Mario may get. Fortunately, Mario is no smarter than DK was in the previous challenge, so if you can press in a Skillshot or a MegaStrike (or even a normal shot, all your characters are decent at shooting) here and there, you should do fine. 3/12 DK: This Monkey Shines! (Professional) ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ You're DK with two Toads and a Boo, against Petey and his team in the Stormship Stadium. You're three goals behind, so you have to score a minimum of four! Not only that, but with one power captain and three playmakers, your team is pretty unblalanced. I suggest that you use the Sidekicks to pass the ball around until it's white, then give it to DK and try a shot. If that doesn't work, you don't really have any good Skillshots to use, but if all hope is lost, try jumping over the goalie with Toad - that will earn you some goals! 4/12 Peach: Battle for the Crown! (Professional) ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ You are Peach with a Boo, a Koopa and a Shy Guy. You're playing against Daisy. In this match, you have to beat Daisy by a whopping five goals - you actually have to score five goals MORE than her! There's no doubt you need to use at least one MegaStrike here - so be on the lookout for a Freeze Frame! You can also rely a bit on Shy Guy and Koopa's Skillshots. At least you have a well balanced team. The difficulty has ramped up quite a bit, so you'll probably need some retries! 5/12 Daisy: Brick Wall Baby! (Superstar) ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ You - Daisy - have a team of one Toad, one Hammer Bros. and one Koopa. You're against Waluigi with a Monty Mole, a Hammer Bro. and a Birdo. The objective is to win without conceding a single goal! The bad news: It's in the Lava Pit, so anything could happen to your precious players. If Waluigi scores, there's no point in continuing, just quit and try again. But really, you should do just fine, he's not that hard if you just practice. Also, remember that one goal is enough - if you can do that, just go in defensive mode for the rest of the match and try keeping the ball away from Waluigi. 6/12 Wario: A Stunning Situation! (Superstar) ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Dry Bones, Birdo and Toad are on your team for this match. You're against Diddy with a Hammer Bros., Koopa and a Monty Mole. The initial score is 2-2, and you need to win. However, Kritter has some head problems and will get stunned very easily. The goal is simply to win despite his problems. Just make sure you use your teammates wisely, and this, too, will go well. Not a very hard challenge, if you just make your opponents shoot as little as possible. 7/12 Waluigi: Three Goals Away! (Superstar) ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Difficulty is starting to ramp up with Waluigi and his team of two Boos and a Monty Mole having to win by three goals against Luigi and his two Dry Bones and his Monty Mole. Your team also has a disadvantage - all players but Monty are terrible at shooting. It's also hard to cheaply close yourself up in a corner with Wall-Luigi here, because you're playing on Thunder Island, where you could fall off if you try to do that. If you're good at goalie-jumping, you could easily win with the Toads - if not, you simply have to practice to win. By the way, your time is insanely short - so if you end up in Sudden Death, you'll have to get three MegaStrike goals (that's actually most likely the best way to do this!) 8/12 Yoshi: So Far Behind... (Legend) ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ In this one you have in your team a Koopa and two Hammer Bros, and you play against Wario and three Dry Bones. the trick is to charge the ball and do a high pass (Z+A). With this Wario´s team will hit you, usually giving you a Star. Just pass the ball to Yoshi and use the Star immediately and try to do a MegaStrike of 4 (you sure will be able to). Usually 2 will score, so, doing this three times or more you will succes. Of course you can use your Hammer Bros. to do a normal Skillshot with a white ball which will score for sure. Thanks for the tip, uzamaki_henry! (Sligtly edited) For Yoshi's challenge, although I had to do it for hours and hours, I completed it, but I can't guarantee it will work every time. At the start, i deke down, staying close to the halfway line, for some reason Wario doesn’t tackle if you go down there, so I can usually get a 4 ball MegaStrike. If not, I charge and shoot, if you can shoot at the very bottom and right on the halfway line, Kritter can’t save it, plus you get either Yoshi’s Power up or a star. If you get Yoshi’s power up, flatten everyone else and make a MegaStrike. If you get the star, start a 6 ball MegaStrike; but you usually will only get one or two goals. There are rare instances where you get 4. Other than that, Hammer Bros. can deke and skillshot; the only problem is that Wario has 3 dry bones that almost always use their Skillshot/teleport and get a goal. Thanks for the tip, needtogetalife! (Slightly edited) 9/12 Bowser: Zero Tolerance! (Legend) ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Dry Bones, Koopa and Boo - that's Bowser's team for this match, against Peach's Toad, Monty and Birdo. The objective is, exactly like in Daisy's challenge, to win without conceding a single goal. This is surprisingly easy! Just score a goal quickly with whatever tactic you fancy, then slam on the defense and you'll win without trying again once. Piece of cake! 10/12 Petey: Tag Team Tussle! (Legend) ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ It's two on two, with Petey and a Monty and DK and a Toad. This really couldn't be easier - two less players equal much worse defense. And with your two hard- hitters, you can easily wipe away DK and Toad and win. I wonder why the Legend challenges went from impossible to pretty easy to practically letting you win... 11/12 Bowser Jr.: Against All Odds! (MegaStriker) ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ You're Bowser Jr. with a team of one Koopa, one Hammer Bro. and one Dry Bones, up against Bowser's team of three Toads. In this match, you don't get ANY power- ups - but Bowser does! It sounds like Bowser's team is underpowered with those Toads, but they know what they're doing! They're insane, jumping around everywhere. With your extremly limited defense, getting control of the ball isn't that easy either. But when you first have it, you should really try teleporting into the goal as Dry Bones. Also, you should obviously make great use of your two offensive players, Jr. and Hammer Bros. Note that the latter player's deke rarely works against computer players (even on Novice level- and this is MegaStriker!), so you shouldn't rely on that. What you need here is a lot of luck - just hit away and pray that Bowser doesn't get his Super Ability, because when he does (And trust me, sooner or later he WILL), all hell breaks lose. Do not let him do a MegaStrike, because it's deadly - he'll always get orange. I can't really give you any better strategies, because your team isn't exactly better than "so-so", just practice a lot and you'll eventually win. 12/12 Diddy Kong: Lucky Seven! (MegaStriker) ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ For Diddy Kong's challenge, your key player should not actually be Diddy, but your Dry Bones. Either of the two. Just make sure that at least one of them is with you at all times. Since Dry Bones is the fastest character on the field in this match, you should try to put as much space as you can manage between you and your opponents while carrying the ball. You'll want to take a charge shot at their goalie to get yourself an item. Almost any item will help you out, but just give yourself enough room to launch his Skillshot. It's a guaranteed goalie stunner, and if the opponents are far enough from you, it's a guaranteed goal. In the event that both of your Dry Bones are zapped before play starts, use Diddy to run the ball into your own goal. As crazy as it may sound, it'll save you time, and also will more than likely get you your Dry Bones back. Using Dry Bones' Skillshot is way WAY more reliable than trying to use Diddy's MegaStrike. In this match, the MegaStrike is way too difficult to set up, and even more difficult to score with. (Also, if time is running out and you've only gotten six goals, try to force a tie before the clock winds down. You can buy yourself more time in sudden death to get your last goal, rather than trying to score, missing and then having to restart. You've got the fastest characters on the field, so if you've got 6 and the opponent's a little behind, use either Dry Bones or Diddy to run the ball into your net to tie it up.) Thanks for the tip, RicanPyroPrince! _______________________________________________________________________________ [nwfc] N I N T E N D O W I - F I C O N N E C T I O N ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ The long-awaited mode! Finally (slowly, but steadily), Nintendo's bringing online play to home consoles. So, here's a little 'walkthrough' of the menus and what to do in this mode. NOTE: I do not cover errors here, so don't even ask. Sorry! ____________ L O G I N/ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This is what you need to do before you can play. Pick any Mii you've made (If you haven't, go ahead and make one on the Mii Channel!) and pick "USE THIS Mii?" to log in. This is your avatar, representing you, and will appear when you play against others. If you've played as this Mii before, your total wins and losses will appear (This is NOT your seasonal stats, these are only viewable at this point and never get erased) as well as the last date it was used. Also if you've used it before, you will have the option to "UNLINK THIS Mii?", which means that all your stats get erased to it. When logging in, you should see three messages: "CONNECTING TO NINTENDO WI-FI CONNECTION", "LOGGING IN" and "GETTING STATISTICS". Questions and answers: "What happens if I delete my Mii from the Mii channel?" - Then your profile will be deleted too. "How do I change my name?" - Go to the Mii channel and change the Mii's name. ________________________________________ N I N T E N D O W F C C E N T R A L/ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This is you start point in your Wi-Fi adventure. At the top, you'll see how much time there is left in the season, with D meaning days, H meaning hours and M meaning minutes. When this time runs out, the season resets. Depending on where you are, this should reset between sunday and monday. What happens when it resets is that everybody's seasonal stats and points get erased, and the whole leaderboard starts over again - this way, you could take a break for months, then come back and still have a chance to get high up on the 'board. Also up there is a line that tells you how many of your friends are online. Below that, you'll see your name and a picture of your Mii, as well as your ranking in the leaderboard and the number of points you've gotten this day. To the right of this picture is the Striker of the Day, the person who has the most points for the current day. You will see their Mii, their name and the number of points this person has this day. Below that again, there are four options - "FRIENDLY", "RANKED", "FRIEND ROSTER" and "LEADERBOARD". Questions and answers: "Help, my stats are all gone!" - I already explained this, but it's here anyway. This is because the season has reset - read the first paragraph! ________________ F R I E N D L Y/ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ If you click this, you can start a Friendly match which you can invite a friend into. When you start, you get to choose whether to play alone or with a guest. When that's done, the rest of the options are just like Domination Mode [domi] (Except you don't select captains, sidekicks or sides yet). Now, it's time to invite a friend. Naturally, select "INVITE FRIEND" then pick someone that happens to be online at the time. They will get an invite. Now just wait for them to accept or reject! If they accept, you will get a connection rating, with four stars being the best and one being the worst. Accept or reject the connection. Now, you will have to choose your sides. If you want a particular side, just make sure to be quick and you'll get it. After that, select your captain and sidekicks as normal (You will take turns selecting the captain - the lowest ranked goes first!) and you're ready to start the game! You will not be rewarded with points or get any visible wins or losses in your stats from a Friendly match. Questions and answers: "My friend's not answering my invite!" - Well, either it's just taking very long for the game to react to his/her response, or this friend of yours has left the game on and forgotten it. Or there could be some lag issues that make it look like he/she is online, but actually isn't... When you get an invite ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ When this happens, you can accept it, accept it and bring a guest, or decline it. You can also choose to preview options and see what rules, cheats and stadium that's chosen - if you don't like it, you can decline. From this point on, everything is like explained above. ____________ R A N K E D/ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Ranked matches are matches against complete strangers. What's different from Friendly matches is that they DO give you points for winning (and losing) and your wins and losses in ranked WILL be viewable. When you find an opponent, the first thing you will se (before being able to see their name, Mii, wins, losses and points), is the connection quality, as described under "Friendly". If you accept, you will see a screen showing your opponent's name and stats, and will shortly be taken to the character select screen (As with Friendly, the lowest ranked gets to choose first). Note that you have limited time to select characters! When that's done, you'll be taken back to the previous screen. Soon, the match will start. The stadium is selected ranomly and it will always be a best of three match with 3 minutes for each match. The following point system is used: - 10 points for a win - 1 points for a loss - 1 point for each goal scored Questions and answers: "Somebody is using cheap tactics agaist me - what do I do?" - Why don't you check out General Tactics [gent], maybe a strategy for countering that tactic (Which shouldn't be considered cheap unless they're used constantly!) is there? "Connection lost - what happened?" - Most likely, your opponent disconnected (by turning off his Wii), which he most likely did because he didn't win. That's just what some jerks do, we'll all have to live with it. __________________________ F R I E N D R O S T E R/ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Click here and the first thing on the screen that appears is your friend code. You need to give this to people so that they can register you as a friend and play Friendly games with you. To add someone as a friend, click "ADD FRIEND" and input their 12-digit friend code (Which is NOT the same as the friend code of the Wii message board). Here, you can also see who's online, and their stats. "CONNECTING" means that you have added them, but they haven't added you. "NOT CONNECTED" means that you have added them and vice versa, but they are not online. "AVAILABLE" and "BUSY" shouldn't need any description... To delete a friend, simply select their name and answer yes to the question. ______________________ L E A D E R B O A R D/ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Here, you can view the leaderboard in five different ways. My Season Ranking: Here you can see yourself, your ranking, your win/loss record and your number of points. You can also see the nine people who are below you on the list, as well as their stats. Friend Roster: See how many points and wins/losses your friends have. Season Leaders: This is where the ones with the highest amount of points are. My Daily Ranking: This is like My Season Ranking, but resets every day, not every week. Daily Leaders: This is like Season Leaders, but resets every day, not every week. _______________________________________________________________________________ [othr] O T H E R M O D E S ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This is basically Options and Hall of Fame. Well, not everybody's good at navigating menus, so here I am, to your rescue! ______________ O P T I O N S/ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ In this menu, you will have three choices: Visual Options, Audio Options and Credits. Visual Options ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Here you can change the camera type. First, you can choose between Dynamic, which means that it zooms in to the spot where the interesting stuff happens, or Static, which means that it still follows the players, but doesn't zoom. You can also choose a level from 1 to 5 - it's unlcear what this means, but it seems to be the level of zoom. Audio Options ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Set the music volume, SFX (sound effect) volume and voice volume, on levels from 1 to 10 by pressing the arrows. Credits ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Watch the credits, simple as that. A certain character makes a cameo here... ________________________ H A L L O F F A M E/ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Here you can view you records and acheivements for the Road to the Striker Cup and Striker Challenges modes. Use + and - to switch cups between Fire Cup, Crystal Cup and Striker Cup. Select a cup trophy or a milestone award that you've unlocked to see your history for that one. You can see all teams you've cleared this with, when you did it and your record for that award. There are also Player Cards to see, which are the pictures next to the awards... They only tell you what the cheats do, sadly. Progress ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ View your progress! Press + and - to go to the other pages. Trophies: See which trophies you have claimed and which are still unclaimed. Stadia and Characters: See which of these you have unlocked, and which still need to be unlocked. Striker Challenges: See which ones you have completed. _______________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ P a r t 4 T H E L A S T B I T _______________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Just the boring bit left now. But seriously, do read Legal Info before you attempt to do ANYTHING with this document. Also, in Contact Info, you'll find my e-mail address (Heavily censored to avoid viagra ads and porn in my inbox - I'm speaking from experience) as well as the Credits, which lists whoever I want to thank (Who also are related to this, of course). _______________________________________________________________________________ [cont] C O N T A C T I N F O ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Want to contact me? Well, then do it using this e-mail address: xxxfredkxxxfredkxxx (at) xxxhotxxxmailxxx (dot) xxxcomxxx. Sorry for the messy address, but this is to prevent spammers. Just remove all the letters x and replace (at) and (dot) with what obviously should be there. If you can't figure it out, your comment is probably not worth anyone's time, including mine. I don't want to talk on MSN or any other form of IM - I'll only reply to e-mails. If you're e-mailing me, make sure what you are e-mailing about is relevant to _this_ FAQ or any other FAQ _I_ may have made when you're reading this. The subject line in the e-mail should also be relevant to the FAQ. _______________________________________________________________________________ [legl] L E G A L I N F O ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This FAQ/Walkthrough was written solely by _me_, "Fredk" (I won't reveal my real name unless you are some really important person), and I own the rights to it. You can read it here on the Internet, save it to your computer or print it out as long as it is for personal use. I will not accept this being printed in magazines or somehow used to make profit in any other way. The websites that can host this FAQ are currently: - Cheat Code Central (cheatcc.com) - MyWii.com.au I'm most likely not going to give any other websites permission for a while... Maybe I will some time later, but for now, don't bother asking. _______________________________________________________________________________ [cred] C R E D I T S ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Thanks a lot to... - Myself (You know, you should regularily praise yourself. It's supposed to be good for your health...) - Super Mario Wiki (mariowiki.com), for providing information like Skillshot names, etc. - Everybody for discussing with me and eachother, so that I could find some nice tips. - needtogetalife and uzamaki_henry, for helping out by e-mailing me tips for Yoshi's Striker Challenge. - dullflame, for reminding me that Playmakers can pass in midair. - The guys at my local Nintendo forum, for discussing the game and strategies with me, as well as playing it with me online. - CaptainDrakesGhost, for making a list of unlockables in the Cheats & Secrets section - that was very handy for me instead of checking it all one by one in the game. - Wiitendo64, who tipped me about the correct names of the so-called "instant shots/passes" - RicanPyroPrince, for a useful tactic for Diddy's challenge. - JKill09, for sending me a tip about bananas. - Andrew, for giving me som stadium tips and telling me about Yoshi's cheat. - And last, but not at all least... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -THANKS TO YOU FOR READING MY FAQ/WALKTHROUGH!- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -