Mario Strikers Charged

Mario Strikers Charged (known as Mario Strikers Charged Football in Europe) is a 2007 sports game developed by Next Level Games and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It is a sequel to Super Mario Strikers for the GameCube.

Why It's Supercharged

 * 1) The graphics look great for 2007 standards.
 * 2) Instead of just using a regular soccer ball, this game uses a metal ball that starts weak, but with every pass and shot taken, gets more powerful.
 * 3) Great selection of characters this time around, with Bowser Jr, Diddy Kong and even Petey Piranha appearing as unlockable characters.
 * 4) Good stage selection, such as Galactic Stadium, Crystal Canyon (despite the infamous laser that can disintegrate captains and sidekicks), The Dump and The Wastelands. For fans of Super Mario Strikers, all the courses from that game have been ported over to this game.
 * 5) Great soundtrack, with some highlights being the menu music, Crystal Canyon, Stormship Stadium, Road to the Striker Cup, and the postgame music. Every captain and sidekick has their own theme song for when they are introduced as the home team or score a goal, with the most memorable tracks being Wario's polka theme, Waluigi's bluegrass theme, (both of which are funny) and Luigi's flamenco theme (which is cool).
 * 6) Rather than your team consisting of the 3 same sidekicks, you now get to choose who your partners are, each with their own strengths, weaknesses and special shots.
 * 7) * Koopa Troopa and Shy Guy are well-balanced characters.
 * 8) * Hammer Bro is an Offensive character who, while he has low speed and can't defend well, can give you a sure goal with his Hammer Throw.
 * 9) * Birdo and Monty Mole are Power characters that can pierce through the goalie if they have the right angle and are really good at defending their side on the field, but they are very slow and have weak passing.
 * 10) * Dry Bones is a Defensive character, so while his shooting and passing are very poor, he makes up for it with great speed and can stop the opponents from shooting. His special shot, the Shocker, is also great as it will stun Kritter long enough to allow him to score, but it might backfire if the ball is charged too much. As with Daisy and Waluigi, his deke allows him to teleport, which can lead to a goal if done correctly.
 * 11) * Toad and Boo are Playmaker characters, which means they're fast and can pass the ball with ease, but they can't defend all that great and need to be up-close to make goals without special shots. As with Diddy Kong, Toad’s deke can allow him to jump, and you can jump over the goalie and score a goal if timed right.
 * 12) Striker Times is a nice spin on real life sports news, as each one feels fun to read whether you win or lose.
 * 13) The items are fairly balanced, with the Chain Chomp and Star mainly only given to the losing team. There is also a super ability for every captain, such as growing giant (Mario and Luigi), barricading themselves from others (Waluigi), shrinking players to make them slower (Bowser Jr.) and temporarily removing players from the field (Peach and Diddy Kong).
 * 14) Every team captain can perform a Mega Strike, which can potentially lead to either 3 to 6 goals.
 * 15) *Additionally, every animation before the move is performed is awesome and this one never pads out time.
 * 16) This was one of the first Wii games to have online play, though it's no longer available.
 * 17) After completing Striker Challenges, you will be given a cheat code that can be activated in Domination mode. Some examples include eliminating all Skill shots and Mega Strikes, removing all items, turning off stage hazards, or keeping the ball charged at all times.
 * 18) Unlike the Boom Booms in Mario Sports Superstars and Mario Strikers: Battle League, the CPU AI for the Kritters is clever and smart when it comes to blocking shots.
 * 19) *This is the reason why players do this trick called “Goal Camping” when the player is ahead by at least 1 point and hang out at the goal with the ball, due to Kritter’s smart goalie AI. (However, the problem with it is that it is TOO good to the point where it’s unfair, so it’s only highly recommended to the CPU opponents and not real human player opponents)
 * 20) The character’s goal celebrations are enjoyable to watch, most memorable celebrations are Wario’s and Waluigi’s, which are just hilarious (such as Wario giving a thumbs up while in slo-mo and Waluigi does "Crotch chops"), Yoshi’s, which are very cute, Peach does hip shakes, Daisy being "Hot stuff", Petey does limbos, and Bowser imitating like The Simpsons ' Mr. Burns, and even the sidekicks have their own goal celebrations with their own theme tracks.
 * 21) *They even got their own entrance animations, especially Wario's where he belly flops on the ground after humming his theme.
 * 22) *Despite being mean-spirited, the losing animations can be hilarious to watch such as Luigi making a "Death glare" and Yoshi imitating that he is going to fight back to the opposing team, which can be depends on their opinion.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) You don't have the option to use a Pro or GameCube controller.
 * 2) *This might be because of when trying to defend against Megastrikes, you have to use the Wii Remote’s pointer, which the GameCube or Pro controllers don’t have.
 * 3) Sometimes, the game can be too difficult. The Crystal Cup against Diddy Kong can be considered unfair for some players, and the Striker Cup matches can be unforgiving, especially against Petey Piranha.
 * 4) Since 2014, online play can no longer be performed without hacking.
 * 5) Some mediocre or bad stages, such as The Sand Tomb or Thunder Island.
 * 6) *While a decent stage, Crystal Canyon is mean-spirited at the start (not counting the entrance animations), where it disintegrates one or two teammates using a laser before starting a match. Yes, even their captains can get disintegrated before the match and we're not joking.
 * 7) * Plot Hole: While the captains are disintegrated before the match sometimes, they show up in their infamous losing animations.
 * 8) **Another one in Thunder Island shows up the said animations after they are thrown away by an obstacle.
 * 9) There is another plot hole, how did Wario survive a belly flop in Stormship Stadium, he could have get hurt or sliced by tiny holes.
 * 10) *Monty Mole would also share this distinction when he digs metal courts from metallic stages, especially the aforementioned Stormship Stadium, where he could fall rather than digging underground.
 * 11) The captains during the soccer match never shut up, especially from Daisy's "Me! Me!" or "Open!" and Wario's "Give me the ball!"
 * 12) *Some laughable dialogues such as Wario's "Pull my finger!" Waluigi's "Change your pants!", and Peach's gibberish dialogue from her second losing animation.
 * 13) There is a pointless scene where the machine explodes and spews sparkles in The Vice and in The Wastelands after the players score a goal, which has nothing to do with soccer and it pads out time.
 * 14) The losing animations are infamous for being mean-spirited, especially for Peach, Daisy (they take out their anger on their teammates), and Wario (who literally tries to blow himself up with a Bob-omb).
 * 15) *Speaking of which, Peach was flanderized here in the game, morphing from a strong, wise, and confident princess to a stereotypical "mean popular girl" who loves only fame and throws tantrums if a player or an opponent scores multiple times on her.
 * 16) *Daisy, while likable, also shares the same treatment with Peach as she growls at her teammates for letting the opposing team score.
 * 17) **This treatment also applies to Bowser, Donkey Kong, and Petey Piranha for attacking or hurting their teammates (or the latter's case, he devours an opposing team's teammates and spits them out).

Trivia

 * This is the only game where Shy Guy had ever showed actual facial expressions, despite wearing a mask.