Mario Sports Mix
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Mario Sports Mix (マリオスポーツミックス, Mario Supōtsu Mikkusu) is a
The game received mixed reception; it was praised for its graphics and gameplay, but critiqued on its lack of depth and replayability. Despite the mixed reception from critics, the game was a commercial success, selling 1.98 million copies, thus making it one of the Wii's best-selling games.
Gameplay
The game is played much in the vein of past Mario sports games, with features such as powerful special moves and over-the-top, arcade-like gameplay,[3] including the use of a "coin redemption system" that allows players to collect coins that are immediately spent on adding extra points to the next goal they score. Both cooperative and competitive local multiplayer modes are featured: depending on the sport, two players (two-on-two) or three players (three-on-three) can play cooperative multiplayer and four players (two-on-two) can play competitive multiplayer in two teams of two. Online multiplayer is also featured, with two players per Wii console joining up to play two-on-two matches either against friends or against random players.[4]
The game features most of the characters and locations from the
Plot
The story mode takes place in the
After the player beats the game in all four sports individually, the player is taken to a boss fight against
Development
Mario Sports Mix is the third Mario game developed by
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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Nintendo Life | [18] |
Nintendo Power | 8/10[16] |
Nintendo World Report | 7/10[17] |
Official Nintendo Magazine | 72%[19] |
Common Sense Media |
Famitsu released the first review for Mario Sports Mix approximately a week before its launch in Japan. The game received an overall score of 30/40, with two reviewers giving it 7/10 and two giving it 8/10. One reviewer praised the title for its "simple and easy" controls, while also commenting that the characters' special moves were "pretty neat" and that the courts included in the game were "fun in their own way". However, concern was raised with the number of playable sports, with one reviewer commenting that "with only four sports included, some people might get bored pretty fast."[11]
Mario Sports Mix has received average reviews, having an aggregate score of 64/100 on Metacritic and a GameRankings of 66%.[9] IGN's Jack DeVries rated the game 6.5, stating "it could make a fun party game, but this is a pretty weak offering". They praised the graphics, calling the animations "well done", and said "everything is bright and smooth". They also praised the music, calling it "fun and energetic, though kind of repetitive."[15] Eurogamer's Keza MacDonald rated the game 7/10 and Common Sense Media gave the game 5 stars and an on rating for ages 8 and up, Saying "Top-notch sports compilation is good fun for all ages."[20] GameSpot, however, gave the game a low rating of 4/10 stating that "Every sport is tedious and shallow", "Computer opponents are too easy or too cheap", "Requires very little skill", "Too much chaos in the competitions" and "None of the sports offer anything new or unique".[14] Official Nintendo Magazine also mentioned in its review that "volleyball is the weakest game of the four" because it only involves flicking the Wii remote and pressing A.[19] It also noted issues with the unlockable characters because they are only Square Enix characters, which it stated that they "are a bit underwhelming" and that "Replacing them with other Mario characters would be much better".[19]
As of April 2011, Mario Sports Mix has sold 1.54 million copies worldwide.[21]
References
- Nintendo Australia. 2011-01-04. Archived from the originalon 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
- ^ a b The Ending Credits
- ^ Calvert, Justin (2010-06-15). "Mario Sports Mix First Look". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ Gantayat, Anoop (2010-10-15). "Mario Sports Mix Goes Online". IGN. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- ^ Fahey, Mike (2010-11-11). "There's A Little Final Fantasy In Mario Sports Mix". Kotaku. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ Yip, Spencer (2010-11-15). "The Dragon Quest Character In Mario Sports Mix Is..." Siliconera. Archived from the original on 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ "Nintendo E3 Network -E3 Presentation". Nintendo of America. 2010-06-15. Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ "Mario Sports Mix". GameRankings. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "Mario Sports Mix Critic Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ^ Keza MacDonald (28 January 2011). "Mario Sports Mix Wii Review - Page 1 | Eurogamer.net". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 2021-05-23. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
- ^ 1UP.com. Archived from the originalon 2015-06-09. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ "Mario Sports Mix review". Giant Bomb. Archived from the original on July 7, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
- ^ "Mario Sports Mix for Wii". GamesRadar+. 10 February 2011. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
- ^ a b Mc Shea, Tom (2011-02-08). "Mario Sports Mix Review for Wii - GameSpot". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2011-10-29. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ a b Jack DeVries (February 7, 2011). "Mario Sports Mix Review - Wii Review at IGN". IGN. Archived from the original on February 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
- ^ Nintendo Power Feb 2011, p.82
- ^ "Mario Sports Mix review". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
- ^ "Mario Sports Mix for Wii review". Nintendo Life. 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Wii Review: Mario Sports Mix review - Official Nintendo Magazine". Archived from the original on 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
- ^ Mario Sports Mix - Review on Common Sense Media http://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-reviews/mario-sports-mix Archived 2021-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Supplementary Information about Earnings Release" (pdf). Nintendo. 2011-04-26. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
External links
- Mario Sports Mix official Japanese website (in Japanese)
- Mario Sports Mix official North American website
- Mario Sports Mix game page at Nintendo.com
- Mario Sports Mix game page at Nintendo.co.uk
- Mario Sports Mix game page at Nintendo.com.au