Super Mario Strikers
This is Nintendo’s greatest achievement in sports games, hands down. Wii Sports, in all its simplicity, cannot hold a candle to this series which took a crazy spin on soccer. Imagine if you did a flying scissor kick which then set the soccer ball on fire as it flew hundreds of miles per hour at the goal. Also you’re Wario. That pretty much sums up Super Mario Strikers.
If you’ve ever played FIFA, you know that the thump sound effect from a good kick is a phenomenal feeling. Super Mario Strikers makes every single action you take give you that satisfying feeling through fast, but very well-paced gameplay which, despite not emulating real soccer whatsoever, made soccer seem like the most exciting sport imaginable. With constant iterations in Mario Golf and Tennis, is it too much to ask for a new iteration of arguably the best of the Mario Sports titles?
