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The '''''Mario Strikers''''' series, also known as the '''''Mario Football''''' series in Europe and Australia and the '''''Mario Soccer''''' series in South Korea, is a series of ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' games that began in 2005 in which [[Mario]] and his friends play "[[Strike]]",<ref>"''The GSF has asked me to instruct you on the basics of Strike.''" - [[Fútbot]] in Training mode, ''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]''</ref> a more extreme variant of [[Wikipedia:Association football|association football]] (commonly known as "football" or "soccer"). The series consists of three games: ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'', ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', and ''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]''.

|align="center"|[[File:Super Mario Strikers box.jpg|150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Europe|November 18, 2005}} [[Nintendo GameCube]]</span>

|'''''Super Mario Strikers''''' (''Mario Smash Football'' in the PAL version), the first game in the series, was released on the Nintendo GameCube. It features basic rules of football, although having its own playing style as implied in several sport ''Super Mario'' games. One specialized rule is [[Super Strike]]s. Only the team captain can execute a Special Strike, and if done so perfectly, the shot will always make the goal, and be worth two points. There are a total of [[Super Mario Strikers#Team Captains|nine different playable team captains]] (including one unlockable, Super Team), [[Super Mario Strikers#Sidekicks|four different sidekick players]], and two different [[Super Mario Strikers#Goalies|goalies]]. It was the last ''Super Mario'' game to be released for the GameCube in Japan and North America.

|align="center"|[[File:USCover MSCF.jpg|150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Europe|May 25, 2007}} [[Wii]]</span>

|'''''Mario Strikers Charged''''' (''Mario Strikers Charged Football'' in the PAL version and ''Mario Power Soccer'' for South Korea), the second installment in the series, was released on the Wii in 2007. [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection|Wi-Fi]] capability was a new addition to the game, allowing players to compete across the world over the internet. The game features four new team captains: [[Bowser]], [[Bowser Jr.]], [[Diddy Kong]], and [[Petey Piranha]], as well as four new types of sidekicks ([[Boo]]s, [[Dry Bones]], [[Monty Mole]]s, and [[Shy Guy]]s). The game includes ten new fields to compete, many of them containing certain gimmicks that would modify the situation of every match. For this second mainstream, the characters would have special kicks to score, like sidekicks' [[skillshot]]s or the powerful [[Mega Strike]]s of the captains, which [[Kritter]] proves his potential to stop the [[Soccer Ball|soccer ball]]s, under the control of the player. If successful, then they will receive up to six points for each ball in the goal. Also, new power-ups had been added for each team captain, known as [[Super Ability|Super Abilities]]. The game was rereleased for the [[Wii U]] [[Nintendo eShop#Wii U|eShop]] in 2016.

|align="center"|[[File:MSBL box NA.jpg|150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>June 10, 2022<br>[[Nintendo Switch]]</span>

|'''''Mario Strikers: Battle League''''' (''Mario Strikers: Battle League Football'' in the European and Australian version) is the third installment in the series and the first in 15 years, released on the [[Nintendo Switch]]. It features new gear and items, and also introduced [[Rosalina]] and [[Pauline]] as playable characters. [[Toad]], [[Shy Guy]], and [[Birdo]] are now selectable as captains for the first time after having been sidekicks for the past two games, while [[Boom Boom]] replaces Kritter as a goalie that cannot be controlled by the player. While sidekicks are not present in this game, the player has the option to select multiple [[Toad (species)|Toads]], [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]], and Shy Guys in a team in Quick Battles and Cup Battles.

 

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===Goalies===

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| ''Super Mario Strikers'' || Mario &middot; Yoshi

| ''Mario Strikers Charged'' || Mario &middot; Luigi &middot; Yoshi &middot; Koopa Troopa &middot; Shy Guy

| ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'' || Bowser Jr. &middot; Shy Guy

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Characters in this classification have high speed and passing and average technique, but poor strength and shooting. Prior to ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'', this category was named "Playmaker".

 

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| ''Super Mario Strikers'' || Luigi &middot; Peach

| ''Mario Strikers Charged'' || Peach &middot; Diddy Kong &middot; Toad &middot; Boo

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| ''Mario Strikers: Battle League''|| Peach &middot; Toad &middot; Diddy Kong

===Physical===  

Characters in this classification generally have high power and shooting, but have poor speed, passing, and technique. The exception is Pauline in ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'', who has high speed but poor shooting instead. In ''Super Mario Strikers'', this category was named "Aggressive", and in ''Mario Strikers Charged'', this category was named "Power".

 

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| ''Super Mario Strikers'' || Wario &middot; Donkey Kong

| ''Mario Strikers Charged'' || Donkey Kong &middot; Bowser &middot; Petey Piranha &middot; Birdo &middot; Monty Mole

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Characters in this classification generally have high shooting and passing and poor to average technique but have poor strength and speed. Rosalina and Birdo in ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'' are exceptions, with both of them having poor passing, the former having average strength, and the latter having high technique.

 

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A category introduced in ''Mario Strikers Charged''. Characters in this classification generally have high speed and strength and average technique, but are weak in shooting and passing. Donkey Kong in ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'' is the exception, having high passing, average shooting, and poor technique and speed instead.

 

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| ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'' || Waluigi &middot; Donkey Kong

 

A category introduced in ''Mario Strikers: Battle League''. Characters in this classification have high technique and an average balance of strength, speed, shooting, and passing.

 

| ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'' || Mario &middot; Luigi &middot; Daisy

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==Gallery==

Logo SMStrikers.png|''Super Mario Strikers'' logo (American English)

Logo MSC.jpg|''Mario Strikers Charged'' logo (American English)

MarioStrikersBattleLeague_logo.jpg|''Mario Strikers: Battle League'' logo (American English)

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