Tackle Takedown

Tackle Takedown
Mario Party 9 (1-vs.-3 version) Mario Party: The Top 100 Mario Party Superstars
Appears in	Mario Party 9 Mario Party: The Top 100 Mario Party Superstars
Type	1-vs.-Rivals/3 minigame
Time limit	30 seconds
Music track	Hit the Field (Mario Party 9 and Mario Party Superstars) Hurry! Hurry! (Mario Party: The Top 100)
Music sample Mario Party 9: 0:30 Mario Party: The Top 100: 0:30 Mario Party Superstars: 0:30

Tackle Takedown is a 1-vs.-Rivals minigame featured in Mario Party 9, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Mario Party Superstars.

Introduction

The screen shows the rivals standing by a football. One of the rivals kicks it into the air. The camera zooms out as the solo player catches the football.

Gameplay

The solo player attempts to reach the goal line without being tackled by a rival. The solo player has three speed boosts for outrunning the rivals (two if playing with two rivals in Mario Party 9). If rivals tackle and miss, they fall and lose some time. The rivals win if one of them successfully tackles the solo player or if time runs out.

Trio Challenge

In Mario Party Superstars, this minigame is available in Stage 2 and Stage 5 of the Trio Challenge in Mt. Minigames.

In Stage 2, human players play as a team against an Easy CPU solo opponent, and the rank requirements are:

• A: Player makes a tackle within 10 seconds
• B: Player tackles within 20 seconds or CPU tackles within 10 seconds
• C: Player tackles within the time limit or CPU tackles within 20 seconds
• D: Player wins within the time limit or CPU tackles within the time limit

In Stage 5, a single human player plays against Easy CPU opponents, and the rank requirements are:

• A: Score a touchdown within 15 seconds
• B: Score a touchdown within 20 seconds
• C: Score a touchdown within 25 seconds
• D: Score a touchdown within the time limit

Ending

If the solo player is victorious, they spike the football. In Mario Party 9, they then strike a victory pose while the rivals groan; the inverse occurs if the rivals are victorious. In Superstars, winners perform their winning animations in the middle of the field, with losers performing their losing animations in the top left.

Controls

Mario Party 9

Solo (1 player)

• "Hold the Wii Remote sideways. Press to move and to sprint. You can sprint as long as you still have a sprint icon remaining."

Rivals (2 or 3 players)

• "Hold the Wii Remote sideways. Press to move and to tackle."

Mario Party: The Top 100

Solo (1 player)

• : Move
• : Dash (3 times)

Group (3 players)

• : Move
• : Tackle

Mario Party Superstars

Solo Side (1 player)

• – Move
• – Dash

Team Side (3 players)

• – Move
• – Tackle

In-game text

Mario Party 9

• Rules – "The solo player must run for the goal line while avoiding tackles from the other players."

Mario Party: The Top 100

• Description – "All you have to do is run the ball to the end zone! That, and dodge the other 3 players trying to tackle you."
• On-screen (Solo) – "Dodge the defensive line and score a touchdown!"
• On-screen (Team) – "Tackle the runner!"

Mario Party Superstars

• Solo side: "Run the ball to the end zone."
• Team side: "Tackle the runner."

Gallery

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  Mario Party 9 (1-vs.-2 version)

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	トライをきめろ！[?] Torai o Kimero!	Go for the Try!
Chinese (simplified)	目标达阵![?] Mùbiāo Dázhèn!	Go for the Try!
Chinese (traditional)	目標達陣![?] Mùbiāo Dázhèn!	Go for the Try!
Dutch	Tackeltrio[?]	Tackle Trio
French	Bien essayé![?]	"Nice try!"; Essai is a rugby or American football point.
German	Rugby-Rempelei[?]	Rugby Pushing
Italian	Rugbotte[?]	From rugby and botte (blows)
Korean	공을 갖고 튀어라[?] Gong-eul gattgo twieora	Take the ball and run
Portuguese	Derrúgbi[?]	Portmanteau of derrubar (takedown) and rúgbi (rugby)
Russian	Регбийный перехват[?] Regbiyniy perekhbat	Rugby interception
Spanish (NOA)	Reto Rugby[?]	Rugby Challenge
Spanish (NOE)	Rugby[?]	-

Notes

• The goal has a different appearance in each game. In Mario Party 9, it has the word "GOAL" (translated into other languages). In The Top 100, it has a flashing red-and-pink checkered pattern. In Superstars, it has a flashing green-and-white checkered pattern.
• This is the only Mario Party 9 minigame in The Top 100 that is not a Free-for-All minigame. It is also the only Mario Party 9 minigame to appear in both The Top 100 and Superstars.