Hey look kids! It's the Italian balla! Mama mia! Yet another Mario sports game! But this doesn't leave many disappointed. In this game you have Mario, Bowser, Boo, Shyguy, Birdo, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Peach, Daisy, baby bowser, Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong, koopa paratroopa, Dixie Kong, and Characters from Final Fantasy. There is a wide variety in this game, which is always nice. But at the same time doesn't over do it. When I first played this game I loved it! (still do). It was like introducing a whole new world to me, with the controls, graphics, and just the overall concept of Mario actually having his very own basketball game. You get to have 3 people on a team of your own. One in left, right, and center. This game is a lot like mario tennis. Such as the pairing system, you continue your journey, or tourney..whatever the heck you want to call it. You also have the exhibition just like you did in Mario tennis, where you basically just get to have free play and do what you want. You have matchup and challenges as well. Matchup is where you can play your friends (as in wireless play), and challenges are just fun little games that you can play, just like in Mario tennis. In the challenges you can practice your skills, do special shot where you can practice dribbling commands of players who've mastered their special shots, and Dribble race time trail which is pretty much self explanatory. I found the controls in the game very easy to get accustomed to. Others may have a harder time though. The graphics in this game are perfect, those equivalent to that of the cube. This game has fantastic music that is always fun to listen to. Perfect sound quality. The difficulty level in this game varies, which is one of the factors to making it perfect. I really can't find anything negative to say about this game. If you want a game to really blow time off of and you don't already have this, then, PICK IT UP!
It seems like every year the Mario franchise churns out a number of sports titles, and while most are statistically successful, it's noticeably difficult to find one that is loaded to the brim with single player features... Read Full Review
This game is good, but not great. I think that if the game had a bit more variety and moves, it could have been an awesome game, but as is, its a little more than a technical show case. GAME PLAY You use the scree... Read Full Review
