Mario Sports Mix

Template:Infobox Mario Sports Mix is a Mario sports game for the Wii, featuring Mario and company competing in hockey, basketball, dodgeball, and volleyball. This game was developed by Square Enix, who also developed Mario Hoops 3-on-3.

Gameplay

There is cooperative play, as well as versus. Cooperative play is for up to three players, while competitive is for up to four players. A Wii Remote and Nunchuk control style has been revealed so far as a control scheme of the game. Players are be able to perform actions through moving the Wii Remote, such as jumping or hitting a volleyball.^[1]

Basketball

It is played in a similar way as in Mario Hoops 3-on-3. The coins that the players gather are added up to the score. Also in this sport, there's a shot clock on the bottom-left hand corner of the screen so the characters can shoot within the time limit.

Volleyball

As in Mario Hoops 3-on-3, there are ? panels in the floor, which give items to the players who step on them. The coin system is also be the same and it will increase the player's score.^[2]

Ice Hockey

Like all of the other sports, Hockey also has the ? Panels on the floor that gives the players items or coins that increases the score. Also, the puck itself is a coin.

Dodgeball

Dodgeball is played by throwing a ball (most of the time). There are 2 teams of 2 or 3 and a colored Yoshi (red and blue, according to which team they are on) on their team. Players have HP and lose a portion when they get hit, except for the colored Yoshi. The colored Yoshi can never be "knocked out", but can not ever leave the box at the back of the court. Players can not control the Yoshis unless they encounter the ball, which is all they will ever try to do. If a Player loses all their HP, they are sent with Yoshi of their team into the box. However, unlike the Yoshis in the box, they can leave if they hit someone. If they manage this they get a small portion of health back and can move freely again. Items can be used to hinder the opposing teams, but not make them lose their vitality unless used in conjunction with the ball. Items can be thrown onto the court or used with the ball. Sometimes players will encounter coins. If this happens when the hit someone higher levels of stamina will be lost.

Special Abilities

As in Mario Hoops 3-on-3, this game is shown to make use of character specific abilities. These abilities would allow the characters to unleash a powerful move in the variety of sports in the game. When used, they will completely change the gameplay of the sports. Each special ability is unique to each character and these moves tend to vary from the sport that the player is playing.

Characters

There are 19 playable characters. All are categorized by 5 groups: All Around, Technique, Speed, Power, and Tricky.

The Final Fantasy characters from Mario Hoops 3-on-3 make a return in this game.^[3] Additionally, the Dragon Quest character Slime makes an appearance, previously having appeared in Itadaki Street DS. ^[4]

All Around

Technique

Speed

Power

Tricky

Courts

There are ten new courts in Mario Sports Mix, including four returning courts from the previous follow-up, Mario Hoops 3-on-3 for a grand total of 14.

Courts and compatible sports
Court	Dodgeball	Volleyball	Basketball	Hockey
Mario Stadium	Mushroom Cup	Mushroom Cup	Mushroom Cup	Mushroom Cup
Koopa Troopa Beach	Mushroom Cup	Mushroom Cup	Mushroom Cup	Extra
Peach's Castle	Mushroom Cup	Mushroom Cup	Extra	Mushroom Cup
DK Dock	Flower Cup	Yes	Mushroom Cup	No
Toad Park	Flower Cup	No	No	Mushroom Cup
Template:Color-link-piped	No	Yes	Flower Cup	No
Table Western	Extra	Yes	Flower Cup	Flower Cup
Daisy Garden	Flower Cup	No	Flower Cup	Flower Cup
Wario Factory	Star Cup	Yes	Extra	Flower Cup
Bowser Jr. Blvd.	No	Star Cup	Star Cup	Star Cup
Bowser's Castle	Star Cup	Star Cup	Star Cup	Extra
Waluigi Pinball	Extra	Yes	No	Star Cup
Starship	Star Cup	Star Cup	Star Cup	Star Cup
Ghost Ship	Extra	Extra	Extra	Extra

Items

As in most Mario games, there are items available during the gameplay of Mario Sports Mix. These items are available by touching the various ? Panels.

Party Games

Beta Elements

Main article: Mario Sports Mix/Beta Elements

Gallery

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References

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^ YouTube - (E3 2010) Mario Sports Mix - Volley Ball Gameplay (off-screen)
^ Mario Sports Mix - NEW Gameplay + Final Fantasy Characters
^ Slime Confirmed in Mario Sports Mix
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External Links

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[volleyball-2] YouTube - (E3 2010) Mario Sports Mix - Volley Ball Gameplay (off-screen)

[3] Mario Sports Mix - NEW Gameplay + Final Fantasy Characters

[4] Slime Confirmed in Mario Sports Mix

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