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'''''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''''' is a [[Genre#Turn-based tactics|turn-based tactical]] title for the [[Nintendo Switch]] and a cross-over between the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise and [[Ubisoft]]{{'}}s {{plain link|[https://raymanpc.com/wiki/en/Rabbids_(series) ''Rabbids'']}} series, being the first in the [[Mario + Rabbids (series)|''Mario + Rabbids'' series]] of games. It is the first tactics game in the ''Mario'' franchise, and also incorporates some [[Genre#Role-playing|role-playing]] elements. The game sees [[Mario]] and his friends trying to restore order in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] after [[Rabbid]]s invade and fuse it with their own world using a powerful merging device. They befriend a robot assistant, [[Beep-0]], who guides them in the overworld and can perform various actions to solve puzzles and find secrets. Throughout their journey, the heroes frequently engage in turn-based battles with enemy Rabbids during which they must complete objectives such as defeating a number of enemies or escorting a supporting character to a certain spot.

A sequel, ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'', is announced for release in 2022.

The [[Rabbid]]s end up with their [[Time Washing Machine]] in the laboratory of a [[Genius Girl|''Mario'' fan]] who is perfecting, along with her robot assistant [[Beep-0]], a visor able to fuse two objects into one, called the [[SupaMerge]]. [[Spawny|One Rabbid]] finds said visor and uses it to create [[Rabbid Peach]], [[Rabbid Mario]], and other Rabbids fused with objects. It also causes the Time Washing Machine to malfunction, sending Beep-0 and the Rabbids to the [[Mushroom Kingdom]].

Meanwhile, [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Yoshi]], [[Toadette]] (who is seen among an audience of [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s), [[Toad]], and [[Princess Peach]] are inaugurating a new Princess Peach statue. Suddenly, a vortex is formed and sucks Mario and the others in.

In midair over the [[Ancient Gardens]], Beep-0 gains rabbit ears and the outline of two rabbit's teeth on the front. The Rabbid with the SupaMerge fuses with the headset, causing it to be stuck to him. Mario later saves Beep-0 from being crushed by the Time Washing Machine. Upon landing, they soon encounter Rabbid Peach and [[Rabbid Luigi]], who join Mario's team and help them fight off various [[Ziggy|Garden Ziggies]], thanks to weapons attached to a message sent by a mysterious ''F.B.''. As they travel, they get a glimpse of the vortex, later referred to as the [[Megabug]].

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The game is estimated to be composed of 35% exploration elements and 65% turn-based combat. There is also multiplayer, local co-op mode. The combat is weapon-based, with the weapons primarily resembling guns (notably the Blaster, Boomshot, Rumblerang, and Precision class-weapons), though they also resemble warhammers (Melee-class), rocket launchers (Rocket-class), rubber ducks (Grenaduck-class), yo-yos (Bworb-class), and deployable shuttles (Sentry-class).

Each character uses two weapons: a primary weapon that can be used every turn and a secondary weapon that requires cooling down in-between turns, as well as two Techniques. One of the techniques is either a line-of-sight technique that allows the user to fire at targets while they move for the ''Mario'' characters or a shield with different properties for the Rabbids. The other technique gives a unique effect exclusive to each of the eight characters.

|<small><hr>An attack at an enemy's headfollowing a '''TEAM JUMP'''. Afterwards Mario lands on a nearby cell.<hr>'''''Technique Range'''''<br>''6 Cells''<br>'''''Stomp Range'''''<br>''3 Cells''<br>'''''Damage'''''<br>''30''</small>

|style="background:NAVAJOWHITE"|<small>Offense ★★★☆☆</small>

 

MRKB Pirabbid Plant Portrait.png|[[Pirabbid Plant]]

MRKB Rabbid Kong Portrait.png|[[Rabbid Kong]]

MRKB Blizzy Portrait.png|[[Blizzy]]

MRKB Sandy Portrait.png|[[Sandy]]

MRKB Icicle Golem Portrait.png|[[Icicle Golem]]

MRKB Calavera Portrait.png|[[Calavera]]

MRKB Phantom Portrait.png|[[Phantom (boss)|Phantom]]

MRKB Mecha Jr. Portrait.png|[[Mecha Jr.]]

MRKB MegaDragonBowser Portrait.png|[[MegaDragonBowser]]

*[[Madame Bwahstrella (character)|Madame Bwahstrella]]

A season pass of paid add-on content is released in ''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''. The content was released in three packs, which contain the following:

*Pack 1 (available at launch): A set of eight "steampunk"-themed secondary weapons with unique statistics. They are as follows:

**[[Cranial Abogator]] for Mario

**[[Effectual Atomizer]] for Rabbid Luigi

**[[Calamitous Coupe]] for Rabbid Peach

**[[Jeopardous Jalopy]] for Luigi

**[[Baleful Bad-Ender]] for Rabbid Mario

**[[Defalcating Dandy]] for Peach

**[[Exalted Entropic Eggs]] for Rabbid Yoshi

**[[Direly Dulcet Doomsayer]] for Yoshi

*Pack 2 (released on October 17, 2017): Additional solo and co-op challenge levels.

*Pack 3 (released on June 26, 2018): The Donkey Kong Adventure DLC.

This content, alongside the base game, is included in ''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Gold Edition''.

Added through an update released on December 8th, 2017, Versus allows two players to pit their team of characters against each other. Players pick a team of three characters and assign them weapons. Each player is limited to three actions per turn, which are split between the three characters (for example, all three characters can perform one action or one character can perform three actions). The characters players can choose from not based on those used in the main campaign, however each character has [[List of Versus Mode sets in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle|three distinct sets]] based off of their ingame abilities.

===Donkey Kong Adventure===

[[File:M+R KB Donkey Kong Adventure logo.jpg|thumb]]

The Donkey Kong Adventure Expansion Pack was released on June 26, 2018. As its name suggests, it features [[Donkey Kong]]. This expansion sees Rabbid Peach and Beep-0 becoming separated from the others and landing on [[Donkey Kong Island]], where [[Rabbid Kong]], who seeks revenge for his defeat in the main game, has formed an army. A Megabug has also appeared on the island, contaminating [[banana]]s and increasing Rabbid Kong's power. Rabbid Peach and Beep-0 work with Donkey Kong and [[Rabbid Cranky]] to get Rabbid Kong's army and the Megabug off the island, as well as decontaminate the bananas.Unlike the rest of the season pass, Donkey Kong Adventure can be purchased standalone.

[[File:Mario rabbids prototype board.jpg|thumb|left|The first prototype.]]

After the Japanese release of ''{{wp|Just Dance}}'' in 2011, [[Nintendo]] and [[Ubisoft]] began experimenting a concept featuring a "new genre" with Mario and the Rabbids<ref>Eurogamer. (June 15, 2017). [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-06-15-the-big-interview-shigeru-miyamoto-and-yves-guillemot The big interview: Shigeru Miyamoto and Ubisoft's Yves Guillemot]. ''eurogamer.net''. Retrieved August 30, 2017.</ref>, in part due to the over 20 year relationship between the companies. According to producer Xavier Manzanare, Ubisoft's ''Rabbids'' developers were not going to make another ''Rabbids'' party game due to poor sales of later entries and "internal fatigue", but felt that the Rabbids characters could bring something unique to other genres of games.<ref name="GameInformer">Ben Reeves (August 1, 2017)[http://www.gameinformer.com/games/mario__rabbids_kingdom_battle/b/switch/archive/2017/08/01/mario-rabbids-devs-on-raymans-absence-and-mario-karts-influence.aspx Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle: On Rayman’s Absence And Mario Kart’s Influence]. ''Game Informer''. Retrieved September 19, 2017</ref> Creative Director [[Davide Soliani]] and the development team (being "tactical fans") proposed creating a turn-based game, but wanted to "stay true to the ''Mario'' universe" and developed it with "tactical combat phases with adventure phases" while creating the enemies and tone.<ref>Nintendo Everything. (June 12, 2017). [http://nintendoeverything.com/ubisoft-on-mario-rabbids-kingdom-battle-origins-working-with-miyamoto-and-nintendo-grant-kirkhope/ Ubisoft on Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – origins]. ''nintendoeverything.com''. Retrieved August 30, 2017.</ref> Three weeks after an internal pitch meeting, the development team created a playable prototype, featuring Mario and Luigi recreated from scratch in order to "bring the essence of those two characters", and presented it to Nintendo and [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] in Kyoto, Japan. Miyamoto was reportedly impressed<ref>Nintendo UK. (June 21, 2017) [https://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2017/June/Interview-Taking-Mario-Rabbids-Kingdom-Battle-from-prototype-to-teary-E3-reveal-1237292.html Interview: Taking Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle from prototype to teary E3 reveal]. ''nintendo.co.uk''. Retrieved August 30, 2017.</ref>, telling the development team he wanted a type of ''Mario'' game that was never done before and challenged them to make a ''Mario'' game with no jumping.<ref name="Gamasutra">Stefanie Fogel(August 29, 2017) [https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/304601/Blending_two_game_worlds_in_MarioRabbids_Kingdom_Battle.php Blending two game worlds in Mario+Rabbids Kingdom Battle]. ''Gamasutra''. Retrieved September 19, 2017</ref>  

Although pre-release impressions often compared ''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle'' to the long-running ''{{wp|X-COM}}'' series of turn-based tactics games (and indeed, ''X-COM'''s creator {{wp|Julian Gollop}} had been invited to work on the game<ref>Julian Benson (September 22, 2017). [https://www.pcgamesn.com/x-com-ufo-defense/mario-rabbids-kingdom-battle-xcom-julian-gollop X-Com creator Julian Gollop was asked to work on Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]. ''PCGamer.com''. Retrieved October 21, 2017</ref>), Davide Soliani cited ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' as a key inspiration for the design of the game, stating the goal was to make a turn-based tactics game that was not only quick and accessible, but also spectator friendly.<ref name="Gamasutra"></ref> Handling the crossover aspect was a challenge: Soliani stated that early on, the team was conscious about "having a balance" between the ''Mario'' and ''Rabbids'' universes, but were encouraged by Nintendo to "not worry about it"<ref name="Gamasutra"></ref> and Miyamoto, who said "''Show me your colors. Show me your Rabbids' humor even more. Show me how crazy you can be''".<ref name="GameInformer></ref> The developers were also apprehensive about the idea of featuring guns as the primary weapon in a ''Mario'' game, but Nintendo approved it the first time it was presented.<ref name="Kotaku">[https://kotaku.com/heres-how-ubisoft-convinced-nintendo-to-let-mario-use-g-1798713773 Here's How Ubisoft Convinced Nintendo To Let Mario Use Guns]. ''Kotaku''. Retrieved September 19, 2017</ref> Soliani characterized Nintendo as open-minded, stating "''Every time you are proposing something crazy to Nintendo, they are quite open-minded. But you need a good justification and a good logic to create something in the Mario universe''.<ref name="Kotaku"></ref>

===Boo Companion===

There is a random glitch that makes [[Boo]]s companions of sorts. There is no specific method to make this glitch occur, but during the glitch, Boos won't teleport the player's heroes to different locations during a battle, and they'll also appear in the player's victory screen after winning a battle. In addition, one or more Boos will follow the player out of battle; additionally, the Boos from the battlefield will still appear, and in specifically in [[Spooky Trails]]' secret chapter, the player will not be allowed to leave the area (unless they exit the game via the pause menu).

Sometimes in [[Spooky Trails]] and [[Lava Pit (Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle)|Lava Pit]], random background objects will randomly flicker around to places they do not belong. Normally, this is a simple thing the game will fix quickly, but in other cases, the glitch will persist and start affecting things around the player, potentially causing coins on moving platforms to get stuck in the ground and similar things. Occasionally, a piece will start to blink over [[Beep-O]], eventually leading to an exception that crashes the game.

 

Normally, a Mushroom will permanently disappear after collection, even if the player initiates and then restarts a battle. However, if the player quits to the main menu while mid-chapter and then reloads their save file, the Mushroom will reappear. All party members will retain their HP from before the player quit, allowing them to collect the Mushroom again and heal further, effectively providing an infinite health restoration method.

''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle'' has received generally positive reviews from professional critics. It received a score of 8 out of 10 from Russ Frushtick of Polygon. He said that the game "offer[s] up a legitimately challenging squad tactics experience without alienating the family-friendly ''Mario'' audience", but also stated that "it doesn't quite have the full layer of spit and polish of a [Nintendo developed] title".<ref>https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/28/16213294/mario-rabbids-kingdom-battle-review-nintendo-switch-ubisoft</ref> Dan Stapleton of IGN gave the game a 7.7 out of 10 (a "Good" rating). He praised the game's difficulty, animation, and "enemy variety", but criticized the rewards for completing puzzles and "the progression system".<ref>http://au.ign.com/articles/2017/08/28/mario-rabbids-kingdom-battle-review</ref> The game currently averages 85% on Metacritic based on 91 reviews.<ref>http://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/mario-+-rabbids-kingdom-battle</ref>

The game has been credited by {{wp|List of Ubisoft subsidiaries#Ubisoft Paris|Ubisoft Milan|Ubisoft Milan}} staff as a "game changer" for the studio as, following the game's critical and commercial success, the studio started receiving ten times more job applications than it had at any point of its history.<ref>Matthew Handrahan (September 29, 107. [http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-09-29-ubisoft-milan-i-see-a-really-brilliant-future-in-front-of-us Ubisoft Milan: "I see a really brilliant future in front of us"]. ''Gameindutrybiz''. Retrieved September 29, 2017</ref>

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*''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle'' was not the first attempt by Ubisoft to crossover Mario with the Rabbids: in 2010, Ubisoft Paris had pitched a [[List of unreleased media#Mario.2FRabbids crossover adventure game|Mario/Rabbids crossover adventure game]] for the [[Wii]], which ended up being rejected by Nintendo.<ref>Liam Robertson (June 12, 2017). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21oZewbY0j4 Mario + Rabbids: The Lost Adventure Game Concept]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 14, 2018</ref>

*This is the first ''Mario'' game that has been mainly developed by an Italian company.

*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/ac2ga/pc/ Japanese site]

*[https://raymanpc.com/wiki/en/Mario_+_Rabbids_Kingdom_Battle Article on RayWiki]

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