Super Mario Strikers

Super Mario Strikers, known as Mario Smash Football in Europe and Australia, is a five-on-five football game developed by Next Level Games for the GameCube. As in other games such as Mario Power Tennis, the player can use Mario-themed items such as bananas and red shells to hinder the opposition and gain the advantage. Each team's captain can use "Super Strikes" that, if timed accurately, will result in two points scored for the striker's team. Each team consists of a captain character from the Mario series and three secondary Mario characters known as "sidekicks".Kritter is the goalkeeper for all sides except the "Super Team", which consists of four captain robots and a Robo-Kritter. Stadia only vary aesthetically and do not affect gameplay, featuring different surfaces such as grass and wood. The player can adjust the match settings to limit or expand the match time and select whether features such as the Super Strike will be included. Trainings sessions come in the form of "Strikers 101", where the player can practice individual aspects such as shooting and dashing. Next Level Games cited a connection between Strikers and NHL Hitz Pro in terms of gameplay mechanics, claiming that the latter influenced the "responsive gameplay" in Strikers, as well as the use of goalkeepers and on-field collisions.