Yet another fun, unique game in the DS' infinite ocean of such games. Square Enix collaborating with Nintendo again, for the first time in YEARS, for a basketball game? It's the type of curio that could ONLY come about from the wild frontier days of the console.
It's simply fine. The art style is funky, the music just as much so, and the gameplay is as touch-screen reliant as you'd expect. Much like other Mario sports games, the AI become cheatsy little fuckers - especially in the later on stages - which can make it frustrating, but the sheer oddity of the game, Final Fantasy characters and cameos included, carry the day.
It's simply fine. The art style is funky, the music just as much so, and the gameplay is as touch-screen reliant as you'd expect. Much like other Mario sports games, the AI become cheatsy little fuckers - especially in the later on stages - which can make it frustrating, but the sheer oddity of the game, Final Fantasy characters and cameos included, carry the day.
a fun time for sure, running through tournament mode started really boring but it actually got pretty fun and challenging by the end. some solid courts with fun mario gimmicks, solid gameplay with an interesting and fun idea for dribbling. nothing too mind blowing or exciting but a very often overlooked mario sports game that’s a really fun time!
This game honestly went CRAZY. They need to bring back a fleshed out Mario Basketball game for the Switch, bc this is a great idea. Such a weird game too, some of the characters weren't even from Mario, which I thought was pretty funny. Also the character select screen music went so hard, they were cooking in the studio.