History YMMV / MarioStrikers

** In ''Charged'', any of the characters that have a [[{{Teleportation}} teleport]] deke. With these dekes, it is incredibly easy to warp right past the goalie and into the goal with minimal issues. While it is possible to overshoot and electrocute yourself with a teleport, not much of a charge is actually needed to get the goal, making it the best way to shoot goals in the whole game, ''even with Super Shots like Birdo's and Hammer Bro's involved''.
*** Special mention goes to Boo, who goes even further by having an ''instantaneous'' teleport that allows him to phase through the goalie and shoot with ease, or just use the quick warp as a way to sidestep the goalie. Boo was so strong that many considered him, a Sidekick character, as the best character in the game, to the point where any serious team online ''"required"'' at least a single Boo.

** Likewise, while fans were pleased to see Daisy make it into ''Battle League'' via the first update, many of her fans were not happy to see that her sass and aggressiveness had been heavily toned down compared to ''Strikers'' and especially ''Charged''.

** Likewise, while fans were pleased to see Daisy make it into ''Battle League'' via the first update, many of her fans were not happy to see that her sass and aggressiveness had been heavily toned down compared to ''Strikers''.

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: When the first Famitsu charts were released, including ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'''s physical sales in Japan, a couple of people expected it to underperform due to the game using the infamous Nintendo free update model since it only sold around the same as Charged in its first week. Not helping matters was that in the UK, it was reported that it sold less than ''[[VideoGame/MarioGolf Super Rush]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/MarioTennis Aces]]'' in its first week. Fast forward to August 3rd where Nintendo's 2nd fiscal year, where it was reported the game sold 1.91 million units by June 30th, making it the biggest launch for a Mario sports game in history.

** Likewise, while fans were pleased to see Daisy make it into ''Battle Leagued'' via the first update, many of her fans were not happy to see that her sass and aggressiveness had been heavily toned down compared to ''Strikers''.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Many Daisy fans were disappointed and angered that she had been left out of the base roster in ''Battle League'' despite being a mainstay in the previous games, especially since Rosalina, who many Daisy fans see as being a SpotlightStealingSquad, is in the base roster. Fans would be relieved after it was revealed that Daisy would be added to the roster via a free post-launch update, though.

** As mentioned above, Daisy's absence from the initial roster in ''Battle League'' was not well-received, with many fans claiming that they wouldn't buy the game if Daisy wasn't included, similar to the reaction to Waluigi not being in ''VideoGame/MarioKart7''.
** The LighterAndSofter tone of ''Battle League'' in comparison to the previous two games was also not well-received, given the DarkerAndEdgier execution of the first two games was a major reason for the series' popularity in the first place [[note]]It is likely that the tone shift is due to Nintendo’s recent creativity mandates/restrictions for the Mario series.[[/note]].

* ContestedSequel: ''Battle League'' is this to ''Charged'', which is considered to be an EvenBetterSequel of the original game. The series' over-the-top dark feel [[LighterAndSofter was significantly toned down]] in ''Battle League'', not to mention the removal of the sidekicks (and to a lesser extent the Kritter goalies [[ReplacementScrappy being replaced by Boom Booms]]), the lack of staple characters such as Daisy[[note]]Until she would later be playable as DLC[[/note]], Bowser Jr. or Diddy Kong when the game first released, and the stages being smaller and less varied than in ''Charged''. However, the customization received praise, some prefer every character being able to be both a captain and sidekick, the overall gameplay was still seen as strong, the super strikes are seen as much more balanced, and there's hope that the announced updates will make up for the lack of initial content.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Many Daisy fans were disappointed and angered that she had been left out of the base roster in ''Battle League'' despite being a mainstay in the previous games, especially since Rosalina, who many Daisy fans see as being a SpotlightStealingSquad, is in the base roster. Fans would be relieved though after it was revealed that Daisy would be added to the roster via a free post-launch update.

* TaintedByThePreview: A lot of fans were not happy that Daisy was absent from the base roster of ''Battle League'', and even excluding the Daisy issue, the base roster only having 10 characters, especially when 8 have to be on the field during a match, made a lot of fans worried that this would yet be another live service Mario Sports game after ''[[VideoGame/MarioTennis Mario Tennis Aces]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/MarioGolf Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'', or something even worse like ''[[VideoGame/MarioTennis Ultra Smash]]'', which never received ''any'' {{downloadable content}}. The absence of sidekicks didn't help matters as well. Their fears were [[HarsherInHindsight eventually confirmed]] when it was revealed that ''Battle League'' would be getting free post-launch updates, which specifically highlighted the inclusion of new characters. Daisy would later be revealed as one of the characters in the first of such updates.

** In a ''very'' stark contrast to her [[UnstoppableRage furious reaction]] in ''Charged'', Daisy looks genuinely miserable and cries in ''Battle League''. It's the same voice clip of her bursting into tears when getting 7th place or lower in ''VideoGame/MarioKart8''.

** In a ''very'' stark contrast to her [[UnstoppableRage furious reaction]] in ''Charged'', Daisy looks genuinely miserable and cries.
*** This is even more upsetting when you realize the voice clip of her bursting into tears when getting 7th place or lower in ''[[VideoGame/MarioKart8 Mario Kart 8]]'' is reused in the above scene.

** In stark contrast to her [[UnstoppableRage furious reaction]] in ''Charged'', Daisy looks genuinely miserable and cries.

** The LighterAndSofter tone of ''Battle League'' in comparison to the previous two games was also not well-received, given the DarkerAndEdgier execution of the first two games was a major reason for the series' popularity in the first place [[note]]It is likely that the tone shift is due to Nintendo’s recent creativity mandates/restrictions for the Mario series[[/note]].

** In stark contrast to her [[UnstoppableRage furious reaction]] in ''Charged'', Daisy looks genuinely miserable and ''cries''.
*** This is even upsetting when you realize the voice clip of her bursting into tears when getting last place in ''[[VideoGame/MarioKart8 Mario Kart 8]]'' is reused in the above scene.

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: When the first Famitsu charts released that included ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'''s physical sales in Japan, a couple of people expected it to under perform due to the game using the infamous Nintendo free update model since it only sold around the same as Charged in its first week. Not helping matters was that in the UK, it was reported that it sold less than Super Rush and Aces in it's first week. Fast forward to August 3rd where Nintendo's 2nd fiscal year, where it was reported the game sold 1.91 million units by June 30th, making it the biggest launch for a Mario sports game in history.

** In stark contrast to her [[UnstoppableRage furious reaction]] in ''Charged'', Daisy looks genuinely depressed and cries in despair in ''Battle League''.

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: When the first Famitsu charts released that included ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'''s physical sales, a couple of people expected it to under perform due to the game using the infamous Nintendo free update model. Not helping matters was that in the UK, it was reported that it sold less than Super Rush and Aces in it's first week. Fast forward to August 3rd where Nintendo's 2nd fiscal year, where it was reported the game sold 1.91 million units by June 30th, making it the biggest launch for a Mario sports game in history.

* TierInducedScrappy: While Shy Guy was positively received in ''Battle League'' as a player character choice, his class as an All-Rounder was not, as the game's customization mechanic clearly incentivizes MinMaxing, which makes his balanced stats sort of a burden.

* TierInducedScrappy: While Shy Guy was positively received in '''Battle League''' as a player character choice, his class as an All-Rounder was not, as the game's customization mechanic clearly incentivizes MinMaxing, which makes his balanced stats sort of a burden.

** ''Battle League'''s theme for winning trophies is very similar to that of the opening of Music/JohnWilliams' "Throne Room" theme from ''Film/ANewHope''. However, it's actually a remix of the theme in Charged when you win trophies, just like ''Battle League''.

** However, ''Battle League'' has two of its ''own'' iconic animations in the form of Donkey Kong's victory animation, featuring an incredibly fluid breakdance sequence, and Shy Guy's losing animation, where he just quietly stands there ('''''[Memes/SpongeBobSquarePants MENACINGLY!!]]'''''), which became instant hits with fans.

** However, ''Battle League'' has two of its ''own'' iconic animations in the form of Donkey Kong's victory animation, featuring an incredibly fluid breakdance sequence, and Shy Guy's losing animation, where he just quitely stands there and looks at the other team, which became instant hits with fans.

** ''Battle League'''s theme for winning trophies is very similar to that of the opening of Music/JohnWilliams' "Throne Room" theme from ''Film/ANewHope'', however it's actually a remix of the theme in Charged where you win trophies as well.

** However, ''Battle League'' has two if its ''own'' iconic animations in the form of Donkey Kong's victory animation, featuring an incredibly fluid breakdance sequence, and Shy Guy's losing animation, where he just quitely stands there and looks at the other team, which became instant hits with fans.

** However, ''Battle League'' has its ''own'' iconic animation in the form of Donkey Kong's victory animation, featuring an incredibly fluid breakdance sequence that became an instant hit with fans.

** ''Battle League'''s theme for winning trophies is very similar to that of the opening of Music/JohnWilliams' "Throne Room" theme from ''Film/ANewHope''.

** Yoshi will look depressed as one of his teammates comforts him in ''Charged''. In ''Battle League'', he'll outright ''cry'' while throwing a tantrum.
** In ''Battle League'', Toad will react with shock before ''[[HeadDesk banging his head on the ground.]]''

* ContestedSequel: ''Battle League'' is this to ''Charged'', which is considered to be an EvenBetterSequel of the original game. The series' over-the-top dark feel [[LighterAndSofter was significantly toned down]] in ''Battle League'', not to mention the removal of the sidekicks (and to a lesser extent the Kritter goalies [[ReplacementScrappy being replaced by Boom Booms]]), the lack of staple characters such as Daisy, Bowser Jr. or Diddy Kong when the game first released, and the stages being smaller and less varied than in ''Charged''. However, the customization received praise, some prefer every character being able to be both a captain and sidekick, the overall gameplay was still seen as strong, the super strikes are seen as much more balanced, and there's hope that the announced updates will make up for the lack of initial content.

** While the original and ''Charged'' were no slouches in the animation department, ''Battle League'' outclasses them in that regard thanks to being released on [[UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch more powerful hardware]] compared to the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube GameCube]] and UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} respectively, with the subtle but still noticeably rubbery way the characters move drawing a few comparisons to Creator/{{Pixar}}'s films of the [[TheNewTens late 2010s]] and [[TheNewTwenties early 2020s]] (namely ''WesternAnimation/{{Luca}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed''), as well as the works from Creator/IlluminationEntertainment.

** Waluigi's crotch chop is easily the series' most iconic animation, with its absence in the third installment being met with universal disapproval...
** However, ''Battle League'' has its ''own'' iconic animation in the form of Donkey Kong's Victory Animation, featuring an incredibly fluid breakdance sequence that became an instant hit with fans.
* SoOkayItsAverage: The general consensus was that ''Battle League'' was this at launch, with its gameplay and visuals being overall enjoyable and pleasant to look at respectively, but with the game suffering from a terrible lack of content, mainly single-player modes and characters, and thus the experience becoming repetitive and stale very quickly for many players. Not helping matters is the game being worth $60, the price of a full game, when it has roughly the same amount of content as the previous games, which weren't content rich to begin with.

** Bowser releases an upset roar in disbelief in ''Charged'' before looking at the ground dejectedly.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Many Daisy fans were disappointed and angered that she has been left out of the base roster in ''Battle League'' despite being a mainstay in the previous games, especially since Rosalina, who many Daisy fans see as being a SpotlightStealingSquad, is in the base roster. Fans would be relieved though after it was revealed that Daisy would be added to the roster via a free post-launch update.

** Daisy is one too due to her not being in the base roster of ''Battle League'', with people claiming that Toad and Rosalina, respectively [[PromotedToPlayable someone who was a sidekick in the previous games]] and someone who made their ''Strikers'' debut in this game, were chosen over her just to rub more salt in the wound.

** Carried over from other ''Mario'' games, many people see Rosalina as one to Daisy in ''Battle League'' due to Daisy, who appeared in the previous two games, not being present in the base roster of the game while Rosalina, who made her ''Strikers'' debut in this game, was. This extends to Toad as well, as he was just a sidekick in the previous games whereas Daisy was a Captain, but he is part of the base roster while she is not.

** However, ''Battle League'' has it's ''own'' iconic animation in the form of Donkey Kong's Victory Animation, featuring an incredibly fluid breakdance sequence that became an instant hit with fans.

** Mario's theme sounds like [[Music/{{ACDC}} AC/DC]]'s "Let There Be Rock".

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Many Daisy fans were disappointed and angered that she has been seemingly left out of the base roster in ''Battle League'' despite being a mainstay in the previous games, especially since Rosalina, who many Daisy fans see as being a SpotlightStealingSquad, is in the base roster. Fans would be relieved though after it was revealed that Daisy would be added to the roster via a free post-launch update.