Gamertell Review: Mario Super Sluggers for Wii

Title: Mario Super SluggersPrice: $49.99System(s): WiiRelease Date: August 25, 2008Publisher (Developer): Nintendo (Namco Bandai)ESRB Rating: “Everyone” for comic mischief.Pros: Plenty of enjoyable Mario Party-style baseball minigames. Great utilization of both the WiiMote and the Nunchuck attachment or the option to play sans Nunchuck. Can play many modes as your Mii.Cons: Often irritating ferris-wheel style background music, sometimes touchy Wii controls and depth issues makes fielding unnecessarily difficult. Not the a pick-up-and-play game it promises to be.Overall Score: One thumb up, one sideways; 80/100; B-; * * * out of five.

If you’ve played a Mario-themed sports game, you have about half of an idea of what to expect with Mario Super Sluggers. It’s far more wacky, cartoonish and fun than your standard baseball sim but not nearly as simplistic or arcade-y as most Mario sports-based games. Even so, a few important fundamentals have unfortunately been benched…

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