## # # # # # # ### ### ### ### ## ### ### # # # # # ## # ### # # # # # # # ### ### ### # # # ### # ## ### ## # # # ##### # # ##### ##### # # # ###### ##### #### # # # # # # # # # # # ##### # # # # #### ##### # # #### # # ##### # # # # ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ##### # # # # # # ###### # # #### FAQ/Walkthrough by TripleJump Copyright c 2005-2008 TripleJump Created: December 26th, 2005 Last Update: April 15th, 2008 Contact: triplejumpfaqs[at]gmail[dot]com ||||||||||||||||||||||| |||Table of Contents||| ||||||||||||||||||||||| 1. Introduction [001] a. About the Game [101] b. Characters [102] 2. Super Strikers 101 [002] a. Controls [201] b. Tactics [202] c. Items [203] 3. Gameplay [003] a. Grudge Match [301] b. Cup Match [302] c. Super Cup Match [303] d. Custom Match [304] 4. Unlockables [004] a. Stadiums [401] b. Teams [402] c. Cheats [403] d. Trophies [404] e. Cups [405] f. Credits [406] 5. Closing [005] a. Credits [501] b. FAQ [502] c. Final Note [503] ******************************************************************************* ************************ Introduction ************************ ******************************************************************************* [001] 1. Introduction a. About the Game b. Characters +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | About the Game | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [101] Super Mario Strikers is yet another installment in the Super Mario Series. For those who don't know, it is a soccer/football (Incase you are in the UK) game. There are a few differences to real soccer though: - No rules, so no offsides, no penalties, no cards - No touchlines, but you can't bank it off of the walls - Walls are electricuted, so if you are hit into them it will hurt - Just because there are no penalties, it doesn't mean you can charge goalies. Goalies will punch you away if you try. (First time I thought he was protected by an invisible barrier) Anyway, you choose a captain and a sidekick. The goal of the game is to score more goals than the opposition. Normal Goals give you one point and Super Strikes give you two. There are many modes of gameplay, cup, super cup, grudge and custom matches. The point is to win, and unlock many powerups and arenas. I picked up my copy of this game during Christmas of 2005. Along with Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. I enjoyed it immensly and decided to write a FAQ on it, which is what you are reading at this very moment. So I hope you enjoy it. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Characters | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [102] ***************** | Mario | ***************** Mario, Possibly the most well-known video game character of All-Time. His first game was a Donkey Kong game, where he had to save princesses from Donkey Kong. Eventually Donkey Kong left, and Pauline (the princess) left somewhere. Mario became a Plumber and found Mushroom Kingdom while working in the pipes. He then had to save Princess Peach. His nemesis is usually Bowser these days. ***************** | Luigi | ***************** Luigi, Mario's younger brother. Often Overshadowed by him. He is the tall and skinny shy one. I remember him back in Super Mario Bros. 2 as that guy who can jump higher than everyone. His big break came in Luigi's Mansion (which I am currently writing a Ghost FAQ for with hamstarz12). He saves Mario from the Boos. ***************** | Peach | ***************** Peach is the Princess of Mushroom Kingdom. She is constantly kidnapped by Bowser and needs a lot of saving by Mario. She somehow always invites Mario over for cake. She was the girl in Super Mario Bros. 2 who could float. She now has a game just for her on the DS, Super Princess Peach. ***************** | Daisy | ***************** Daisy is the Princess of Sarasaland. She is a tomboy. Mario saves her once, we know little about her. She has made many appearances in the Mario Sports series though. ***************** | Toad | ***************** Toads are the little men of mushroom kingdom. Toads help out Mario and Luigi whenever they can, like in Super Mario Bros. 2 or Luigi's Mansion. Also Super Mario 64. Toad is my favorite Character. In SM Strikers, they are sidekicks. ***************** | Wario | ***************** Wario is the "Evil Mario". He is a fat, yellow guy instead of the thin red guy we know. He has a few of his own games that I dont usually play. He also makes many appearances in the Sport's games, and is much older than some of the characters. ***************** | Waluigi | ***************** Waluigi is the "Evil Luigi". Long, spindly legs, very tall. The opposite of Wario, who is small and plump. You think that Waluigi's legs would give him a huge advantage over the others.. ***************** | Super Team | ***************** This is bowsers team of robots. They can all do Super Strikes, very fast, very powerful. Not actually all that hard, but can be a doozy on Legend or World Class. But remember, you can also play as them eventually, so be prepared to rock human opponents. ***************** | Yoshi | ***************** Yoshi is the trusty green guy. He has known Mario ever since he was a baby. Baby Mario fell off the stork taking him and Baby Luigi across the ocean. He found Yoshi Island and Yoshi took him across all the way back to Luigi. He has helped Mario and Luigi in a lot of games. ***************** | Birdo | ***************** The pink girl like things that shot eggs out of the mouth. A sidekick in SM Strikers. In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, we see her as more of an alter Yoshi. ***************** | Hammer Bros | ***************** Remember those guys who threw hammers around at you in the old mario days? They are here in Super Mario Strikers as a sidekick. Rock hard heads, but no hammers this time. That could have been a decent powerup... ***************** | Koopa | ***************** The Koopa are bowser's people and sidekicks. They have shells, Mario used to stomp on them and shoot them at people. Koopa is a sidekick. You can still shoot the shells, but no Koopa inside. *************** | Bowser | *************** Mario's current enemy, he is the Koopa king and kidnaps Peach a lot. In Super Mario Strikers, he appears and causes mayhem. Not a playable character in the game. It might be better just to disable that mode for now. *************** | Chain Chomp | *************** RUFF RUFF!! Bang bang bang... BONK!!! Chain Chomps are Dog-Like thinks that will hurt you if not careful. In Super Mario Sunshine, we see them as more of pets than enemies, as they have been made into pets by the crazy Delphinan's. ******************************************************************************* ************************ Super Strikers 101 ************************ ******************************************************************************* [002] 1. Super Strikers 101 a. Controls b. Tactics c. Items +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Controls | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [201] WITH BALL A - Pass B - Shoot (hold to charge), Clear Ball (your side of the field) Y - Deke X - Use Power Up Z - Switch Power Up Item R - Sprint/Turbo Run (use with control stick) L - Lob Pass (With A), Lob Shot (With B) Control Stick - Move C-Stick - Deke WITHOUT BALL A - Change Character B - Slide Tackle Y - Big Hit X - Use Power Up Z - Switch Power Up Item R - Sprint/Turbo Run (use with control stick) Control Stick - Move C-Stick - Shake to mess up opponent super strikes GOALIE A - Pass (By throwing or Rolling) B - Clear Ball (Drop Kick) Control Stick - Move MENU A - Select Option B - Cancel to previous screen Control Stick - Change Option Control Pad - Change Option +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Tactics | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [202] ----------------- OFFENSIVE TACTICS ----------------- Passing Use constant passing to get by people and set up one timers. Use "A" to pass. If you can time the passes perfectly, so no opponent can touch them, the ball leaves a green trail in it's wake, and you can set up a Perfect Pass. A perfect pass is easy to perform. Once you do, you can link it to much better chances for headers, kicks and dekes. These will almost always hit the net. Use these in lobs, you can rack them up fairly easily, and the goalie almost never predicts them. Just keep them away from the goalie, and try to hit them at the top of the goal crease to avoid interception. One Timers Press "A" to pass and then "B" before the ball gets to the player to one time it. This would be scoring tactic #3. One timers are hard to predict and stop, in real life and game. Use them whenever you have an open opportunity. Super Strikes Super Strikes are the #2 source of goals. The top source being perfect pass lobs. To perform a Super Strike, hold the "B" button down when your captain has the ball. A meter comes up. When the white line is in the green bit, press "B", the closer you are to the center the better chance it will enter the net. Some Super Strikes will fail to beat the keeper. But some positive effects can come from this. The keeper may be stunned. There are also some negative effects, the keeper may swat the ball back at the captain, leaving him down and out for a while. If you complete this exercise perfectly, the captain will do perform a "Monster Strike". Monster Strikes are the most important move in the game. Not only do they get you two goals, but they will ALWAYS go in. You can tell if you have performed a Monster Strike because the game will go into slow motion and the shooting bar will have turned Blue. Curve/Lob Shots Hold "L" and Press "B" to take a shot over a goalie. Better to take from a distance, because the goalie will be away from his net to cut down the angle. To do curve shots you have to press left or right when charging with B, when it shoots, the wall will curve depending on the position the stick was pressed. Even though like 10% of the time the ball might curve to the opposite direction the stick is held. Curve shots never stun the goalie unless you are very near to him. Deke Use the C-Stick or the "Y" button to fake a player out. Also you can slip a goalie trying to dive out at the ball, then shoot. If you are playing on a more difficult mode, the AI will show you how to effectivly deke people and their checks. Try it when you are feeling bold. Turbo Run This is very handy in getting into the enemy zone quickly. But you will be very prone to hits and tackles. Try speeding up, then when an enemy approches, slow down. Look for a pass, then if you can't, Speed up suddenly to evade the enemies. You will be using this far more often than you will be using normal run. Headers, Bicycle and Scissor Kicks Cross the ball with "L+A", then press "B" to head/bicycle/scissor kick the ball. Quite effective, but sometimes the cross won't get through. This is a very important aspect of the game. These can be hard to stop, and have plenty of power and direction. Faking Shots Hold "B" then press "A" when still holding it to do a nice little fake shot. Doesn't work 100% against CPUs, but against human opponents it can cause them to overcommit, leaving you open to slip past them and set up a quality scoring opportunity. Not SUPER useful, but good nonetheless. ----------------- DEFENSIVE TACTICS ----------------- Sliding Tackles Press "B" to do a sliding tackle. If you hit from behind you will be out of commission as well. This way to check a player is about the same usefulness as the Big Hit. You can maintain some momentum if you slide towards the player with the ball. Then if you miss coming back, you still have your speed. But it is very easy to slip a slide tackle with a deke. So don't advertise what you are about to do to the opponent. Big Hit The easiest way to stop opponents, blow the crap outta them. Just "BAM", it can stop super strikes, one timers, dekes. However, this will slow you down slightly, but is very useful to bash people against the walls. Which will electricute them. If you miss the hit, and the player doesn't have the ball, the other team gets a power-up. I am confident that if you hit a player JUST after he passes the ball, that the other team will not get a powerup because you finished the check. Blocking Shots Stand in front of the ball and let it hit your guy, it might put him out of commission for a bit, but its one shot less than you want your goalie to be facing. If you attempt this, CONTROL YOUR REBOUNDS. The goalie often commits to the shot anyway, putting him out of the picture. So it will be an easy target if an enemy swoops in and shoots. Clearing the Ball Press "B" when the ball is in your zone to clear, use when there is heavy pressure on in your zone. Also, if you are last man back, use this. Unless you have a pass that you can easily do. Don't deke, just get it out. Turbo Run Use to sprint back to stop players ahead of you. Following him at the run will definately force them to play the ball before they should. Be sure to tackle them with a big hit from behind, if they are on a breakaway. --------------- SCORING TACTICS --------------- Here are just some ways I score. ========= =Headers= ========= Move away from the net, then cross it so the ball ends up in the middle. Send it home. This is very effective. As the header gives great power and almost no chance of telling where the ball will go. Still not the best way to score. ============ =Breakaways= ============ Move in, when you can see the goalie, he should be near the edge of his crease. So try and loft it over or around him. Or if you are on him with another person open, pass to him. If the goalie is going to make it to the ball in time, pass back, the goalkeeper will have no clue what hit him ==================================== =Forcing the Goalie out of position= ==================================== Start near the end boards, move out into the center area of the crease and shoot, the goalie is hopefully out of position. Alternately, move through the crease, when the goalie comes out, pull a deke. Then shoot quickly. The other way is a one timer with a pass through the goal crease. Using these are easy pickings for a goal. Try passing the ball around a lot to your open wingers. The goalie will be in constant motion and eventually leave an opening in his net. LennyBX8 Sent the following in: ============= Charged Shots ============= Try to shot charged shots with your sidekicks in front of the goalie without curving it, thet shot will most likely stun the goalie giving the chance for a fast shot to sneak one by him. ============= Super Strikes ============= If you have a Bomb (Any combination), Red Shells (X3), 5 Bananas, Chomp or Star, get your Captain, start charging your super strike, if any opponent gets near, shoot one of the items named before while still charging, they will hit everyone near you but you, leaving you time to get a clean Super Strike. (NOTE: Never use a star before charging a Super Strike because the effect stops before you fully charge and you'll get hit, you need to start charging until its imminent you'll get hit to use it.) NotNutty01 Sent the following in: Step One: Run into a corner while you have the ball to get goalie out of postition. Step Two: Lob pass in-front of the net. Step Three: One time shot to the oppostite side of where the ball came from. ------------------ IN BETWEEN TACTICS ------------------ Power Ups If you have had players hit when they do not have the ball, you get a powerup. Powerups are very handy. They can all be used defensively and offensivley. Some will freeze opponents with the ball, some will give you time to shoot, others will allow you to speed up and check someone, or allow you to speed up on the breakaway. You'll learn more in the next section. Power Ups Tip: You can still shoot items even if you are on the floor after a Big Hit or not hard item like Bananas, the only time you cannot use them is when stunned (stars on your head). +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Items | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [203] These come to you if you have players who have been hit without the ball. Which you shouldn't do, unless you have a major problem. Such as one-timer stopping or taking players out coming for crosses. An Alternate way of getting these is taking a hopeless shot from around half. Mushrooms Bananas (x3) Green Shells (x3) Red Shells (x3) Blue Shells (x3) Green Shell Red Shell Blue Shell Bob-Ombs Chain Chomp Star =-=-=-=-=-=-= | Mushrooms | =-=-=-=-=-=-= Mushrooms will speed you up. A great item to use to get out of the way of items, characters, and bowser. Defensive Use: Getting back in time to thwart someone Offensive Use: Break out of checks =-=-=-=-=-=-=-= | Bananas (x3)| =-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Bananas will sit there and people will slip on them. Quite a useful item. Try to leave them around the middle, they can slow down a pass giving you ample time to regroup. Defensive Use: Place in enemy populated areas in your zone Offensive Use: Set Traps for those following you Alternatively, use them to block shells and other power ups sent at you. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= | Green Shells (x3) | =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= They shoot out and begin to fan in different directions. Shooting these down the boards is a good idea, because people have no way to escape the path of these, and you might get them blown into the wall, with the electricity. Defensive Use: Shoot them at people running down the boards. Offensive Use: Use to give time for a captain to use a Super Strike. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= | Red Shells (x3) | =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Red Shells are similar to green shells, only they will home in on an opponent. Much better, and you won't need the boards to use this one. Just make sure not to shoot it towards your own players. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= | Blue Shells (x3)| =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Blues shells are like red + green shells. Only they will freeze on impact. They dont home in as red shells, however. They will also bounce around for a while. So watch to make sure you won't hit your own man. Defensive Use: Take players out of the play to be able to defend easily. Offensive Use: Get more players open for passes by freezing their checks. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-= | Green Shell | =-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Same as the other Green Shell, only this one is HUGE and will bounce off of walls. There is only one, not 3. But still the same basic use. =-=-=-=-=-=-= | Red Shell | =-=-=-=-=-=-= Huge Homing shell. WOOSH! What could be any better than this baby? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-= | Blue Shell | =-=-=-=-=-=-=-= They simply freeze people on its path, and sometimes explode like bob- ombs stunning the guys that get hit with it, they dont home on opponents. It can hit multiple times, so you can waste it on almost the entire enemy team. I think we just found what was better than the red shell. =-=-=-=-=-=-= | Bob-Ombs | =-=-=-=-=-=-= Bob-Ombs come in 5, 3, or 1. You can chuck them at people for explosion. This will be put to very good use. You can use them almost anywhere on the field to great effect. This also won't hit your own guys. Defensive Use: BOOOM Offensive Use: BOOOM, SCORES! Interesting Trivia: Characters hit by this will be charred the whole match. More Interesting Trivia: I had waffles for breakfast. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-= | Chain Chomp | =-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Chain Chomps are the ultimate disaster, I don't wanna think how many times you hit opponents without the ball to give them this. If they do, watch out! The Chain Chomp follows every player on the opposition. Until it leaves. Offensive & Defensive Use: This thing will beat the **** outta them. =-=-=-=-= | Star | =-=-=-=-= Stars make you invincible for a short amount of time. Very useful. Save for the best moment. These also give you a burst of speed. Lastly, you have goalie like protection. So you can run into the opponents to trip them up. Offensive Use: Just use it for super strikes, protection from powerups, basically anything. Defensive Use: Use to run the ball away from opponents with no fear. ******************************************************************************* ************************ Gameplay ************************ ******************************************************************************* [003] 3. Gameplay a. Grudge Match b. Cup Match c. Super Cup Match d. Custom Match +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Grudge Match | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [301] Grudge Matches are how they sound, you pick the teams (unless you have a human player), the Arena and you play your game. Good for practicing on difficult modes. Also good for item shooting practice. No point differential here. You should also use this to try your luck on new difficulties. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Cup Match | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [302] Table Ranked= Ranked on a table, most points win Playoff Ranked= Whoever wins the knockout rounds Cup Match, you have four cups to complete. Most of which are ranked on a table. So you just have to win the most points (3 for a win, one for an Overtime loss and none for a loss). But the Bowser Cup is different. You have to play a bunch of rounds. Then the top four teams go to an elimination round. Winner of that plays Bowser's Super Team. If you win, you get your name on a big shiny trophy. Mushroom Cup: 4 Teams, 3 Rounds, Table Ranked Flower Cup: 6 Teams, 5 Rounds, Table Ranked Star Cup: 8 Teams, 7 Rounds, Table Ranked Bowser Cup: 8 Teams, 7 Rounds, 2 Knockout Rounds, Playoff Ranked +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Super Cup Match | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [303] Unlocked by winning the Bowser Cup. Super Cup Match is not for newbies. I'd suggest practicing on Professional before attempting this, for rookie is out of the question. Winning the Super Cup Battles Unlock Cheats. Anyway, have fun with this advanced mode. Super Mushroom Cup: 4 Teams, 6 Rounds, Table Ranked Super Flower Cup: 6 Teams, 10 Rounds, Table Ranked Super Star Cup: 8 Teams, 14 Rounds, Table Ranked Super Bowser Cup: 8 Teams, 14 Rounds, 2 Knockout Rounds, Playoff Ranked +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Custom Match | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [304] Custom matches allow you to set up tournaments your own way. You pick teams, rules, rounds, the works. Great for parties. You can also try and make your very own tournament. So you can sort of make a storyline through this mode. Have fun, and experiment to see what you can find. ******************************************************************************* ************************ Unlockables ************************ ******************************************************************************* [004] 4. Unlockables a. Stadiums b. Teams c. Cheats d. Trophies e. Cups f. Credits +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Stadiums | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [401] Konga Colliseum - Place Top 3 in the Mushroom Cup Crater Field - Place Top 3 in the Flower Cup Battle Dome - Place Top 3 in the Star Cup Bowser Stadium - Place Top 3 in the Bowser Cup +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Teams | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [402] Bowsers Super Team - Place 1st in the Bowser Cup AND defeat the super team +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Cheats | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [403] Cheat Section Courtesy of the Codes and Games Section. Custom Powerups Accelerator: Get the Gold SniperTrophy Custom Powerups Explosives: Get the Gold Super Striker Trophy Custom Powerups Freezing: Get the Gold Tactician Trophy Custom Powerups Giant: Get the Gold Paramedic Trophy Custom Powerups Shells: Get the Gold Veteran Trophy Field Tilt: Win the Super Flower Cup Infinite Powerups: Win the Super Star Cup Perfect Strike: Win the Super Mushroom Cup Weak Goalies: Win the Super Bowser Cup +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Trophies | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [404] ==------------== =MATCH TROPHIES= ==------------== CUP Mushroom Cup - Rank 1st in the Mushroom Cup Flower Cup - Rank 1st in the Flower Cup Star Cup - Rank 1st in the Star Cup Bowser Cup - Rank 1st in the Bowser Cup SUPER CUPS Super Mushroom Cup - Rank 1st in the Super Mushroom Cup Super Flower Cup - Rank 1st in the Super Flower Cup Super Star Cup - Rank 1st in the Super Star Cup Super Bowser Cup - Rank 1st in the Super Bowser Cup ==----------------== =MILESTONE TROPHIES= ==----------------== BRONZE Bronze Veteran Trophy - 25 Cup Battle Matches Bronze Paramedic Trophy - 250 Cup Battle Big Hits Bronze Sniper Trophy - 75 Cup Battle Goals Bronze Super Striker Trophy - 25 Cup Battle Super Strikes Bronze Tactician Trophy - 75 Cup Battle Perfect Passes SILVER Silver Veteran Trophy - 50 Cup Battle Matches Silver Paramedic Trophy - 500 Cup Battle Big Hits Silver Sniper Trophy - 150 Cup Battle Goals Silver Super Striker Trophy - 50 Cup Battle Super Strikes Silver Tactician Trophy - 150 Cup Battle Perfect Passes GOLD Gold Veteran Trophy - 100 Cup Battle Matches Gold Paramedic Trophy - 1000 Cup Battle Hits Gold Sniper Trophy - 300 Cup Battle Goals Gold Super Striker Trophy - 100 Cup Battle Super Strikes Gold Tactician Trophy - 300 Cup Battle Perfect Passes +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Cups | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [405] CUP Mushroom Cup - Rank 1st in the Mushroom Cup Flower Cup - Rank 1st in the Flower Cup Star Cup - Rank 1st in the Star Cup Bowser Cup - Rank 1st in the Bowser Cup SUPER CUPS Super Mushroom Cup - Rank 1st in the Super Mushroom Cup Super Flower Cup - Rank 1st in the Super Flower Cup Super Star Cup - Rank 1st in the Super Star Cup Super Bowser Cup - Rank 1st in the Super Bowser Cup +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Credits | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [406] Complete the Bowser Cup to unlock the credits ******************************************************************************* ************************ Closing ************************ ******************************************************************************* [005] 5. Closing a. Credits b. FAQ c. Final Word +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Credits | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [501] CaptainDrakeLord of the Codes and Secrets Section* GameFAQs Message Boards Me, for writing this Mom and Dad, they got me this game LennyBX8 - Corrections, plus a few strategies and tips Kevin Chan - A correction on Waluigi NotNutty01 - Some Scoring strategies AOLGames Trip Video - For a way to get powerups *Some information was incorrect, so I had to alter it slightly.. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FAQ | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [502] ~User Questions~ Q. Can I co-write a FAQ with you? A. Sure, just look at www.ign.com, under "MGuidi", look at my collection to find my games. Q. Do I need Experience in writing FAQs? A. Yeah, I want at least two FAQ files published from you on GameFAQs. Or if you are good with grammar/spelling/games I might make an exception. Q. Are you going to write more FAQs? A. Yup. I'm writing a "Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest" FAQ with another member at the moment. I also have one 40% complete on Tales of Symphonia. (Help wanted for the Symphonia game) Q. Where can I contact you? A. triplejumpfaqs[at]gmail[dot]com Q. Will you help me with my FAQ? A. Sure! always willing to help a fellow Writer. ~Game Questions~ Q. What is a "Monster" strike? A. See the "tactics" section. Q. How do you curve shot? A. Hold down the B button as long as possible Q. Is my goalie defective? A. Sometimes goalies can be weak, tune up the difficulty. It will help. Q. What are the Custom Powerups? A. This is credited to "Why_Do_You_Care" of the message board Explosives: Only bob-ombs Giant: Only giant shells, and giant bob-omb Shells: Only shells, go figure Freeze: Only the blue freeze shells Q. This FAQ is full of misinformation A. Well then send in the correct stuff. Q. Why does the goalie slap the ball back at me during the super strike? A. Your Meter was outside the Yellow and Green Q. Can you play as bowser? A. No, he does come in to wreak havoc every once and a while though, if the option is on... I reccomend that you leave it off. It is just a stupid option that adds a little challenge for those playing on rookie mode. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Final Word | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ That was my FAQ. I hope it was helpful ;) I'll include the version history here somewhere. If you wan't to know more, send in a Question at triplejumpfaqs[at]gmail[dot]com. This isn't my best FAQ, in case you don't know.... Be sure to look out for my future works. The power of the game is in your hand, so why not turn it on an play? (Heh, corny line). I wish you all a happy and a . Good day. I want: Comments Suggestions 999 more People Worshipping me Questions and Game Information in my inbox ONLY. NO IM VERSION HISTORY April 15th, 2008 - Changed my email March 11th, 2006 - Merry Spring Break. Updated the guide slightly Febuary 5th, 2006 - Added a couple new things, also changed my username. January 18th, 2006 - Due to the fact that like, every other FAQ is better than mine, I'm moving it into Temp-Final January 9th, 2006 - Put the "Star" item up. I forgot it. How silly. January 8th, 2006 - Added yet some more information sent in January 6th, 2006 - Added some questions January 5th, 2006 - Added some information people sent in. January 3rd, 2006 - Fixed some information in the "Items" department. December 28th, 2005 - Finished, what better to do with a few hours? December 27th, 2005 - Worked on FAQ December 26th, 2005 - Started FAQ This document is Copyright (c) 2005-2008 TripleJump. It is for personal, private use and cannot be found on another site other than GameFAQs without advanced, written permission from the Author. If you would like to use some information from this guide on your FAQ/site. Please contact me. I am quite lenient about the information I will lend out. I am a nice guy, I just hate to see my hard work spread all over the internet where I didn't intend for it to be placed.