16.11.2013 г. 10:08:08 ч.

We'll make no secret of the fact that the first two of the match's five innings were nothing short of embarrassing, not because our team wasn't up to the task, but because it took us that long to figure out some of Mario Superstar Baseball's less obvious controls. The controls are every bit as intuitive and simple as those in other Mario sports games, but the commands used to steal bases and, more importantly, to stop our opponent from doing so, weren't immediately obvious without any instructions to hand.

Once we'd figured all of the controls out, Mario Superstar Baseball never failed to impress. "Fireball" and "Banana Ball" pitches were easy to perform, the batting system was uncomplicated but challenging, and fielding was, surprisingly, just as much fun as both of those things. There are, of course, a number of features in Mario Superstar Baseball that will distinguish it from other baseball games, such as themed fields and piranha plants that pop up in the middle of a game and try to interfere with catches. We also noticed that the game's main menu screen contained "toy field" and "minigames" options, but we weren't able to get any more information on those features on this occasion.