Mario Strikers Charged is the sequel to Super Mario Strikers , a soccer game loosely based on official rules, featuring Nintendo icon Mario and his friends. Each team consists of a team captain (Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, and more), three sidekicks (ranging from Koopa Troopas to Hammer Bros.), and a Kremling goalkeeper.
The gameplay is simple yet exciting, with the addition of Mega Strike shots that can be performed by team captains. These shots can be stopped by the opponent's keeper by pointing the Wii Remote at the ball. Players also receive items like bananas or bombs to hinder the opponent, as well as unique character items for each team captain. For example, Mario will temporarily grow to Super Mario to crush his opponents.
The game features various stadiums with their own environment, and several game modes. In Domination Mode up to four players (human or computer-controlled) can battle each other in a user-defined number of rounds of a certain length. There is also a cup mode called "Road to the Striker cup" where the player battles other teams to win one of the three cups. It's the first Wii game in Europe with an online multiplayer mode.
Mario Strikers Charged was released on July 30, 2007 for the Nintendo Wii console.