Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

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Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Developer(s) Ubisoft Paris Ubisoft Milan Publisher(s) Ubisoft (NA, EU, OC) Nintendo (JP, SK, HK, TW) Platform(s) Nintendo Switch Release date August 29, 2017 August 29, 2017 August 29, 2017 November 17, 2017 (Gold Edition) January 18, 2018 January 18, 2018 January 18, 2018 January 18, 2018 Genre Turn-based tactics Rating(s) ESRB: - Everyone 10+ PEGI: - Seven years and older ACB: - General USK: - Six years and older DEJUS: - General audience Mode(s) Media Nintendo Switch: Cartridge Digital download Input Nintendo Switch: Joy-Con Nintendo Switch Pro Controller Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is a role-playing crossover title between the Mario franchise and Ubisoft's Rabbids series released for the Nintendo Switch, as well as being the first and only turn-based tactics game in the Mario franchise. Story The Rabbids getting sucked back into the Time Washing Machine. Mario is sent into the vortex. The Rabbids end up with their Time Washing Machine in the laboratory of a Mario fan who is perfecting, along with her robot assistant Beep-0, a visor able to fuse two objects into one, called the SupaMerge. One Rabbid finds said visor and uses it to create Rabbid Peach, Rabbid Mario, and other Rabbids fused with objects. It also causes the Time Washing Machine to malfunction, sending Beep-0 and the Rabbids to the Mushroom Kingdom. Meanwhile, Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Toadette (who is seen among an audience of Toads), Toad, and Princess Peach are inaugurating a new Princess Peach statue. Suddenly, a vortex is formed and sucks Mario and the others in. In midair over the Ancient Gardens, Beep-0 gains rabbit ears and the outline of two rabbit's teeth on the front. The Rabbid with the SupaMerge fuses with the headset, causing it to be stuck to him. Mario later saves Beep-0 from being crushed by the Time Washing Machine. Upon landing, they soon encounter Rabbid Peach and Rabbid Luigi, who join Mario's team and help them fight off various Ziggies, thanks to weapons attached to a message sent by a mysterious F.B.. As they travel, they get a glimpse of the vortex, later referred to as the Megabug. Soon after, they meet Luigi and the Rabbid with the SupaMerge headset. They are both scared by a Piranha Plant with which a white Rabbid is playing. Due to the fear, the SupaMerge Rabbid ends up fusing the white Rabbid with the Piranha Plant, creating the Pirabbid Plant. Mario's team successfully defeats the Plant and restore both the Piranha Plant and the white Rabbid to their original selves. Seeing this, Luigi joins their team. Meanwhile, Beep-0 notices that the Megabug has grown in size. Bowser Jr. has observed what happened with the Pirabbid Plant and, when Mario's team meet the Rabbid with the headset and scares him, takes the chance to befriend him, naming him Spawny. With the intent of using Spawny's powers to take over the Mushroom Kingdom while his father is on vacation, Junior flies away with him on his Junior Clown Car, while Mario's team must face Rabbid Kong. They defeat Rabbid Kong, causing it to fall off of the platform they are standing on. Mario's team then venture to Sherbet Desert, where thanks to a message from F.B. they discover that the Megabug is growing with every enemy Rabbid defeated. They also find Rabbid Mario frozen in an ice cube. They take him with them, and place the cube in a door in the hopes of freeing him. Said door opens, and they soon encounter Bowser Jr. with Spawny again. Bowser Jr. has Spawny look at Mario's team, which agitates the Rabbid, activating the SupaMerge's powers. Just before it activates, Bowser Jr. turns Spawny away, causing him to create Blizzy and Sandy, who proceed to attack Mario's team. Mario's team defeat both of them and save Rabbid Mario, who joins them. At the end of the desert, Mario's team face off against the Icicle Golem, who freezes them. However, Princess Peach appears and saves them, joining Mario's team in their fight against the monster. They eventually prevail. Mario's team then go to Spooky Trails. They are directed to find two Relics of Goodness, a gramophone and a Boo-shaped balloon, under the instruction of a mysterious third party who wants them to wake up a being named "Tom Phan" who they claim has the power to defeat Bowser Jr.. After finding the relics, they discover through a message from the mysterious helper that they need a full moon. While finding a way to bring the full moon back, they come across Calavera, who is holding Rabbid Yoshi hostage. Mario's team defeat Calavera and are subsequently joined by Rabbid Yoshi. They then find a clock tower, by manipulating the clock they manage to get the full moon back and they get an invite to cross the now opened Moon Gate from the helper. They later find out that it is actually Bowser Jr. himself, who confronts them in a theater. Bowser Jr. scares Spawny, causing him to fuse a Rabbid with the Relics of Goodness to create the Phantom. The Phantom sings a pre-battle song and is eventually defeated. Bowser fusing with the Megabug. The Megabug flies towards the heroes. Later, they go to the Lava Pit, a volcano which has been transformed into a factory by Bowser Jr.. Here, they battle Junior in his Mecha Jr.. After this battle, Spawny seemingly falls to his doom as Bowser Jr. escapes. However, he is saved by Yoshi, who subsequently joins Mario's team. It is only after this battle that Spawny seems regretful for all the trouble he has caused. After returning Spawny to safety, Mario's team attempt to leave via a crystal mine. However, Spawny is attracted to the Megabug which has grown strong enough to obtain a physical, phoenix-like form. The Megabug absorbs Spawny before heading in the direction of Bowser's Castle. Bowser Jr. returns to tell off Mario's team for allowing Spawny to get kidnapped and the Megabug to escape, noting that at least his father is still away. However, he gets a text message from his father who has decided to return home early. Realizing that his father is in danger, Bowser Jr. flies off to Bowser's Castle while Mario's team chases after. On the way, they encounter two villainous Rabbids resembling Wario and Waluigi, named Bwario and Bwaluigi respectively. They battle, and are defeated by Mario's group. Upon their arrival to Bowser's Castle, Bowser Jr. requests them to help Bowser return to his normal self, as he is barely conscious and near the Megabug. The latter fuses with Bowser, creating MegaDragonBowser. In this form, Bowser is defeated, freeing the Megabug that tries to attack Mario's team. Said team attacks the Megabug, destroying it and seemingly closing the rift while also freeing Spawny. Bowser Jr. takes Spawny back to the team and thanks them for what they have done, while also promising to be somewhat better. Fearing being chastised by his father, he tries to convince them to speak to Bowser on his behalf, but Mario's team return to Princess Peach's Castle to tell that the threat is no more, while also inaugurating a new statue of Rabbid Peach. Rabbid Peach then takes a selfie with the group. After this, Beep-0 sends a letter to his past self with weapons through the Time Washing Machine, revealing that F.B. is actually Future Beep-0. Gameplay It has been requested that this section be rewritten and expanded to include more information. The game is estimated to be composed of 35% exploration elements and 65% turn-based combat. There is also multiplayer, local co-op mode. The combat is weapon-based, with the weapons resembling guns. The exploration aspect of the game is controlled by Beep-0, a new character. There are seven enemy archetypes, and one mid-boss and boss per world and four world environments. Some of the open world exploring involves puzzles. Controls The following descriptions are found in the Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle online manual. Exploration Moves Beep-0 and your Heroes Moves the camera Interacts with an object, skips past dialogue screens (if you absolutely MUST) or confirms a selection Cancel Go to Battle HQ Pauses the game Combat Moves Beep-0 or selects a target Moves the camera Select Cancels your current action Switches to the Tactical Camera Ends your turn Switches Heroes Cycles through different actions Cycles through different actions Pauses the game Heroes Main Heroes This section is under construction. Therefore, please excuse its informal appearance while it's being worked on. We hope to have it completed as soon as possible. The player may use a total of three characters on a team, with Mario and at least one Rabbid always required. These restrictions were made for balancing, as the development team felt some combinations of characters were too powerful. Each character uses two weapons: a primary weapon that can be used every turn and a secondary weapon that requires cooling down in-between turns, as well as two Techniques. One of the techniques is either a line-of-sight technique that allows the user to fire at targets while they move for the Mario characters or a shield with different properties for the Rabbids. The other technique gives a unique effect exclusive to each of the eight characters. Mario Peach Luigi Yoshi Mario's offensive talents make him a natural choice to lead the charge in battle. He is a mid-to-close range fighter with excellent mobility. In her new role as a 'defender in a dress' vs. 'damsel in distress', Princess Peach strikes a nice balance between offense, defense and mobility. A master of long-range attacks (due to his fear of the front lines) Luigi has bravely led many 'fighting retreats' thanks to his advanced mobility. Yoshi is a long-range specialist who belongs behind the front lines where he can deliver a power-packed punch from afar. Loves fruit. Team Fighter Paladin Scout Eggsploder Offense ★★★★★ Defense ★★☆☆☆ Mobility ★★★☆☆ Offense ★★★☆☆ Defense ★★★☆☆ Mobility ★★★★☆ Offense ★★★★☆ Defense ★☆☆☆☆ Mobility ★★★★★ Offense ★★★★★ Defense ★★☆☆☆ Mobility ★★★☆☆ Health Points 220 Health Points 340 Health Points 130 Health Points 420 Area of Movement 6 Cells Area of Movement 6 Cells Area of Movement 6 Cells Area of Movement 6 Cells Pipe Exit Range 3 Cells Pipe Exit Range 3 Cells Pipe Exit Range 3 Cells Pipe Exit Range 3 Cells Dash 20 Damage Dash 20 Damage Dash Dash 20 Damage Dash 20 Damage Stomp Jump 6 Cells An attack at an enemy's headfollowing a TEAM JUMP. Afterwards Mario lands on a nearby cell. Technique Range 6 Cells Stomp Range 3 Cells Damage 30 Healing Jump 6 Cells A TEAM JUMP that allows Peach to heal nearby teammates after landing. Technique Range 6 Cells Healing Range 2 Cells HP Bonus 5% Double Jump 6 Cells Allows Luigi to perform a TEAM JUMP with two successive Heroes. Technique Range 6 Ground Pound 6 Cells A ground strike following a TEAM JUMP that deals damage to everyone in range. Technique Range 6 Cells Ground Pound Range 3 Cells Damage 30 Primary Weapon Blaster A short to mid-range weapon that fires one round at a time at a single target. Lightning Shark Hit Damage 25-35 Medium Range 10 Cells Cover Damage LOW Secondary Weapon Melee Close-range weapon that can hit multiple targets at once. Button Masher Hit Damage 55-65 Close Range 1 Cell Cover Damage NONE Cooldown 1 Turn Area of Damage 2 Cells Primary Weapon Boomshot Short-range weapon capable of hitting multiple targets at once without cooldown. Blue Flame Hit Damage 90-100 Short Range 7 Cells Cover Damage LOW Secondary Weapon Grenaduck Tossed overhead at a target for an area attack affecting all enemies within range. The Duckess Hit Damage 65-75 Medium Range 10 Cells Cover Damage LOW Cooldown 1 Turn Area of Damage 2 Cells Primary Weapon Precision A long range weapon that fires one round at a single target. Suction Destruction Hit Damage 35-45 Long Range 15 Cells Cover Damage LOW Secondary Weapon Sentry Never stops chasing its target, it will detonate when it gets close. Can be destroyed. Top Gear Hit Damage 45-55 Long Range 15 Cells Cover Damage LOW Cooldown 1 Turn Area of Damage 1 Cell Sentry Health Points 150 Sentry Move Range 6 Cells Primary Weapon Rumblebang Mid-range weapon that fires multiple rounds at once at a single target. Egg Creamer Hit Damage 125-255 Medium Range 10 Cells Cover Damage LOW Secondary Weapon Rocket Area attack affecting all enemies within range. Supa Bwahzooka Hit Damage 120-130 Long Range 15 Cells Cover Damage LOW Cooldown 1 Turn Area of Damage 3 Cells Primary Technique Hero Sight This bonus attack is a mid-range reaction shot dealt to the first enemy to move within Mario's line of sight. Cooldown 3 Turns Reaction Shots 1 Reaction Shot DMG 80% Secondary Technique M-Power Increases Mario's weapon damage along with the damage caused by any Heroes in range. Cooldown 3 Turns Technique Range 4 Cells DMG Increase 20% Primary Technique Royal Gaze This bonus attack is a short reaction shot dealt to the first enemy to move within Peach's line of sight. Cooldown 3 Turns Reaction Shots 1 Reaction Shot DMG 80% Secondary Technique Protection Damage taken by Heroes within range is partially absorbed by Peach. Cooldown 2 Turns Technique Range 4 Cells DMG Reduction 30% Primary Technique Steely Stare This bonus attack is a long range reaction shot dealt to the first enemy to move within Luigi's line of sight. Cooldown 2 Turns Reaction Shots 1 Reaction Shot DMG 50% Secondary Technique Itchy Feet Area of Movement is increased for all Heroes in range. Cooldown 2 Turns Technique Range 4 Cells Extra Cells 1 Cell Primary Technique Egg Beater Bonus attack - a mid-range reaction shot dealt to enemies within Yoshi's line of sight. Cooldown 3 Turns Reaction Shots 1 Reaction Shot DMG 100% Secondary Technique Super Chance Gives Yoshi and Heroes around him a sure-fire Super Effect attack. Cooldown 3 Turns Technique Range 4 Cells Rabbid Mario Rabbid Peach Rabbid Luigi Rabbid Yoshi A big league brawler with exceptional luck, a dependable defense, solid moves and massive case of imposter syndrome. A proficient healer and damage-denier, when this defense-oriented prima donna takes the battlefield she keeps one eye on the enemy, and one on Mario. Rabbid Luigi is a defensive specialist who can leverage the unpredictable elemental forces that surround us all to great strategic effect. Rabbid Yoshi is best utilized lashing out with heavy weapons at long range. His arsenal includes melee skills, solid defense and a cool victory dance. Brawler Healer Wizard Boomboomer Offense ★★★★☆ Defense ★★☆☆☆ Mobility ★★★★☆ Offense ★★☆☆☆ Defense ★★★★★ Mobility ★★★☆☆ Offense ★★★☆☆ Defense ★★★★☆ Mobility ★★★☆☆ Offense ★★★☆☆ Defense ★★★★☆ Mobility ★★★☆☆ Health Points 265 Health Points 220 Health Points 200 Health Points 290 Area of Movement 6 Cells Area of Movement 6 Cells Area of Movement 6 Cells Area of Movement 6 Cells Pipe Exit Range 3 Cells Pipe Exit Range 3 Cells Pipe Exit Range 3 Cells Pipe Exit Range 3 Cells Boom Dash 20 Damage An explosive area attack Rabbid Mario performs with a DASH. Damage 20 Technique Range 2 Cells Stylish Dash 20 Damage Allows Rabbid Peach to DASH more than one enemy while on the move. Damage 20 Vamp Dash 30 Damage Allows Rabbid Luigi to drain enemy Health Points with a DASH. Damage 30 Life Drain 30% Ultra Dash 20 Damage Allows Rabbid Yoshi to DASH several enemies while on the move. Damage 20 Team Jump 6 Cells Team Jump 6 Cells Team Jump 6 Cells Team Jump 6 Cells Primary Weapon Boomshot Short-range weapon capable of hitting multiple targets at once without cooldown. Red Lightning Hit Damage 90-100 Short Range 7 Cells Cover Damage LOW Secondary Weapon Melee Close-range weapon that can hit multiple targets at once. Big Blue Bopper Hit Damage 105-115 Close Range 1 Cell Cover Damage NONE Cooldown 1 Turn Area of Damage 2 Cells Primary Weapon Blaster A short to mid-range weapon that fires one round at a time at a single target. Fuchsia Fury Hit Damage 25-35 Medium Range 10 Cells Cover Damage LOW Secondary Weapon Sentry Never stops chasing its target, it will detonate when it gets close. Can be destroyed. Excavator Hit Damage 45-55 Long Range 15 Cells Cover Damage LOW Cooldown 1 Turn Area of Damage 1 Cell Cooldown 1 Turn Area of Damage 1 Cell Sentry Health Points 150 Sentry Move Range 6 Cells Primary Weapon Bworb Fires one round at a single target with lots of side effects. Dwarf Star Hit Damage 20-30 Medium Range 10 Cells Cover Damage LOW Secondary Weapon Rocket Area attack affecting all enemies within range. Pipe Dream Hit Damage 20-30 Long Range 15 Cells Cover Damage LOW Cooldown 1 Turn Area of Damage 2 Cells Primary Weapon Rumblebang Mid-range weapon that fires multiple rounds at once at a single target. Egg Fry Hit Damage 70-180 Medium Range 11 Cells Cover Damage LOW Secondary Weapon Grenaduck Tossed overhead at a target for an area attack affecting all enemies within range. Yoshimite Hit Damage 70-180 Medium Range 10 Cells Cover Damage LOW Cooldown 1 Turn Area of Damage 3 Cells Primary Technique Bodyguard Limits damage dealt from movement-based attacks like Dash. Cooldown 2 Turns Weapon DMG Reduction 0% Movement DMG Reduction 80% Secondary Technique Magnet Dance Enemies within range are drawn to Rabbid Mario. Cooldown 3 Turns Technique Range 6 Cells Primary Technique Shield Limits damage taken by Rabbid Peach from enemy weapons. Cooldown 2 Turns Weapon DMG Reduction 40% Movement DMG Reduction 20% Secondary Technique Heal Restores health points to all Heroes in range. Cooldown 3 Turns Technique Range 4 Cells HP Bonus 20% Primary Technique Super Barrier Grants Rabbid Luigi immunity to Super Effects and reduces regular damage. Cooldown 2 Turns Weapon DMG Reduction 20% Movement DMG Reduction 20% Secondary Technique Weaken Weakens enemy weapons near Rabbid Luigi. Cooldown 2 Turns Technique Range 6 Cells DMG Reduction 20% Primary Technique Outer Shell Damage taken by Rabbid Yoshi from an enemy's first successful attack is reduced to less than half. Cooldown 2 Turns Weapon DMG Reduction 80% Movement DMG Reduction 80% Attacks Absorbed 1 Secondary Technique Scaredy Rabbid Enemies within range are sent running. Cooldown 3 Turns Technique Range 6 Cells Skill Trees To read the full list of skills and upgrades that can be purchased in the Skill Trees, see Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Skill Trees. After gaining Power Orbs throughout the game it is possible to spend them to purchase various skill and upgrades for each character. The skills and upgrades are classified in four categories: Movement, Attack, Technique and Other. The upgrades and skills of each category can only be bought after a specific mandatory skill in said category has been bought, and the skills and upgrades in the Other category can only be bought after the three mandatory skills of the other categories have been bought, creating a tree-like structure of requirements and categorization known as Skill Tree. Secondary Heroes These characters are playable in escort levels. They cannot attack enemies. Toad Toadette Spawny Enemies Main article: Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle bestiary Ancient Gardens Garden Ziggy Garden Hopper Garden Smasher Pirabbid Plant Rabbid Kong Sherbet Desert Sherbet Ziggy Sherbet Hopper Sherbet Smasher Sherbet Supporter Blizzy Sandy Sherbet Buckler Icicle Golem Spooky Trails Spooky Ziggy Spooky Peek-a-Boo Spooky Supporter Spooky Hopper Spooky Smasher Calavera Spooky Valkyrie Spooky Buckler Phantom Lava Pit Lava Ziggy Lava Hopper Lava Smasher Lava Valkyrie Lava Buckler Lava Peek-a-Boo Lava Supporter Mecha Jr. Bwario Bwaluigi Lava Queen MegaDragonBowser Other characters Beep-0 Boos Bloopers Banzai Bill Bowser Goombas Madame Bwahstrella Rabbids Rabbid Challengers Sunflower Items and objects Blue Coins Brick Blocks Coins Giant Brick Blocks Red Coins Red Rings Rabbid Warp Pipes Weapons Main article: List of weapons in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle There are various weapons in the game, organized in nine categories: Blaster, Melee, Precision, Sentry, Rumblebang, Rocket, Boomshot, Grenaduck and Bworb. Each character can equip both a primary and secondary weapon, both of which pertain to specific classes. Worlds Ancient Gardens Sherbet Desert Spooky Trails Lava Pit Unlikely Heroes Cold Hands, Warm Heart Looking for Mr. Tom Phan If It Rains It Pours Lava Flower 'Bud' Undergarment Gulch Peek-a-Boo! When the Going Gets Tough Danger From Above Guardians of the Oasis Benefits of Getting Lost ...The Tough Get Going Welcome to the Jungle Square One Madame Bwahstrella In Full Gear Brother, Where Art Thou? The Gatecrashers Introducing El Calavera! Bowser Jr.'s Lair On the Bubble Shields of Sherbet Desert Double-Barreled Reunited Do U Stack Up? Temple of Bwahmanweewee Every Treasure Has Its Thorn Spawny Snatched! Precarious Pillar Call of Sherbet Mountain Moonlight Sonata Castle Guards Top Banana It Came From the Freezer Opening Night! Bowser's Castle The Hidden Bridge The Hidden Gorge Secret Swamp Clandestine Cave amiibo compatibility Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is compatible with amiibo. The ability to scan amiibo in-game is unlocked after World 1-5, Brother, Where Art Thou?, is completed. The compatible amiibo are the characters Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Yoshi, and they each unlock a weapon for these characters and their Rabbid deriratives (i.e. Mario amiibo unlock weapons for Mario and Rabbid Mario, etc.). Add-on content Image detailing the add-on content. Pixel Pack A "pixel pack" of eight primary weapons is available via download code for those who preordered Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Otherwise, it can be downloaded as paid add-on content via Nintendo eShop. The weapons included are as follows: The Fragmenter for Mario ASCII Eradicator for Rabbid Luigi Retro Deflator for Rabbid Peach Boom Broom for Luigi Cartridge Commander for Rabbid Mario Bait N' Switch Bruiser for Peach Raster Blaster for Rabbid Yoshi Hostile Voxel for Yoshi Season Pass A season pass of paid add-on content has been announced for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. The content is set to be released in three packs, which contain the following: Pack 1 (available at launch): A set of eight "steampunk"-themed secondary weapons with unique statistics. They are as follows: Cranial Abogator for Mario Effectual Atomizer for Rabbid Luigi Calamitous Coupe for Rabbid Peach Jeopardous Jalopy for Luigi Baleful Bad-Ender for Rabbid Mario Defalcating Dandy for Peach Exalted Entropic Eggs for Rabbid Yoshi Direly Dulcet Doomsayer for Yoshi Pack 2 (released on October 17, 2017): Additional solo and co-op challenge levels. Pack 3 (releases June 26, 2018): A story expansion featuring Donkey Kong as an additional character. Versus The character selection. Gameplay of the Versus mode. Added through an update released on December 8th, 2017, Versus allows two players to pit their team of characters against each other. Players pick a team of three characters and assign them weapons. Each player is limited to three actions per turn, which are split between the three characters (for example, all three characters can perform one action or one character can perform three actions). The characters players can choose from are not based on those used in the main campaign. Donkey Kong Adventure Main article: Donkey Kong Adventure During a Nintendo Direct Mini on January 11th, it was announced that Donkey Kong will be added as a DLC character in an upcoming pack set for release in June 2018. This expansion sees Rabbid Peach and Beep-0 becoming separated from the others and landing on Donkey Kong Island, where Rabbid Kong, who revenge for his defeat in the main game, has formed an army. A Megabug has also appeared on the island, contaminating bananas and increasing Rabbid Kong's power. Rabbid Peach and Beep-0 work with Donkey Kong and Rabbid Cranky to get Rabbid Kong's army and the Megabug off the island, as well as decontaminate the bananas. Unlike the rest of the season pass, Donkey Kong Adventures will be purchaseable standalone. Development The first prototype. After the Japanese release of Just Dance in 2011, Nintendo and Ubisoft began experimenting a concept featuring a "new genre" with Mario and the Rabbids, in part due to the over 20 year relationship between the companies. According to producer Xavier Manzanare, Ubisoft's Rabbids developers were not going to make another Rabbids party game due to poor sales of later entries and "internal fatigue", but felt that the Rabbids characters could bring something unique to other genres of games. Creative Director Davide Soliani and the development team (being "tactical fans") proposed creating a turn-based game, but wanted to "stay true to the Mario universe" and developed it with "tactical combat phases with adventure phases" while creating the enemies and tone. Three weeks after an internal pitch meeting, the development team created a playable prototype, featuring Mario and Luigi recreated from scratch in order to "bring the essence of those two characters", and presented it to Nintendo and Shigeru Miyamoto in Kyoto, Japan. Miyamoto was reportedly impressed, telling the development team he wanted a type of Mario game that was never done before and challenged them to make a Mario game with no jumping. Although pre-release impressions often compared Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle to the long-running X-COM series of turn-based tactics games (and indeed, X-COM's creator Julian Gollop had been invited to work on the game), Davide Soliani cited Mario Kart as a key inspiration for the design of the game, stating the goal was to make a turn-based tactics game that was not only quick and accessible, but also spectator friendly. Handling the crossover aspect was a challenge: Soliani stated that early on, the team was conscious about "having a balance" between the Mario and Rabbids universes, but were encouraged by Nintendo to "not worry about it" and Miyamoto, who said "Show me your colors. Show me your Rabbids' humor even more. Show me how crazy you can be". The developers were also apprehensive about the idea of featuring guns as the primary weapon in a Mario game, but Nintendo approved it the first time it was presented. Soliani characterized Nintendo as open-minded, stating "Every time you are proposing something crazy to Nintendo, they are quite open-minded. But you need a good justification and a good logic to create something in the Mario universe. The game was officially announced at E3 2017 during Ubisoft's press conference, although images of it were leaked prior. The "leak" caused grief to the development team due to the largely negative reaction, although their fears were assuaged after the game's E3 unveiling was met with a positive response. Upon release, the game garnered positive reception (detailed below). Pre-release and unused content Early ideas Davide Soliani mentioned a few scrapped ideas during an Ask Me Anything session set on Reddit's Nintendo subreddit. A Rabbid Whomp character. A mechanic called "Fumble", described as "Some weapons were supposed to be truly powerful, but with a high risk of exploding". A parody of the Sailor Moon transformation sequence featuring Rabbid Peach. The animation had previously been posted on Soliani's Twitter account. The Phantom's song was originally meant to have three different styles of music for its three phases, with one phase being an opera song, one being a rap song and one being a metal song respectively. Glitches An eyeless Goomba can be seen at the far left side of the image. (Taken during Remember the Bwahlamo, the second co-op challenge of Ancient Gardens) Eyeless Goomba Goombas that are stuck in honey are rendered eyeless if the camera is positioned so that they appear near the side of the screen. Boo Companion There is a random glitch that makes Boos companions of sorts. There is no specific method to make this glitch occur, but during the glitch, Boos won't teleport the player's heroes to different locations during a battle, and they'll also appear in the player's victory screen after winning a battle. In addition, one or more Boos will follow the player out of battle; additionally, the Boos from the battlefield will still appear, and in specifically in Spooky Trails' secret chapter, the player will not be allowed to leave the area (unless they exit the game via the pause menu). Staff Main article: List of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle staff Critical reception It has been requested that this section be rewritten and expanded to include a table (tagged on April 26, 2018). Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle has received generally positive reviews from professional critics. It received a score of 8 out of 10 from Russ Frushtick of Polygon. He said that the game "offer[s] up a legitimately challenging squad tactics experience without alienating the family-friendly Mario audience", but also stated that "it doesn’t quite have the full layer of spit and polish of a [Nintendo developed] title". Dan Stapleton of IGN gave the game a 7.7 out of 10 (a "Good" rating). He praised the game's difficulty, animation, and "enemy variety", but criticized the rewards for completing puzzles and "the progression system". The game currently averages 85% on Metacritic based on 91 reviews. The game has been credited by Ubisoft Milan staff as a "game changer" for the studio as, following the game's critical and commercial success, the studio started receiving ten times more job applications than it had at any point of its history. Sales As of September 21 2017, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is the best-selling third party game on the Nintendo Switch, and was noted to have outsold at least one first-party game, although no specific numbers were disclosed. According to NPD Group data, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle was the 7th best-selling individual game for September 2017.. In France, the game sold over 150k copies in 2017. Awards and acknowledgements Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle won the "Best Strategy Game" award at The Game Awards 2017. Other nominees were XCOM 2: War of the Chosen, Tooth and Tail, Total War: Warhammer II, and Halo Wars 2. It was also nominated for the "Best Family Game" award, but ultimately lost to Super Mario Odyssey. References to other games Donkey Kong: The Phantom mentions this game in his song. Super Mario Bros.: The wallpaper in the laboratory in the introductory cutscene is a scene from this game. When clearing all battles in a level, a cover of the fanfare that plays after Mario/Luigi grabs the Goal Pole is played. A cover of the Game Over theme plays when the player loses a battle. The Phantom says "your princess is in another castle" in his song, which is derived from a quote from this game. Rabbid Mario's The Splatformer weapon has a design based on a scene from this game. Also, the description for said weapon mentions the Minus World. Super Mario Bros. 3: When the Rabbids' Time Washing Machine malfunctions in the introductory cutscene, sprites of Super Mushrooms, ? Blocks, and Mario taken from this game can be seen on the number displays. Super Mario Land: In bonus levels, the Blue Coins make the same sounds as the coins in this game when collected. Donkey Kong Country series: DK Barrels can be seen floating in the ocean as part of the background of World 1-7. The sound effect that plays when a banana bunch is collected in the original Donkey Kong Country can be heard as several bananas fall in front of Rabbid Kong at the beginning of his battle. Mario Kart series: During the Phantom's song he makes a mention toward this series about Mario doing well until he gets hit by a Spiny Shell. Yoshi's Island series: Beep-0 asks Yoshi if it is true that the latter has his own island. Super Mario 64: The music that plays in the hub world is a rearrangement of the Peach's Castle theme from this game. Also, several of Mario's voice clips from this game are reused. Donkey Kong 64: Rabbid Kong's battle theme is a rearrangement of Jungle Japes's music from this game. A cover of Donkey Kong Island is also played in the overworld of the DK Adventure world. Luigi's Mansion: Luigi's primary weapons are all shaped like vacuum cleaners as a reference to the Poltergust 3000. Also, several of Luigi's voice clips from this game are reused. New Super Mario Bros.: A poster featuring artwork from this game appears in the introductory cutscene. Super Mario Galaxy: A tube of honey with a Bee Mushroom design on it appears in World 1-1 and near Peach's castle. A weapon called the "Matter Splatter" shares its name and color scheme with a galaxy from this game. The voice clip of Peach calling for Mario from this game is reused. Super Mario Galaxy 2: A weapon modeled after Gobblegut appears. Mario Party series: The jingle that is heard after activating a switch was previously used in Mario Party 9 and Mario Party 10 for landing on a Bowser Jr. Space. Some of Luigi's animations from Mario Party 10 are reused. A poster featuring artwork from Mario Party: Star Rush appears in the introductory cutscene. Skylanders: SuperChargers: Rabbid Peach's weapon, the Barrel Blaster, has the same name as Donkey Kong's vehicle from this game. Gallery For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Artwork Playable characters roster Media Main article: Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Original Game Soundtrack Phantom of the Bwahpera Act 1 File infoMedia:OGS The Phantom of the Bwahpera, Act 1.oga Phantom of the Bwahpera Act 2 File infoMedia:Phantom of the Bwahpera Act 2.oga Phantom of the Bwahpera Act 3 File infoMedia:OGS The Phantom of the Bwahpera, Act 3.oga Help:Media • Having trouble playing? Names in other languages Language Name Meaning Japanese マリオ＋ラビッツ キングダムバトル Mario + Rabittsu Kingudamu Batoru Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle French Mario + The Lapins Crétins Kingdom Battle Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Russian Mario + Rabbids: Битва За Королевство Mario + Rabbids: Bitva Za Korolevstvo Mario + Rabbids: Battle For The Kingdom Chinese 马力欧+疯狂兔子：王国之战(Simplified) 瑪利歐+瘋狂兔子 王國之戰(Traditional) Mǎlìōu + Fēngkuángtùzi: Wánggúo Zhīzhàn Mario + Rabbids: Battle of the Kingdom Trivia Kingdom Battle was not the first attempt by Ubisoft to crossover Mario with the Rabbids: in 2010, Ubisoft Paris had pitched a Mario/Rabbids crossover adventure game for the Wii, which ended up being rejected by Nintendo. External links Official site Article on RayWiki References [Edit] Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Protagonists Beep-0 • Spawny • Donkey Kong* • Luigi • Mario • Princess Peach • Rabbid Cranky* • Rabbid Luigi • Rabbid Mario • Rabbid Peach • Rabbid Yoshi • Yoshi Antagonists Bowser Jr. • Megabug Supporting/Minor characters Banzai Bill • Bowser • Genius Girl • Goomba • Madame Bwahstrella • Rabbids • Rabbid Challengers • Sunflower • Toad • Toadette Enemies Boo • Buckler • Bwario & Bwaluigi • Chain Chomp • Hopper • Lava Queen • Peek-a-Boo • Pyroclast • Smasher • Supporter • Tornado • Valkyrie • Ziggy Bosses Pirabbid Plant • Rabbid Kong • Blizzy & Sandy • Icicle Golem • Calavera • Phantom • Mecha Jr. • MegaDragonBowser Items and Objects Blue Coin • Brick Block • Coin • Giant Brick Block • Red Coin • Red Ring • SupaMerge • Treasure chest • Warp Pipe Status conditions Bounce • Burn • Freeze • Honey • Ink • Push • Stone • Vamp Locations Ancient Gardens • Sherbet Desert • Spooky Trails • Lava Pit Miscellaneous Bestiary • List of Skill Trees • List of weapons • Little Birds • Phantom of the Bwahpera • Soundtracks (original • official) • Staff *In the Donkey Kong Adventure DLC [Edit] Mario games Platformers Super Mario series Super Mario Bros. (1985, NES) • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986, FCD) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, NES) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988, NES) • Super Mario Land (1989, GB) • Super Mario World (1990, SNES) • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992, GB) • Super Mario 64 (1996, N64) • Super Mario Sunshine (2002, GCN) • New Super Mario Bros. (2006, NDS) • Super Mario Galaxy (2007, Wii) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009, Wii) • Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010, Wii) • Super Mario 3D Land (2011, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. U (2012, Wii U) • Super Mario 3D World (2013, Wii U) • Super Mario Odyssey (2017, NS) Mario vs. Donkey Kong series Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004, GBA) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (2006, DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (2009, DSiWare) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (2010, DS) • Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (2013, 3DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars (2015, 3DS/Wii U) • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (2016, 3DS/Wii U) Other Donkey Kong (1981) • Mario Bros. (1983) • Mario's Cement Factory (1983, G&W) • Mario's Bombs Away (1983, G&W) • Mario Bros. Special (1984, PC88) • Punch Ball Mario Bros. (1984, PC88) • VS. Wrecking Crew (1984, Arcade) • Wrecking Crew (1985, NES) • Super Mario Bros. Special (1986, PC88) • Mario & Wario (1993, SNES) • Hotel Mario (1994, Philips CD-i) • Donkey Kong (1994, Game Boy) • Mario Clash (1995, VB) • Wrecking Crew '98 (1998, SFC) • Super Princess Peach (2005, DS) • Super Mario Maker (2015, Wii U) • Super Mario Run (2016, iOS/Android) Ports and remakes Donkey Kong (1982, G&W) • Mario Bros. (1983, G&W) • VS. Super Mario Bros. (1986, Arcade) • All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. (1986, FCD) • Super Mario Bros. (1987, G&W) • Super Mario All-Stars (1993, SNES) • Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World (1994, SNES) • BS Super Mario USA (1997, SNES) • Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (1999, GBC) • Super Mario Advance (2001, GBA) • Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2002, GBA) • Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003, GBA) • Famicom Mini Series (2004, GBA) • Classic NES Series (2004-2005, GBA) • Super Mario 64 DS (2004, NDS) • Virtual Console (2006-current, Wii/3DS/Wii U) • Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition (2010, Wii) • Virtual Console (2011-current, 3DS) • New Super Luigi U (2013, Wii U) • Luigi Bros. (2013, Wii U) • Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (2016, 3DS) Role-playing games Paper Mario series Paper Mario (2000, N64) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004, GCN) • Super Paper Mario (2007, Wii) • Paper Mario: Sticker Star (2012, 3DS) • Paper Mario: Color Splash (2016, Wii U) Mario & Luigi series Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003, GBA) • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005, NDS) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009, NDS) • Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (2013, 3DS) • Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (2015, 3DS) Other Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996, SNES) Remakes Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017, 3DS) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2019, 3DS) Mario Kart series Super Mario Kart (1992, SNES) • Mario Kart 64 (1996, N64) • Mario Kart 64 (slot machine) (1997, Arcade) • Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001, GBA) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003, GCN) • Mario Kart Arcade GP (2005, Arcade) • Mario Kart DS (2005, NDS) • Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 (2007, Arcade) • Mario Kart Wii (2008, Wii) • Mario Kart 7 (2011, 3DS) • Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (2013, Arcade) • Mario Kart 8 (2014, Wii U) • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017, NS) • Mario Kart Arcade GP VR (2017, Arcade) • Mario Kart Tour (TBA, iOS/Android) Mario Party series Mario Party (1998, N64) • Mario Party 2 (1999, N64) • Mario Party 3 (2000, N64) • Mario Party 4 (2002, GCN) • Mario Party-e (2003, GBA) • Mario Party 5 (2003, GCN) • Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party (2004, Arcade) • Mario Party 6 (2004, GCN) • Mario Party Advance (2005, GBA) • Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2 (2005, Arcade) • Mario Party 7 (2006, GCN) • Mario Party 8 (2007, Wii) • Mario Party DS (2007, NDS) • Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher (2009, Arcade) • Mario Party Kurukuru Carnival (2012, Arcade) • Mario Party 9 (2012, Wii) • Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher 2 (2013, Arcade) • Mario Party: Island Tour (2013, 3DS) • Mario Party 10 (2015, Wii U) • Mario Party Fushigi no Challenge World (2016, Arcade) • Mario Party: Star Rush (2016, 3DS) • Mario Party: The Top 100 (2017, 3DS) • Super Mario Party (2018, NS) Luigi's Mansion series Luigi's Mansion (2001, GCN) • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (2013, 3DS) • Luigi's Mansion Arcade (2015, Arcade) Sports games Mario Baseball series Mario Superstar Baseball (2005, GCN) • Mario Super Sluggers (2008, Wii) Mario Golf series Golf (1984) • Family Computer Golf: Japan Course (1987) • Family Computer Golf: U.S. Course (1987) • NES Open Tournament Golf (1991, NES) • Mario Golf (1999, N64) • Mario Golf (1999, GBC) • Mobile Golf (2001, GBC) • Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (2003, GCN) • Mario Golf: Advance Tour (2004, GBA) • Mario Golf: World Tour (2014, 3DS) Mario Strikers series Super Mario Strikers (2005, GCN) • Mario Strikers Charged (2007, Wii) Mario Tennis series Mario's Tennis (1995, VB) • Mario Tennis (2000, N64) • Mario Tennis (2000, GBC) • Mario Power Tennis (2004, GCN) • Mario Tennis: Power Tour (2005, GBA) • Mario Tennis Open (2012, 3DS) • Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (2015, Wii U) • Mario Tennis Aces (2018, NS) Other NBA Street V3 (2005, GCN) • SSX on Tour (2005, GCN) • Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (2006, NDS) • Mario Sports Mix (2010, Wii) • Mario Sports Superstars (2017, 3DS) Crossovers Mario & Sonic series Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007, NDS) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, NDS) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2012, 3DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013, Wii U) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016, Wii U) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016, 3DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition (2016, Arcade) Super Smash Bros. series Super Smash Bros. (1999, N64) • Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001, GCN) • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008, Wii) • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014, 3DS) • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014, Wii U) • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, NS) Other Itadaki Street‎ DS (2007, NDS) • Fortune Street‎ (2011, Wii) • Nintendo Land (2012, Wii U) • Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (2015, 3DS) • Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (2017, NS) Edutainment games Mario Teaches Typing (1991, MS-DOS) • Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up (1991, MS-DOS) • Mario is Missing! (1993) • Mario's Time Machine (1993) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters (1993) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers (1994) • Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun (1994) • Mario Teaches Typing 2 (1996, MS-DOS) Art utilities Super Mario Bros. Print World (1991, MS-DOS) • Mario Paint (1992, SNES) • Mario no Photopi (1998, N64) • Mario Artist: Paint Studio (1999, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Talent Studio (2000, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Communication Kit (2000, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Polygon Studio (2000, N64DD) Miscellaneous Yoshi's Safari (1993, SNES) • Undake30 Same Game (1995, SFC) • Mario's Game Gallery (1995, MS-DOS) • Mario's Picross (1995, GB) • Mario's Super Picross (1995, SFC) • Donkey Kong (slot machine) (1996, Arcade) • Picross 2 (1996, GB) • Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium (1997, Satellaview) • Mario's FUNdamentals (1998, MS-DOS) • Picross NP (1999-2000, SFC) • Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land (2003, Arcade) • Mario Pinball Land (2004, GBA) • Yakuman DS (2005, NDS) • Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (2005, GCN) • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2014, Wii U) [Edit] Nintendo Switch games Mario franchise Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Mario Tennis Aces • Super Mario Odyssey • Super Mario Party Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Yoshi franchise Yoshi Arcade Archives Mario Bros. • VS. Super Mario Bros. Crossovers Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle • Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate