Tackle Takedown

Tackle Takedown is a 1-vs-Rivals minigame featured in Mario Party 9. This game is similar to Grabby Gridiron from Mario Party 8.

Introduction
"What the fuck did you just fucking say about me, you little bitch? I’ll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Navy Seals, and I’ve been involved in secret raids on Al-Quaeda, and I have over 300 confirmed kills. I am trained in gorilla warfare and I’m the top sniper in the entire US armed forces. You are nothing to me but just another target. I will wipe you out with precision the likes of which has never been seen before on this Earth, mark my words. You think you can get away with saying shit to me over the Internet? Think again, fucker. As we speak I am contacting my network of spies across the USA and your IP is being traced right now so you better prepare for the storm, maggot. The storm that wipes out the pathetic little thing you call your life. You’re fucking dead, kid. I can be anywhere, anytime, and I can kill you in over seven hundred ways, and that’s just with my bare hands. Not only am I extensively trained in unarmed combat, but I have access to the entire arsenal of the United States Marine Corps and I will use it to its full extent to wipe your ass off the face of the continent, you little shit. If only you could have known what unholy retribution your little “clever” comment was about to bring down upon you, maybe you would have held your tongue. You didn’t, and now you’re paying the price, you goddamn idiot. I will shit all over you and you will drown in it. You’re fucking dead, kiddo." The screen shows the rivals standing by a football. One of the rivals kicks it into the air. The camera zooms out as the solo player catches it.

Gameplay
The solo player attempts to reach the goal line without being tackled by a rival. The solo player has either three or two speed boosts, depending on the number of opponents to try outmaneuvering the rivals. If a rivals tackle and miss, they fall and lose some time. The rivals win if one of them successfully tackles the solo player or if time runs out.

Ending
If the solo player is victorious, he or she will spike the football and strike a victory pose, while the rivals groan.

In-game text

 * Rules – "The solo player must run for the goal line while avoiding tackles from the other players."
 * Controls (Solo) – "Hold the Wii Remote sideways. Press to move and  to sprint. You can sprint as long as you still have a sprint icon remaining."
 * Controls (Team) – "Hold the Wii Remote sideways. Press to move and  to tackle."