Mario Sports Mix: Difference between revisions

==Story==

One day in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], [[Toad]] is gardening flowers when suddenly the sky turns dark, and a strange object falls from the sky and crashes. Toad is worried about the situation, so he, along with some other [[Toad (species)|Toads]], rushes to the crashed object to examine it. The Toads find four colored crystals: a red crystal containing a basketball; a green crystal containing a volleyball; a yellow crystal containing a dodgeball; and a blue crystal containing a [[coin]]. While observing the [[Sports Crystal|mysterious crystals]], the Toads suddenly come up with an idea of introducing new sports - Basketball, Volleyball, Dodgeball and Hockey - to the Mushroom Kingdom. The Toads also organize tournaments for the four sports. The best players of the tournament earn a prize: one of the four crystals that fell from the sky. [[Mario]], his friends, and his foes are ready to play sports and enter the tournaments to find out who are the best players of the Mushroom Kingdom.

[[File:MSM Tournament 2.png|thumb|left|The discovery of the Sports Crystals lead to the events in the game.]]

====Hockey====

A hockey game always begins with a face-off that is done by Lakitu to determine which team gets the puck at the start of the period. If a team scores a goal or a special shot, another face-off takes place. The goalkeepers in this sport are [[Shy Guy]]s, and their color depends on which team they are in. In order to steal the puck, players must tackle each other, which can be achieved by the motion of shaking the {{button|wii|Wiimote}} ({{button|wii|2}} in sideways mode) or simply by making a character go in front of the opponent with the puck. Sometimes, a struggle ensues and players must shake their Wii Remote the fastest that they can in order to win the puck over and knock the opponents away. The team with the most points wins and, very much like basketball, this game is played in time limits and transitional periods. This sport uses a Hockey Stick.

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====Unlockable characters====

The ''Final Fantasy'' characters from ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' make a return in this game. Additionally, the ''Dragon Quest'' character [[Slime (Dragon Quest)|Slime]] makes an appearance, previously having appeared alongside other ''Mario'' characters in ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]''. These characters are all unlockable and also the only unlockable characters of the game.

====Alternate colors====

Certain characters have alternate colors that can be unlocked by performing certain objectives. Alternate colors can be used only in the sports that they are unlocked in, but colors unlocked by clearing Star Road can be used for all sports. To scroll through colors, the players can press the {{button|wii|+}} button on the Wii Remote, regardless of the control scheme used.

===Tournament===

In Tournament mode, players can compete for the trophy in the same manner as in ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''. There are three rounds in the tournament. When players win a game, they move on to the next round of the tournament. Each time players win a cup, they can earn one of the three small crystals that corresponds to the sport's color and the players moves on to the next tournament. If all three cups are cleared for that corresponding sport, then it becomes a [[Sports Crystal]] that is placed on the [[Star Ship (court)|Star Ship]]. The player also gets to watch the credits for ''Mario Sports Mix'' each time a Sports Crystal is earned, and alongside the credits is a video of that sport being played.