Mario Hoops 3 on 3

"3 on 3, no, Mario vs 3"

MARIO HOOPS 3 on 3

Intro:
~~ This game takes you through four different cups ( or tournaments). The first ones are easier and more basic. Then they get more difficult. There are plenty of characters to choose from, and you unlock more as you play through the game. You can also unlock different basket balls, along with different outfits for the players.

Gameplay: 6.5/10
~~ Basically each team has three players on the court. You can be anyone of them and switch during the game. But the other two players on your team do NOTHING. Basically they just run around. If they pick up and item, they won't do anything with it.
~~ The scoring system is really unique. There are ? (question mark) panels on the qround. On offense you have to dribble on these to get coins. And then when you score these coins will give you points. You will also get points for dunking, 3 pointers, the "special shoot", or just an ordinary jump shot. When doing a jump shot, basically the longer you hold it the more likely it will go in. The "special move" is when you have to basically write something on the touch screen. For Mario, you have to make a M in order to do the "special move.
~~ The AI is really easy and dumb at first, they'll basically just stand around. I got scores like 600 to 0, and I did that frequent times.

FEATURES:
~~This game said it had many features and mini games. I think that it has two or maybe three minigames. They are basically dribbleing the ball in a certain area, then getting the coins, and running to the finish line. All of them are the same thing basically.

SCORE:
I'll give this game a 5.5. Nothing special about it, I beat it in less than a day. I suppose if a friend has it the multiplayer would be kinda fun. I would just recomend that you rent it or borrow it from a friend. There are way more fun games out there than this one.

Reviewer's Score: 5/10, Originally Posted: 09/18/06