Mario Sports Mix 2

Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Square Enix and Team Beecanoe

Platform: Wii U

ESRB: E for Everyone

Mario Sports Mix 2 is the sequel to Mario Sports Mix, a sports title for the Wii. It will include all the sports, characters, stages, and party games from the original, but will also add new features to go with the returning ones.

Basketball
Basketball remains almost unchanged with one single added gameplay mechanic. By simply holding the shoot button (instead of pressing it twice for a jump shot or once while running to the basket for a dunk), you can shoot from the ground, an additon that was absent from the original.

Dodgeball
Like Basketball, Dodgeball adds only one new gameplay mechanic, this one being the ability to pass the ball to your teammates. In the previous game, you could only pass to the assistant Yoshis or teammates on the sides. You must face your teammate to pass to them.

Volleyball
Here everything is the same as in the first, with the exception of the ability to slightly aim bumps and sets. The targeting reticule for spikes and special moves is also able to move out of bounds, making accuracy a greater necessity.

Hockey
Just like all the rest, one gameplay mechanic is added here: body checking. It was one of the few fun aspects of the Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games variation. With the shake of the Wii Remote, you can body check your opponents.

Soccer (new)
Soccer is one of the new sports added. You can't have more on a team than 4, which is the max amount of team members in this game. You run down the field with the ball, press a button to kick, press another to pass/use a combo, and both to execute a special move similar to a Mega Strike (paying homage to an already made Mario Soccer game).

Tennis
The other of the new sports is kind of the odd one out here. If you have 3 or 4 members on your team, you have to switch every once in a while. You can't execute combos in Tennis, either. It plays very similar to the Mario Tennis titles.

All-Around

 * Mario
 * Luigi
 * Yoshi
 * Birdo (unlockable)
 * Ninja (unlockable)
 * Red Mage (unlockable)

Technique

 * Peach
 * Daisy
 * Waluigi
 * Rosalina (unlockable)
 * White Mage (unlockable)
 * Black Mage (unlockable)

Power

 * Bowser
 * Wario
 * Donkey Kong
 * King Boo (unlockable)
 * Slime (unlockable)
 * Warrior (unlockable)

Speed

 * Toad
 * Bowser Jr.
 * Diddy Kong
 * Baby Mario (unlockable)
 * Cactuar (unlockable)
 * Moogle (unlockable)