{"id":114379,"date":"2020-06-19T14:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T14:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/06\/offside_legends_hopes_to_bring_mario_strikers-inspired_party_soccer_to_switch"},"modified":"2020-06-19T14:40:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T14:40:00","slug":"offside-legends-hopes-to-bring-mario-strikers-inspired-party-soccer-to-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/06\/19\/offside-legends-hopes-to-bring-mario-strikers-inspired-party-soccer-to-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Offside Legends Hopes To Bring Mario Strikers-Inspired Party Soccer To Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/06c04fd334123\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/06c04fd334123\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>If you&#8217;re craving a fresh take on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wii\/mario_strikers_charged\"><strong>Mario Strikers<\/strong><\/a> franchise &#8211; <em>can you believe that Nintendo only ever released two Strikers games?<\/em> &#8211; then you&#8217;ll want to keep an eye on <strong>Offside Legends<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This new game from indie developer Team Serpico is a fantasy-themed soccer-party game inspired by Mario&#8217;s very own footie outings. It&#8217;s hoping to launch on Switch and other platforms in 2021, and a new Kickstarter campaign has gone live to cover the production and development costs necessary to see it over the goal line.<\/p>\n<p>As you might expect, this isn&#8217;t your traditional FIFA-like experience. Instead, you should expect teams made up of characters like King Arthur, Count Dracula, and Sherlock Holmes, pitches based on quirky locations like Alice in Wonderland&#8217;s chessboard, and all sorts of distractions like lightning and even flamingos. You can get a decent taste of the crazy action in the trailer above.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a feature list:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Features<br \/>&#8211;<\/strong> Fast-paced, fantasy-themed soccer-party game<br \/>&#8211; Teams based in fantasy characters such as King Arthur, Dracula, Sherlock Holmes, Alice in Wonderland&#8230;<br \/>&#8211; Inspired by Mario Strikers Charged<br \/>&#8211; New gameplay mechanics<br \/>&#8211; Coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and PC in 2021<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Offside Legends\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e6854f76ca096\/offside-legends.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 445 245'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e6854f76ca096\/offside-legends.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Offside Legends\"><\/a><a title=\"Offside Legends\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/efdb19aadce2b\/offside-legends.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 445 245'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/efdb19aadce2b\/offside-legends.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Offside Legends\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Offside Legends\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ebfd348e1a30e\/offside-legends.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 445 245'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ebfd348e1a30e\/offside-legends.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Offside Legends\"><\/a><a title=\"Offside Legends\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/622ad7b40e9a1\/offside-legends.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 445 245'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/622ad7b40e9a1\/offside-legends.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Offside Legends\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>If you&#8217;re intrigued, make sure to <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/team-serpico\/offside-legends\">visit the Kickstarter page<\/a> to learn more and pledge your support. The campaign&#8217;s hoping to generate $30,000 and still has 29 days to do just that.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Do you like what you&#8217;ve seen? Share your thoughts with us in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] If you&#8217;re craving a fresh take on the Mario Strikers franchise &#8211; can you believe that Nintendo only ever released two Strikers games? &#8211; then you&#8217;ll want to keep an eye on Offside Legends. 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