

Get that magic touch. There are plenty of basketball games out there, but none with the hands-on control of Mario Hoops 3-on-3. Players use the touch screen to get their game on as they execute tricky dribbles, special passes and sweet shots - all with strokes and taps of the stylus. Players choose their teams of three characters from the Mario universe and hit the parquet. Power-ups like Red Shells and Bob-ombs can turn the tide as they chase down coins - they will affect the score, so players collect as many as they can as they drive to the hoop. Whether playing against friends on a local wireless connection, jamming through a tournament or just playing mini-games, there's a mode for everyone.
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Plot-driven, warm, unpretentious and cool.
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
- unpretentiousprestige
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
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About the game
- Platforms
- Wii U, Nintendo DS
- Developer
- Square Enix
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Released
- July 27, 2006
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
- Perspective
- Third person
- Time to beat
- 4 h rushed · 8 h main story · 15 h completionist
IGDB rating 6.1/10 from 38 ratings.
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