It wouldn’t be Mario Strikers without the chaos of items, and Mario Strikers: Battle League brings a variety of items. These can be devastating and turn the game’s tide, if used correctly. This may leave you wondering how to get and use Mario Strikers: Battle League items.

Once you have an item, you mustpress the X buttonto use them. Items that send out a projectile will do so in the direction you are facing or holding your left stick. Otheritems, like the Mushroom and Star, will activate on the character you are controlling.

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How to get powerups in Mario Strikers: Battle League

To get items in Mario Strikers: Battle League, you must move your character over to thequestion mark blocksthat the crowd throws out. Where they are thrown tends to be random, except for kickoffs. Occasionally, these blocks will bedifferent colors—you may only pick up the rainbow-colored blocks and the ones that match your team’s color.

you may only carrytwo itemsat a time and use them in the order they were collected. There isno cooldown, so you can use multiple items back to back if you so choose. Sometimes, the AI will pick up the items for you, so be sure to note when they do to ensure you are using the correct item.

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