[Schimid]

I just wanna second Mario Strikers for a moment:

There is an incredibly deep, incredibly competitive online circuit. The team captains are balanced extremely well (for the most part anyway) and there's a startling amount of strategy involved both in team placement and your general battle plan. It's like a fast-paced chess match.

I think the problem is, and the reason most reviews are particularly mediocre, is that you have to get really good before you can really delve into the meat of the game. Beyond shooting there's a whole other realm of getting the ball into the net. All of these techniques are intensely satisfying and there's a real sense of satisfaction you develop as you mold a team based on your personal strengths. Unfortunately most people generally don't get to this point and disregard the game as too twitchy and insane. It's anything but.

Also, the people online can be intensely gay.