player clears Special difficulty, then Bowser is selectable as a team captain. When using him as a team captain, the rules slightly change: The other teams invade Bowser's castle, and Bowser must beat them in a game of baseball to win his castle back. Bowser has to beat the initial five teams, then they come together to form a team of captains led by Mario that Bowser must defeat; Bowser can still recruit other characters, except the captains and sub-captains; and because Bowser Jr. is on his team, he does not wander the map to challenge a player, so you must play minigames to earn coins. Reception The game was met with positive reception, as GameRankings gave it a score of 76.70%, while Metacritic gave it 76 out of 100. Robert Workman of GameDaily praised the game, writing, "...I found [Mario Superstar Baseball] to grow on me." IGN praised the game, while noting its inconsistent production values GameSpot awarded the game an 8 out of 10. Awards G-Phoria's Best Alternative Sports Game for 2006 Notes References External links 2005 video games Baseball video games Mario sports games GameCube-only games Namco games Now Production games Video games developed in Japan GameCube games Multiplayer and single-player video games