How is Super Mario Strikers?

I've read the Gamespot review of the game and the review seemed to be lukewarm. Have read other reviews also from some other sites. Wanted to get some feedback from a few in the forum that have played.

First, I'll say that basically I'm looking a fun, multiplayer game. My daughter just started playing soccer herself (she's 7) so I figured this game might be fun for us to play. We've had alot of fun playing Mario Kart DD cooperatively. The action might be a little fast for her to handle in the soccer game, but my thinking is that we'll probably play cooperatively most of the time (until she gets the hang of it).

From alot of the reviews I've read, generally it seems like alot of the user reviews are pretty positive. Seems like people enjoy the multiplayer aspect of the game and that it's just not a very deep single player game.

Just wondering if anybody had any thoughts on the game in general.

My thinking is that game game basically looks like Mart Kart...only with soccer instead of cars. However from reviews I've read, basically it sounds like the unlockables aren't as good MK and maybe not as much variety as expected with specific characters and fields.

But it still looks like it could be a fun game to team up with my daughter on and play. I do figure she'll get the hang of it....she's picking up Mario Kart pretty well.

And being that she's just started playing soccer, I'm thinking it might help her learn at least a little about the game in general in terms of passing and shooting. If you've ever watched 6-7 year olds play soccer, they basically hoard around the ball like ants on a crumb of bread. Thinking this game might help her see the need for passing and spacing a little bit.

Then again, maybe it won't.....

In a nut shell it's not as good as MK: DD, will she enjoy it? Yes she will I think, Mario Strikers is fun albeit annoying and frustrating but playing co-operatively will be fine for her. You have to bear in mind Mario Kart is one of the greatest mutliplayer games of all time so hard to compare too. Try Mario Power Tennis too that is really good multiplayer (especiallly 4 players)