126: Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

126: Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

Author: Left Behind Game Club August 18, 2021 Duration: 1:01:36
We combine things that we love in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle.
Developer: Ubisoft Milan | Publisher: Ubisoft | Initial Release: August 29, 2017



Jacob, Moe, Mike and special guest Shane Chiasson explore the evils of AR, chase after those zany Rabbids and tactic the heck out of the Mushroom Kingdom.
Special notes: Codes provided by Ubisoft #UbisoftCanadaGuild #UbisoftAmbassador! We are running a giveaway of a Switch copy of the game on Twitter until Sunday, August 22nd, check it out on our Twitter account!



Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) & Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) Special Guest: Shane Chiasson (@chiassoo)





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SHOW NOTES:

2:00 #UbisoftCanadaGuild Thank You
2:40 Fast Pitch about Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
4:35 Mike shared his love of XCOM
5:40 Our personal history with this game, tactics games and rabbits
11:55 Setup for this game
14:45 Describing the format of the game
18:25 Our ideal character load-outs
27:40 How Shane never died
31:25 Enemy designs
35:05 Our main strategies
39:10 Do we want a sequel?
44:05 Any other IP we want to see in this format?
48:50 Puzzle? Yes or no?
50:40 Bonus levels and music!
53:10 Final thoughts and wrap-up

UPCOMING SHOWS:

* September 1, 2021 The Walking Dead: 400 Days (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Emmett Watkins Jr.)
* September 15, 2021 Katamari Damacy Re-Roll (ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Brenden Groom)






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Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

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