In Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, the Rabbids talk, but they didn’t in the last game, Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle. It turns out that Ubisoft told the team very clearly that the Rabbids don’t talk. So that didn’t happen, the Phantom got a musical number in Kingdom Battle.
Davide Soliani, who is in charge of making Mario + Rabbids, told IGN
“Not just Nintendo, but also Ubisoft had to trust me. And Ubisoft said, “Rabbits don’t talk.” Wasn’t that a rule? But they never told me that the Rabbids couldn’t sing, so I brought in the Phantom.”
“Ubisoft gave me the go-ahead to try something new… Everything we do is part of an evolutionary process that will take us somewhere else. I think we like to try new things as a team, and we’ll keep doing that in the DLC. And then, who knows what will happen in the future?”
“I think that when Rabbids first appeared in a video game [in 2006, they were Rayman’s enemies], they were cute and a nice surprise. But then, we couldn’t stop ourselves from abusing some of their features. At some point, people might have grown tired of hearing them scream. One of the rules we made as a team was, “Okay, they should never, ever, ever scream again in Kingdom Battle, because that was driving us crazy.”
In Mario + Rabbids With Sparks of Hope, the Rabbids can now speak properly, and Soliani said, “We have been able to announce their psychological traits and emotions in a way that was not possible in Kingdom Battle.” This was a “scary” choice, but once the team heard them, everyone “fell in love.”
Fans might be surprised to hear that finding the right voice for each Rabbid in every spoken language wasn’t easy. Because of this, the voices of the heroes aren’t as full as they could be. Whenever possible, Beep-0, Jeanie, and Rabbid NPCs tell the story.
About Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Mario, Peach, Rabbid, and their other friends are back for a new cosmic adventure.
Cursa is a mysterious and evil thing that needs energy to carry out its evil plans, which throws the galaxy into chaos. It has a bad influence on the planets and wants to use up all the energy of the Sparks, which are strange creatures made when Lumas and Rabbids come together, and kill anyone who gets in its way. Mario and his friends work with the heroes of the Rabbids to bring order back to the galaxy and save the Sparks. They do this by going on a journey through mysterious and always surprising planets.
Join them on their adventure to fight Cursa and its dangerous minions while exploring different planets with weird people and funny secrets. In an innovative combat system that mixes turn-based tactics and real-time action, you have to outsmart your enemies. When this unlikely group works together with the Sparks’ huge amount of energy, anything can happen… for better or for worse.
Only the most over-the-top group of Heroes can bring hope back to the whole galaxy.
Features:
An Extravagant Team Galore!
Meet Mario & the Rabbids Heroes and put together your dream team by choosing three Heroes from a group of nine. The Heroes include old favorites like Rabbid Peach, Rabbid Mario, Princess Peach, and Rabbid Luigi, as well as some unexpected newcomers.
Use the special skills of Heroes to fool even the strongest enemies in battle.
When Strategy Meets Action
Use the skills of your Heroes in a new way to fight that mixes turn-based tactics with real-time action.
Use your Heroes to dash into your enemies, team jump on your allies, hide behind cover, and do other things to make the most of your turn.
Use the Sparks you choose to give your Heroes special skills. Use all the strange powers and tools you have to come up with your own plans and beat the odds.
An adventure in space like none other
Take your spaceship on an epic journey through the galaxy to help put things back in order.
Cursa is bad and wants to take over every planet you pass. Explore each one and talk to its curious people to find out its mysterious secrets.
On your cosmic quest, you’ll face bosses you didn’t expect, familiar enemies from the Nintendo universe, and unique Rabbids enemies.
Save the sparks to get their help and special abilities.
Save the strange Sparks, who were made when Lumas and Rabbids merged, before Cursa does.
Use their special skills and powers, like energy barriers and fire rain, in battle to get the upper hand.
Each Spark has its own unique power and character. There are many Sparks all over the galaxy that you can find, save, and bring along on your journey.
