<s>
Mario	B-Application
+	I-Application
Rabbids	I-Application
Sparks	I-Application
of	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2022	O
action-adventure	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Milan	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
Paris	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
crossover	O
between	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
Rabbids	O
franchises	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Mario	B-Application
+	I-Application
Rabbids	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
(	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2017	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
expansions	O
are	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
one	O
featuring	O
Rayman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sparks	B-Application
of	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
towards	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
loading	O
times	O
received	O
some	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Sparks	B-Application
of	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
is	O
largely	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
build	O
out	O
their	O
roster	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
,	O
Rabbid	B-Application
Peach	I-Application
,	O
Rabbid	O
Luigi	O
,	O
and	O
Rabbid	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
characters	O
Edge	O
,	O
Rabbid	O
Rosalina	O
,	O
and	O
Bowser	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
Rabbids	O
being	O
fully	O
voiced	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
can	O
now	O
be	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
different	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sometime	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
+	I-Application
Rabbids	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
,	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
including	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
and	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
,	O
now	O
peacefully	O
coexist	O
with	O
the	O
Rabbids	O
and	O
their	O
Rabbid	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rabbid	B-Application
Peach	I-Application
is	O
accidentally	O
abducted	O
by	O
the	O
manta	O
while	O
attempting	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
selfie	O
;	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
their	O
combat	O
advisor	O
drone	O
Beep-0	O
free	O
her	O
from	O
the	O
Darkmess	O
dimension	O
inside	O
the	O
manta	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
Sparks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
malevolent	O
entity	O
known	O
as	O
Cursa	O
then	O
appears	O
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
destroy	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Rabbid	B-Application
Peach	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Beep-0	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
other	O
heroes	O
save	O
them	O
with	O
a	O
spaceship	O
constructed	O
from	O
the	O
Rabbids	O
 '	O
Time	B-Application
Washing	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	O
team	O
travels	O
to	O
five	O
different	O
planets	O
while	O
gathering	O
enough	O
Purified	O
Darkmess	O
Crystals	O
to	O
safely	O
travel	O
to	O
Cursa	O
's	O
stronghold	O
–	O
Beacon	O
Beach	O
,	O
Pristine	O
Peaks	O
,	O
Palette	O
Prime	O
,	O
Terra	O
Flora	O
,	O
and	O
Barrendale	O
Mesa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
joined	O
by	O
three	O
new	O
heroes	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
:	O
Edge	O
,	O
a	O
stoic	O
sword-wielding	O
Rabbid	O
also	O
looking	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
Sparks	O
;	O
Rabbid	O
Rosalina	O
,	O
a	O
gloomy	O
but	O
intelligent	O
Rabbid	O
who	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
find	O
her	O
hero	O
Rosalina	O
;	O
and	O
Bowser	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
’s	O
perpetual	O
archnemesis	O
whose	O
army	O
has	O
been	O
brainwashed	O
by	O
Cursa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rosalina	O
gives	O
the	O
team	O
a	O
crystal	O
and	O
helps	O
them	O
escape	O
before	O
Cursa	O
regains	O
control	O
;	O
from	O
the	O
crystal	O
,	O
they	O
learn	O
that	O
Cursa	O
was	O
originally	O
a	O
surviving	O
fragment	O
of	O
the	O
Megabug	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
cast	O
out	O
into	O
space	O
and	O
was	O
merged/empowered	O
by	O
space	O
debris	O
,	O
eventually	O
gaining	O
sentience	O
,	O
desiring	O
to	O
feed	O
upon	O
the	O
life	O
energies	O
of	O
the	O
galaxy	O
to	O
grow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ambushed	O
the	O
Comet	B-Application
Observatory	I-Application
,	O
home	O
to	O
Rosalina	O
,	O
the	O
Lumas	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Rabbids	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
space	O
station	O
's	O
and	O
the	O
Lumas	O
 '	O
power	O
,	O
but	O
accidentally	O
merged	O
the	O
Rabbids	O
and	O
Lumas	O
together	O
in	O
a	O
blast	O
of	O
energy	O
when	O
Rosalina	O
sacrificed	O
herself	O
to	O
ensure	O
their	O
safety	O
,	O
turning	O
them	O
into	O
Sparks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
reaches	O
Cursa	O
's	O
stronghold	O
and	O
destroys	O
its	O
protective	O
shield	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
wardens	O
 '	O
inventions	O
,	O
revealing	O
the	O
Comet	B-Application
Observatory	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
frantic	O
attempt	O
to	O
stop	O
them	O
,	O
Cursa	O
creates	O
Darkmess	O
clones	O
of	O
Bowser	O
and	O
Edge	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
Megabug	B-Application
's	O
and	O
Cursa	O
's	O
record	O
of	O
their	O
DNA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Rabbid	O
Rosalina	O
and	O
Edge	O
decide	O
to	O
stay	O
with	O
the	O
heroes	O
,	O
and	O
Rosalina	O
gives	O
a	O
final	O
thank-you	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Bowser	O
before	O
departing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rabbid	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Rabbid	O
Luigi	O
,	O
and	O
Rabbid	B-Application
Peach	I-Application
attempt	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
an	O
irritated	O
Bowser	O
,	O
forcing	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
save	O
them	O
from	O
his	O
fire	O
breath	O
,	O
and	O
Beep-0	O
connects	O
with	O
the	O
now-sentient	O
JEANIE	O
in	O
a	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
+	I-Application
Rabbids	I-Application
Sparks	I-Application
of	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2021	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Grant	O
Kirkhope	O
(	O
who	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
)	O
,	O
Gareth	O
Coker	O
(	O
who	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
Immortals	B-Application
Fenyx	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Yoko	O
Shimomura	O
(	O
who	O
previously	O
composed	O
for	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
series	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
receive	O
three	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
expansions	O
via	O
a	O
season	O
pass	O
in	O
2023	O
,	O
including	O
one	O
featuring	O
Rayman	B-Application
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
three	O
expansions	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
Twitter	B-Application
post	O
,	O
include	O
the	O
Tower	O
of	O
Doooom	O
(	O
spelled	O
with	O
four	O
"	O
o	O
"	O
s	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
post-game	O
adventure	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
mysterious	O
villain	O
in	O
an	O
enchanted	O
forest-like	O
planet	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
said	O
Rayman	B-Application
adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
+	I-Application
Rabbids	I-Application
Sparks	I-Application
of	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
considering	O
it	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
+	I-Application
Rabbids	I-Application
Sparks	I-Application
of	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
sold	O
17,647	O
physical	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
