If Rabbid Peach took the internet by storm back in 2017, then our collective digital consciousness may well just implode with the news of Rabbid Rosalina. Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope is arriving as the second entry in the unlikely, but ravingly successful, Rabbids x Super Mario crossover series, where both Nintendo and Ubisoft's iconic mascots enter top-down tactical warfare. Building on the gameplay experience offered with Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, the new title, Sparks of Hope, is doing things a little differently. Faced with a villain called Cursa, who's looking to absorb all the energy of the universe, our beloved heroes are forced to go on a bigger journey than before, moving out of the Mushroom Kingdom to explore - and protect -  the Mario + Rabbids universe on a galactic scale. But, along with the greater scale and scope of the game's locations, Sparks of Hope aims to give players a lot more freedom and control in how they approach both combat and exploration. "We did not design the game just as a sequel, but we wanted to embark on a new journey; a new take on the tactical genre," explains creative director, Davide Soliani. "So in this game, we are aspiring to push the tactical boundaries even more to provide a renewed combat experience to players."