In EA published there first soccer game for the Sega Genesis. Not a terrible first effort, considering there were not too many soccer games around at the time.
It plays out as more of a kickball game. Controls are very simple and pesky rules such as fouls and offsides can be turned off. It's up and down. Goals can be scored from anywhere on the pitch practically. It is meant to be played with four people, and in that, succeeds.
That said, it does have some game play elements that are taken for granted today. It has crowd chants and goal reactions. Lots of things that make soccer unique. It is a very well done first effort. Let me brush off the old Films skills here: The music is Starscream The Future, and it Doesn't Work and the magic happens in the video where the hula girl dances.
So where does it fall on my ranking scale? Overall, pretty low. The average off all my rated sports games I rank them low is So it is right in the middle. File Under EA Sports , genesis , video games. I pull for GM.
There are lots of things I don't like about them, but I pull for them to do well but nary a week goes by where I'm not slapping my head in disbelief in something they have done or said. I've posted some of my feelings about things on this blog. I still think the worst promotional thing I've ever seen was the Volt Dancers. I do believe that a high ranking employee was demoted after that got out Susan Docherty.
