I hope that time puts everything in its place and someday people realizes how good this game is. This game was pure arcade joy and introduced 3 types of tackle, being one of them the 2 legs tackle, that gave you a direct red card, and the fake dive. I have yet to see that feature in any PES/FIFA game. It really added deepness to the gameplay.

In addition to that, you could manipulate the rules at your will. Oh boy, how much I miss that feature. You could turn offsides off as well as the faults. I played with my friends at seeing who was the first to injure the rival team. It was so much fun because once you reached ¿4? ¿5? players injured, the game ended 3 - 0, winning the team who had most players on the pitch. Good ol' times, for sure.

The game still stands pretty well nowadays. Its arcade gameplay will never feel old and its simplicity made it feel technical because of the lack of assistance that the game offers. The soundtrack is killer too, I still listen to it even though it doesn't have that many songs.

P.S.: I must add that the Spanish commentary of this game was absolutely hilarious. Up to these days, my father still remembers some genius lines as "un fuerte pase corto lateral". Truly a classic.

Reviewed on Jul 20, 2021


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