Different actions are performed depending on your position to the ball, leading to straightforward shots, overhead kicks or diving headers. These buttons perform tackles and shoulder barges when you don’t have possession. The game uses two buttons, one for a long ball/shooting and one for passing. Ace is the player most likely to steal the ball from the feet of a rival striker, run around some players, jump over some tackles and then send it flying into the back of the opposition's net, before dashing to the bar after the match has finished, downing 12 pints and scoring with this year's Miss Great Britain. Each member of the team handles the same with the exception of one – marked onscreen as “Ace” – who boasts increased technical skills and power. He’s even reluctant to call a foul, with many players flattened by a tackle or sent falling flat on their face by a shoulder barge free-kicks/penalties only seem to be awarded should the fouled player be sent flying twelve foot by the challenge.įormations can’t be changed and substitutions can’t be made, nor is there a squad of players to pick from for your team. Additionally, the referee has left his cards in the changing room, so no one is going to get booked or sent off. There’s no injury time, but the timer does at least stop should the ball go out of play. The matches are not divided into halves instead it’s all played in one period – no changing ends here. Get into the game and you’ll soon discover some differences to a real-life game of football. Portugal's squad must have had a diary clash because it hasn’t made it to the tournament at all in fact, there are just twelve teams available to play as – considerably less than in other footy games (including the sequels to this one). As you’d expect, the different teams have different kits, although Spain must have left theirs on the team coach as they've had to borrow Portugal’s instead. The main mode of play is the SNK Cup pick a team, play the other five in your group, then two more matches (the semi final and final). Although there are a few character designs, these are duplicated within the squad, and across the other teams as well. The players have a standard generic look that was common to games of the time, lacking detailed features (and names/numbers for that matter). Some matches feature rain and here sliding along the pitch will cause water to spray up. There are some good visual touches in the game, such as the way the camera will zoom out a little for goal kicks or throw-ins.

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