There are no tactics involved or substitutions in Super Arcade Soccer, but you can change the formation mid-game, which pops up in the bottom corner. This was really frustrating as I’d argue it’s essential that you have control over your team, right? Sometimes this works, but mostly nothing happens.
Pressing L should switch to the nearest player. This is perhaps the biggest flaw with the game. First, because you never know if they’ve got enough juice in them to continue, or because you can’t select them. Tackling can be quite hard as you can’t catch the players. The big deal with the keepers though is when they do kick it: the camera locks on the keeper even while the ball is in the air and you can’t do anything while it is airborne. There was no option to boot it, just a weak pass to a defender, only to get intercepted by the opposition. Not having any set-pieces was quite a surprise as the goalkeeper’s is non-existant. Quite possibly the first time I’ve experienced that in a game. Other than a couple of throw-ins, I didn’t once encounter a corner. Unfortunately, there are no options to be a show-off with a through ball or long ball tactics. You neither blast it over the crossbar or dribble it into the back of the net. In its defence, the shoot button is pretty good. The controls are pass, ‘air ball’ and shoot. There’s no sprint or trick button, but their speed is inconsistent, and with no stamina bar in sight, I wonder if the players are tired or if the game is simply slowing down. Sometimes the players glide through the defence then the complete opposite and pigeon step their way through. It’s almost like every team has their own Carlos Valderrama and gameplay is quite erratic. Each team has a player that has an unfeasibly large blonde barnet that resembles an oversized Lego helmet. It’s apparent from the start that every team is exactly the same. That’s fine as well, but no licensed players or any avatars that resemble anyone like Edgar Davids or Ruud Gullit. Next up, it’s international only, so no club teams. Player Roster And Lego HelmetsĪfter that long introduction, can I endorse Super Arcade Socceras a great title? First of all, it’s football, not soccer so that already loses points. A title that stood out on the eShop was Super Arcade Soccer. Both the NES Online Soccer game and SNES Online Super Soccer were poor – the latter being the better of the two. It did get a bad rap, but it suited my needs.
So far I’ve been unimpressed with the football games on the Switch. Any game with the J-League is right in my books as I get to play ‘my team’. It’s also an added bonus to play other leagues outside of the main ones. I want real players, but I want the option to play classic players like Bergkamp, Beckham and Barnes (I decided to stick with ‘B’). The difficulty needs to be adjustable, but not stupid. It should be possible to score a goal without tricks, but none of this multi-ball stuff or Brazil 15, Saudi Arabia 0 nonsense. I want to be able to run with the ball and be able to pass to my team without being intercepted or it rolling in the wrong direction. There are a few main factors and a couple of bonuses.
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