The game has
all of the standard options and game types. It features the same ¾ perspective that the
16-bit versions had. Control is easy to learn, but the field is too big and the screen is
zoomed in onto the players too closely. This makes it difficult to see where you are
trying to pass the ball. Many times the ball will get passed off screen and you can't tell
which team is going to get it. This can be an annoying flaw to work around. The graphics are muddy and just need some more detail. They could have shined and really boosted this game to higher levels. The Game Gears capabilities prevent that from happening, especially given how many spritres need to be on the field.
The sound is
where this game falls flat on its face. When you first turn this on, you are treated to a
rather decent opening intro, but as soon as you start the game there is no music. All
that's left is a hollow, tinny echo for the audience that sounds like it's being played
across a worn out audio tape. The sounds of passing the ball are just a bland kicking
sound. All of the sounds would probably work for an Atari 2600 game at least.
Overall, this is not the worst game released on the GG but some polish would have made
this one of the best sports games for an otherwise dry console.
