Thought I'd give this a go, partially to tick off a letter on the Alphabet and partially to see if it was viable as a free football game.
I wasn't massively impressed when I only got two resolution options, and even less impressed when going full screen removed even that choice. It's not great, but whatever, I'll live.
Get into the game. Just want to play as Arsenal. Can't play as Arsenal in the current event. Try to find someone for an online match. Matchmaking can't find anyone. Eventually settle on playing some of the Leagues. First couple of matches are AI, no worries! First game, I (Arsenal) am playing...Arsenal. Right...
The game loads. The anticipation builds. The Emirates looks resplendent. I see a banner with the phrase "PRIDE OF" and then a picture of our badge. I cry -
it's like I'm there. The teams come out and - wait, who the strawberry float are these dickheads? Oh right, I've got a team full of dogshit made up players like I'm playing Virtua Striker or something. That's disappointing. I ease past a similarly alien Arsenal side. Next game: Galatasaray. Jim Beglin says he thinks Lionel Messi could be the key player in this game. Sorry what now? Oh, Lionel Messi plays for them in this universe, okay. I beat Galatasaray. Next up, South Africa. They've got an exciting player called...Lionel Messi! My brave boys from Wish can't keep him out two games running and I finally fall to defeat. I am getting a bit bored of the AI league so I promote myself to Division 9. I find a real opponent, game on! He doesn't have Messi, but he does have Ibrahimovic, Hazard and a number of other REAL AND ACTUALLY EXCELLENT PLAYERS. I lose 7-0, not aided by some connection issues, and my rock solid defensive partnership of Guy Incognito and the Twitter egg avatar are both sent off.
How can someone pissing around in the bottom leagues have players that good?! I don't get it! I don't want to strawberry float about in an online Master League thing, I just want to play regular online football matches
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