Awesome Soccer is an austere soccer game available for Windows, Linux and Mac. Play is fast and easy. This is a fun game with some remarkable options for a game in its price range.

Reasons to buy the game
• Simple game controls
• Basic graphics
• Customizations

Reasons not to by the game
• Poor view of the pitch
• Limited player control
• Limited options

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Review

Control of game play in Awesome Soccer is very simple, involving only the four directions and an “action button.” During play, the focus automatically shifts among players depending on the location of the ball. A quick game option lets you get started without needing to select any options. Game length can be set, a major feature for someone wanting a brief diversion from a busy work day.

Graphics are simple in Awesome Soccer, giving the game a retro feel of the days when computer games were easy to understand and fun. No extraordinary graphics adapters are required, meaning that this game will run on almost any computer.

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Customizations available in Awesome Soccer offer additional entertainment to those who desire more than a fleeting pastime. Built in editors allow you to create custom players, teams, kits, formations, leagues and tournaments. You can substitute players and change player skills as well.

View of the pitch is restricted and inhibits game play. The user is not able to zoom in or out or utilize side and angled views of the match. The game displays an overhead view of just one section of the field at a time, causing the screen to be constantly shifting. The orientation of the pitch is vertical, leaving much of the screen’s horizontal area underutilized. Although a radar screen shows the location of players and an indicator points in the direction of the goal, these features are not enough to compensate for difficulty viewing the game.

Control of the players is very limited making advanced play almost impossible. As the match progresses, the software automatically selects what player is under control. There’s no way to change focus to other players and move them as you see fit.

Options for the game are limited. For example, difficulty levels are relevant only in tournament mode. Other options such as music, crowd, stadium, time of day and weather are nonexistent.

For $9.95, Awesome Soccer is a great game for those whose passions lie outside the computer gaming world.

With the World Cup looming just around the corner, soccer (or football) video games are going to be in high demand. One such game, available for the PC, or Xbox Live, is Stir Fry Soccer. It is a simplified, six on six, action-packed sports experience.

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GAME PLAY

The instructions are few, which makes Stir Fry Soccer a game you can just sit down and play, without investing much time into learning how to do it right. The keyboard arrows can be used to control the movement of the selected player. A, S, D, W, and F are used for various passes, shots, tackles, switching players, and so on. The average player can get away with the arrows, one pass, and one shot.

With only six players to a side instead of the normal eleven, strategy is simplified. Playing on a smaller field makes it a bit more action-packed with more shots on the goal and, ultimately, more scoring. This is accomplished without really diminishing the role of defense. Scoring is fun in all sports games, but Stir Fry Soccer makes it just a little more fun as players can control how the scoring player celebrates.

There are plenty of game modes, but none is more fun or impressive than the Career Mode. Users can edit the look of teams and the individual players. As users compete in matches, the players on the team improve in all the various skills. The competition also gets tougher, so the level of difficulty tends to stay about the same.

GRAPHICS

As a downloadable game, it is unrealistic to expect amazing quality in graphics. Instead of detail, players are given an enjoyable and creative cartoonish look. The players can be modified to look however the user may like, but all the combinations are pleasant to the eye.

AUDIO

While the sound and music of the game are good, for the most part, it all goes unnoticed. However, when goals are scored, the roar of the crowd raises the spirit. Play this game with the sound on.

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION

The idea of a soccer game is by no means original. However, the simplification and the addition of goal celebration should be applauded.

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OVERALL

Only sports fans will enjoy Stir Fry Soccer, but ALL sports fans will enjoy it. With no room for improvement, Stir Fry Soccer must be considered a perfect game. 5/5.

THREE REASONS TO BUY

-$12.95 is a very low price for a game this great, and this full of content.
-The fast-paced soccer action is perfect for the sports fan with a short attention span.
-Career Mode keeps players coming back for more.

THREE REASONS NOT TO BUY

-Sports games are not for everyone.
-Soccer purists may not like the six on six, or high scoring.
-The controls are too simple for players who prefer to have total control.