Disney soccer game cube

An example is that passing maps to the small 'B' button while shooting is on the 'A' button, so you end up throwing away the ball trying to pass because 'A' is the bigger, more accessible button. Too bad a person spends way more time passing than shooting This, and the complete lack of anything beyond the printed manual to let you know what your players are capable of, makes things really frustrating.

Many people will drop Disney Sports Soccer like a hot rock, thinking there isn't any gameplay there to be had. If you can hang out and suffer through the learning period, you'll find a very decent game after all the odd beginnings. Sure, the CPU is always cheaper than you can imagine, and you'll get stuffed so many times by some teams that you'll feel like flushing your Wavebird down the toilet.

But, since there is a solid engine running things, practice may well make perfect. Nobody said it would be easy, but Disney Sports Soccer rewards the faithful gamer.

Special items can be earned, points gained from winning matches can be spent on upgrading player statistics something the manual doesn't even mention , and you can bring in 3 of your pals to either play against you or with you against the CPU. Good stuff. Playing the Gamecube version, you'll be able to link with GBA and share items or open up other secrets not available to gamers without a portable system.

Several competitive modes are available for multiple players, single players and against different team round-ups. Single Player modes may lack the balance we'd want to see, but the ability to plug in with 4 people completely erases unfair barriers and gives you only yourself to apologize for instead of cheap CPU action. Nothing about watching Minnie head the ball in on some 'stellar' play I can't begin to duplicate makes me want to do anything except smash my controller, television and entertainment center to bits.

And then burn the bits. Could be Minnie's comments on the field have me rattled, but more likely it's the fact that her team never fouls me but gets fouled all the time , never fails to shoot and score every time they're near my goal with the ball, and always crowds my goalie like he's not there even when I can't seem to be able to return the favor.

Customizing players helps to balance the scales toward whatever quality your team is lacking to win, but trial and error as a method of playing the game gets old. Rather unscientific of me, but I just went and found the slowest team I could and beat them silly to be able to practice my moves.

Sure, there are challenges that come across as manageable, but more often than not you'll be facing long odds, down by too many points to count my first feeble attempts had the opponent scoring like it was a basketball game and still trying to figure out the controls. The feeling you're left with, unless you have a friend on the scene to play with, is one of being ripped off and cheated.

And that says about all there is to say where difficulty is concerned. What happened to a Tutorial Mode or at least a complete rundown in the manual on how this game can be customized and how you can strengthen your team?

There's certainly a solid engine running behind the scenes in Disney Sports Soccer , but some of the goodies are just plain distracting. Replay definitely gets old, and the frequency with which I seemed to be able to foul the other team He turned at the last minute, really! Up to four players can assume the role of Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, or other Disney favorites, and they can compete in a variety of stadiums, including Eagle Summit.

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All this publication's reviews. Media and Games Online Network. Nintendo Power. The Disney gang's soccer slam is a real kick. Actually manages to provide just the right balance between sim-style play and arcade-style antics. Gaming Age. Konami has created a title that manages to hit the group it was developed for, while still appealing to the rest of the world. Not much. User Reviews. Write a Review. Positive: 0 out of 1. Mixed: 1 out of 1.