Championship Soccer
An old favourite returns better than ever
An old favourite returns better than ever
FullerFM · Medlem af fællesskabet
4,0/5
I've been coming back to this game on and off for 20 years, so it's great to see it come back even bigger and better than ever.
POSITIVES
+ You can play as a player, a manager, or even both... or you can just watch the entire game world play out on its own.
+ The 3D graphics are nostalgic yet somewhat modern, even if I personally still prefer the charm of the original 2D pixels.
+ Player career is realistic and challenging, with no guarantees that your player will become a superstar.
+ Controls are easy to learn and hard to master.
+ As a player, you get regular manager feedback when you do something positive or negative.
+ In manager career, setting up your tactics is quite simple, with just enough depth to not be overwhelming.
+ It's easier to sell/loan out players you don't need anymore.
+ Having backroom staff is good, though I'm not yet sure how much purpose some of them serve.
+ Keeping historic data for every club and player in the game is huge for immersing yourself in your save.
+ So many graphical and match settings can be tweaked to have the game play out exactly how you want it to.
+ This isn't so much a football game as a football sandbox, allowing you to build pretty much any world you like, whether it's modern, historic or even completely fictional.
NEGATIVES
- The match engine can be pretty erratic in places, though I appreciate that there are regular updates to address major issues.
- In player career, it can be frustrating when team-mates don't pass to you in promising positions.
- The background images make the interface look a bit dull, though you can easily replace these if you wish.
- It would be nice to have more skin tones and hair colours/styles available for players.
All in all, this is a very solid game with a lot of potential. There aren't many other football games out there which offer so much customisation; the possibilities are endless. Even after 20 years, I hope this is only the start of better things to come.
POSITIVES
+ You can play as a player, a manager, or even both... or you can just watch the entire game world play out on its own.
+ The 3D graphics are nostalgic yet somewhat modern, even if I personally still prefer the charm of the original 2D pixels.
+ Player career is realistic and challenging, with no guarantees that your player will become a superstar.
+ Controls are easy to learn and hard to master.
+ As a player, you get regular manager feedback when you do something positive or negative.
+ In manager career, setting up your tactics is quite simple, with just enough depth to not be overwhelming.
+ It's easier to sell/loan out players you don't need anymore.
+ Having backroom staff is good, though I'm not yet sure how much purpose some of them serve.
+ Keeping historic data for every club and player in the game is huge for immersing yourself in your save.
+ So many graphical and match settings can be tweaked to have the game play out exactly how you want it to.
+ This isn't so much a football game as a football sandbox, allowing you to build pretty much any world you like, whether it's modern, historic or even completely fictional.
NEGATIVES
- The match engine can be pretty erratic in places, though I appreciate that there are regular updates to address major issues.
- In player career, it can be frustrating when team-mates don't pass to you in promising positions.
- The background images make the interface look a bit dull, though you can easily replace these if you wish.
- It would be nice to have more skin tones and hair colours/styles available for players.
All in all, this is a very solid game with a lot of potential. There aren't many other football games out there which offer so much customisation; the possibilities are endless. Even after 20 years, I hope this is only the start of better things to come.