Soccertron

Soccertron

Soccertron is a competitive sports game in which you either play vs. bots or play against (or with) up to 3 other players (locally).

There are 5 different types of rounds (game modes) which have some similarities with real sporst like; Basketball, Volleyball and football (No, I won’t call it ‘soccer’!).

The gameplay is fun and works nicely but a controller is highly recommended.

The main problem with the game is that it’s very minimalistic. There simply isn’t anything to keep you entertained in the long run.

Real player with 12.1 hrs in game


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This seemingly primitive multiplayer entertainment managed to surprise me - it turned out to be a cute singleplayer fun as well! If you remember DOS times you might recall the game ‘Arcade Volleyball’ (1987) which was very popular as a casual time killer. ‘Soccertron’ is obviously a creative developement of that idea - several ‘sports’ added along with modern physics engine and neon graphics. Bots are smart and persistent, tricky situations arise every second and after you get used to character motion (much more sophistiicated than predecessor’s) and controls the emotions flow like a river!

Real player with 12.1 hrs in game

Soccertron on Steam

Robot Soccer Challenge

Robot Soccer Challenge

Very interesting game so far, very simple yet fun, with potential to add even more.

Still having some issues with the ball flying through walls, but otherwise everything is wokring smoothly and I’m quite enjoying it

Some ideas for imnprovement:

A mode without ball control and shooting

Replays for goals

Customizable maps

I know these may not be the easiest, but they would make great additions to the game

Real player with 508.8 hrs in game


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Robot Soccer, a merge between the Football Minigame in Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction and Rocket League.

Robot Soccer is of a simplistic design, accompanied with simplistic controls. You control a robot with pincers which allow you to catch the ball. You manouver your robot with the WASD keys and can either Chip the ball, causing a higher ball with less power (Right click on mouse.) or do a power shot, causing the ball to go fast and straight (Left click on mouse.)

So far, whilst being new to the game a problem I encountered is the 1v1 matches ppear to be very one sided to new comers like myself, with the matches seemingly very one sided to the AI. A noticeable feature I noticed is the AI are able to knock the ball out from your pincers and out of control whilst persuing behind you, thus sometimes making you lose control over a fairly won goal and missing a shot that is not quite lined up, whereas no matter how much I spam left or right click this never seems to have any effect on the AI as it does with me. This may just be down to my own skill level and not the games fault, however.

Real player with 8.2 hrs in game

Robot Soccer Challenge on Steam

Mutant Football League

Mutant Football League

Mutant Football League is the spiritual successor to the 1993 Genesis game of–just about the–same name. It’s a 7-on-7 American style football game featuring teams of monsters battling it out for gory gridion supremacy in an “after the bomb” world.

“Gory? Football is violent, but not THAT violent”, you say? Ah, but it turns out trolls, skeletons, and robots are more cavalier about possible concussions or, uh, dismemberment, than real-life footballers. Indeed, in the Mutant Football League scooping up a diva wide receiver and breaking him in half with a move normally seen in professional wrestling isn’t unsportsmanlike, it’s the norm!

Real player with 57.4 hrs in game


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MFL fills in the massive gaping hole in the football game market, especially on PC. If you want to play a football game in 2018, you are limited to emulation or purchasing a console, and even then you are limited to Madden titles. Not that Madden titles are inherently bad, but MFL allows for fun football action without the drudge of an NFL simulation. Rather, MFL has ramped up action and pace, little down time, and cartoon violence.

The gameplay is standard for any football game (so skip this is you have played one). You select offensive and defensive plays between downs, and during the play take control of a single player. On offensive plays this is typically the ball carrier, choosing targets as the QB and switching to the receiver or running back when ball changes hands. On defense you can cycle through to play any of the positions.

Real player with 35.6 hrs in game

Mutant Football League on Steam

Kopanito All-Stars Soccer

Kopanito All-Stars Soccer

… and there I was thinking “Soccer with super moves? How rediculous! It kills the realism and ruins the game.”

Then I saw the game on sale and thought I’d pick it up nevertheless just to try it out – I was hooked. 5+1 players (of which 1 to 5 human players), 6 + 6 minute matches (by default, can be adjusted), one ball, and no referee. Havoc and slide tackles soon become a norm.

The gameplay is smooth and the AI offers a pretty decent challenge for starters. A grinder like me takes on the challenge and plays only on pro level (until platinum gets unlocked). You will be crushed for a few matches but once you get the gist you’ll soon become a pro yourself and winning a game becomes a walk in the park. Challenging and fun at the same time.

Real player with 56.8 hrs in game

In a different review, it is said that Kopanito All Star Soccer would be a mixture of “Mario Strikers” and “Sensible Soccer”. From own experience, it cannot be accounted for the first one, but for the second. Strictly speaking, what the developers might have done is commuting the x and y axis and put the Sensible Soccer AI up again. In addition, the banana shot style and GFX remind us at least a little bit of “Micro Prose Soccer”.

As so often, these impressions may be seen as a strength and also as a weakness of the game. The strength is nostalgy, the weakness lacking complexity, as it refers to 20+ years old titels. In deed, from todays perspective, it looks like an only half complete game:

Real player with 56.0 hrs in game

Kopanito All-Stars Soccer on Steam

Chibi Volleyball

Chibi Volleyball

Full review at: https://thegamehoard.com/2019/08/04/chibi-volleyball-pc/

While perhaps not what a fan of the chibi art style would want or a good adaptation of volleyball, Chibi Volleyball is instead a bit of a polished up and more brightly colored version of the kinds of extremely retro sports games where it was more about the physics of the objects on screen than being a true simulation. The gameplay is simple, reliable, and accessible, making it easy to play for a bit, and with AI opponents who put up a good fight despite being slightly robotic at times, it’s quite possible to get a decently challenging volley going in either 1 on 1 or 2 on 2. Some tinkering with settings will help with aspects like the hit limit, but Chibi Volleyball’s amount of customizability allows you to set up matches that feel different and have extra considerations like floating blocks and different ball weights. It does feel like an orphaned minigame rather than a standalone title, but its fundamentals are sound even though it would definitely have benefited from more content to prevent the inevitable staleness.

Real player with 3.9 hrs in game

This is a very simple yet very fun game for me, I controls are smooth and it may take a little while to get used to but they are soooo cute I don’t even mind losing…I would love to see this become a online PVP game with rankings and tournaments and with the ability to create your own Chibi but for now this is still very fun. Thank You Very Much to the game Devs. I don’t mind supporting this game and I would love to see even more content somewhere down the road, I am going to give this game Two V’s UP…thank you for this game…Ja Ne VV

Real player with 1.6 hrs in game

Chibi Volleyball on Steam

Super Arcade Football

Super Arcade Football

I would like to write this review mainly for the developers in order to assist them with the development of their game. I think this game is a gem especially for older people like me who miss the good old days of kick off, which is now abondonware software, from amiga 500. However, I think the developers are not hitting the sweet spot for people like me. Below are a few suggestions for the developers to take into consideration.

1. In the current version, the story mode is a good start. I think you can make that story mode amazing by incorporating the aspects of the “player manager” game from the Amiga 500.

Real player with 36.9 hrs in game

I’ve been into football games since Match Day and Football Manager on the BBC Micro. I’ve played a few since then: Kick Off, Player Manager, Sensible Soccer, Kick Off 2 and Goal! Although I never really got in to FIFA or Pro Evo. I was after a more old school footie kickabout game I could enjoy with my friends. So from the end my Amiga days until now there is a massive gap in my football games. I have never really found anything as good as Kick Off or Sensi. Then I heard about Super Arcade Football on Steam Greenlight.

Real player with 17.2 hrs in game

Super Arcade Football on Steam

Torchance 6

Torchance 6

I own Club Manager 2015, which is an ancestor of this. It is really very good and I bought it for on sale for a pittance, something like $3. Nearly all of the gameplay is exactly the same so I’d check out the reviews there for in-depth discussion of those features. I wrote one that was very good. I was impressed.

Anyway, this game is 5 years newer, 3 releases later, and the price of a AAA management game. Yet it is almost entirely the same as CM2015 except:

A very simplistic 2d match display which just shows you the location of the ball.

Real player with 1.1 hrs in game

this is literally just a reskinned club manager 2017

Real player with 0.5 hrs in game

Torchance 6 on Steam

AFL Evolution 2

AFL Evolution 2

Alright firstly,

Massive improvement from the first evolution, i feel like the gameplay is very fair and if you mess up a marking contest it’s genuinely your fault. So good job from a gameplay stand point which is the reason i very much like this game.

HOWEVER…

Wicked Witch seem to just brush past some major details about this game where it seems like no effort was put in whatsoever. Here’s a list of those:

1, Commentating is even worse than evolution 1 the audio is pieced together so poorly it’s hard to listen to, also one player from the saints, hannenbury doesn’t even have his name called when he gets possession or kicks a goal, it just says. “great goal from….” as in he doesnt say the name. I think the commentating was honestly better on afl 2006 for the PS2, how is that possible?

Real player with 163.3 hrs in game

I like this game. I’m a footy fan and decided to get this cause of the fact that I can change guernsey numbers for players. There are some suggestions I would make. I’d love to see them implemeted but it doesn’t bother me too much.

  • I’d like to be able to outright delist players in coach career mode. Even if they are on a contract (If they are, make me pay out the rest of the contract’s money or something) Perhaps I just don’t know how to do this. If so I’d like to be enlightened.

  • Please put in the Australian anthem that they use in real life AFL finals. That would be nice. Understandable if you can’t cause of legal reasons. This version is shit though.

Real player with 105.8 hrs in game

AFL Evolution 2 on Steam

Zero-G

Zero-G

I have played a lot of good games this year, but I can honestly say that Zero-G is the best of them. If you like Rocket League and NHL, you will love this game. Looking forward to play coop !

Real player with 19.8 hrs in game

Very fun. Would love some more options outside of the story mode (like a carreer mode or manager mode or custom competition mode). The gameplay is very solid.

Real player with 16.7 hrs in game

Zero-G on Steam

Squishy Sports

Squishy Sports

What is Squishy Sports?!

Compete against your friends and family in this infinitely replayable 2d local multiplayer sports collection where the characters are shapes and everything is squishy! Dive into this goofy cartoon world of sports with Football, Volleyball, Basketball, and more to score goals in our own ridiculous flavor of physics-based mayhem!

What will I do?!

  • ⚽ Score goals in LOADS of different sports against your friends and family!

  • 🧰 Compete in different game modes to CUSTOMISE and RANDOMISE your squishy experience!

  • ☄️ Unleash DEVASTATING special moves!

  • ⚠️ Avoid stage HAZARDS!

  • 🏆 Unlock over 300 character skins to customize your little SQUISHIES!

    Sports

    A whole host of SQUISHY related sports to try out; from family favorites to completely bonkers inventions! Whether you’re challenging Dad to a game of football, or facing off against Nana in a round of table tennis, we’ve got you covered!

    • Football/Soccer

    • Volleyball

    • Basketball

    • Rugby

    • Table Tennis

    Multiplayer

    Three juicy local-multiplayer game modes to get into the SQUISHY action:

    • QUICK PLAY - Straight into the action!

    • CUSTOM MODE - Customise matches just how you want!

    • PARTY MODE - Try your luck and randomize the match set up for a unique format every time - let the party begin!

    Characters

    Eight squishy characters to choose from, each with their own unique shape and personalities making every character feel completely different! Complete challenges to unlock awesome skins and victory celebrations for each character! Try them all to find your favorite!

    Specials

    Equip awesome special moves to disrupt the opponent! Smash balls and score goals to build your special charge to unleash a crazy piñata bomb, a giant tornado, and many more! These might just give you the edge - but be careful they affect both friend and foe!

    Environments

    Six different environments to choose from, ranging from the scorching Sunrise Sands to the bright lights of Squishy Skylines!

    Controls

    We have a simple to pick up but hard to master control system that makes it easy for the entire family to get involved. We have crafted this to be an incredibly friendly game to pick up so that younger children or even grandma can get involved and score some goals! This makes the game accessible to everyone whilst allowing for mastery in the control system to create some heated matches between skilled friends.

    All of the above create our own flavor of physics-based-sports-squishy-MAYHEM that we know will explode a chorus of laughter for everyone who gets involved!

    Who are we?

    We are MADE BY TITANS! A pair of game making titans with a passion for creating quirky, light-hearted and, above all, FUN content. We love what we do and we have fun whilst doing it! We want our epic products to reflect this!

Squishy Sports on Steam