Kopanito All-Stars Soccer:

Review

“What a superb pass from the midfielder to the winger - he beat the defender fair and square, he is going to score without a doubt! What a move, Ladies and Gentlemen. Exceptional talent displayed from this player but . . . Hold on, WHAT A CRASHIIIING TACKLE from the second defender, so hard that his boots are the only remains on the pitch! Did you see where he landed, guys?” I love commentating Kopanito All-Stars Soccer matches; we see great moves, great tackles and no dives! Plenty of boots here and there but definitely no dives.

Kopanito All-Stars Soccer is a fast paced arcade-ish sports game. As per the intro, this sports game is absolutely frantic, to say the least! Well, there are no referees on the pitch and we do not care about this silly offside rule. All we have is two teams of six players each who go in to battle fiercely to win the match.  You will be able to use super moves when you fill the energy bar (I call it that), every successful pass, tackle, shot and goal will help you to increase your charge bar. Then you might get the super shot and score; you might get the magnet to pull the ball back to you (this is what Germany used in the Semi-final against Brazil in the latest World cup, for sure); you might teleport a player up field, or even get a massive ventilator behind the net so the ball can’t cross the line! JUST FUN!

16 tournaments and leagues to play either solo or with friends on local multiplayer which supports up to five players (four on gamepads and one at the keyboard) and four levels of difficulty. I would recommend that you start playing on the beginner level for a while and familiarise yourself with the gameplay. As soon as you move up to the amateur, the difficulty increases dramatically.

During each match, you will be given a challenge - if you manage to succeed you will receive points and in-game achievements. 114 national teams to choose from but a large number of them need to be unlocked.

I really like the cartoonish graphics; the game is very well balanced and the controls very responsive.