Falls into the abyss of slow downs
GAME PLAY
Nothing like a good soccer game. This is the best Soccer game play on the DS though The game is a bit more difficult than the previous. I found a good stratagy in running through the middle of the defense on the highest difficulty, and shooting the ball and scoring. Pretty much it. Defense is a snap also, just don't hit the person while slide tackling. If you play 10 games in the game, you'll see everything you possibly can about the game.
GRAPHICS
The game looks great. Though animations are choppy, the crowd is animated, players are high polygon for the DS. Field looks good. Bottom screen also has a nice mini map. Now how could this get a bad score. The game suffers from the worst slow down since Star Fox on the SNES. The slowdown makes this game nearly broken with its already weak play mechanics.
SOUND
Repetitive announcer, crazy music, good crowd makes for a mixed bag of sound effects.
VALUE
You play through the tournament once, and your done with the game. There are other modes, but none are fun.
TILT
I rate tilt on a games grab, and for a sports game it has to be whatever gets me to come back. Nothing does. Yep. I win the tournament, no more grab. Bye.
OVERALL
Pathetic. Don't buy this game. I saw Gamespots review and thought it would be better, I was wrong.