Remember the Amiga/Atari classic Sensible Soccer or Kick Off? Well Addictive Football is exactly the same and will bring back tons of memories for many who, like me, spent hours glued to their joysticks. Most importantly, the game has retained the playability that made the originals such classics of their time. It was never about the graphics with these games that’s for sure!
In Addictive Football, you can play 5-a-side rules on a variety of different pitches with 5 different game modes to choose from. These include a Knockout Cup and League style games as well as a Custom Game Mode where you set the team skills and names yourself. There are unfortunately only 10 teams to choose from but they all differ considerably in skills & abilities.
The game even features all the classic pitch surfaces like grass, astroturf, concrete, indoor, ice and a bizarre futuristic field. As a result, the ball acts differently when it bounces meaning no game between the same teams is ever the same.
The only other downside is that real team names and players have not been used, presumably because of licensing issues. However, in custom mode, you can rename squads and players to your liking so you can recreate all those classic encounters such as this one between Liverpool and Everton.
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