Real Soccer (and Real Football) now available for Xbox on Windows Phone

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Gooooooooaaaaaal!

Equally promised, Gameloft'due south long-in-development soccer simulator, Real Soccer (also known as Real Football in Europe) has made it to the Windows Telephone Shop. It took some digging to find the North American download link, every bit the European version counts equally a separate title and tin can't be downloaded from the U.s.. But our friends Judbud and Zebrasqual came through!

Head by the suspension for our impressions and download links for both versions of the game.

Retro footie

Real Soccer

Every bit mentioned in our previous story, the Windows Phone version of Real Soccer is a port of Real Soccer 2022 for iOS. Similar Asphalt v, it was slated to launch at the end of 2022 or offset of 2022 only to get stuck in development hell. Somehow the game pushed through and finally made it to release, though it's two iterations backside since other mobile platforms are on Real Soccer 2022 already.

The point of this history lesson: Existent Soccer doesn't exactly impress from a technical standpoint. The players are blocky and angular, closely resembling what you'd run into in a PSOne game from the nineties. Of grade, the Windows Phone 7 hardware specs aren't exactly low-cal years ahead of the PSOne's, merely Konami's PES 2022 still looks markedly ameliorate.

Luckily Real Soccer scores much better in the audio department. Authentic crowd sounds and a vocal commentator assistance create a realistic atmosphere, and that's gotta count for something.

Learning the sport

Real Soccer

I had hoped Real Soccer would have a more arcade-y feel than the simulation-oriented PES games. The first fourth dimension nigh of us play a new game, we want to feel a sense of accomplishment and be given a adventure to slowly ramp up to the more technical aspects of the gameplay.

Well, Existent Soccer is definitely a flake easier than PES. In my short playtime, I had no problem keeping the ball away from my opponents or blocking their shots when they did manage to get it. I couldn't score a goal to save my life, but I approximate that's sort of expected from soccer games.

Lace up and head to the field

Real Soccer costs $2.99 and you tin get it here if it'due south available in your region. If not, option upward the European version, Existent Football hither on the Windows Phone Shop.

Thanks to Judbud and Zebrasqual for the tip!

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