Golazo 2 Gameplay Review – Is It Good?
The soccer/football video game world is bare of any type of real competitor against FIFA. While Electronic Arts has a monopoly on “simulation” soccer, other studios have tried to fill the void of a fun arcade-style soccer game. Enter Purple Tree S R L and their second soccer game, Golazo 2. Is it any good? Is it a FIFA killer?
Modes
There are three modes to the game. Exhibition mode has you play a quick game with two teams of your choice. There is a world tournament mode, similar to the World Cup, where you play against other nations and compete in tournament play. The third mode and new to the franchise is street ball, which has you playing 3-v-3 and traveling across the world, participating in multiple tournaments.
Each mode is pretty straightforward. Not a lot of depth, but it’s an arcade-style game so I was not expecting much. It doesn’t seem like there is any difference between players skill-wise. It would’ve been nice to see some slight difference from player to player. Maybe a defender is bigger and a good passer but has bad shooting stats, and an attacker is quicker and better at dribbling but can get pushed off the ball easier.
Gameplay
The gameplay was definitely something to get used to. I’m a big FIFA player, so I am used to the classic feel those games bring. There are no fouls in the game, meaning you can slide into people from behind in the box and there is no consequence. It’s fun at first, but it gets annoying when the computer does it all the time. The most frustrating part is that your players do not make runs. The game says there is no offsides, but if an attacker crosses the back line, he will run back onsides or slow down and let the defender catch up.
Maybe I’m just terrible at the game, but I found it difficult to get anything past the keeper. Neither myself nor my PC opponent had many shots on goal each game. I get that it’s arcade style, and perhaps it’s not for me. It was small, frustrating things that just kept adding up that annoyed me. Then again, I’m not used to this style of soccer game. But I can see the enjoyment others get out of Golazo 2, and in the end, I found some enjoyment too.
Verdict: 7.2
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