Release Date: November 29, 2022
Soccer Story is an arcade RPG with elements of a soccer game. The action takes place in a world with fantasy elements, where soccer games have been banned and it falls on our shoulders to save the sport.
Soccer Story is a sports RPG. The project was developed by Panic Barn studio, the authors of the Not Tonight series.
The action takes place in the near future, when a mysterious catastrophe caused the end of soccer games. Since then, the powerful organization Soccer Inc. makes sure that no one is able to even look at a ball, let alone play it.
We play the role of the boy (or girl) whom the Magical Soccer Ball chooses to be the Savior of Soccer. We will have to save our favorite sport and restore harmony in the world of sports.
Soccer Story combines elements of an RPG and a soccer game. We explore a large world with an open structure, complete tasks and develop our character.
Most of the challenges are in the form of arcade soccer competitions. Some of them are traditional matches between two teams, during which we have to face teams of sharks, ninja warriors or old men, among others. Other missions require clever use of the ball in completing sports challenges or solving puzzles.
The fun is enriched by numerous mini-games, which completely change the mechanisms of play and transform the game into, for example, a turn-based RPG.
Soccer Story offers a single-player story campaign sufficient for about 15 hours. A local multiplayer mode for up to four players is also available.
The game has nice graphics, done in a full-color retro style, where the environments are 3D objects, while the characters are pixelated sprites.
Platforms:
PC Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X/S
Developer: Panic Barn
Publisher: No More Robots
Age restrictions: 12+
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System Requirements for Soccer Story Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i5, 512 MB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 550 or better, Windows 7.
Recommanded System Requirements:
Intel Core i5, 512 MB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 760 or better, Windows 10.
Game Ratings for Soccer Story Video Game.
Gaming Age: by Paul Bryant
Soccer Story could’ve been a lot of fun, as other games like Golf Story and Sports Story (both from an entirely different developer, I’ll note) have demonstrated. Instead, it just leaves a lot to be desired.
Push Square: 5 / 10 by Sammy Barker
But ultimately, this game misses the target. If you’re itching for some footie amid the World Cup, and you absolutely can’t stand sims like FIFA 23, we suppose you might eke some mileage out of it. Otherwise, leave this one on the bench where it belongs.
Pure Dead Gaming: 8 / 10
When the soccer (I’ll begrudgingly use the word for this analogy) is the worst part of a game called Soccer Story you’d be forgiven for thinking it would be a miss. Not so. A interesting cast of characters, plenty of fun tasks, a beautiful art style and more come together to make this a blast to play.