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FIFA? Nah, give me more of Pixel Cup Soccer

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Need more Football in your life? Yes, I said Football, get over it. Pixel Cup Soccer - Ultimate Edition is officially out now along with Native Linux support. This game took over from Pixel Cup Soccer 17, which the developer unlisted on Steam, as this big new version is quite different as the developer said "the essence of the new game is the same, the technological differences are huge".

It recently left Early Access and it is also Steam Deck Verified, so could be a good one to look at for you sports fans, especially with the latest FIFA being unsupported (and it has a Mostly Negative rating). This definitely looks promising with a Very Positive user rating too.

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Game Features:

  • Simplified Controls For Casual Players.
  • Easy to pick up and enjoy, with clean and challenging gameplay.
  • Retro-style art resembling old games and evoking nostalgia.
  • Women’s Soccer.
  • Penalties, Free Kicks.
  • Fouls, injuries, yellow and red cards.
  • Tactical and Strategy panels, to manage player substitutions, team formation, and attitude.
  • Deep gameplay mechanics: short pass, through pass, lob pass, aiming when shooting, controlled shots, player skills, super shots, etc.
  • Lots of Animations (overhead kick, scorpion kick, scissor kick, diving header, etc.)
  • Challenging AI. Teams with very different playing styles (ie: Catenaccio like Italy or Tiki-Taka like Brasil).
  • Many game settings, including Zoom Level, VSync, Slow motion, Assisted mode, Language Selection, etc.

Growing up playing the likes of Sensible World of Soccer on the Amiga, this game definitely ticks a lot of nostalgia boxes for me.

Available to buy on Steam. There is also a demo available too!

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StoneColdSpider Oct 20, 2022
Quoting: Craggles086If I play any football game on PC then I go Retro all the time. No need to remember 8 different button combinations.
I am mostly the same..... I still think Tecmo Super Bowl on the NES is the best NFL game ever made.....
Purple Library Guy Oct 20, 2022
This is all reminding me I don't have Regular Human Basketball yet. Well, I'd need someone to play it with.
GBGames Oct 20, 2022
Ooh, it very much has Nintendo World Cup vibes!

https://youtu.be/qDWI5FOneLs

But the trailer made me think that they also stuck a dating sim in there, too.
dziadulewicz Oct 20, 2022
Quoting: hardpenguinAlso, I wouldn't say no to a modern clone of Sensible Soccer...

Absolutely a big YES to that. Sensible Soccer is the only football game i even realy played(yes, it is actually Football, and that ball carrying game is something else)
Eike Oct 20, 2022
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Quoting: dziadulewicz
Quoting: hardpenguinAlso, I wouldn't say no to a modern clone of Sensible Soccer...

Absolutely a big YES to that. Sensible Soccer is the only football game i even realy played(yes, it is actually Football, and that ball carrying game is something else)

Looking at the extremities used, they might better have called it handball. :D
tuubi Oct 20, 2022
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Quoting: Eike
Quoting: dziadulewicz
Quoting: hardpenguinAlso, I wouldn't say no to a modern clone of Sensible Soccer...

Absolutely a big YES to that. Sensible Soccer is the only football game i even realy played(yes, it is actually Football, and that ball carrying game is something else)

Looking at the extremities used, they might better have called it handball. :D

Only if you're willing to accept the absurd notion that a "ball" doesn't have to be at least approximately round. Also, handball is taken.
Eike Oct 20, 2022
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Quoting: EikeLooking at the extremities used, they might better have called it handball. :D

Only if you're willing to accept the absurd notion that a "ball" doesn't have to be at least approximately round. Also, handball is taken.

You mean, totally unlike "football"?!? :D

I've been at a handball match with 10.000 spectators two weeks ago (Berlin vs Kiel). :)
chrisq Oct 21, 2022
Quoting: dziadulewicz
Quoting: hardpenguinAlso, I wouldn't say no to a modern clone of Sensible Soccer...

Absolutely a big YES to that. Sensible Soccer is the only football game i even realy played(yes, it is actually Football, and that ball carrying game is something else)

It's not even a ball they're carrying, it's some kind of egg shaped object.

Edit:
I see this is already discussed above.
I'd say handegg would be the most fitting name for the sport.


Last edited by chrisq on 21 October 2022 at 12:02 pm UTC
Purple Library Guy Oct 21, 2022
Quoting: chrisq
Quoting: dziadulewicz
Quoting: hardpenguinAlso, I wouldn't say no to a modern clone of Sensible Soccer...

Absolutely a big YES to that. Sensible Soccer is the only football game i even realy played(yes, it is actually Football, and that ball carrying game is something else)

It's not even a ball they're carrying, it's some kind of egg shaped object.
Not properly egg shaped. As a bastard, more boring descendant of rugby it has a bastard descendant of the rugby ball.
A rugby ball is egg shaped (more lizard egg than chicken egg, but still); this other game you're talking about, the "ball" has points.


Last edited by Purple Library Guy on 21 October 2022 at 3:53 pm UTC
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