Street Football review

Possibly the worst football game ever?

12DOVE Verdict

Pros

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    Playing any other game instead

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    Gifting this to someone you hate

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    Chucking this cart off a bridge

Cons

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    Trying to figure out what to do

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    Getting dumped back at the start

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    Literally everything else

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Football in the style of a 2D Mario game has been done before, in the form of the ancient Soccer Kid and the slightly less ancient Go Go Beckham. Both were far better than this sorry effort, although we should mention that the platform-jumping element is just one of Street Football’s many dismal parts.

You play a lad at a footy-mad school where everyone is keen to dish out irritating little challenges that play like hackneyed online Flash games and rarely share the same control system. The most difficult part is figuring out what you’re supposed to be doing, as the game offers few hints and just dumps you back at the start when you fail. It looks cheap, it plays terribly, and we wouldn’t recommend it even if somebody was giving it away for free.

Jun 11, 2008

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GenreSports
DescriptionIt looks cheap, it plays terribly, and we wouldn't recommend it even if somebody was giving it away for free.
Platform"DS"
US censor rating""
UK censor rating"3+"
Release date1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK)
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Martin Kitts is a veteran of the video game journalism field, having worked his way up through the ranks at N64 magazine and into its iterations as NGC and NGamer. Martin has contributed to countless other publications over the years, including 12DOVE, GamesMaster, and Official Xbox Magazine.