Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball-bu - CD Soccer Hen for PCE CD
Review #11075
Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball-bu - CD Soccer Hen
The precursor to Mario Strikers
Gameplay
Checks off most of my sports game checklist - arcadey, simple, fun. You only control a single player on your team. All others will take your orders to pass or shoot, but you only have direct control of the one guy. I like how simple this makes things, which is a double-edged sword because the gameplay loops gets stale quickly. Plays and the ball move at a snail's pace, and players stop to receive a pass, so there's no opportunity to set up even rudimentary passing plays. The only gimmick is a power-up meter by holding down B to create a hard kick.
Level Design
When playing one-player there's only a single mode - Tournament. This may as well be an exhibition mode since there's no save - only passwords. So yeah, just a pick up and play single game mode. Still, for this game that's all you really need.
Theme
The Koukou boys of River City Ransom fame are here in all their glory. What a great bunch! There's minimal language barrier as well.
Art Style
Simple by stylish. Looks just like the NES version, but without the horrible sprite flicker. The expressive animations and solid art style win out here. The framerate seems a little lower than the Mega Drive version, but it's fine.
Audio
Great music and simple sound effects
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