It s no longer a super-league and now more like the UEFA Cup. Wrong Year Silicon Dreams are rather like an also-ran EA Sports these days, providing new incarnations of the same stuff every year. At first it was a Michael Owen sponsorship, which lasted a couple of years, but then the price tag for that probably went through the roof, so now it s a UEFA deal that adorns the package. The short introductory video is of a low visual quality it s not even as impressive as last year s EA Sports intros. You can put up with it though, and if you haven t been pleasured with the Dreamcast s sumptuous visuals, you probably won t mind.
Facial expressions are indiscernible, but on the whole the players have an air of realism.
The menu options on offer to you include Play Game , Quick Match , Options and Load Game . The Quick Match option takes you straight to the Controller Assign screen, where you can pick one of the two randomly assigned teams. My favourite option is to pick the Scenario option, which allows you to take part in classic European encounters from 1960 right through to the present day, including the dramatic century-concluding Manchester United versus Bayern Munich clash.