First, let's take a look at what the game does have to offer. Friendly, in which the player selects any two teams and the computer take on one of the sides, Cup, which allows up to 64 teams to compete in a large tourney, League, which pits 24 teams after each other in a run of games, and Tournament, another 64 entry competition that contains elements of both Cup and League play. Tactics can go to the coaches screen and select from a stunning number of different choices of exactly how the team is going to play. Coaches can even instruct individual players on tactics they want them to use during the game. After everything's set just right, it's time to jump into the game itself.
Penalty kicks can be a set-up to an easy goal.
This is about as exciting as this game gets. These replays are the only time you'll get to see any real detail. To put it simply, Sensible Soccer's on-field graphics and playability are amazingly outdated. FIFA soccer not only looks better, but controls better and more realistically on every single front compared to Sensible. Sure, it's great that players can affect the curve of their shots, but when was the last time you saw a player curve a shot to the left, and then have it change direction in mid-air and start flying right.