I considered the '92 episode of "FSHC" to be the weak link of the otherwise enjoyable Human Sports Festival, so I wasn't expecting great things when I worked backwards and visited its predecessor. Well, this is pretty much the same game; in fact, it even has the same "watch TV" gimmick during halftime (with the same channels to flip through, no less). It's not a trainwreck or anything and it doesn't look terrible, but it doesn't offer the greatest playability, either (as the cumbersome control scheme has you press Run to switch players and select teammates to pass to), and the music is incredibly annoying and repetitive. Even for a sports title, there just isn't much going on here. This is one of those games that make me wonder how people felt after they actually paid full price for them back in the day. Even rabid soccer fans might not have been thrilled, and the era eventually delivered superior alternatives, like FIFA.


Enjoy goals when they actually happen. You'll be spending most of your time involved in scrums for the ball.
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