I'm not exactly sure how this game is going to work but I am very interested in checking it out. I can see problems getting enough people together at times to play a match but we'll see how it goes.
CyberSports, the games publisher focused on developing global
world-class and cutting edge massively multi-player online sports games
(MMOSG), today announced its premiere title, Football Superstars, has
reached the ‘feature complete’ stage of its development and is now
poised to enter the Beta testing phase leading up to the game’s
imminent release this summer.
Reaching feature complete is an
integral part of the game’s development where all the key areas and
functionality of the game are now up and running, allowing the
developers to begin Beta testing where all the fine tuning of the title
is done in the run up to the launch of Football Superstars.
Malcolm
Clark, CEO of CyberSports announced ‘I am absolutely delighted to have
hit the feature complete milestone. As well as indicating the
development is on track for the predicted summer release, now with all
the elements of the game active, you can really get a sense of how
Football Superstars is shaping up and what it is going to feel like to
play. Players can now create their avatar, explore the in-game towns
with all that they have to offer and immerse themselves in the football
matches playing with up to 19 other players.
An MMOG game for
the PC, Football Superstars will allow players to meet within a utopian
soccer-styled virtual world and take part in 3, 5, 7 and 11-a-side
football matches. Players will take control of a single footballer
avatar and will interact on and off the pitch living the football
superstar lifestyle whilst pursuing fame, glory and success, striving
to join the best clubs, compete at the highest level and progress
within the game through skill and sporting prowess. The player will
exist in a persistent football-themed world and be able to join or form
and manage their own teams and careers whilst engaging in various
leagues, competitions, events and tournaments.
In
bringing the most realistic football gaming experience to life,
Football Superstars has had to break a few of the old moulds and
introduce new innovation previously unseen in football games. A new
dynamic control system has been implemented that will allow the player
to move around the pitch, easily know where his team mates are and
intuitively pass, log and strike the ball while pulling off his skills.
Also, several ranking systems have been tailor made for the game that
will measure the success of the team during a match as well as the
individual performance. Therefore, even if your team-mates have a bad
day on the pitch, you’ll still be rewarded for your own good play.
The
lifestyle area of the game will be a first for the genre too. Success
on the pitch will bring the player the additional bonuses of experience
and fame as well as monetary assets that can all be utilised in the
lifestyle world. But while many extra skills and material assets can be
gained in the towns within this area it is the non-player-characters
(game controlled characters also know as NPCs) that will arguably bring
the best rewards, tracking you down as your abilities improve and head
hunting you for better and higher profile teams.
Football Superstars is scheduled for launch in the summer of 2008.
Man that's stellar, I really need to get into this game and check it out if I can. I'll get back to you when I have more information. Meanwhile check out the screens
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