Out of Eight writes: "The most popular worldwide sport is something called soccer. Yeah, I had never heard of it either. Apparently, you can't use your hands and you run around for ninety minutes kicking a ball. Weird, huh? This activity has given rise to plenty of computer games, giving the less athletically inclined an opportunity to "head" some "balls" on a "pitch." Most of these games fall into two categories: the arcade game (like Pro Evolution Soccer) or the management game (like the appropriately-named Football Manager). The New Star Soccer series takes a slightly different approach, giving you control over one player and guiding them to super stardom. The series in now in its fourth iteration (where have I been?) feature new 3-D graphics and a more polished presentation, or at least that's what I can gather from screenshots. Hey, fourth time's the charm, right?"
Test Freaks writes: "I know very little about soccer. I live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – a city where we care about soccer as little as a city possibly can. However, I do know about games. New Star Soccer 4 is an immense game about not only playing soccer, but managing the route to a successful life, career and portfolio. The title is a huge undertaking for such a small production team, and really shows the capabilities that independent developers have to create pretty great products. It does have a milieu of flaws, bugs and errors – but it redefines the way we normally look at soccer games, making the activity more involved and, dare I say, more interesting, than ever before."
In the end, Operation Sports heartily recommends NSS4 to gamers, soccer fans, sports fans or anyone that wishes to have fun creating their own soccer legend. For $20, it is a nice bargain. At the very least, download the game and try it out; you will not be disappointed.
The graphics are decent for what they are, the still images during the creation and updating screens are fine, the game play screens are simple and reminiscent of old school games from the 1980's but again this simplicity makes it very easy to play.
GamersHub would definitely recommend this game even if you are not into soccer, if you are then it's a must buy. It's simple, easy to play and a lot of fun with infinite possibilities!
