Amstrad Action


Gary Lineker's Superstar Soccer

Publisher: Gremlin
Machine: Amstrad CPC464

 
Published in Amstrad Action #29

This is a combination of the football strategy game and arcade style action games. Strategic play is in the form of buying players, training your team and picking your squad. When you finally play a match you can choose whether to watch the match or just have the result. If you play the match you can be the centre forward and/or the coach. There are some bugs in the program; an invisible ball is one example.

The Verdict

Graphics 65%
P. Nice match highlights
N. No other graphics.

Sonics 16%
P. The whistle gets blown.

Gary Lineker's Superstar Soccer

Grab Factor 63%
P. Football strategists will find something to enjoy.
N. Don't play a game at normal speed, it's 90 minutes.

Staying Power 72%
P. A long term objective of heading for the top of the 1st division.
N. Works better as a strategy game than an arcade action game.

Overall 66%
P. A good try at mixing the two types of football game.