Anirog follow up their last sports success with a five-a-side football game and a penalty shootout competition for one or two players. If you bought Slap Shot, though, you're going to get a severe case of deja vu.

What crafty old Anirog have done is keep the old program and change the graphics so the men look like footballers. This means that the ball is constantly in play just as it is in the real thing. However, it ricochets around the pitch like nobody's business and sounds just like a puck! All the features of the ice hockey game are still there, and some of the faults too.

Most out of place is the roughing facility which allows you to stand over an opponent, hit the joystick button and jump him on the ground. Too much of the dirty stuff and you give away a penalty for roughing. The penalty is simple a kick-off to the other team. Come on, Anirog, you could've changed the rules for this bit at least! If you persist in fouling a player you run the risk of provoking him to turn round and slug it out with you. This results in each side getting a penalty. Bizarre rules!

The better option in this game is the penalty play-off. You take penalties alternately against your opponent, acting both as kicker and keeper. Graphics here are better, with a large chunky keeper, although the goal is a bit small and the ball a bit large. You also have few shooting options with the joystick.

Sound is often the best thing about Anirog products, and this game features speech such as "He's scored", whistling and cheering. "Here we go" plays throughout. At the price it's not bad value, but it seems daft putting out a football game unless it's going to be an improvement on the Commodore version. Nor is it worth buying if you bought Slap Shot.