New Star Soccer 3

From Kick Off World of Soccer - wikickoff

Ebbene si a quanto pare questo gioco appena uscito ci farà rivivere alcune emozioni di player manager!!

graficamente è sicuramente collocato nella fascia "remake" di sensible soccer, ma il fattore caratterizzante è che non si guida una squadra ma si cura la carriera di un giocatore fino a diventare una stella internazionale! Il fatto che lo accomuna a player manager è che effettivamente si gioca joy in mano e si devono fare grandi partite per poter essere ingaggiato dalle più importanti squadre. Il tutto è graficamente curatissimo, il sonoro è eccezzionale, dai fringuelli che fischiano in allenamento al giocatore che "chiama" la palla al proprio compagno durante la partita! Tecnicamente è a metà fra un manageriale e un gioco arcade anche se la bilancia pende molto più sul fattore manageriale. proprio per questo scatta la somiglianza al vecchio capolavoro di dino dini.

Da sottolineare la dinamica del pallone curata benissimo e lo si vede quando va ad impattare i pali e le traverse. Il gioco incomincia scegliendo le capacità del giocatore da impersonare, caratteristiche fisiche e di gioco (destro, mancino, attaccante, difensore...) quindi deve passare alcuni "provini" di tiro, di dribbling ecc. per essere ingaggiato da una squadra! così come i vecchi giochi della serie "Gary Lineker"!! Ovviamente tutti i test devono essere fatti con un joystick in maniera arcade!

molto bella e curata è anche la sezione di allenamento e "manageriale" in cui compaiono tutte le notizie ed i suggerimenti...

What's New?

• Superb match engine - inspired by Sensible Soccer but with the depth of modern day football games.
• Variable weather conditions. Can you handle rain, mud and even snow?
• Optional close-up cameras allow you to scrutinize the action.
• A choice of viewing angles - vertical or horizontal, plus a reverse angle during replays.
• Replays can be saved and even exported as an avi movie!

• Playable with either Keyboard or Joystick. Joytech's PlayStation 2 pad convertor is highly recommended.
• Full player database featuring all the squads from over a dozen leagues worldwide.
• Realistic player stats that truly make each player on the pitch an individual.
• Training challenges that must be completed successfully to build your skills.
• More incidents and dilemmas for you to ponder over than ever before.
• All this and much, much more!

New Star Soccer 3 is a wonderfully unique and addictive shareware underdog about the life of a footballer. Arguably the world's first "footballer simulation," your goal in NSS2 is to become the best footballer on the planet - a refreshing change from all other football simulations that focus on team management. How do you become the best footballer? The official blurb says it all: "...[Your goal] will mean achieving the illustrious title of World Player of the Year and picking up many medals and trophies along the way. In order to achieve this goal you will need to make astute decisions in two key areas: building up your player abilities and dealing with relationships [italics mine]. To be the perfect footballer, you would need to have a maximum ability rating in all of the 14 different areas of your Abilities. Early on in your career though you will have to decide which of these abilities you want to build up first. Some players might want to balance their abilities equally whilst others might want to excel in particular areas. Think about the type of player you want to be and which abilities will serve you best and compliment each other. For instance, it's no good being the fastest player in the Premiership if you don't have any dribbling skills.

The other area I mentioned is Relationships. You may think this sounds strange at first but having good relationships with the people around you is paramount to success. If you have a bad relationship with the manager, then you won't get picked for the team. If you don't have any friends, then loneliness will make you unhappy and will result in poor performances. There are many relationships to juggle and keeping everybody happy all of the time is perhaps your biggest challenge."

Similar to a typical football simulation, you make progress in the game by participating in various matches that your team plays, and try to improve your skills in the process. However, as this is simulation of a footballer's life and not his team, relationship management is just as important to your success. This innovative element makes the game a lot of fun, challenging, and constantly interesting - particularly since there are many "incidents" (events that are either random or scripted) that will force you to deal with situations that a footballer routinely faces. How you deal with the paparazzi, the media, and how you treat your girlfriend (or choose whether to have one at all and what type of woman you pick) has repurcussions on your reputation, relationship, and even football skills. When an incident happens, a screen will pop up that gives you a brief description of the situation and 2-3 choices on how to deal with it. The game always tells you the effect each choice will have, but it still remains challenging - and there may be other consequences that the game doesn't tell you. It's up to you decide what is most important at that particular time in your career, since not all choices are clear-cut "good" or "bad."

There are numerous entertaining touches, particularly relating to Relationship points, that make NSS2 a blast to play. Almost everything in the game is interconnected and has both advantages and disadvantages, which means you need to constantly evaluate your options and strike many balances. If you need more media attention (which naturally will help you strike more lucrative sponsorships), you can choose a "glamourous" type of girl to be your girlfriend. But her high-maintenance lifestyle may drain your wallet faster than you make money, driving you to gamble in the casino or horse-racing tracks (both of which are fun mini-games in their own right). If she is pushing you to the brink of bankruptcy, you can try dumping her - but be prepared for the consequences. Other relationships are just as important and will affect your perforamance on the pitch as well. For example, if you have a bad relationship with your teammates, they won't pass you the ball - and so you won't have any opportunity to show off that world-class flair.

With a wide variety of options, fun incidents, and a solid game engine, New Star Soccer 2 is the closest one can get to living a life of professional footballer. The game is shareware - you can play the first 10 matches for free, after which registration is required. Registration costs a measly US$10, which makes it one of the best "bang for your buck" shareware games I have seen in a long time. A keeper for every football fan, or anyone interested in a simulation of a professional athlete's life. Two thumbs up, way up!

Download

• New Star Soccer 3 Versione originale per PC Windows.
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Link

• New Star Soccer Sito web officiale di New Star Soccer e di altri giochi calcistici.

• Forum Italiano di KOW - Il forum ufficiale degli appassionati di simulazioni calcistiche e di emulazione, con recensioni, discussioni, richieste, consigli e tornei sul vasto mondo del retrosoccer e dei giochi calcistici più recenti.

• Gruppo Italiano KOW - Gruppo di condivisione dedicato a tutti i giochi calcistici del passato, del presente e gli attuali remake. Tutto il calcio simulato ed emulato e i classici Kick Off 2 + Player Manager.