Football Mini Stars is an action sports title developed by Inlogic Software and published by Silesia Games. I donât mind the occasional sports game here and there, even though itâs not my forte. At first glance, this title looked charming with its colorful graphics. Unfortunately, thatâs all that impressed me.
The game begins with a tutorial on how to play. It teaches you how to pass the soccer ball to teammates, kick it into the net, do fancy tricks to avoid opponents, and more. Some tutorials werenât neededâsuch as running from one end of the field to the otherâwhile I could have used a quick tutorial on how to swap my characters in-field. I was under the impression Iâd play as one character, but that wasnât the case when I got into an actual match. It didnât matter, though, because it was easy enough to figure out.
Football Mini Stars is a simple game in which you play soccer. There are no gimmicks or fancy modes, other than different ways to play the matches. For example, you can do Quick Match, which is a quick game. Career mode is a tournament against other teams, and there are daily quests to try. The daily quests are like achievements, such as sliding into a certain amount of players. Once you hit those goals in a day, youâll earn coins. The coins are used for unlocking new uniforms, but thatâs about it. You wonât find a variety of fields here.
Since there isnât much to do other than play a regular game of soccer, the controls and aesthetics needed to shine for me, and they didnât. The controls, while easy to learn, werenât fluid. There was a delay on the commands, which made gameplay frustrating. For instance, Iâd slide into an opponent to steal the ball, but by the time my character decided to actually do the action, the opposing member was already too far away for my slide to land. Then, my character would need to stand back up, which felt like a lifetime.
The gameâs 3D graphics are cute and pretty to look at, but thatâs the only selling point for me. The main menu carries a bop of a song, which is played on a loop. Thatâs the only song youâll get and the only time youâll hear it. The matches donât have any sound other than the crowd cheering when a team makes a goal. If youâre looking for a good tune to hype you up and inspire you to win a match, youâll have to put on your own playlist through your phone or something.
For its asking price of $2.99, Football Mini Stars is worth a try if youâre looking to play a quick, simple game of soccer. Otherwise, youâre probably best sticking to other sports games.
