![]() ![]() The aforementioned déjà vu is an issue, making new segments a relief, but the combination of basic play with extravagant "special moves" once again contribute a memorable fusion of action and strategy. The main 11-a-side matches, as before played with the stylus on the touch screen, once again incorporate a mix of self-determination and scripting particularly deadly opponents may take an early lead to lengthen the odds. Some new areas and encounters do appear, and the plot drives you on to high-stakes, epic encounters. Over the many hours of the main campaign, there does remain a solid foundation of enjoyable gameplay that tempers the progressively bloated experience. The action isn't compelling enough to make these exhaustive diversions worthwhile, and once again we were perfectly capable of progressing through the campaign without the need for additional players or more than the standard items and drops the busy work simply isn't appealing. The simplistic nature of the gameplay is well suited to the target audience and genre, yet with each subsequent release the extra tournaments and routes outwith the storyline betray a lack of imagination elsewhere it's the same activities with a fresh label. Those battling through the Extra Competition, the Tournament Match Mode - which substitutes individual match progression for level-based multi-team contests - will be playing a lot of matches yet it doesn't feel necessary.Īdding such depth does cater to those "recruit 'em all" instincts that are encouraged, yet it's excessive padding. We've covered these before, and they do feel catered to gamers either young or downright compulsive, with countless hours possibly lost to scouting players for your team, upgrading items and equipment, collecting and learning new special moves and diving off into a variety of sub-tournaments and tasks. The bulk of the experience is that of a top-down RPG, as you explore areas, follow arrows to progress the story and dive into its complex systems and upgrade opportunities. Should Level-5 - with assistance from Nintendo - seek to broaden the franchise's appeal in the West, this will at least link in to that aforementioned 2010 movie that was aired in Japan.įor those that have missed the DS entries and the preceding Inazuma Eleven releases on 3DS, the structure of this title may certainly appeal. ![]() It represents questionable value, then, but what this title does deliver is a solid entry point for those that have considered the franchise before but resisted, or simply others that haven't picked up either Bomb Blast or Lightning Bolt last year. It's an enjoyable romp, but also over-familiar and rehashed. For those simply buying this game in the hope of enjoying more RPG over-the-top football madness, some of the references will fly over their head. ![]() It all fits the style of the franchise nicely, and those that do enjoy sampling the Inazuma lore - or as much of it as the West actually receives - will get a fix the issue is that the movie isn't commonly known here in the West. It's a typically crazy storyline, in any case, with time-travelling villains fitting in with the series' habit of going for the spectacular. This storyline apparently references the Inazuma Eleven movie - we can't vouch for that having not seen the film - and so taps into an overall vibe of this title being an extensive example of fan-service. You're still rehearsing to be in the Japanese National Team and trying to win the equivalent of the World Cup - the variety comes with additional cut-scenes and the tweaked elements to encompass the aforementioned Team Ogre. The first point to address is that, for those that have played either of the first two entries of Inazuma Eleven 3, Team Ogre Attacks will prompt feelings of déjà vu large parts of this football / soccer RPG game remain the same, including the core of the storyline. For fans of Inazuma Eleven 3 in either of its first two forms this is potentially more of a rather good thing, though going into extra time does leave this team looking a tad weary. We're no strangers to dual releases in the Inazuma Eleven series, as it apes the money-spinning convention best seen in the Pokémon franchise yet Inazuma Eleven 3: Team Ogre Attacks adds a third variation at a later release date. ![]()
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