Mega Man's Soccer

In Mega Man Soccer, Capcom replaces human players with robots. Unfortunately, the limited game play and quirky controls eliminate this one before the medal round.

Dr. Wily Conquers the Wide World... of Sports

Crazy old Doc Wily takes his schemes to a new battlefield -- the soccer field, that is. Dr. Light strikes back by sending a Mega Man team to oppose Wily's robo-dubs. You can play in the Capcom Cup story mode, where you can play only as the Mega Man team, in Tournament where you can play as any team in single-elimination, or in League mode for a full season schedule.

Any Mega Man fan can at least get into the clean graphics and sounds. The game has some 20 popular MM bosses and allies rendered in the squat, cartoony Capcom tradition. The small graphics don't excite, but the 12 fields provide variety. The tunes are good, but they sound like they were lifted from an NES game. No way the audio approaches the mind-blowing sounds of Mega Man X.

A Soccer Game in Robots Clothing

Game play boils down to run- of-the-mill soccer. The rules are standard, except that fouls are never called, the field boundaries are defined by high walls, and your players can fire up to nine Super Shots per match. Although each robot's Super Shot looks different, the effect is identical -- a near-guaranteed goal within close range. Requiring little skill, the Super Shots don't add much.

Stripping away the unexciting Super Shots, you're left with some shoddy soccer mechanics. The action is sluggish and slows down. There are some cool moves, such as an effective clearing/centering mechanism, but you'd like more of them. The controls need tweaking, and often the wrong move happens. Also, the player programming is archaic -- the computer opponent repeats the same patterns over and over, and your CPU teammates aren't intelligent enough to trap or block.

Sudden Death

With all these yellow cards, MM Soccer remains fun only as a repetitive exercise in beating up the CPU, or as a decent two-player Versus contest. Inexperienced players looking for simplicity might consider a rental.

A good soccer game, with Mega Man as the main selling point. The game is incredibly playable, with the great option of selecting teammates who are friends and foes alike. This will keep you and a friend playing for hours!

A mysterious explosion has brought an important sports match to a halt. Dr. Light noticed the ruckus and ordered the titanium hero to take on an evil group of robotic soccer players who, if victorious, plan to take over the world. Defeat them here or the world is doomed.

A mysterious explosion has brought an important sports match to a halt. Dr. Light noticed the ruckus and ordered the titanium hero to take on an evil group of robotic soccer players who, if victorious, plan to take over the world. Defeat them here or the world is doomed.

THE GOOD

Plenty of your favorite Bosses are here to play as or against. Use their custom powers for a new twist.

THE BAD

The only bad part is that this didn't come out sooner. Too many sports game are taken too seriously.

THE UGLY

Having the computer destroy you with all the moves of a pro and top it off by using the special attacks.