Those familiar with Mario Strikers Charged will get the hang of Deca’s Soccer. You guide players with the analog stick and swing the remote for not only shots on offense and slide tackles on defense, but for passes as well. This is a questionable design choice because we had to make sure our player was facing a teammate or we’d take an unwanted shot on the goal. This may prove troublesome to players who are used to carefully setting up shots with multiple passes. We hope the passing can be tweaked before release to alleviate what we think might be an epidemic in Wii remotes being snapped in half.
Deca has four single-player modes: open play (exhibition), tournament, Deca Challenge (time trials, high score) and Deca League (tournaments in all sports). On the character selection screen, you’ll have access to a number of teams made up of five players each. Each player has a descriptor corresponding to their play style; Smalls are fast and weaker, Mediums are average and Larges are powerful and slow. Knowing which players to choose is absolutely essential for success in each sport.
Even though we haven’t yet played the other five sports games in Deca, we came away confident the variety alone places it well ahead of its predecessors. We’ll have more on Deca Sports in the coming weeks.
Feb 29, 2008
