Return to the days of Sensible Soccer with this new classic - Natural Soccer

In Off The Post looks at all angles of the beautiful game of football for all of my readers. I may be about to show my age with this look at an arcade soccer game that’s starting to take the world of arcade soccer games by storm.

I'm of the age where certain evenings were spent at a friend’s house playing one of the Amiga classic football games - Sensible Soccer. It was fast-paced, highly addictive and loads of fun. We used to sit up until the small hours of the morning saying to ourselves “Just one more game before bed, and college in the morning.” I often look back to those days and wish I still had an Amiga and I still had one of those games. As the statistics and superstars of FIFA and PES appeal massively to my children, I want something more of my generation, something faster, easier to pick up.

There's a game available that recreates games like Sensible Soccer and it's available on the Apple App Store, Windows, Steam, Ouya and Google Play. There’s a whole host of ways to download, open and enjoy.

It's called Natural Soccer.

And it’s a really great game to play. It taps into the inspiration of Sensible Soccer and is not simply a recreation of it, but an improvement. It feels like I’m back in my youth.

Natural is absolutely the keyword here, as it feels like a football or soccer game should – it is fast, the controls are intuitive and it is highly addictive. You will just play non-stop for hours on end and never get bored of the gameplay. Being able to It is what every video game in the world should be – easy to pick up but difficult to master. This gives you hours and hours of gameplay. The way the players and the ball move just feels right, which is something I know a lot of football games struggle with. The result is a game that flows so well and immerses you in the action – not in a smash-you-in-the-face way (like FIFA) but in the way that makes you just want to have fun. You can still score spectacular goals and play the game like a pro.

It has multiplayer capability so it’s great to play with friends. You can play with up to 4 players. There are over 200 teams to choose from so you will never get bored of playing, and will never run out of opponents to face. Challenge your friends to a game, especially if they are of a similar age to me – they will love the retro style but will realise that this is an up-to-date classic.

There is a league mode, so if you want to get serious and set yourself a challenge then this is a great mode to select. You start the league season and the best team wins the league. Use this mode to challenge yourself and see if you can lift the title.

I suggest that you just get the game and start playing. There’s no drafting, transferring or negotiation to work your way through as there is in FIFA 16 Ultimate Team. Just buy it, open it and start playing. There’s no better way to enjoy a football or soccer game on any platform.

Natural Soccer is a great game to play and a great game to share. Download it, get your friends to download it and you’ll all have hours of fun kicking around a virtual football until it’s time to go to bed – especially if you have college in the morning!