Archive for the ‘Press Reviews’ Category

‘Pengu Choice’ award for Awesome Soccer World 2010

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

The excellent Linux Gaming website PenguSpy (tag line ‘just the best Linux games’) has awarded ASW2010 the coveted ‘Pengu Choice’ rating…

ASW2010 - Pengu Choice!

Awesome Soccer World 2010 reviewed in Mac Format

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Awesome Soccer World 2010 has been reviewed within the September 2010 edition of Mac Format, being awarded an excellent 4/5 rating.

“You’ll love Awesome Soccer if you’re a veteran gamer”

“Developer Red27 Studios must be congratulated….in terms of content, it delivers on a massive scale”

“Football afficianados will appreciate the sheer breadth  of options available”

“…you can guarantee an atmospheric match day experience”

“Awesome Soccer World 2010 might lack the sophistication of big budget footy games like Pro Evolution Soccer or FIFA, but what it lacks in technical finesse it more than makes up for in its copious play options and good old fasioned fun”

Visit their website here.

Awesome Soccer World 2010 featured on SoccerGaming.com

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Dan Bolas from the excellent and world reknowned soccergaming.com has featured and favourably reviewed ASW2010!

Some highlights from the review:

“For me, there is not one unique selling point that Awesome Soccer World 2010 has, there are several. There are little tweaks and features that make the game feel like the developers have actually spent time trying to fit everything they can into the product.”

“…it is lifespan that really places ASW2010 up there with the top Indie games on the market.”

“Red27 Studios have really taken their time to provide a title that will appeal to gaming fans who like football, adding lifespan and progressive challenges”

Check out the full review here.

Awesome Soccer World 2010 Review (9 out of 10)

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

CaptainD’s PC Gaming Blog have done a review of ASW2010 and have awarded it 9/10.

“Overhead kicks look spectacular and the aftertouch system means that bending it like Beckham is quite achievable.”

“All in all, Awesome Soccer World 2010 is a very polished game and will keep any footie fan happy for a long time.”

“I’m going to award it a whopping 9/10 because it’s a great game, instantly playable with loads of long-term appeal.”

You can read the full review here.

Awesome Soccer features in “24 Best Commercial Linux Games”

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

linux2Awesome Soccer has been listed on linuxlinks.com as one of the 24 best commercial Linux games currently available.  Check out the full article here.

Awesome Soccer reviewed in FourFourTwo Magazine

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Awesome Soccer has been reviewed within the March 2010 edition of the excellent FourFourTwo Magazine.

“Better than many Sensi clones”

“Cheap and Charming”

“Another Sensible option”

An Interview With Peter from Red27 Studios…

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Red27 Studios’ very own coding genius Peter (in his own words ;-)) was recently interviewed for Captain D’s PC Gaming Website.  A transcript of the interview can be read below, or you can check out the published interview here.

1/ How did Awesome Soccer come about?  Did you just wake up one day and think “I want to code an old-school footie game”, or was there more to it than that?
Well, it boils down to me having two passions in life – Football and Computers!  But ok, perhaps there’s a little more to it than that… :-)

Back in the 90′s I used to write games for the Amiga, (more…)

Awesome Soccer Review @ Harry Balls

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Awesome Soccer has been reviewed on the ever popular (and amusing named) “Harry Balls” website.

“Play is fast and easy. This is a fun game with some remarkable options for a game in its price range.”

You can read the full review here.

Awesome Soccer Review @ Gamers Daily News

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

GDNAwesome Soccer has been favourably reviewed over at Gamers Daily News.

“Great, fun and satisfying. You’re in complete control and it will keep you entertained for hours”

A great fun game that reminds you of the classics and can be fitted in anytime.”

You can read the full review here.

Awesome Soccer review @ Bytten

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Awesome Soccer has been reviewed on the excellent Bytten website.

Here are some of the review highlights:

“…a heavily action orientated soccer game where realism and details make way for high speed mayhem, outrageous shots and massive slide tackles.”

“…an exhaustive list of features and content make the game addictive and fun.”

“…if you’re a big fan of games like Sensible Soccer or Kick Off, then Awesome Soccer will endear itself to you immediately.”

You can read the full review here.