Rating

C+

Specific Ratings

GameplayB+
GraphicsC
Learning CurveC+
Replay ValueC+
SoundD+

Pros and Cons

Pros
  • You get to pick between different countries
  • You get to customize cleats,shins,etc.
  • Has a Story Mode & Single Match Mode
Cons
  • Too Repetitive
  • Very little replay value
  • Its a remake of 2 Versions that came out before it

Neo Geo Cup '98 Plus Color (Neo Geo Pocket Color)

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Summary

The quest for the Neo Geo Cup is the name of the game. In Neo Geo cup '98 plus color you get to pick between differnet teams all around the world to compete for the greatest prize, the Neo Geo Cup.

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Description

Neo Geo Cup '98 Plus is a sports game, a soccer game to be exact. In Neo Geo Cup '98 Plus you are able to choose between 16 different teams around the world, and play in Single match, Story mode, or Link up with a friend and play 2-player mode. This game only used up 8 megs for the game which is 1/3 of what it is capable of. It has also been remade twice, first on the Neo Geo Pocket: Black & White version, then they made the Neo Geo Pocket Plus version, and Finally they Just converted the Plus to color. So lets breakdown how this game plays among compared to other Neo geo pocket games.

GamePlay


The gameplay for Neo Geo Cup ‘98 is easy to learn, you can pass, make a long kick, make tackles with your team, and you can even pass and have your teammate attempt to hit the ball in the air to the net. Some of the bad parts are controlling your character, when you have they ball the camera angles seem to move where your character cant go and then you usually get tackled or the ball get taken away, this gets annoying until you get the hang of it. Some of the cool things in the game is the ability to buy items in story mode, when you compete, and win in story mode you get money to buy new equipment, cleats, shins, hats, etc. Each item does various things depending on which teammate you put it on; you can increase speed, kicking, and passing abilities, but once you get most of the really good items the teams get really easy to beat. I have beaten teams 20-0 which makes the replay value less appealing once you have accomplished beating the story mode and winning the cup. Overall the game is fun, but once you beat it you will be doing the same thing over and over again, I would recommend this game to anyone who likes playing sports games.

Graphics

The graphics for Neo Geo Cup '98 Plus are not that great compared to most Neo Geo Pocket Games, every team looks exactly the same but with different color clothes, and different names, which makes the teams look very dull. However the game does have some great graphics when you make a goal, a picture of your team celebrating comes out, but the lack more pictures for celebrating, it has only 3 or 4, makes the celebration less appealing after seeing it 20 times or so. Overall the graphics aren't that great compared to other NGPC games like, Mach of the Millennium or Fatal Fury.


Sound

The sound is really, really bad for this game.All you hear is the same theme song over and over again for every match, every celebration. You also get to hear a whistle noise, and a moan when a character gets fouled. You would think that they could have put better music with the extra 16 MB of space left over. Overall the sound is really repetitive and becomes annoying so I would suggest turning off the volume when playing it.



Summary

Overall this is a decent game, I enjoyed playing it over and over again beating teams like nothing. I would recommend it to anyone who has a Neo Geo Pocket, and to anyone who loves soccer or sports. It is one of the better games on Neo Geo Pocket and it has pretty good gameplay value.

Monkeypirate - Recommends it yes

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