Crazy little pixellites with only two or three animations, but seemingly full of individual character and flair, ridiculous aftertouch and speed, balls bouncing off the post at a million miles an hour, and the casualties of ill-time sliding tackles lying strewn across the turf. It can only be the return of Sensible Soccer to a console near you.
As long as they leave the familiar sounding, but somehow not quite right, player names in, and limit the sound to some simple chants and whistles, and resist the tweakers temptation too much, all should be well. But then, you think - this or PES5? Surely no contest…