After
my initial thoughts on the game on Friday last I’ve spent the last couple of days playing it a lot more and can offer a more rounded opinion now. I have to say that I like it, while it may not be in any way comparable to the top games of today or even the sports sims like FIFA it’s still a fun game to play and if you’re a hurling fan then you’ll get plenty of enjoyment from it.
I think the best part is that the gameplay is easy to pick up and the controls easy to handle so there’s no steep learning curve, you can pick up and play straight away. Then as you get more proficent you easily change the options to go up a difficulty level or turn off some of the automatic helpers.
The teams are graded as you would expect so the likes of Kilkenny and Cork are easy to play with (or tough to play against).
There are plenty of modes to add some longevity, I’m currently in the midst of a full season playing as Tipperary although I’ve made a slow start to the league drawing with Limerick and losing to Kilkenny by 2 points. Antrim are next up so I’ll be expecting to beat them. There’s a cool little missions mode where you have to try complete a mission for each county revolving around one game, for eaxmple with Kilkenny it’s to win the 1939 All Ireland, or with Limerick it’s to try prevent Offaly’s comback in 94 etc.
The multiplayer option should allow for some fun with a few mates but I haven’t had a chance to try that yet.
Graphics are basic - no Halo 3 competition but passable - players are plain but you can see the swing of the hurley has been captured reasonably well. The stadiums are nicely recreated. There are weather effects too so in the middle of a rainy game you’ll see mud on the players.
MÃcheál Ó Muircheartaigh adds the commentary again, pretty basic stuff but it’s a nice effect all the same.
There are no real player names in it because the GPA weren’t involved but all the players are editable so you can change the names to your heart’s content. I’d started changing a few but it gets a bit tedious.
Overall, if you’ve no interest in hurling you’re not going to think much of it I’d imagine, but for any hurling fans I think it’s a nice little buy and a very enjoyable game.
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unfortunately Larry, video games are just make-believe! The smelly dressing rooms, bad language on the sideline, Cork terrace supporters, Wah fans booing free takers….all that missing from the ps2 game! Another thing that drives me nuts about it is that when you play in the Munster championship, it defaults to stadiums like Clones and Croke Park! I know us southerners are a moody bunch and think Thurles in June is the center of the universe, but I dont want to play Munster championship matches in Northern Ireland or Dublin. Its all wrong and a simple bit of computer programming would have avoided this. And some of the stadium views -including my beloved Thurles -are from the opposite side of the pitch than whats on the telly. I know, pedantic, but small stuff, wouldnt have been hard to do. I havent played myself since Christmas but am going to later as the boozers are shut tonite. As for real play, my last match was a junior B one two years ago. I was taken to the cleaners by a fat fella with glasses under his helmet at left-half forward. When you lose 7 points from play from a half-forward in junior B, its time to give up:-)
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