Retro Game of the Week 032: Captain Tsubasa 2(FC)

One of the most incredible games for the Famicom which combines two genres together is none other than Captain Tsubasa 2. I'm sure this game is something you have never seen before, well just think about it, the game combines RPG elements with sports which is something that has been seen in very few games. The story is simple, you are this kid who joins a soccer team and well you are pretty good at playing soccer and you want to win it all! Of course, you start up in a sucky team, in fact you are the only one that can score for the team so everyone is depending on you to score a hat trick in every match. The controls are simple, once you meet an opponent on the field you will have four options which is usually to pass, dribble, team pass, and shoot. The one I use the most is team pass because you can pass it to your team mate and avoid getting tackle. Of course these options are only when you are holding the ball but when the opponent is coming towards you well you have other options. You can tackle and injure that asshole, or you can try to take the ball away from him "cleanly". You can also just let him pass.





The difficulty of the game increases greatly and keeps you coming for more. If you loose a match you will be sent back a game so you will need to replay that match and then the match that you lost. In the end, this helps you out because your team levels up according to their performance in the match so next time you meet that team that kicked your ass, it might have a different result. Moving on, the storyline gets very interesting as the game goes along, too bad I don't know how to read Japanese or I would probably have had a bigger attachment to the game. The cut scenes are very well made for a Famicom game, at some times you must have felt like if you were watching a movie....yeah they are good... The music is also very very good and keeps you on the edge of your seat or couch or wherever the hell you play your video games.





Overall, the game is a must have for anyone trying to find something different and retro to play. The game doesn't go for that much, usually ten dollars on ebay. Be sure not to pick up part one as it's very inferior to the sequel. You will have a better time playing this one. That's all for now, till next week.



One last thing, the game is packed with super moves each of the characters has but remember not to use them that much as it'll take a big chunk out of your stamina.