Football Academy

2009 video game

EU: March 2009

Genre(s)Sports trivia and card gameMode(s)Single player, Multiplayer

Football Academy is a football game released in 2009 for the Nintendo DS.

Gameplay

The game begins with the player creating a new football team under the supervision of former Chelsea Football Club manager Luiz Felipe Scolari, who in the game serves as the "Academy Master". After demonstrating knowledge of the sport and building a team, players can enter their team in matches against real European teams, the results of which are statistically determined.

The game includes 14 minigames, "Football IQ" assessments, player collection, team building, and interactive matches. Players can also play matches and trade players with one another over Wi-Fi.^[1]

Reception

The game received mixed reviews upon release and has a Metacritic score of 66/100 based on 12 reviews.^[2] Wesley Yin-Poole, writing for VideoGamer.com, praised the addictive nature of player collection and gave the game a score of 8/10.^[3]

References

^ "EA SPORTS™ Football Academy - EA SPORTS". Retrieved 17 April 2012.
^ "Football Academy (ds) reviews at Metacritic.com". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 April 2012.^{[dead link]}
^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (20 March 2009). "EA Sports Football Academy Review for DS - VideoGamer.com". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved 17 April 2012.