IGN: Foosball as a recreational activity has a pretty dualistic nature. It's actually not unlike how games such as Street Fighter and Marvel vs. Capcom are seen in the video game world. The overwhelming majority of people who play them have no idea what they're doing, but still manage to have a great time spastically spinning rods or mashing buttons. On the other hand you have a small, but passionate minority of players who elevate the game to a near art form. Who do you make your game for, then? In the case of Foosball 2012, the game was made for both, but sadly it largely fails to satisfy either.
In our ongoing efforts to make sure you get the most out of your PlayStation Plus subscription, we’re here to remind you that, as pointed out in our PlayStation Store Update for North America yesterday, both Dungeon Defenders and Foosball 2012 are leaving the Instant Game Collection on Tuesday, March 19th.
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I'm excited to get to play The Cave and hope disgaea is the freebie for the Vita, I'm sure tekken is fun but I already have a few fighters (UMvC Blazblue) and wouldn't mind some more variety for gaming on the go.
oprainfall writes: “In short, this is a great game to just pick up and play. The controls are very simple to learn, yet there is a lot of depth to them when you reach higher levels of World Tour mode. There is a ton of unlockable content that will keep you playing for hours and hours. It is also a blast just to pick up your Vita and have a quick match with the AI with lots of custom options to choose from. I wish there were more people playing online so I could have tested it out, but for its low price and the fact it is a cross buy on PSN I feel in the end this one is totally worth the cash.”
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Announced earlier today, we’re excited to bring you plenty of discounts this week as part of the 13 for ’13 sale starting tomorrow in the PlayStation Store! In addition to the sale, which offers a 75% discount for PlayStation Plus members on all the featured games, we’ve also got an addition to the Instant Game Collection for both PS3 and PS Vita with Foosball 2012. Read on to find out all the details this week for PlayStation Plus members and then let us know what you think with the poll, as well as the comments.
The store update is pretty week, but the release of Ni No Kuni on PSN and the 13 for 13 sale makes up for it.
The update isn't that awful. All users get a substantial discount, but PS+ users get that added bonus.
Mama said foosball is the devil!
fails to satisfy??? If YOU dont like it
dont say fails to satisfy
because it is what it is foosball
it plays just like foosball to the tee
5.5 my a$$... downloaded it Tuesday and been playing for hours a day. You get both the PS3 and PSV version for $6 with the PS+ discount. There are 28 levels in total with each level unlocking something new like paddle men, foosballs and tables. There is online multiplayer and it runs smooth on both console and handheld. I know it's not the deepest game in the world, but it doesn't claim to be either. It is was it is... a great foosball game. IGN fails in understanding what a good game is. Even if you don't like the subject matter of a game, a review should be based on technical performance, gameplay and value... which this game is great in each category. It's not an RPG, there is no story... it's a foosball game.
It's a very fun game. Screw you, IGN.
If people are enjoying it then that it cool, that is what gaming is all about after all!
Personally though, I think certain types of games should stay real world and don't really translate well to video game form.
Foosball, Darts, Snooker, Pool, ect ect ect are more the type of game that you can easily play for real and that are much better to play with the real world tangible equipment!
I'd rather throw real darts at a board, then go spin some real foosball handles, and then sit down with a controller to play some FPS, RTS, Beat-em-ups, RPG, ect.
But it's always good to have options and if it caters to some people then it's all good!