In regards to the gameplay, training gives you a chance to master your dribbling skills as well as your shooting, heading and passing and also provides more stats towards your aspects which shows your manager you’re working hard for the team and you’re keen to get on the pitch and prove your worth. I did find that it took me a while to master the controls for my player when they were on the pitch but it’s nothing you can’t re-arrange in the preferences.

The graphics are smooth and not so 2-D like previous versions of this game which proves it’s evolving nicely and when playing matches you get the sounds of the crowd and ball kicks and helpful mini flags showing when you’re offside which appear next to your player. It’s quite helpful for some of us girls who just can’t get to grips with this concept, but that is another story altogether.

All in all, not a bad game which could be quite addictive once you get used to the layouts and understand how to keep that very fine balance between work and play and keeping all the important people in your career satisfied, and at around $20 definitely worth more than its time in cents! Time for kick off!

New Star Soccer 4 is available from New Star Games for $29 on both Windows and Mac.