{"id":18465,"date":"2025-04-11T10:37:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T08:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/11\/rematch-packs-five-a-side-football-with-sweaty-thrills\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T10:37:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T08:37:51","slug":"rematch-packs-five-a-side-football-with-sweaty-thrills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/11\/rematch-packs-five-a-side-football-with-sweaty-thrills\/","title":{"rendered":"Rematch packs five-a-side football with sweaty thrills"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sidelining Fifa\u2019s team-focused tactics to put you in the studded boots of a single player, Sloclap\u2019s open beta scores<\/p>\n

In the early 00s, offbeat sports games were king. From the slam-dunking shenanigans of NBA Street to Mario Strikers\u2019 show-stopping absurdity, once serious competitions were reimagined as wonderfully silly grudge matches. Yet as the live service era arrived, sport sims became less about pulse-pumping plays, and more about collecting increasingly expensive virtual trading cards.<\/p>\n

Enter Rematch, a refreshingly action-packed reimagining of the beautiful game. Channelling the scrappy thrills of Powerleague five-a-side, Rematch sidelines Fifa\u2019s team-focused tactics to put you in the studded boots of a single player. With controls like a third-person action game, developer Sloclap channels its martial arts-heavy experience with previous titles Sifu and Absolver into creating weighty, skill-driven football. It\u2019s wonderfully agile, fast and furious stuff. Passes are delivered manually, shots are curled in the heat of the moment, and goalies come sprinting down the halfway line like an Oliver Kahn possessed. Gratuitous slide tackles and bicycle kicks are the order of the day, and as my teammates and I score our respective half-line screamers, I can\u2019t stop grinning.<\/p>\n

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\nSidelining Fifa\u2019s team-focused tactics to put you in the studded boots of a single player, Sloclap\u2019s open beta scores
\nIn the early 00s, offbeat sports games were king. From the slam-dunking shenanigans of NBA Street to Mario Strikers\u2019 show-stopping absurdity, once serious competitions were reimagined as wonderfully silly grudge matches. Yet as the live service era arrived, sport sims became less about pulse-pumping plays, and more about collecting increasingly expensive virtual trading cards.
\nEnter Rematch, a refreshingly action-packed reimagining of the beautiful game. Channelling the scrappy thrills of Powerleague five-a-side, Rematch sidelines Fifa\u2019s team-focused tactics to put you in the studded boots of a single player. With controls like a third-person action game, developer Sloclap channels its martial arts-heavy experience with previous titles Sifu and Absolver into creating weighty, skill-driven football. It\u2019s wonderfully agile, fast and furious stuff. Passes are delivered manually, shots are curled in the heat of the moment, and goalies come sprinting down the halfway line like an Oliver Kahn possessed. Gratuitous slide tackles and bicycle kicks are the order of the day, and as my teammates and I score our respective half-line screamers, I can\u2019t stop grinning. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sidelining Fifa\u2019s team-focused tactics to put you in the studded boots of a single player, Sloclap\u2019s open beta scores In the early 00s, offbeat sports games were king. From the slam-dunking shenanigans of NBA Street to Mario Strikers\u2019 show-stopping absurdity, once serious competitions were reimagined as wonderfully silly grudge matches. Yet as the live service …<\/p>\n

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