Posted by VortexSpin on June 15, 2026 at 21:29:16 EST in reply to The World Cup starts soon, and I figured it was a good time to finally play Neo Geo Cup 98 Plus. I'd tried it years ago and shut it off in disgust because it seemed boring and rigged - the enemy goalkeepers block everything! But sticking with it this time (and reading Substance J's old FAQ on GameFAQs) I see now that the game is really less "skill" based than in looks. Yeah there's gameplay mechanics and real-time action, but at the end of the day when you take a shot it's really your attacker's KICK value against the enemy goalkeeper's stats. All the animations and ball placement might look the same, but if you have +14 KICK from some sweet Russian scientist upgraded gear...the ball hits the back of the net all the time. It's still a fun little game with a ton of character! The knockoff names are hilarious. Hope to win the cup soon. Anyone else have a good time with this one? (n/t) from VortexSpin.
Won a couple cups now. I noticed tonight the reason for some of the comments online that the off screen passing indicators are unreliable - your players literally run off field! I pushed up pretty far with a player and passed ahead deep into the end of the field toward a pass indicator. It got picked up by a CPU defender, but before the ball came back my way I saw my forward come back on the field from outside the lines. Lol. Another odd thing about this game is that you really need to keep your thumb off the stick and let the game position your players before you take control of them. They move way faster that way?
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