I usually don’t do these reviews but I need to speak up, I’m a loyal player and I picked up this game about the end of March. I spent about 75$ in total maybe not even maybe 50$ and I thought I would be able to do a lot with that, well I thought wrong. Everything is so expensive, in regards to acquiring Tokens, why are signing players so expensive !? The bundles the have ! Even the sponsors! Literally their best deal is 80 tokens and guess what? Signing a top player for your team is 79 tokens? How ironic, I was thinking this game would be a game I would enjoy to pass time but now that I’m this far, being able to win the league and all, my team having superstars would still struggle with teams half their rating! Not saying it doesn’t happen in real life but this is a video game! My players should be able to win games without hesitation, and talking about players, now my whole team downgraded ! How was my WHOLE team downgraded in rating/stars after winning the league!?!? Is there something I completely missed? I am so puzzled and annoyed at the fact that I would have to spend money again and again to be at the level I was in the season prior to that. I definitely do not plan on doing that again. I can say that I’m not gonna play the same way I did before and mostly am going to delete this game. It’s something you NEED to spend money on to have fun, which is the biggest factor on why I’m dropping and deleting this. I wish I could get my money back. Unless they make changes this game is really trash.

This game has a great concept and the practicality of play is pretty spot on. For the most part, the better team will win. Evenly matched teams will go either way and sometimes be a blow out. I like that the game has a good way to get coins (tokens) and cash without spending any real money. That being said, I have a serious issue with players losing a star when you progress to the next level. I feel there is a serious lack of cultivating players. Each season I’ve played I’ve felt like I needed to purchase all new players just to keep up or succeed or try to stay in the top 4 to qualify for Champions League. If they did away with the losing of the star, then the training sessions and youth academy make more sense. It takes a long time to progress a player across a star through training and play. So, for them to lose a star, just because you did well enough to progress is kinda dumb. Also, do away with purchasing tokens. Still have the other currencies available to purchase with real money, just have tokens only available in a contract and as prizes. I feel this would level the playing field and keep people from just buying a team and progressing that way. That being said, I love the transfer market. The way it’s set up is really great. And again, what would make it better is if you didn’t lose the star at the end of the season. The transfer player you just invested in will be an anchor point in your team. Then, you save up your tokens and money in the game to purchase another player. Meanwhile, you are doing trainings and cultivating your team instead of just purchasing them each season to stay in the top 4. So, those are my thoughts. I’m sure I have more, but they’re not coming to me right now. ;)Thanks for sticking with my review for this long.

The Good: It’s a fun game, tactics are required beyond just resting your team and raising its moral. If you have the right formation you can beat a team stronger than you, the wrong formation can have you on the other end. It’s has a lot of great features that help or hurt you so you have to pay attention to everything about running your team.The Bad: Good god are they desperate for you to spend money on this game. Pop ups can get annoying. The tokens you can earn are minimal and barely enough for auctions, because they’re definitely not enough for scouted players unless you’re playing, or sacrificing seasons to accumulate tokens. The “deals” are terrible and that includes the monthly pass, actually the monthly pass might be the worst deal of them all. It’s no where near as useful as say Clash of Clans’ pass.The Ugly: If you’re trying to play the game without paying they have an ad system. Sort of. I say sort of because it only works half the time. If mid ad you hear the game music just restart the game because that ad watch isn’t going to count and you’re watching for nothing. That’s if it even loads an ad. Moser likely that you’ll sit there waiting for an ad to load and just keep waiting. If that happens restarting won’t help you, it’ll just keep happening. This likely goes back to The Bad, they just want you to spend as much as possible. Pay to win.

I’ve played this game since it had bubble-headed figures and no goal graphics. It’s evolved and adapted beautifully over the years. Formations are what you make them. The level of detail in managing the teams in satisfying. HOWEVER, the game is designed to encourage micro-transactions at almost every turn. These can range from purchasing training packages to improve team-play to receiving tokens (the means to purchase players and various upgrades) daily via a $5 card for which you still MUST login daily to receive full rewards. For a decent player, it will cost you between $5-$10 and for a solid team, it can range from $100 and beyond. The most infuriating issue with this is the level-based matchmaking for league and tournaments. if you don’t pay, you’ll miss out on tons of rewards and the ability to build immensely powerful teams. If you DO pay, be prepared to compete with people who are pouring hundreds of dollars into their teams. It will not guarantee trophies or victory, only that you’ll be playing against other big teams and big money spenders. If you’re a casual player, keep your cash or pay for the card. If you’ve got cash to burn then have at it. Overall, the game is fun and engaging with great depth and immersive game play. It falls short in that it’s clearly designed to take your money and encourage you to spend more at the CHANCE to win it big if you just pay a little more.