I've only played 5 games so far, but I enjoy it so far on Superstar. I went 4-0 up as Spurs against Derby, and thought I was going to cruise in to victory, but since I kept attacking, Derby kept counterattacking, spammed long balls out on the wings and kept hitting crosses into the box and got 4-3 back. Ridiculous game, but my own fault for keeping attacking. Still, not something I reckon we'd see in real life, but oh well, it's a game. I got 3 fouls my way in that game, and a few more in the other games, so there are definitely fouls to be had.
Speed feels a little slower than the demo. Shots are definitely toned down a bit, and defenses are way more packed. Playing Derby and Nottingham Forest as Spurs they put their entire team in defense, while I try to pick them apart with patient build up play. I need to learn how to defend though, as I keep getting hit with those long balls on the flanks. Only a win from unlocking 'legendary', so looking forward to that.
In general, one of the things I really like about it so far are the variety I see in attacking situations (for the player, that is). I've scored a wide variety of goals so far, and I haven't felt like I've played the same attack time and again yet. We'll see if this impression will change though. On the other side of the coin, the opposition have used the smack a pinpoint precision long pass out on the flanks and hit it into the box in every game I've played so far. Looks kind of stupid, but yeah well, I've never really bothered too much with how the CPU plays in attack, to be honest - as long as they can defend - and they seem quite decent at it here.
Still, a few negatives - crosses and corners are waaaaay too effective still, they seriously need to be toned down, far too easy to score or concede from a corner especially. I know it's on "Superstar", but Derby County just aren't going to be able to ping the ball around like Barcelona, yet they do. A bit silly, but oh well. Player switching is still quite poor, and I've already conceded a few goals from not getting the player I want when changing players. Running out with the goalkeeper still leaves a lot to be desired in certain situations - especially when making diagonal run outs, they just lie down and the opposing striker can basically roll the ball down the middle, so not really any point using it in those situations.
Anyways - there are good signs. Looking forward to trying it out more.
