Inazuma Eleven yɛ saa DS agodie a ɛyɛ nwonwa, ɛyɛ hu a ɔkwan bi so no ɛdan bɔɔlbɔ ma ɛyɛ RPG no mu biako —na ɛyɛ adwuma koraa. Wohyɛ aseɛ sɛ saa abofra a ɔyɛ scrappy yi a ɔrebɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛsan akanyan wo sukuu bɔɔlbɔ kuo a awuo no, na ɛnkyɛre biara, woregye asuafoɔ a wɔnyɛ nhyehyɛeɛ (a wɔn mu binom di wɔn so nkonim) na worekyerɛkyerɛ wɔn fɛwdi soronko te sɛ ogya ahum tuo. Matches no di agoru wɔ saa fast, arcade-y style yi mu baabi a wobɔ na wo swipe kɔ dribble, pass, na yi saa over-the-top super shots no adi.

Mfiase no, misusuwii sɛ "soccer nanso ɛwɔ anime tumi" ade no nyinaa bɛte nka sɛ ɛyɛ gimmicky, nanso ɔkwan a wɔfa so yɛ no no ankasa tu mmirika kɔ akyiri. Picking the right team combo matters, na saa late-game matches no bi yɛ brutal sɛ woan grind kakra a. Afei nso, Italia kasa no wɔ nsɛm foforo bi, te sɛ bonus characters ne tweaks kakraa bi a ɛkɔ asɛm no mu. Sɛ wowɔ agumadi agodie mu nanso wo yam a anka wɔwɔ nipasu pii (anaasɛ wɔpa saa DS-era charm no ankasa kɛkɛ a), eyi yɛ blast.