Ɔbarima, super botae! Fa me san kɔ. Nea ɛto so abien a Chunky SNES title screen no ba ne ne pixelated crowd dede no, wunim sɛ wowɔ mu ma classic arcade-style bɔɔlbɔ bi. Nneɛma a wɔde di dwuma no yɛ awufo a ɛyɛ mmerɛw—ɛtwam, tow tuo, tu mmirika—nanso mma ɛno nnnaadaa wo. AI no de ntɔkwaw a ɛfata to hɔ ankasa, titiriw bere a wode krankrankye no yɛ den no.

First match I played, me nyaa cocky susuu sɛ ɛbɛyɛ mmerɛw, nko ara na ma Brazil striker koraa school me ne binom fɛwdi curved shots. Animations no yɛ hilariously exaggerated —agorudifo yɛ saa dramatic dives ne slide tackles te sɛ nea ɛwɔ soap opera mu. Na saa nnyigyei no? Pure 16-bit hype ne saa synth mmɛn no.

Ɛnyɛ FIFA, nanso ɛno ne afɛfɛde no. Wopaw ɔman bi, paw formation (mekɔ 4-3-3 bere nyinaa), na wokɔ wuram kɛkɛ. Wɔn a wɔhwɛ so no yɛ ahonhonsɛmdifo anaasɛ mfaso biara nni so koraa—wɔn ntam. Still fire it up ɛtɔ da bi a bere a mepɛ saa ntɛm, no-frills bɔɔlbɔ fix. Ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ ma bere a nnɛyi agodie te nka sɛ ɛyɛ den dodo no.