Dream League Soccer
https://youtu.be/79x-cFvbeN8?si=0GMomoy8I5d0HCCI
A game that allows players to build their own soccer team and practice to unlock challenges
Vote: (2,777 votes)
Program license: Free
Developer: First Touch Games Ltd.
Version: 6.14
Works under: Android
Pros
- Doesn't require an internet connection to play
- High level of customization when building your team
- Real life league licensing
Cons
- Graphics are nothing to write home about
- Less game modes than other mobile soccer games
Dream League Soccer offers a respectable approach in its moment to moment simulation of soccer, but it can't hold a candle to more meticulous and well-established franchises like Pro Evolution Soccer or the EA FIFA series. But that's not to say it's not without its advantages. Dream League Soccer is only one of two mobile games to offer real world licensing issues, and players sick of the in app purchases and cards system that prevail in the FIFA series could find a lot to love here.
That said, this is a game that draws a lot of direct inspiration from the FIFA series, and it wears those influences on its sleeve. Most notable is the ultimate team approach to how games play. It's a model that worked well for FIFA, and Dream League Soccer mostly gets it right. There's no option to simply pick your favorite team and play, so you need to build you own team from scratch instead. That's great for fans who have always wanted to draft all their favorite players to a single team and see how they work together in practice, but it limits the options for the pick up and play game. It's much more difficult and sometimes impossible to create accurate match ups of your favorite historical games. That said, you do have a pretty significant amount of control regarding to how your games play out. Sliders allow you to change the duration of your matches, a feature that can't be found in FIFA's mobile version. And the ultimate team approach is largely well supported with customization options. You can start by assigning your team name and then further add layers of personality by changing the colors, kit, and team logo for your players. The options for building your team are respectable as well. You can search by player or filter your results according to a wider variety of metrics, and the player profiles are all neatly laid out with all the relevant information. Building the ultimate dream team is perhaps the biggest selling point of this game, and the developers more or less get it right.
But while there's a loving level of recreation that's gone into tweaking the stats of the famous players, don't expect them to look quite like the stars that you know and love. The graphics are nothing to write home about, and that results in players that may feel like their real life counterparts but might not look anything like them. The controls are well designed, with large buttons and a virtual navigation stick, a necessity when you're trying to simulate the tight and precise maneuvers necessary in soccer. While the game modes may be limited, it's not a bad option for players who are looking to play soccer on their phones and seeking out an alternative to what FIFA has to offer.
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