10 Video Games We All Used To Love (That Actually Totally Suck)

3. Actua Soccer

Actua Soccer cardLoved on: Sony PlayStation - 1995 A UK bestseller when it was released, Actua Soccer was the first football game to be fully rendered in 3D. It was a must for any football fan, and many evenings were spent recreating vulgar Germanic thrashings at the hands of an adolescent-managed England squad. The motion capture for those world-class national players was provided by a section of the Sheffield Wednesday squad, and the company that made it happen was also responsible for Zool... Sucks because: It was a coding catastrophe. Play was completely bonkers, with all manner of bugs and glitches leading to players floating through each other, goalkeepers saving shots from behind their nets and the referee dishing out cards for utterly mystifying reasons. It was even possible to score from a throw-in. Not a lovely piece of set-play from a throw in, but literally throwing the ball 40 yards into the back of the net. Not even a Norwich City FC player could do that in real life, and they're the best in the world. PLEASE NOTE: The preceding paragraph may contain bias.
 
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