Liverpool: the Computer Game
In 1992, Liverpool FC had been the UK’s leading club for most of the previous
30 years, although their FA Cup success that year proved to be their last
major trophy for nearly a decade. Arc Developments’ licensed game features a
third-person 3D view similar to Striker, with a small area of the screen in
detail at a time, although there is also a scanner to view where players are
on the full pitch.
Playing as Liverpool, you can play either the full season, single matches, a
2-player friendly, or the FA Cup in season. Each Liverpool player has a full
profile (although they all look the same on the pitch, and are all depicted as
white), and the formation and team lineup can be chosen.
The ball roughly sticks to your foot, and player control is transferred to the
player nearest to the ball by tapping fire, even if he is not close enough to
the ball to be in view. Tapping fire as the ball comes to you will attempt a
one-touch pass in the direction the joystick is pointing. Unusually,
aftertouch is optional.
Liverpool: the Computer Game