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Soccer in My RPG? It's Called Inazuma Eleven

August 21, 2008 in Screenshots comments 25

From top-tier developer Level-5 comes new screenshots for a game on the Nintendo DS that is an interesting blend of two very distinct games. The name of the game is Inazuma Eleven, a soccer RPG brought to you by the people who developed Dark Cloud, Rogue Galaxy, Dragon Quest VIII, and Professor Layton.

In Inazuma you get to create your own soccer team, with almost 1000 playable characters to choose from to outfit your team for success. In your soccer battles, you will use the stylus to move your players, dodge attacks, and use special abilities. You can even go head-to-head locally with a friend.

Inazuma Eleven released in Japan today. The official site can be found here. There is also an anime and manga in production related to the game.

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  • 5
    Donnelly Aug 21, 08
    Note: Call it soccer and you're opinion is considered invalid until you start calling it it's proper name; football.
    • 5
      Shieldsy Aug 21, 08
      If i could give you 10 thumbs up, I would. About time they learned the actual name of the sport.
    • 6
      Akira_EX Aug 21, 08
      I refuse to give in to your hackneyed-European ways.
      • 5
        Slumpy monkey Aug 22, 08
        What you on? We invented the sport, we invented the English language, we can call it what we want!

        GARRR Now call it "football" which is its logical and real name.
      • 4
        Donnelly Aug 22, 08
        American football took it's name from from rugby which took it's name from football.


        gg on looking an idiot.

        edit: Oh and Akira, it's pretty much everywhere other than America that calls it football. Not just Europe.

        Again, well done on looking like an idiot. (Y)
        • 2
          Play ISDF Aug 22, 08
          How bout you all stop arguing over the name of a bloody sport. It's insanely trival.

          Anyway this soccer-(I'm an Aussie and this is what we call it, deal with it)-RPG game looks like it could be good, at least from looking at the screenshots, might have to rent it out and take a look at some point.
        • 2
          tekmosis Aug 22, 08
          British call car hoods "bonnets", which, is actually a type of head wear developed by the French. This does not make every British person who uses the terminology an idiot.

          Enough with the trolling, Donnelly, please.
        • 2
          Donnelly Aug 23, 08
          bonnets and hoods =/= soccer and football.

          idiot.
        • 3
          tekmosis Aug 25, 08
          If you were smart enough you would see the generalization and the point I was making. It's a shame you're not.
  • 1
    chautemoc Aug 21, 08
    Looks pretty fun .
  • 1
    KernelKush Aug 21, 08
    Interesting take on an RPG, I'm not expecting anything spectacular from the sound of it. Soccer and role playing seems like two things that wouldn't mix cleanly. Though I am curious to see how it plays, especially with it being developed by Level-5, they produce most, if not all, of my favorite role playing titles.
  • 1
    tidus04 Aug 21, 08
    When reading this I was so hoping something like this was coming to the Playstation 3 but unfortunately not.. Lucky DS owners
    • 2
      Donnelly Aug 22, 08
      If the football element's anything like Pro Ev on the DS it's something to bypass.
  • 2
    Goldva_X Aug 22, 08
    We call it football where I live.
  • 0
    Spurs_Rule_And_Rock Aug 22, 08
    FOOTBALL. If anything, it rules my life-even my screen name involes my fave team. I am so totaly pre-ordering this as soon as I can. I need to find a phone to call all my mates and tell them about this ... (I hope it's as good as it sounds)
  • 2
    Spurs_Rule_And_Rock Aug 22, 08
    P.S. It's called Football not Soccer (And I Rated All Those Comments Who Also Said So.)
  • 1
    kik36 Aug 22, 08
    LMFAO man thumbs would be flying on this article if the neg thumbs were still available. I think it's silly how everyone gets all worked up over what to call the sport. It's soccer here, football there. It's dollars here, pounds there. It don't really matter.....same shit different name.
    • 1
      Slumpy monkey Aug 23, 08
      Pounds and dollars aren't the same at all, There totally different currencies.
      • 1
        kik36 Aug 23, 08
        Yeah the fact is they are still currency. Soccer and football are still the same sport. I may be reaching with that analogy, but I think most people get the gist.
        • 0
          Spurs_Rule_And_Rock Aug 26, 08
          Actually, when you say football to Americans they imagine that sport where everyone kills each other. But when you say football to an English man you get asked if you saw the match last night. they are different sports!
  • 2
    Sonic Flash Aug 22, 08
    If you call it "Soccer" then EVERYONE knows what sport you're talking about. If you say Football then North Americans and British folk are at odds until their presense is realized.

    Don't be annoyed when we call it "Soccer"; we're helping everyone understand. By annoyed that you have one less sport than us.
    • 2
      Donnelly Aug 23, 08
      Thing is soccer's a fecking stupid name for the game.
  • 2
    BANDITO ATTACK Aug 22, 08
    soccer. soccer. soccer. soccer. soccer.
    by the way, you guys spell 'colour' wrong, too.

    anywho.. its an interesting concept, even if it looks a little bit too japanese. i plan on getting a ds some time.. probably when the new pokemon comes out. this just might be one of the many games i buy on impulse, then never play. @___@
    • 1
      kik36 Aug 22, 08
      I seem to have quite a few of those damn impulse games myself!! I bought Final Fantasy Tactis war of the lions for PSP for $40 and still haven't touched it......now it's a greatest hit for $20....shoulda waited.
  • 2
    Starsky134 Aug 24, 08
    The first time I've seen soccer(football) combined with an RPG. Interesting!

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