Pixel Cup Soccer ($0.99) has been bringing fast-paced, old-school style arcade soccer to mobile devices since 2014, and now its sequel Pixel Cup Soccer 2 looks to bring more of the same but in a bigger and better package. Like NBA Jam ($4.99) and other classic arcade sports games, there’s no fouls or free kicks in Pixel Cup Soccer 2, just a manic game of slide tackles, steals, and going for the goal. It uses a simplified two button control scheme but unlike the first game the move set is expanded with both short and long passes, controlled shots and lobs, and more all depending on the context of where your player is in the game.
There’s also women’s teams now as well as lots of new stadiums with things like different times of day and weather effects. The AI has also been revamped and should allow different teams to play quite differently from each other depending on their style. The game is also coming to Mac, PC and Apple TV and those versions will support both local multiplayer and a modding toolkit for creating your own team. Pixel Cup Soccer 2 should be released in late May just in time for the Copa America Centenario this June.
