Over the past couple of weeks we’ve taken you through the controls and cross-platform features, so this time we’re going to dive into the multiplayer and single-player modes.
Real-world table football is the most fun when you play it with friends, and that’s something we definitely took into account when developing Foosball 2012. Up to four players can play locally at the same time, whether that’s two for each team or other combinations like 1 vs. 1 or 2 vs. AI or 2 vs. 1 and so forth. It’s also possible for some of the players to play with PlayStation Move and others with DualShock 3.
Online multiplayer is also present, of course. You can play alone, or join up with a friend locally and take on the world together. Every victory nets you experience points and boosts your global ranking, so be sure to check the leaderboards to see whether your friends are above or below you.
If you do prefer single player, the game’s World Tour mode lets you face off against 29 A.I. controller opponents. World Tour mode is where you can unlock all of the game’s tables, balls, and foosmen customisations, as well as the national flags and team banners that you can select to represent you. There are nine different table types, six ball types and each will affect the gameplay in a specific way. Keep an eye out for some of the crazier options like hotdog foosmen, or a snowball. ;-)
Foosball 2012 will be released soon on the PlayStation Store for PS3 and PS Vita and buying the game on one platform means that you get the other version for free.
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Thank you for watching our Developer Diary videos. I’m looking forward to meeting you all online while playing Foosball 2012!
Thanks again Jakub.
Loving this more with each post.
Great that both PS3 and Vita are getting it and I’m also happy that you’re mentioning it has Dualshock and Move ability.
Very cool. Excited to grab this when it releases!
One point that I wanted clarification on:
“Online multiplayer is also present, of course. You can play alone, or join up with a friend locally and take on the world together.”
I would assume this means for the PS3 version you would need a friend to be the second player on the PS3 to then play online together. What about the Vita? Is there anyway to possibly jump online, send an invite to a friend on your friend list, have them join and then enter matchmaking together to play against another person or two other people on the other team?
Thank you!
Nope, that is not possible on Vita at the moment. But it is an interesting idea. We will definitely consider it for some future update!