Active Soccer 2 DX
Active Soccer 2 DX is a PlayStation 4 sports game released in 2016 developed by The Fox Software. It centers on competitive sport controls, shifts between attack and defense, and score or tournament goals, with controls and information arranged around the DualShock 4 twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, speaker, light bar, or motion input where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 5.7 / 10
About this game
Active Soccer 2 DX is a PlayStation 4 sports game centered on competitive sport controls, shifts between attack and defense, and score or tournament goals. Matches, challenges, and tournament goals give sessions clear boundaries, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Players, venues, animation, and score feedback establish the match atmosphere, while HD output, HDR or PS4 Pro modes, HDD streaming, surround audio, and television-distance interfaces need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that opponent ai, control precision, multiplayer accessories, and period-specific rosters can affect consistency. Platform conditions also include HDD installs and loading, patch version, storage space, DualShock 4 battery life, PS Camera or PS VR requirements, visual modes, frame rate, and network services affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
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PlayStation 4AI review
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A quick retro kickabout is let down by menus and weak long-form management.
Active Soccer 2 DX takes its main appeal from classic top-down football: matches move quickly, the ball remains manageable and selectable camera angles let players choose a familiar perspective. It is easy to start a casual game, but the underlying passing and tactics do not develop into a particularly rich simulation. On PS4, exhibition, tournament and career concepts are present, and matches run better than on Vita. The management interface nevertheless remains awkward and the career structure lacks polish. Small players can be hard to distinguish with a distant camera, and the presentation is rough. This release best serves occasional retro football sessions, not players seeking deep club management, refined tactics or verified present-day online competition. Later patches are outside the reviewed launch-period scope.
Strengths
- Fast, accessible top-down matches.
- Flexible classic camera angles.
Weaknesses
- Clumsy menus and management.
- Distant player readability.
Who it is for: Players wanting an occasional retro football match.
Play notes: Launch-period playstation-4 version; later patches and current online access unverified.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension PS4 modes exist but are poorly organised. | Reviewed | 5.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Fast top-down football is accessible, but tactical depth is limited. | Reviewed | 6.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Retro angles work, but player and menu readability lag. | Reviewed | 5.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension PS4 match performance is stronger, though menus still frustrate. | Reviewed | 6.1 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
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Core information
- Developer
- The Fox Software
- Publisher
- Gianluca Troiano
- Release date
- 2016
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Sports · Primary genre
- Tags
- Low Entry BarrierMain Story Under 10 HoursSolo-friendlyFast-pacedPick-up and Play3D GraphicsSports-based PlayPlayer versus PlayerShort SessionsReplayable
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- MultiplayerCo-op
- Perspectives
- Top-down
Release editions
- PlayStation 4Worldwide2016
- PlayStation VitaWorldwide2016
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Sources
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