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Active Soccer 2 DX

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.

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5.7 / 10
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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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5.7 / 10PlayStation 4

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.

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PS4 modes exist but are poorly organised.

Reviewed5.1 / 10Not provided
Dimension

Fast top-down football is accessible, but tactical depth is limited.

Reviewed6.1 / 10Not provided
Dimension

Retro angles work, but player and menu readability lag.

Reviewed5.2 / 10Not provided
Dimension

PS4 match performance is stronger, though menus still frustrate.

Reviewed6.1 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Release date
2016
Platforms
PlayStation 4
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
Official website
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Offline minimum players
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Offline maximum players
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Online minimum players
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Online maximum players
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Tags
Low Entry BarrierMain Story Under 10 HoursSolo-friendlyFast-pacedPick-up and Play3D GraphicsSports-based PlayPlayer versus PlayerShort SessionsReplayable
Supported game languages
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Requires base game
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Standalone
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Age ratings
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Play modes
MultiplayerCo-op
Perspectives
Top-down

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