Current version:PlayStation Vita
Active Soccer 2 DX

Active Soccer 2 DX

Active Soccer 2 DX is a PlayStation Vita sports game released in 2016 developed by The Fox Software. It centers on competitive sport controls, sport controls, and shifts between attack and defense, with controls and information arranged around the twin analog sticks, directional pad, shoulder and face buttons, adding front or rear touch, gyroscope, cameras, or microphone only where explicitly used.

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5.2 / 10
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About this game

Active Soccer 2 DX is a PlayStation Vita sports game centered on competitive sport controls, sport controls, and shifts between attack and defense. 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 the high-density portable display, stereo audio, touch feedback, and handheld interface need to keep text, targets, and state changes clear at a small scale. The genre-specific limitation is that opponent ai, control precision, multiplayer accessories, and period-specific rosters can affect consistency. Platform conditions also include proprietary memory cards, touch or gyroscope input, battery life, download availability, cross-platform features, and retired online 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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AI reviews are subjective assessments, not player ratings. See each review for its evidence and limitations.Published date:

5.2 / 10PlayStation Vita

Retro football remains playable, but Vita omissions and performance hurt it.

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 Vita, the supposed career structure is absent or mislabeled, leaving a much thinner set of activities. Touch menus may activate an option twice, and match performance is noticeably uneven. 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

  • Missing or mislabeled Vita modes.
  • Touch-menu and performance friction.

Who it is for: Players wanting an occasional retro football match.

Play notes: Launch-period ps-vita version; later patches and current online access unverified.

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Dimension

Vita modes are missing or mislabeled.

Reviewed4.4 / 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

Touch menu and uneven match performance impair use.

Reviewed4.0 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Release date
2016
Platforms
PlayStation Vita
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
ReplayableLow Entry Barrier3D GraphicsMain Story Under 10 HoursSolo-friendlyPlayer versus PlayerSports-based PlayFast-pacedShort SessionsPick-up and Play
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
Co-opMultiplayer
Perspectives
Top-down

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