We all come up with great titles like FIFA or PES when we think of football video games. It is normal considering all that these cover, however there is an endless number of soccer games beyond these, with different mechanics and graphics but just as striking at times. Today we analyze Head Ball 2, a fantastic game with which to be hooked for hours in front of the iPhone or iPad.
What is Head Ball 2?
Perhaps you understood that soccer is 11 against 11 plus the referee and, well, we cannot say that you are wrong because it continues to be so. But if there is something nice about this sport it is the different modalities that we can find in it beyond the official meaning. The classic one on one is one of them and it is precisely what Head Ball 2 is based on, since you will only face one player in each game. The objective? That does not change: scoring more goals than your opponent.
Something to highlight about this game is that it is free and without advertising . It is true that there are many titles that despite being paid are very worthwhile, but this is a case in which we will not even have to pay a minimum amount to play without limitations. There are in-app purchases for special packages , which can be very useful at certain times, although not essential to move forward. These vary in price, from 1.09 euros to 10.99 euros.
Mechanics and gameplay
Don’t worry if you are not a scholar in football or if you are not in control of tactics and strategies. Nor is it a problem that you do not get along well with control panels with a multitude of actions and functions. In this video game you will only find five buttons with clear and intuitive functionality. Two of them are to move forward and backward, while the others are to jump, to shoot low or to kick the ball high.
We can choose different modalities such as friendly matches or career mode, but in all of them we will have to face real players from all over the world in which the mechanics of the match are the same. For 90 seconds you will have to try to sneak in as many goals as your opponent, trying to avoid scoring in your own goal, which is more common than it seems. As a help you can count on some superpowers that you must get and that will allow you to shrink your goal, freeze the rival and even make the giant ball.
However, you will find a tutorial during the first games in which you can discover everything. A very complete tutorial that leaves no room for doubt, although for my taste it is perhaps somewhat tedious for not giving an option to omit it.
Awards, characters and rivals
We have talked about that in this game you will compete with real players, generally random. However, you can also create your own competition in which you can invite friends. It will also not matter if your colleagues do not have iPhone or iPad, since it is a game that is also available for Android. This could be a good starting point for big pikes to see who gets the champion trophy.
It should be noted that you will accumulate prizes for each game you play, because even in defeat you can get experience points and add new fans from your team. Something to highlight is that you can accumulate points in the form of coins with which you can choose to buy some interesting things like stadiums, super powers or sticker packs with new characters, which have different abilities.
Similar games
By the time you have played Head Ball 2, you will have discovered that, despite having some similarity, the characters are not based on professional players that exist in reality. However, there is an official game of La Liga de España that offers identical mechanics and with real players.
Head Soccer is a game that also follows this same dynamic, although in this we find a simpler interface that is not fully optimized for all devices. However, being also free, it can be another option to drive and compare with the Head Ball 2.
In any case, we have loved Head Ball 2 and therefore we recommend it for those who are looking for an entertaining game, that makes us keep an eye on everything, but without breaking our heads either. Most of all we like it for the possibility of playing with our friends and gloating in victory when we beat them, because yes, victories deserve a great celebration.