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Academy of High Expectations
Academy of Champions has been one of my most anticipated games since I played it at E3. My impressions pegged it as "the heir apparent to Sega Soccer Slam," which is a game I consider to be one of the finest arcade soccer games ever made. My excitement for the game sky-rocketed after I interviewed Tuomas Pirinen, creative director at developer Ubisoft Vancouver. Now the game is in stores, and I'm nervous.
My expectations for Academy of Champions are very high, like as high as my expectations for New Super Mario Bros. Wii (which are astronomical). I love me some arcade soccer games, and I love playing them with my friends even more. I love those two things so much I wrote a blog about it.
I've been let down by games I've highly anticipated a few times this year (MadWorld, The Conduit, Brutal Legend, etc.), and I hope that Academy of Champions isn't added to that list. Instead, I hope it joins the exclusive list of games that met my expectations and then some (Punch-Out!!, Batman: Arkham Asylum, and A Boy and His Blob).
This blog doesn't have much of a point other than to document my pre-game jitters for what most might consider a shovelware soccer title. I hope that I can prove those naysayers wrong when I crack open the game, but we'll see.
Has anyone ever had this similar feeling of apprehension before a highly anticipated release? Was it ever for something as low key as Academy of Champions?
