Jリーグサッカーイレブンビート1997 J League Eleven Beat 1997 Contents 1.Introduction 2.Translation Guide 3.Walkthrough 1.Introduction Released on the 24th of October 1997, this is a Japanese only football game created by Hudson Soft. In contrast to all of the other football games on the N64, this game features cute "chibi" style characters and anime art menus, which make the game much more charming to look at. It's almost like watching Bomberman player football. Kashima Antlers won the J League in 1996 and 1997 so they are likely to be the best team in the game. I managed to beat this game with them. Kashiwa Reysol are also pretty good. Note that this game features one more team than the awful stinker, J League Live that came out earlier in 1997, Vissel Kobe, but they are crap. However the British publication, N64 magazine disagreed, giving the game 52%, saying "Dynamite Soccer was an ugly but enjoyable fat-block footie game. Elven Beat is plain ugly. One word: ISS 98." Having played Dynamite Soccer I have to disagree with this review. While J League Eleven Beat is pretty dull, Dynamite Soccer was an offensively bad football game with terrible controls, idiotic AI, and horrible feeling ball physics. Unlike Dynamite Soccer this game is pretty easy and does not require any kind of AI exploit to score goals. It took me 5 and a half hours to win the J League mode and see the credits. It's a pretty boring game though. Shout out to Glenn Plant for referencing this guide in his review of the game. I really appreciate the support mate! 2.Translation Guide Controls There are two types, but the Easy type shown on the left is more than enough to win the game. They are both pretty much the same anyway, so for the purposes of this guide I will only translate the easy type controls. Attacking - When you have the ball A Button - Shoot or clear the ball B Button - Pass or center the ball C Up / Right - Change the game player formation C Down - Goal Kick C Left - Free kick Defending - When you don't have the ball The Shoulder tackle usually results in a foul so don't bother with it. A Button - Shoulder tackle B Button - Sliding tackle C Up / Right - Change the game strategy/player formation When the ball is in the air A Button - Shoot / Clear the ball B Button - Head the ball C Up / Right - Change the game player formation You can change the player formation in 4 ways, as shown on screen 攻撃 Attack formation 守備 Defense formation 基本 Basic 特別 Special When you first start the game you will be asked if you wish to create a save file. A controller pak with free space is necessary. You have the following options Load a file Do not create a save file and play anyway Make a new save file Delete a save file The options on the main menu are as follows Play a Season Match J League Original League Tournament PK All Stars Options After choosing a mode you will then be asked how you will play, as follows 1P vs COM 1P vs 2P 1P and 2P vs COM 1P and 3P vs 2P 1P and 3P vs 2P and 4P You will then be asked to choose your team Left hand column Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Verdy Kawasaki Yokohama Flugels Shimizu S-Pulse Nagoya Grampus Ganba Osaka Vissel Kobe Avispa Fukuoka Right Hand Column JEF United Ichihara Urawa Reds Yokohama Marinos Bellmare Hiratsuka Jubilo Iwata Kyoto Purple Sanga Cerezo Osaka Sanfrecce Hiroshima You will then move to the game rule screen, there are two buttons at the top, "go back" and "start the match". The rule options are as follows Stadium - Winners Stadium, Kings Stadium, or Great Stadium Match time - Day or night Weather - Sunny or rainy Half length in minutes Overtime rule - Golden Goal Extra time half length in minutes Penalty Shoot-out - on or off Offside rule - on or off Stamina - on or off Injuries - on or off COM level - Normalふつう, Hardつよい, Easy　やさし In Original League mode you will first be asked if you wish to start from the beginning or continue from a save. Then you will be asked to name your League. You can input English with the 英数 option. You must then choose at least 4 clubs for the League. The Tournament Mode works in the same way, but you can also change how the knockout tournament works with the last option on the rules screen. The Options Screen has the following four menus Game Options Original Club Edit Training Records The Game Options Screen lists the following options Radar - Rotating or fixed Sound - Stero or Mono Player Cursor - on or off In the Original Club Edit mode you are first asked to name your club and choose a logo from the A, B and C types. In the training mode you can learn the controls without worrying about the other team. You can also experiment with the different strategies and player formations which you can change with the C Buttons. On the team screen you can change the formations with the buttons shown about the mini display of the pitch which shows the player formations. When you pause during training you will be shown the following three options A Button - Practice a free kick B Button - Quit the Training Start Button - Continue Training 3.Walkthrough The way to beat this game and see the credits is to win the J League mode. As in other J League games this means coming top out of 32 games. The game automatically saves at the end of every months worth of games, so if you lose a game you can simply reset the game and try again. The game is pretty easy and requires no special techniques, the main challenge is resisting the urge to turn the game off because it is so boring. In the J League Mode, you will first be asked if you wish to start from the beginning or continue from a save. When you start from the beginning you will be given the following options for the J League. Half length in minutes Overtime rule - Golden Goal Extra time half length in minutes Penalty Shoot-out - on or off Offside rule - on or off Stamina - on or off Injuries - on or off COM level - Normalふつう, Hardつよい, Easy　やさし There are two buttons at the top, "go back" and "start the league". You will get one cutscene after clearing the first stage, and then get to see the credits are clearing the 2nd stage. I beat the game in about 5 and a half hours. I was winning most games 5-0 so my main striker had scored 73 goals by the end of the competition. After seeing you players waddle through confetti on the pitch you will get to enjoy some wonderful Engrish THANK YOU FOR YOUR PLAYING CHALLENGE NEXT LEVEL No thanks.