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?