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 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
