<s>
Viva	B-Application
Football	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Viva	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
20	B-Application
Reiki	I-Application
Striker	I-Application
Retsuden	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Absolute	B-Application
Football	I-Application
in	O
France	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
association	O
football	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viva	B-Application
Football	I-Application
was	O
Crimson	O
's	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
after	O
Pinocchio	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
Edge	O
interview	O
Simon	O
Humber	O
of	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
claimed	O
that	O
"	O
Viva	B-Application
Football	I-Application
is	O
more	O
like	O
real	O
life	O
soccer	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
pointing	O
to	O
its	O
"	O
open-ended	O
game	O
structure	O
"	O
,	O
contrasting	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
on-rails	O
"	O
gameplay	O
of	O
other	O
titles	O
like	O
FIFA	O
or	O
ISS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viva	B-Application
Football	I-Application
,	O
by	O
contrast	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
,	O
had	O
implemented	O
a	O
control	O
method	O
that	O
focuses	O
on	O
kicking	O
strength	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
direction	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
more	O
varied	O
approaches	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Humber	O
added	O
that	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
was	O
spent	O
developing	O
the	O
player	O
AI	B-Application
:	O
"	O
Originally	O
we	O
thought	O
,	O
'	O
why	O
do	O
n't	O
football	O
games	O
look	O
like	O
football	O
games	O
?	O
'	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	O
Thomas	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Pro	O
disagreed	O
,	O
describing	O
the	O
control	O
system	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
trickiest	O
ever	O
"	O
for	O
a	O
football	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
suggesting	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
prove	O
challenging	O
for	O
new	O
players	O
,	O
but	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
realism	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giving	O
the	O
title	O
73%	O
in	O
Total	O
Control	O
Nick	O
Jones	O
praised	O
the	O
breadth	O
of	O
team	O
options	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
intelligently-thought	O
out	O
"	O
controls	O
,	O
but	O
criticised	O
the	O
"	O
old-fashioned	O
graphics	O
"	O
arguing	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
looked	O
a	O
"	O
little	O
rough	O
around	O
the	O
edges	O
and	O
does	O
n't	O
compare	O
favourably	O
with	O
ISS	B-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
or	O
FIFA	B-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
