Today Tecmo announced the release of new games title “Kicking Buddies”, a football simulation game which puts the player in the shoes of a football manager allowing them to create and train characters and direct their team.

The game itself is single player, but Tecmo have given it a social element – players can add download characters created by their friends and add them to their football team. Characters can also be traded with other players with the aim of creating “the world’s strongest football team”.

“Kicking Buddies” is charged by monthly subscription at ¥315 (around $2.80) per month.

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