In fact, because of the similarities between Strikers and 2013 as well as the availability of the original Strikers, I would even go as far as to say that this is a review of both of the games.
This should not discourage anyone from giving it a try, and if it does, there is always the original Inazuma Eleven Strikers, which is in English. I can't read Japanese and have over 100 hours in the game, which is why I'm confident that at least 85% of this game will be accessible to the average user through a little fiddling and even more for those who are fans of the series. Note that I will go over how various things work, but this is by no means a walkthrough or translation guide (though I will try to be descriptive should it prove helpful). Unlike the review of Inazuma Eleven, this review will call the sport 'soccer', so as to remain consistent with its Japanese name (given that this is a Japanese game review). The spin-off was titled Inazuma Eleven Strikers.
However, there's a spin-off series that rose up and tried to more closely emulate the gameplay style of traditional Sports games while still remaining true to what makes Inazuma Eleven so unique. It seemed appropriate and, as a sequel to Inazuma Eleven, it practically screamed for a review.
Originally, I'd planned to review Inazuma Eleven 2.
