Re: Free kicks and long kicks

PLAYING THE GAME

CONTROLLING YOUR PLAYER
During play, you directly control one member of your team at a time. Usually it
will be the one closet to the ball and he ll have a little white number above
his head to mark him out. There are two basic groups of controls, depending on
whether you re currently in possession of the ball or not.

If you are in possession of the ball, moving the joystick in any of the eight
directions will make your man run in that direction. If you press the fire
button, he will attempt a sliding tackle in the direction he is running. If the
tackle is successful, you can deflect the ball in any of the eight directions by
holding down that direction while your man is sliding in. The length of time you
hold down will determine the distance the ball will travel. The only exception
to the tackling rule is if the ball is in the air near your player, in which
case pressing the fire button will cause him to leap and attempt to head it. The
same rules about deflecting the ball and the distance it will travel if you
intercept it apply as with the sliding tackle.

Moving the joystick in any of the eight directions will make your player run in
that direction with the ball. The ball isn t glued to his feet, though, so as
you run faster you ll find it harder to keep control. If you want to pass the
ball to another player, simply tap the fire button once quickly. Your player
will then attempt to pass directly to the nearest team-mate in the general
direction you re facing. If you hold the button down for a longer period, your
player will kick the ball straight in the direction he s facing - the longer you
hold down fire, the harder he ll kick it - and if you keep it held down even
after you ve kicked, the ball will pass through any of your players who were in
the way of the shot.

Sensible World of Soccer caters for all the flight path deviations you could
ever reasonably expect from a football. All bends, lobs or drives are controlled
by moving the joystick after you ve kicked the ball, and the sooner you move the
joystick after the kick, the more dramatic the effect will be.

When you are attacking the goal at the top of the pitch, if you push the
joystick up after kicking, the ball will stay close to the ground. If you pull
the joystick down, the ball will go high in the air, and if you keep it
vertically centred, the ball will be lobbed. Combining any of these options with
left of right on the joystick will also make the ball curve in that direction.
When attacking the goal at the bottom of the pitch, the height controls are
reversed, e.g. pulling the joystick down keeps the ball on the ground. Left and
right, of course remain the same.

These are the basic controls at the heart of Sensible World of Soccer.
Throw-ins, corners, goal-kicks and penalties all work in exactly the same way as
normal kicks.

Here you are, Sir!

http://www.sensiblesoccer.de/temp/aftertouch.bmp

(c) Manual, Sensible Soccer 1.1

Just press up+left or up+right and blast it into the corner! Hold directions while shooting!