Free Kick Expert

Free Kick Expert Walkthrough

Free Kick Expert isn't an overly complicated soccer game offering rather simple controls and a basic premise but those factors also combine to make it one of the most appealing and addictive soccer games online. This is a game that anyone can play regardless of their skill or experience level with soccer games. You don't have to be a pro to understand how this game is played although having a little bit of experience in the genre will definitely help. You will build experience as you play though which will definitely help you as you try to get a high score. Your goal is simple - get the ball in the net. Actually achieving that goal can be a bit more difficult though. Beginners are certainly going to have a hard time with this one but as the old saying goes, practice makes perfect. It just so happens that in this game, even practice is a lot of fun.

In Free Kick Expert, you control every aspect of your kick which is really what sets this game apart from many of the other soccer games online and is also what makes the game so challenging. You control the power, the angle and the swerve on the ball using nothing more than the mouse. All of these factors are important if you want to get the ball into the net. You need to use the right amount of power to make sure your ball travels the distance you need it to travel without having it fly over the net. The angle will determine the path of your ball. Having the right amount of power behind your kick is important but will do you little good if you don't aim the ball properly. The swerve you put on the ball will further determine where the ball ends up. Clicking low on the ball when you're ready to shoot will give your kick more height. This will help you evade the goal keeper, but you have to be careful. If you click low on the ball and use too much power, this is a good chance your ball will fly directly over the net. Clicking low on the ball will keep it closer to the ground. This can be good but will reduce the speed at which the ball travels. Clicking on the left side of the ball will cause it swerve to the right. Clicking on the right side of the ball will cause it to serve to the left. Swerve is a great way to fool the goal keeper and will give you a better shot at getting the ball in the net if you use it properly.

Unlike many of the other soccer games online, Free Kick Expert gives you a specific points goal you need to reach before you're able to progress to the next level. If you fail to reach this goal, your game will be over. Each time you get the ball in the goal, you will earn 50 points. Your current score is shown at the top of the blue score box while your target is shown directly below that. You want to do everything you can to reach that goal so you can move on. To make this a bit easier, there are hot spots in each level you can hit that will earn you bonus points. The bonus starts at 125 points and increases throughout the game. These hot spots can be a bit hard to hit - especially as you progress in the game - but they're well worth it. They offer excellent bonuses and boost your score. Newcomers may want to stick with just trying to get the ball in the net when they first begin playing. Once you are a little more comfortable with how the game is played, you can try to improve your score. At first, though, it's a much better idea to stick to the basics. More experienced players can definitely try to hit those hot spots right from the start of the game. If you want to be one of the lucky few to get their score within the top five, hitting hot spots is a necessity. Also, don't worry when your score resets to zero at the beginning of each level. Your score is kept track of and your total score at the end of the game will be the total of all of your scores from each level you played.

Overall, Free Kick Expert is the kind of soccer game that's going to keep you playing game after game just so you can get further than you did in the game before. It is so addictive because it's challenging without feeling impossible. You might find yourself frustrated, but never so frustrated that you feel like giving up. Although the game gets increasingly difficult with each level, you never feel that you won't be able to get passed it. You can do well in this game just by paying attention to the mistakes you make and learning what you can from them. The time limit will almost certainly pose a problem for newcomers, but even newcomers can vastly improve their skills just by playing. It can be a little disheartening to make it a few levels in only to fail to get the number of points you need in the time allowed and having to start over, but you always do anyway because you're sure you'll get just a little bit further. If you like soccer games and you like to be challenged this is a game you absolutely have to play.