Reception
Zzap!64 awarded the game with a 90% rating, gaining a Zzap! 'Zizzler' accolade. "Quite simply the best football game on the 64!" Commodore User gave an 84% rating explaining that "this isn't quite Microprose Soccer but it's still a vast improvement on many of the football games available."
Sinclair User gave the game a 91 rating and a Sinclair User 'Classic' accolade. "Best Spectrum football game. Ever." CRASH however gave the game a lukewarm reception, giving a 70%, "Playing matches is fun (especially with two players), although play is not quite up to the standard set by Match Day II." Your Sinclair gave a 5/10 rating stating that the game was "Well implemented (control systems aside) but ultimately derivative football game combining action and strategy to little effect." The Games Machine reviewed both the Commodore 64 and Spectrum versions in the April 1989 issue. The C64 version received an 88% rating while the Spectrum version garnered a respectable 85%.
Amstrad Action reviewed the game alongside other football games—MicroProse Soccer, Streetgang Football and Gary Lineker's Hot Shot—in the football special issue of June 1989. Emlyn came on top with a 93% and the AA 'Mastergame' accolade. "You ain’t played footie on your CPC 'til you’ve mastered Emlyn!"
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