The Star Strikers is a fun UMS that is gaining popularity. It is a lot like Super Mario Strikers (which is similar to soccer, or football, for non Americans). The objective, of course, is to score as many goals as possible on the other team.
Each player controls one unit (from one of the races), which has 2 special abilities, can kick the ball and push other units. Each half of the game is 10 minutes, with 2 minute overtimes in the event of a tie. Each player can sub out their unit for another twice every half.
Pushing a player away from the ball, or incapitating a player (by reducing the player's HP to 0) causes the player to lose control of the ball, allowing another player to pick it up. One can also walk in front of the player to steal the ball.
The game is very intuitive, it is quite easy to learn, yet is still heavily skill based. The game is 5v5 or smaller, and has pretty decent AI for when people leave, or just simply for practice. Teamwork is obviously important.
The game is still getting more features and still is getting balanced, but it is a load of fun. Drop by channel 'Strikers' and see if people are playing.
Currently on most regions. On EU it is known as 'Star Strikers Football' as the existing map of The Star Strikers is an older version that the creator lost contact with.
Just noticed there was a 6 month old thread about this map, but it has come a long way since then, so I hope this new thread is acceptable as opposed to bumping a 6 month old thread with a 2 paragraph OP.
EDIT: Delivering eye candy (more recent and less laggy video than the one in the bnet thread):
"Hopefully I'll have a gameplay video up by tomorrow." now you gotta deliver eye candy link in the blizz op It seems hilarious fun to play, once you know how... edit: content of vod is possibly really outdated
1) Devlin, you told me you didn't have an account here! Now I made this one for no reason. I'll now be doomed at lurking around yet another forum. :C 2) I didn't know I could replace a movie... and it makes sense not to let you replace movies. Just imagine an extremely popular movie getting replaced by a Rick Roll or shocking content. Anyways, what's done is done. Have fun wathcing the match. =)
Just played a few games of this on BNET, and it is by far my favorite UMS at the moment. If only the people i played with were competent enough to pass the ball when they are being pressured... so frustrating.