Miscellaneous

Monumental Games is two years old and has so far been doing work behind the scenes for other games companies.

"We've now about 38 staff in Nottingham. There's always been a very strong tradition of video game companies here," says Alan O'Dea, the company's business and marketing manager.

Bling

Football Superstars is their first full game, and it allows multi-players to join via the web to play the game as well as live like a professional footballer with a WAG who'll need plenty of 'bling and buy' to keep her happy.

Your soccer wages could help clothe her!

"You work your way up the ranks to become a premiership player. You actually play as a single player in a team which doesn't happen in any other game" says Alan.

Twist

Alan likens the game play to World of Warcraft, where players take on a personality: in this case also owning cars, houses and even buying clothes.

The twist is that the actual football is 'played' in this 3D virtual world with other game players at their PCs across the globe.

No one's on the pitch..is it all over?

G-O-A-L!!!!

The Monumental games team are hard at work putting the finishing touches on Football Superstars. It'll be previewed at Game City-the computer games event held in Nottingham in October- then released in 2008.

Meanwhile there's a chance for you to create one of the goal celebrations that will programmed into Football Superstars. Listen to Nigel Bell's chat with Alan for more details.

GameCity timetable

The event takes place from 24 - 28 October 2007 at venues throughout Nottingham.