Visually Redcard is pretty good. The player models are reasonably detailed but extremely well animated. When they pull off sliding tackles and the special goal scoring moves you'll really notice how much work has been put into their movement. There are also some nice effects when you score a goal. The stadia are well realised but do lack a bit in the crowd department.

For a game that is supposed to be a hi-octane arcade sports experience the commentary in Redcard is unbelievably sedate. This could be part of the reason why the games feels a little staid. If the commentators were pulling off some wacky calls and generally getting the player hyped it could have provided a bit more excitement. Instead you get commentary that ignores the bizarre happenings on the field and sounds like coverage of the Taihape Over 60s social league. In game sound effects and crowd noise are fine but not really anything to get too worked up over.