The game carries a licence from FIFPro allowing the inclusion of 30,000 real-life players[1] and features English-language commentary from Clive Tyldesley.

The player can complete this task by using the game’s system of interceptions and kickings.

The game was developed by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe subsidiary studio Team Soho.

Motion capture was carried out at the facilities of Aston Villa FC using an Oxford Metrics 370E system.

Steve Owen gave a mixed review of the game for Official UK PlayStation Magazine, criticising the control system and some of the AI behaviour while praising the overall presentation of the game and the quality of the animation, awarding it a score of 7 out of 10 but noting "with FIFA and ISS Pro on offer, TIF only scrapes into third place".