Sentences with phrase «not get to grips with the game»

«We felt Liverpool would be happier than us with a point but we started slowly and did not get to grips with the game,» said Coleman.

There has been plenty of chopping and changing in every area of the pitch; defensively they lack cohesion, the midfield isn't getting to grips with games while up front, Didier Drogba and Fernando Torres continue to fluff their lines.

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I like LVG but I can't take to his philosophy, he just can't seem to get to grips with the English games, will we see a different set up against Yeovil?

The worry is that over the last year he has shown that he is no longer a streaky player but a footballer that may never again be able to raise his game to affect contests that can't otherwise be dragged down into the sort of disjointed slugger-fest he can actually get to grips with.

Ramsey: probably the player that raised his game the least today and as for playing in trainers for most of it, sliding all over the place and loosing possession cheaply, that was not good; he finally changed his boots and got a bit more to grips with things.

Sir Alex strung a team together on Monday which while it did finish the game strongly and ended up winning in what appeared a domineering manner, in actual fact United struggled to get to grips in the first hour or so — sharing possession with Spurs, who were missing several of their key men, while I don't remember Brad Friedel in the Tottenham goal having to make a save of note, with the exception of Tom Cleverely's low - drilled effort early on.

It was also the fourth time they hadn't managed to get on the score sheet, with Van Der Vaart the closest to scoring in a game Tottenham struggled to get to grips with.

Offering the proverbial something for everyone, Not only does it give Cube owners (and PS2 owners, if you get the PS2 version) the chance to get to grips with some of the lesser known, but ultimately brilliant Sonic games of yesteryear (which are still great now), but also give the long suffering Sega masses the chance to finally play Sonic the Fighters on a home console.

A Game of Dwarves is exceedingly easy to get to grips with, and it's functional, if not as fleshed out as one would have hoped.

«We always hear people telling their friends, «Wow, this game is really incredible once you get to grips with it,» but their friends just don't have time to research how to play the game,» said series director Yuya Tokuda in an interview with Rolling Stone's GIixel.

We always hear people telling their friends, «Wow, this game is really incredible once you get to grips with it,» but their friends just don't have time to research how to play the game.

I found it extremely difficult to get to grips with the games that were designed more than thirty years ago and the awkward controls that are implemented for many of the games here sure didn't help.

Whilst you're trying to get to grips with the controls in the early levels, which most racing game fans will know isn't the easiest of things to do when starting a new game, the computer characters will launch a barrage of infuriating attacks at you.

I haven't personally had any bad experiences with the community in these matches, but I have read a number of posts on Reddit and Steam where new players have been kicked by popular vote very early on, simply because they hadn't had the chance to get to grips with the game yet.

When several of them combine — like when I'm climbing a colossus, miss a jump even though I felt like I hit the buttons right, then the camera pans away so I can't see my character, then the colossus shakes and I hold R1 for a good while, then my grip gives up and I fall to the ground unconscious for 6 seconds, and just as I get up the horse runs in my way as I try to move and the colossus smacks me with lightning bullets and I lay unconscious for another 6 seconds, and then, finally, I get to start over climbing it again, I wonder why people love this game so much.

These controls aren't as slick as the PS2 games, but they are easy enough to get to grips with.

It's very easy to pick up and get to grips with, but that doesn't mean the game isn't challenging.

One warning though if you intend on using the steering assist, it will not let you drive into the pit lane without a serious fight, you're better off learning to get to grips with the game without it as it can shaft you completely on races with mandatory pit stops.

To begin with, I thought it might be because the developers hadn't quite gotten to grips with developing games on the system yeTo begin with, I thought it might be because the developers hadn't quite gotten to grips with developing games on the system yeto grips with developing games on the system yet.

While it feels fresh at first, once you get to grips with and experience all of the mini games on offer it can get quite tiresome, seeing the same mini game pop up over and over again, signifying that Scribblenauts Showdown isn't a game that you could spend many hours playing but rather a game to put on for an hour or so to have some family fun.

Using the first - person perspective in a bike game can be very tricky indeed if you're not used to doing so and so we recommend starting with the relatively low powered Moto 3 bikes to help you get to grips with the view.

Many disliked the new cast and couldn't get to grips with the parrying, fair enough, but to my eyes Third Strike is not only the greatest Street Fighter, but also the greatest fighting game made up to now, and the standard by which the long - term success of Street Fighter IV shall be judged.

Not only is everything new, but it's really challenging — you're getting to grips with the game's oils, its decoctions, and learning what signs and bombs to use against certain enemies.

If you don't intend to mash your fingers into bloody stumps, the game does have a combo system to get to grips with, and with genius use of the SIXAXIS motion control you can even leap into the sky and continue your pummelling at a height, which is particularly useful against the bosses in the game.

To be honest, the reason I generally play horror games is that sports and racing games scare me to death — I haven't managed to get to grips with a football game since Sensible Soccer, whereas any game featuring words like «suspension», «lap times» or «drift» send me searching desperately for a locker to hide iTo be honest, the reason I generally play horror games is that sports and racing games scare me to death — I haven't managed to get to grips with a football game since Sensible Soccer, whereas any game featuring words like «suspension», «lap times» or «drift» send me searching desperately for a locker to hide ito death — I haven't managed to get to grips with a football game since Sensible Soccer, whereas any game featuring words like «suspension», «lap times» or «drift» send me searching desperately for a locker to hide ito get to grips with a football game since Sensible Soccer, whereas any game featuring words like «suspension», «lap times» or «drift» send me searching desperately for a locker to hide ito grips with a football game since Sensible Soccer, whereas any game featuring words like «suspension», «lap times» or «drift» send me searching desperately for a locker to hide ito hide in.

I'm not really a block - pushing puzzle - game person by nature, so it's been quite weird to get to grips with, but it's also been a lot of fun.

Why it was chosen: Monster Hunter is not the sort of game you can get to grips with in 15 minutes and be well into within an hour.