for passing and 
for shooting.
If you know how to play nineties' classics Kick Off or Sensible Soccer you will be feel right at home. If you are used to today's popular soccer simulations such as PES or FIFA you might be a bit surprised how things work.
Natural Soccer is basically controlled with just two buttons: for passing and for shooting.
To move the highlighted player, just push the left stick (
) in desired direction. It does not matter how far you push it, player's always run with the same speed.
To dribble the ball, just push in the direction you want the ball to travel. Your player will automatically follow the ball if he is close to it. You can push in
the desired direction even before you actually hit the ball, which makes dribbling a bit easier. To stop the ball, let go right before you touch the ball.
To pass the ball, be sure to stand close to it and press . Make sure to push in the direction of the player you want to pass to. If there are several players in
the given direction, the game will (hopefully) automatically choose the correct player for you. (It does not matter how long you press ).
To shoot the ball, be sure to stand close to it and press . Make sure to push in the direction you want to shoot the ball. In contrast to many today's soccer games
the ball is shot immediately when you push . So it does not matter how long you press . Instead, the shot height/strength is controlled by using "Aftertouch".
Aftertouch enables you to control the height of a shot and allows you to curve balls. To control the height of a shot, you push either in the same direction as the shot or you pull it
in the opposite direction. Moving in the same direction makes the ball fly low, the opposite direction allows you to pull the ball up and make it travel farer and more dangerous for
the goalkeeper.
Additionally, you can curve the shot by pushing perpendicular to the shot either to the left or right. This adds swerve to the ball.
The power of the Aftertouch effect depends on how quickly after the shot you push in any direction and how long you hold it there.
Enjoy Natural Soccer!
~ Thorsten Schleinzer