Cold Night In Stoke: A new mobile game based on that famous Andy Gray comment about Messi

The runner looks to be wearing a Barcelona jersey

Attention all gamers! There’s a new exciting mobile app for all the football lovers around the world. You ought to love it if you consider yourself a die-hard Premier League follower. What’s even more fun and exciting about the game is the fact that the concept of the game is themed on Stoke City.

The famous words of a renown English commentator, Andy Gray “can he do it on a cold night at Stoke?” has become a popular internet meme. Yes, people, ‘Cold Night In Stoke’ is the name of the game given by the developers, Insidejob Management JLT.

A screenshot of the game

Stoke City, for those who don't know, are a popular team in the Premier League. Known for their physical brand of football they display at the Britannia Stadium, they are considered to be one of the toughest oppositions to play against in England’s top flight.

The game is a typical arcade game with 64-bits graphics. It involves Lionel Messi skipping past sliding tackles from Stoke City players by a quick tap on the screen. Do you remember playing Mario in your old video game consoles? “Cold Night In Stoke” and its gameplay is more or less similar to that of Mario’s. And who doesn’t like Mario?

The gameplay is very simple as you attempt to avoid tackles

No doubt the creators could have developed the game better with this new interesting concept. However, it has got so much room for improvements in the future. For now, it’s a fun way to kill time and break each others high score records.

As the game description goes, "You might be a 3 times Ballon D'Or winner. You might win the Champions League. You might even win the World Cup and prove to be the best player of all time. But can you do it on a cold night in Stoke ?"

The runner looks suspiciously like Lionel Messi