I think it is a very different and interesting concept to have dots... ICC was a good game, however, they released the same game over and over again... there was no change...
i see a lot of scope for this game... and i for one like the idea of 2D match engines...
what i would like to see is the extent to which you can actually manage your sides... and i would like to see what the transfer system in the game is like...
as always... what i would look for in a game of this type is the level and depth of statistical details... which is critical to any management game.