World Class Soccer

Genre:

Sports

Year:

1990

Developer:

Tiertex Design Studios

Publisher:

U.S. Gold

Perspective:

Other

Theme:

Soccer / Football

Releases:

DOS (1990), Amiga (1990), Amstrad CPC (1990), Atari ST (1990), ZX Spectrum (1990), Commodore 64 (1990)

Also known as:

Italy 1990, Italy 1990: Hier Startet Der Weltcup!, Italy 1990: The World Cup Starts Here!

World Class Soccer kicked its way onto DOS in 1990, offering soccer fans a digital playground to showcase their virtual football skills. This game provided a pixelated but charming game experience. The game focused on delivering a straightforward soccer experience, capturing the essence of the sport with simple mechanics. Whether you were playing a quick friendly match or competing in a tournament, World Class Soccer aimed to recreate the excitement and strategy of real-life soccer. Game features the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy but is not part of the official FIFA World Cup series. For the American market it was branded as World Class Soccer. In Europe (except the U.K.) it was released as Italia 1990 by U.S. Gold. The game uses a top-down perspective for matches and features the full World Cup structure and all the 24 teams who were involved. Multiple formations and team selections are available before each match. The ball sticks to the feet of the players, who can be tackled either by doing a block tackle, or attempting a slide tackle, which risks giving away a foul. Matches can vary between 4 and 90 minutes, and each player has differing skills and behaviour style depending on his team's relative ability.