FIFA Soccer 96

Genre:

Sports

Year:

1995

Developer:

Extended Play Productions

Publisher:

Electronic Arts

Perspective:

3rd-person

Theme:

Managerial, Soccer / Football

Releases:

DOS (1995), SNES (1995), Genesis (1995), SEGA Saturn (1995)

Also known as:

FIFA 96: Virtual Stadium Soccer

FIFA game series began in 1990 and FIFA Soccer 96 is the third game in the series. Each game of the series has its tagline, for this game was chosen "Next Generation Soccer". The game is about football (I mean soccer) and football only. At the beginning of the game you can choose a team - you can choose either national team or team from different national leagues (from almost unknown to Malaysian league, or from famous Italian or English leagues). If you are not satisfied with neither of the teams, you can create your own football team. You can choose from several types of play - friendly, league, tournament, playoffs, or practice. The game has (at that time) a beautiful 3D graphics. Fifa Soccer 96 is the first game in the series to use, like NHL 96, a 3D technology called "Virtual Stadium". The real names of the players in the correct positions have been licensed in the game. Ronald de Boer and Jason McAteer were featured on the cover of the game, and the game commentary was provided by British commentator John Motson. The game was a bestseller in the UK. For the DOS version Computer Game Review gave it a "Platinum Triad" score and called it "the best soccer game, if not the best sports game available, bar none."