Soccer (video game)
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Developer(s) | Intelligent Systems |
Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
Platform(s) | NES, Virtual Console |
Release date | NES version April 9, 1985 (Japan) January 15, 1987 (Europe) March, 1987 (USA) FDS version February 21, 1986 (Japan) Virtual Console Version November 19, 2006 (USA) |
Genre(s) | Sports |
Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
Rating(s) | N/A (E for the Virtual Console version) |
Media | Cartridge |
Input methods | Controller |
NES Soccer is a video game developed and published by the Intelligent Systems team of Nintendo as part of its Sports Series for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in Japan in 1985, and released in the United States and Europe in 1987. It was also released for the Famicom Disk System in 1986.
It is one of the collectible games in Animal Crossing, a Nintendo Gamecube game released in 2002. It is also available on the Wii's Virtual Console.
[edit] Gameplay
The objective is to kick the ball into the opponent's goal. The game features cheerleaders and the ability to choose between 15, 30, and 45-minutes halves. Pressing B passes the ball, while A shoots at the opponent's goal.
There are seven teams represented in the game:
As a side note, the soccer ball appears as a item that cannot be picked up in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.