| Backyard Soccer MLS Edition | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Atari Europe S.A.S.U. |
| Platform(s) | Macintosh, Windows |
| Release date(s) | 2001 |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
Backyard Soccer MLS Edition is a soccer video game developed by Humongous Entertainment and is part of the Backyard Sports series. Succeeded by Backyard Soccer, this edition was the first to included Major League Soccer teams, and is considered have a major impact on child's popularity and attraction to the sport and the league. The edition came out for Macintosh and Windows platforms. Debuting in the year 2001, the game included the Tampa Bay Mutiny and Miami Fusion, whom are now defunct soccer clubs. Additionally the game refers to FC Dallas as the Dallas Burn, as the franchise was no rebranded until 2005. This edition did not include Major League Soccer changes beyond 2001.
The gameplay features the option either playing a penalty shootout, a pick-up game, or season mode.
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Below are the pros as kids and which they represented:.
Beginner Division or B Division in the game is when you create your own team and you start out playing the easiest teams in BSL. If you come in the top two of eight in B Division you go on to A Division. It is known for its bronze "B"
Advanced Division is the middle where the so and so teams play each other against. If you come in either 1st or 2nd you then advance to P Division. But if your team comes in either 7th or 8th you get dropped back to B Division. Its logo is a silver "A".
Premier Division or P Division is the highest league in the BSL, where its most excellent teams play each other. The 1st place winner goes on to a World Cup and the 7th and 8th place teams go back to A Division. It is known for its gold "P".
If your soccer team wins the P Division league you go to the World Cup. You play against other kids teams from across the globe.