| World League Soccer Pro Soccer |
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North American cover art |
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| Developer(s) | Anco[1] |
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| Composer(s) | Kazuo Sawa[2] |
| Platform(s) | Super NES |
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| Genre(s) | Arcade-like soccer using traditional rules[1] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player Multiplayer |
World League Soccer - known in Japan as Pro Soccer (プロサッカー)[3] - is an arcade-like soccer video game (also known as association football) for the Super NES.[1] Both versions are the same except the title screen logo.[4]
This video game was ported from the original Amiga version called Kick Off 2; which was one of the most popular soccer game of the early 1990s. The game features a full tournament mode in addition to four different pitches (including a plastic pitch which caused controversy in the 1980s for some English football clubs).[5] The game's two-player mode largely requires on luck instead of skill to make plays like goals and free kicks.[3] While the graphics are standard for the Super NES, the "jerky" scrolling destroys the limited playability that exists in the game.[3]
Each game has a large field along with a massive variety of options and a signature overhead view; making the game similar to World Championship Soccer for the Sega Mega Drive.[6] However, the viewpoint is much to be desired and the almost complete lack of gameplay spoil all the enjoyment out of the game.[6] Ball handling controls tend to be extremely difficult despite the simplistic approach to soccer.[6] A variety of moves - including the aftertouch - are fully accessible with by only using one button on a standard joystick.[5] This is a feature that is exclusive to this game and not found even on modern soccer games.[5]