Tournament mode resembles the format of the FIFA World Cup, with the player controlling a team of their choice through a series of matches, starting with three group games with the possibility of progressing to four further games in a knockout format. Exhibition engages the player in a single match. The remaining footballers are controlled by the computer.įour modes of play - Exhibition, Tournament, Playoffs and League - are available. The players can choose to control a footballer on the same team or on opposing teams. The game allows up to four human players at the same time, each controlling a different footballer.
The player controls one of the eleven footballers on their team at a time, with the ability to switch players on command. The game utilises an isometric viewpoint, unlike other football games at the time such as Sensible Soccer which utilised a birds-eye view or Kick Off which used a top-down view. In particular, the game is based on international matches.
It was the first game in the FIFA series.įIFA International Soccer is a video game that created one of the earliest full simulations of association football. The game sold well, served as a pack-in game for the Goldstar 3DO, and led to a sequel, FIFA Soccer 95. The speed the game ran at and issues with the response to the player's input were seen as the game's primary faults. The game was positively received on release critics lauded the detail and animation of the footballers in the game, the crowd sound effects and the overall presentation.
The game was released for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive console in December 1993 and ported to numerous other systems in 1994. Based on the sport of association football, the game tasks the player with controlling a football team. FIFA International Soccer is a 1993 sports video game developed by EA Canada's Extended Play Productions team and published by Electronic Arts.
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