Olympic Soccer

Olympic Soccer is a 1996 association football video game developed by Silicon Dreams and published by U.S. Gold for the PlayStation. It was also released for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Sega Saturn, and MS-DOS compatible operating systems. A Panasonic M2 version never completed because of the system's cancellation.[1]

Olympic Soccer
Saturn cover art (Europe)
Developer(s)Silicon Dreams
Publisher(s)Eidos Interactive
Panasonic
U.S. Gold
  • JP: Coconuts Japan Entertainment
Platform(s)3DO, MS-DOS, PlayStation, MS-DOS
Release
  • NA: April 12, 1996
  • EU: 1996
  • JP: August 30, 1996
Genre(s)Sports

Playable teams

32 national football teams are playable in the game. These are:

Gameplay

Olympic Soccer is a soccer game that enables maneuvers such as back-heel passes, one-two plays, bicycle kicks, and diving headers.[2]

Reception

Next Generation reviewed the PlayStation version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "if general entertainment ranks above true realism in your criteria for soccer games, Olympic Soccer will fit the bill precisely."[2]

Next Generation reviewed the 3DO version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "It still can't compete with FIFA, especially given they're both available for 3DO, but for a fast-paced, exciting one- or two-player game, the 3DO doesn't have many games of this caliber."[3]

Reviews

References
  1. "Cutting Edge - 3DO buoyant as M2 picks up speed - M2 launch software". Edge. No. 23. Future Publishing. September 1995. p. 7.
  2. "Finals". Next Generation. No. 21. Imagine Media. September 1996. p. 150.
  3. "Finals". Next Generation. No. 23. Imagine Media. November 1996. p. 275.
  4. https://archive.org/details/mean-machines-sega-magazine-46/page/n59/mode/2up
  5. http://psx.ign.com/articles/150/150552p1.html
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