Champions of Europe
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Champions of Europe is a video game released for the Sega Master System
in 1992 to coincide with the UEFA Euro 1992 football tournament. It was developed and published by TecMagik
. It is a top-down football game that was the only official game of the tournament available for the Master System. Box artwork and in game screens feature the official logo of the tournament and the image of the official mascot, Berni the Bunni.
The player can choose to play as any country in Europe (as of the time of production), which is selected from a map screen.
If there are two human players entered, player two will plays as the opponent for all of player one's matches through the competition.
has two action buttons. In Champions of Europe one button is used for passing/tackling and the other button for shooting. While not in possession of the ball a button can be pressed to generate a "speed-burst". The directional pad allows for player movement and for applying "aftertouch
" to a shot or pass. There is the ability to change the formation while in possession of the ball, but this is considered impractical during gameplay
There are a few in-game sound effect
s, those being for the ball being kicked or bouncing and the referee's whistle. An additional feature is that the players and referee often display speech bubbles
with brief wording to represent what is being said between players.
Sega Master System
The is a third-generation video game console that was manufactured and released by Sega in 1985 in Japan , 1986 in North America and 1987 in Europe....
in 1992 to coincide with the UEFA Euro 1992 football tournament. It was developed and published by TecMagik
TecMagik
TecMagik was a video games development and publishing company that released games for 8-bit and 16-bit games consoles between 1991 and 1993.-Releases:*Andre Agassi Tennis*Champions of Europe*The New Zealand Story*PacMania*Pink Goes to Hollywood...
. It is a top-down football game that was the only official game of the tournament available for the Master System. Box artwork and in game screens feature the official logo of the tournament and the image of the official mascot, Berni the Bunni.
Game modes
The game feature both single-player and multiplayer game modes. Practice mode allows one player to pass the ball around the pitch without there being any opposition players on the field. Exhibition mode allows one or two players to compete in a single "friendly" match. The other mode is Tournament. There is also a demo mode so players can watch a match being played. The menu screen allows a player to choose from a selection of referees, although there is no noticeable difference between them.Tournament mode
As this game was the Sega Master System's only official game of Euro 92 it allowed either one or two players to progress through the tournament from the group stages to the final. As with the actual tournament there are two groups of four teams in the first stage, moving on to two semi-finals and culminating in the final.The player can choose to play as any country in Europe (as of the time of production), which is selected from a map screen.
If there are two human players entered, player two will plays as the opponent for all of player one's matches through the competition.
Gameplay
Visuals
The match is viewed from a 75° angle, and there is the option of where to place the pitch radar if the player wishes to have it on the screen at all. Each team has correct kit colours for their respective country, however these are always plain shirts.Controls
The Sega Master System control padGamepad
A gamepad , is a type of game controller held in two hands, where the digits are used to provide input. Gamepads generally feature a set of action buttons handled with the right thumb and a direction controller handled with the left...
has two action buttons. In Champions of Europe one button is used for passing/tackling and the other button for shooting. While not in possession of the ball a button can be pressed to generate a "speed-burst". The directional pad allows for player movement and for applying "aftertouch
Curl (football)
Curl, in football , is spin on the ball which will make it swerve, or bend, when kicked. This is imparted largely through almost slicing across the ball, and utilisation of either the inside foot or outside foot depending on which direction the ball should bend towards...
" to a shot or pass. There is the ability to change the formation while in possession of the ball, but this is considered impractical during gameplay
Sound
On the introduction animation there is an uptempo soundtrack.There are a few in-game sound effect
Sound effect
For the album by The Jam, see Sound Affects.Sound effects or audio effects are artificially created or enhanced sounds, or sound processes used to emphasize artistic or other content of films, television shows, live performance, animation, video games, music, or other media...
s, those being for the ball being kicked or bouncing and the referee's whistle. An additional feature is that the players and referee often display speech bubbles
Speech balloon
Speech balloons are a graphic convention used most commonly in comic books, comic strips and cartoons to allow words to be understood as representing the speech or thoughts of a given character in the comic...
with brief wording to represent what is being said between players.
Glitches
- There is a glitchSoftware bugA software bug is the common term used to describe an error, flaw, mistake, failure, or fault in a computer program or system that produces an incorrect or unexpected result, or causes it to behave in unintended ways. Most bugs arise from mistakes and errors made by people in either a program's...
(which some players exploit in order to cheat) that sometimes attributes a goal scored to the wrong team. - Another glitch occurs when quitting a game with a 0-0 scoreline at the semi-final stage of the tournament. This automatically propels the player into the final.
Reception
- The game is regarded as being clumsy to play and one review on GameFAQsGameFAQsGameFAQs is a website that hosts FAQs and walkthroughs for video games. It was created in November 1995 by Jeff "CJayC" Veasey and was bought by CNET Networks in May 2003. It is currently owned by CBS Interactive. The site has a database of video game information, cheat codes, reviews, game saves,...
has given it 3/10. - In issue 34 of Zero magazine, reviewer Patrick McCarthy gave the game a score of 87%. His only real criticisms relating to collision detection for the goalkeepers, and the aforementioned formation changing function.
External links
- http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/sms/home/588047.html Champions of Europe at GameFAQsGameFAQsGameFAQs is a website that hosts FAQs and walkthroughs for video games. It was created in November 1995 by Jeff "CJayC" Veasey and was bought by CNET Networks in May 2003. It is currently owned by CBS Interactive. The site has a database of video game information, cheat codes, reviews, game saves,...
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