Super Soccer
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Super Soccer - known in Japan as - is a soccer video game developed by Human Entertainment
for the Super NES
. Human published the game by themselves in Japan whereas Nintendo
did it overseas. It was released in Japan
in 1991 and in the United States
and Europe
in 1992. It was on the Super NES launch lineup in Europe, due to the sports popularity.
The players' names aren't real, and the best player in the game is a reserve from Japan
, which is maxed out in all attributes.
Originally, Formation Soccer was a PC Engine native game that was released before the 1990 FIFA World Cup
. The series was then carried over to Super Nintendo, with the addition of the prefix "Super". Meanwhile, two sequels of Formation Soccer for the PC Engine were spawned. In 1995, Hyper Formation Soccer was released for the PlayStation, and later it was released two more Formation Soccer games but this time for the PlayStation. In 2002, Formation Soccer 2002 was released by Spike
, for the Game Boy Advance
.
The Super Formation Soccer game was innovative because of its viewing perspective, to this day unique in soccer video games: the field is shown plainly on a vertical view, and the opposite goal can be seen from anywhere in the field, making use of the Mode 7 chip.
Also, beating the game on the hardest difficult setting unlocks the Nintendo (or Human) team.
Human Entertainment
Human Entertainment was a Japanese computer and video game developer and publisher. The company produced games for a number of platforms, including Dreamcast, Game Boy, Nintendo 64, TurboGrafx-16, PC , PlayStation, Saturn, Sega CD, Super NES, TurboGrafx-CD, and WonderSwan...
for the Super NES
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
. Human published the game by themselves in Japan whereas Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
did it overseas. It was released in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
in 1991 and in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
in 1992. It was on the Super NES launch lineup in Europe, due to the sports popularity.
General summary
The game consists of exhibition games and tournament games. In exhibition, one can choose to play either a match or a shootout (which is not available in the Japanese version). In tournament mode, one plays until one beats all other teams. After beating all the national teams, the player must play one final team, Nintendo (Human in the Japanese version). When the tournament has been won, the player receives a code to play the game in a more advanced mode.The players' names aren't real, and the best player in the game is a reserve from Japan
Japan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
, which is maxed out in all attributes.
Originally, Formation Soccer was a PC Engine native game that was released before the 1990 FIFA World Cup
1990 FIFA World Cup
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
. The series was then carried over to Super Nintendo, with the addition of the prefix "Super". Meanwhile, two sequels of Formation Soccer for the PC Engine were spawned. In 1995, Hyper Formation Soccer was released for the PlayStation, and later it was released two more Formation Soccer games but this time for the PlayStation. In 2002, Formation Soccer 2002 was released by Spike
Spike (company)
is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. Most of the staff were part of Human Entertainment. Human's Fire Pro Wrestling series is owned by Spike.-Games developed:*Crimson Tears*Dangan Ronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei...
, for the Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance
The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...
.
The Super Formation Soccer game was innovative because of its viewing perspective, to this day unique in soccer video games: the field is shown plainly on a vertical view, and the opposite goal can be seen from anywhere in the field, making use of the Mode 7 chip.
Teams
The Rankings for Teams:Also, beating the game on the hardest difficult setting unlocks the Nintendo (or Human) team.
Sequels to the game
The game spawned a series of four sequels, all of them developed and published by Human in Japan only.- Super Formation Soccer 2Super Formation Soccer 2is the sequel to the original Super Formation Soccer video game , which was released exclusively in Japan in 1993...
(1993)- Kept largely the same structure of the original game, only with some teams changed.
- Super Formation Soccer 94Super Formation Soccer 94is the third release of the original Super Formation Soccer video game, which was made specially for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.-Summary:There are various playable modes like Exhibition, World Cup, League and Tournament...
(1994)- Was made specially for the then-upcoming 1994 FIFA World Cup1994 FIFA World CupThe 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
, including the 24 teams that partook it, plus Japan.
- Was made specially for the then-upcoming 1994 FIFA World Cup
- Super Formation Soccer 95: della Serie ASuper Formation Soccer 95: della Serie Ais an official licensed football video game that featured all clubs and footballers from the Italian Serie A and was released exclusively in Japan in 1995. It was licensed by Italian Football League and AIC . The game is based on the original video game Super Formation Soccer.In the same year, ...
(1995)- Instead of national teams, this game featured all clubs from the Italian Serie ASerie ASerie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
(SEASON 1994-95 Serie A).
- Instead of national teams, this game featured all clubs from the Italian Serie A
- Super Formation Soccer 96: World Club EditionSuper Formation Soccer 96: World Club Editionis the last Super Famicom release of the original Super Soccer video game. It was released exclusively in Japan in 1996.This game featured 18 fictitious club teams from around the world, based on well-known teams of the time. The players names are also fictitious; for example, J. V. Pinto is...
(1996)- It was the last game to date in the series. It featured 18 fictitious club teams (13 European, four Latin American and one Japanese) from around the world, based on well-known teams by the time.
External links
- Super Formation Soccer at superfamicom.org 1UP, differences between the Japanese and the Western versions. スーパーフォーメーションサッカー / Super Formation Soccer at super-famicom.jp