FIFA Soccer 96

Description

"Aiming to be the first football simulation that is realistic in the true sense of the word, FIFA Soccer 96 was extremely popular at the time of release. It was hailed as the first really successful FIFA release, and opened the way for yearly revisions of the concept.

There were a number of factors that made FIFA96 stand out from the crowd of other football sims. Firstly, the game's commentary was revolutionary at the time -- the renowned British commentator John Motson comments all the incidents and happenings on the pitch in real-time. The ambient commentary is varied, and systems with more than the minimum memory level get extra commentary phrases.

The Virtual Stadium technology has numerous pre-defined camera angles. The game even has a SVGA mode for better-than-minimum system

FIFA96 boasts eleven leagues from all around the world, ranging from the unknown players of the Malaysian league to the celebrated stars of the English and Italian leagues. 59 International teams are also featured, and it's possible to match the teams you want to against each other through friendlies, or you can also choose to play domestic tournaments or International ones such as the World Cup. If you're not satisfied with the composition of the various teams, you can create your own dream team through the custom team creator.

Alternate Titles

• "FIFA 96: Virtual Stadium Soccer" -- Saturn in-game name

Part of the Following Groups

• EA FIFA series
• EA Sports games

Merchant Title Platform Price   FIFA Soccer 96 PlayStation $2.89   FIFA Soccer 96 SNES $2.65   FIFA Soccer '96 Genesis $0.05   Fifa Soccer 96 SEGA Saturn     FIFA Soccer 96     Please select your country: United States Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Canada Chile China Colombia Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Malaysia Malta Mexico The Netherlands New Zealand Norway Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Uruguay Other Worldwide Not an American user?

User Reviews

A Truly Good Game	DOS	Andrew Hartnett (2288)
Addictive, playable and realistic -- FIFA'96 is a true classic.	DOS	Ola Nymo Trulsen (60)
A good conversion of a horrible game.	DOS	Tomer Gabel (4476)

The Press Says

PC Games (Germany)	DOS	Dec, 1995	94 out of 100	94
GameSpot	DOS	May 01, 1996	9 out of 10	90
PC Player (Germany)	DOS	Dec, 1995	88 out of 100	88
All Game Guide	SNES	1998		80
Coming Soon Magazine	SEGA Saturn	Feb 14, 1996		80
Video Games & Computer Entertainment	PlayStation	Jan, 1996	8 out of 10	80
GamePro	SEGA Saturn	Apr, 1996	4 out of 5	80
Coming Soon Magazine	PlayStation	Feb 14, 1996		80
IGN	PlayStation	Nov 21, 1996	7.8 out of 10	78
GameStar (Germany)	DOS	Oct, 1997	76 out of 100	76

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Trivia

For the first time in the series (and one of the first in the genre to do so), the game used a 3D stadium, and EA quickly hyped this naming the Saturn version "FIFA 96: Virtual Stadium Soccer" in-game. Players, however, are still sprites. Anyone who played both 32 and 16-bit versions will find that most movements use the same sprites, although obviously they take a hit on quality in the Mega Drive and the SNES.