Microsoft Soccer
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This soccer game is using an isometric perspective to render the game. There is in total 92 teams in the game (only internationals, no club teams) although all the players are fake. In single player the game offers a single game or a tournament (a cup with up to sixteen teams). Single games can also be played with up to four friends in multiplayer via LAN, Internet or modem. Also included is a team editor that allows the user to modify the teams or create new ones.
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Average score: 46% (based on 8 ratings)
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Average score: 3.2 out of 5 (based on 8 ratings with 1 reviews)
An mediocre Kick-Off clone that tries to be like the early FIFA games, but falls flat
The Good
The menu presentation is alright and the menu music gets boring real fast.
As you would expect, you'll play only on national teams, but without club teams at all (see The Bad), on a stadium that you would change its condition in the rules menu. The players are pre-rendered and are motion captured, similar to FIFA '96. While there is no way to have a night time setting in the game, you can change the weather as well, but it's limited to rain.
The sound is mediocre at best, complete with team-specific crowd chants, and the menu music is really limited to 3 songs.
Despite that, Dino Dini, who made the Kick-Off series, is credited in the help/about section, so it explains why the game was based off the series.
Depending on the team, players look different at least, with hair and skin options in the player editor, or you can change their home and away kits, including the goalie.
You can play by modem or internet (since the game is forgotten, play it alone), but no matter what choice you do it's the same.
The Bad
There are no club teams, and you'll get bored of it after 15 minutes. Unlike FIFA '97, there are no adboards with real life companies (Only MSNBC is present, while in FIFA '97 there is only HP).
The tournament mode is a bit long, and the AI often scores goals on your team, and they would intercept the ball if you try to score.
The Bottom Line
Buy it for cheap, put it on your old computer and play it for an hour.
Overall, it falls flat on its head.
Windows · by BlaringCoder (169) · 2016
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Who composed the soundtrack for Microsoft Soccer 1996? | Oswaldo Antonio Tipantasi Pinto | Jan 23, 2019 |
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Game added by Kabushi.
Additional contributors: chirinea, jean-louis, Wizo, Plok.
Game added October 30, 2004. Last modified August 17, 2023.