Backyard Soccer is a sport developed by Humongous Entertainment, released 13 October 1998 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Backyard Soccer is
Backyard Soccer is a sport game developed by Humongous Entertainment and released in 1998. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on SCUMM.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Backyard Soccer is a sports game developed and published by Humongous Entertainment for the Windows and Macintosh operating systems. It is the second game in the Backyard Sports series and the first in the Backyard Soccer series. The game features a roster of 30 playable kids and allows the creation of custom-colored teams. Players can choose between single matches or a full season mode, which includes matches against various teams, including custom ones. A practice mode is available for learning the game’s kicking mechanics and penalty situations. Standard soccer rules, such as fouls and hat tricks, are implemented.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Backyard Soccer launched on 13 October 1998, within three weeks of Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, MediEvil I and The House of the Dead 2.
Released around the same time: Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, MediEvil I, The House of the Dead 2.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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