FIFA Soccer 96
FIFA Soccer 96 is an entry to the FIFA series of video games, and was developed by Extended Play Productions and published by Electronic Arts. Though it was not the first FIFA game (both FIFA Soccer '95 and…
FIFA Soccer 96 is a sport developed by Extended Play Productions, released 30 September 1995 on PlayStation and DOS.
What FIFA Soccer 96 is
FIFA Soccer 96 is a sport game developed by Extended Play Productions and released in 1995. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PlayStation and DOS. It runs on Virtual Stadium.
The premise, in the publisher's words
FIFA Soccer 96 is a 1995 football video game developed by Extended Play Productions and released by EA Sports for the Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Saturn, 32X, Game Gear, PlayStation, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and MS-DOS-compatible operating systems. It is the third entry in the FIFA series, its tagline being "Next Generation Soccer". It was the first in the series to feature real-time 3D graphics on the Saturn, PlayStation, 32X, and DOS versions, using technology called "Virtual Stadium". The SNES and Mega Drive/Genesis editions used the FIFA 95 engine. It is also the first in the series to use real player names and positions, with ranking, transfer and team customisation tools.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the FIFA series
FIFA Soccer 96 is the 21st of 225 entries we hold in the FIFA series. The next entry was FIFA Soccer 96 in 1995. Its critic score of 84 is 11 points above the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa at 88.
How it was received
FIFA Soccer 96 holds a critic score of 84 out of 100. That places it above 86% of the 1,609 rated sport games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 1995 averaged 66, so it scored 18 points above the year average.
What it launched against
FIFA Soccer 96 launched on 30 September 1995, within three weeks of Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, Twisted Metal, Destruction Derby and Wipeout. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, Twisted Metal, Destruction Derby, Wipeout.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for FIFA Soccer 96 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Quick answers
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