Tecmo World Soccer '96
Tecmo World Soccer '96 is a 2D soccer game. The game has a total of 32 playable teams, each with its own starting formation as well as ratings in three attributes: speed, power, and press. The teams are…
Tecmo World Soccer '96 is a sport developed by Tecmo, released 31 December 1996 on Arcade.
What Tecmo World Soccer '96 is
Tecmo World Soccer '96 is a sport game developed by Tecmo and released in 1996. It is available on Arcade only. It runs on Neo Geo MVS.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Tecmo World Soccer '96 is a 2D soccer game. The game has a total of 32 playable teams, each with its own starting formation as well as ratings in three attributes: speed, power, and press. The teams are divided by groups of four into eight world regions: Europe I-IV, North America, South America, Africa, and Asia and Oceania. On offense you can perform short or long passes with the A and C buttons, respectively, while the B button performs a scoring kick. While on defense you can manually switch player control with the B button or slide tackle the opposing ball carrier with the A button. Most of the time the game plays like a traditional 2D soccer title, but when the ball carrier and a…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.
What it launched against
Tecmo World Soccer '96 launched on 31 December 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8 and Money Puzzle Exchanger.
Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8, Money Puzzle Exchanger.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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