Olympic Soccer

While the soccer tournament is often downplayed not only inside the Olympic movement, but also by the soccer-following community, in 1996, by the occasion of the Games of the XXVI Olympiad in Atlanta, US Gold decided to release a game representing the tournament.

Released: 1996
Platforms: 3DO 3DO Interactive Multiplayer MS-DOS PlayStation Sega Saturn
Genres: Association football Olympic Sports
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Themes: Non-fiction
Country: United Kingdom
Age ratings: ESRB E

About

Olympic Soccer is a 1996 association football video game developed by Silicon Dreams and published by U.S. Gold, released for the PlayStation, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Sega Saturn, and MS-DOS compatible operating systems. A Panasonic M2 version was never completed because of the system's cancellation.

Keywords

soccer
polygonal 3d
summer olympics

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Olympic Soccer is a soccer game that offers expanded control aspects for the players and enables many special maneuvers.

Reception

Next Generation reviewed the PlayStation version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "if general entertainment ranks above true realism in your criteria for soccer games, Olympic Soccer will fit the bill precisely."

Next Generation reviewed the 3DO version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "It still can't compete with FIFA, especially given they're both available for 3DO, but for a fast-paced, exciting one- or two-player game, the 3DO doesn't have many games of this caliber."

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
3DO Interactive Multiplayer	5 March 1996	North America
Sega Saturn	30 August 1996	Japan · North America 31 December 1996 · Europe 31 December 1996
PlayStation	8 November 1996	Japan · Europe 31 December 1996 · North America 31 December 1996
MS-DOS	31 December 1996	Brazil · Europe 31 December 1996