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1991 · Human Entertainment · Association football · Sports

Super Soccer

Nintendo console exclusive

Let's play soccer - the world's favorite sport!

Released
13 December 1991
Platforms
ArcadeSNESSatellaview
Genres
Association footballSports
Developers
Human Entertainment
Publishers
St. GIGAPlaytronicHyundaiHuman Entertainment
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Non-fiction

About

Super Soccer, known in Japanese as Super Formation Soccer (スーパーフォーメーションサッカー), is a football (soccer) video game developed by Human Entertainment for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and published by Human Entertainment in Japan and Nintendo internationally. It was released in Japan in 1991 and in North America and Europe in 1992, being a launch title in Europe. It was included on the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom released in Japan in October 2017 and was initially re-released worldwide on the Nintendo Classics service in September 2019, but was removed worldwide on March 28, 2025.

Keywords

  • soccer
  • digital distribution
  • nintendo super system
  • broadcast
  • nintendo switch online
  • retroachievements
  • nintendo gateway system

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The game consists of exhibition games and tournament games. In exhibition, one can choose to play either a match or a shootout (which is not available in the Japanese version). In tournament mode, one plays until one beats all other teams. After beating all the national teams, the player must play one final team, Nintendo (Human in the Japanese version). When the tournament has been won, the player receives a code to play the game in a more advanced mode.

The Gameplay provides a wide range of shooting options. It is possible to do a low shot by pressing the passing button. The shoot can be straight or bent in either way to make the shoot wider or closer. The same thing is possible by shooting higher. A shot that would normally be too wide, central or narrow can be bent.

Reception

According to Famitsu, Super Soccer sold 56,367 copies in its first week on the market and 600,000 copies during its lifetime in Japan. The Japanese publication Micom BASIC Magazine ranked the game fifth in popularity in its March 1992 issue.

Super Soccer received generally favorable reviews from critics. Julian Rignall and Edward Lawrence of Mean Machines praised the game's unusual viewpoint and graphics, describing its presentation as visually appealing. However, they criticised the gameplay, particularly the lack of a radar, which made passing more difficult because many forward players were not visible when playing downfield. They also criticised the game's lack of realism, noting that the ball appeared to remain airborne for much of a match.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
SNES13 December 1991Japan · North America 1 May 1992 · Brazil 30 August 1993
Arcade31 December 1992North America
SatellaviewUnreleased

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