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.
Playable teams 32 national football teams are playable in the game. These are:
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."
Contemporary European reviews of the Sega Saturn version were generally positive. Sega Saturn Magazine awarded the game 85%, praising its range of options, player moves and playability, and describing its game engine as impressive, although it considered the graphics technically unremarkable and the commentary repetitive. The magazine felt that Olympic Soccer faced particularly strong competition from games such as UEFA Euro 96 England and Power Soccer. French magazine Mega Force scored it 89%, praising its accessible gameplay, range of options and strategic variety while noting imperfections in its artificial intelligence and presentation. Germany's Sega Magazin gave the game 78%, praising its action-oriented gameplay, tricks, combinations, replay system and German commentary, while criticizing its relatively sparse and jerky graphics. Reviewer Hans Ippisch concluded that its gameplay was strong enough to compete with FIFA Soccer 96 and Striker '96.
Reviews Electronic Gaming Monthly (Jul, 1996) Mean Machines - Aug, 1996 IGN - Nov 25, 1996 PC Games - Nov, 1996
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