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Engine
  
SCUMM

Series
  
Backyard Sports series

3.7/5
Emuparadise

Initial release date
  
1998

Genre
  
Sports


Release date(s)
  
PCNA: January 12, 1999PlayStationNA: September 28, 2001iOSNA: October 31, 2008

Mode(s)
  
Single-player, Multiplayer

Platforms
  
PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh operating systems, iOS

Developers
  
Humongous Entertainment, Atari, Runecraft

Publishers
  
Humongous Entertainment, Infogrames Entertainment SA

Similar
  
Backyard Sports series games, Humongous Entertainment games, Football games

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Backyard Soccer, known in Europe as Junior Sports Football, is an association football video game in the Backyard Sports series, developed by Humongous Entertainment and published by Infogrames. It was first released in 1998 for the Mac, PC, the PlayStation in 2001, and iOS in 2008.

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Backyard soccer gameplay


Gameplay

The player selects a team, aiming to win promotion from the "B" Division, to the "A" and then Premier Division. If in the top four by mid-season in any division, the player's team will be invited to the Off-The-Wall Indoor Invitational. After winning the Premier Division, the player's team will be invited to represent the United States in the Astonishingly Shiny Cup of All Cups Tournament (a spoof of the FIFA World Cup). Regardless of the tournament's outcome, the player's team will be placed back in the Premier Division for another chance at the Cup.

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There are several power-ups that a team can use. To activate a power-up, the player has to click on the opponent's goal.

  • Cannon—The player launches a fast and powerful shot
  • Underground—The ball goes underground and pops up in a random place.
  • Bowling Ball—The ball transforms into a giant bowling ball knocking over any opposing players.
  • Tracer—The ball is controlled using the cursor. The player clicks where he or she wants the ball to go.

    • Reception

    Backyard Soccer received moderate reviews. Its gameplay was criticized for the hard-to-use controls for the PC version and long loading time, while its graphics were praised on all platforms. Brad Cook of Allgame stated for the PC version, "when it comes to their Backyard Sports series, though, I think they missed the boat in one really crucial area: game controls."

    References

    Backyard Soccer Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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