Initial release date 1992 Genre Sports game | Publisher Nintendo Platform Game Boy | |
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Modes Single-player video game, Multiplayer video game Similar Malibu Beach Volleyball, Soccer, Bill & Ted's Excellent Game Bo, Alien Olympics 2044 AD, Mouse Trap Hotel | ||
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Magnetic Soccer is a European-exclusive Game Boy video game that was released in 1992; the concept of the game is based on the board game of table soccer.
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Gameplay
Each team has eight players (one goalkeeper, two attackers/defenders, and three midfielders). When the player moves a row, all of them are moved at once unlike on an actual table soccer set. Rows cannot be moved in an upward or a downward position; only from left to right. Stopping the ball and performing powerful shots is only one aspect of the game. Players can also incapacitate one of the opposing players on a well-timed shot. A tied game results in a penalty shootout.
Three different surfaces are available. Players can practice without a computer opponent and a spectator mode allows newcomers to see two computer-controller opponents face off.
Reception
The German computer and video games magazine Power Play gave Magnetic Soccer an overall rating of 57% in their December 1992 review.