Backyard Soccer MLS Edition
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| Developer(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Atari Europe S.A.S.U. |
| Platform(s) | Macintosh, Windows |
| Release date(s) | 2001 |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
Backyard Soccer MLS Edition is a soccer video game developed by Humongous Entertainment and is part of the Backyard Sports series. Succeeded by Backyard Soccer, this edition was the first to included Major League Soccer teams, and is considered have a major impact on child's popularity and attraction to the sport and the league. The edition came out for Macintosh and Windows platforms. Debuting in the year 2001, the game included the Tampa Bay Mutiny and Miami Fusion, which are now defunct soccer clubs. Additionally the game refers to FC Dallas as the Dallas Burn, as the franchise was not rebranded until 2005. This edition did not include Major League Soccer changes beyond 2001.
The gameplay features the option either playing a penalty shootout, a pick-up game, or season mode.
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[edit] Pros as Kids
Below are the pros as kids and which they represented:.
[edit] Stadiums
[edit] B
- Parks Department Field #7
- Parks Department Field #8
[edit] A
- Hillside Glen High
- Glennmore Ridge High
- Slough View High
[edit] P
- Baranshire Prep
- University State College
- Smith Tech
[edit] World Cup
- Stadio Campaniato
- Estadio Estupendo
- Footington Stadium
[edit] Off The Wall Tournament
- Pro Sports Arena
[edit] Team Options
[edit] East
[edit] Central
[edit] West
[edit] Custom Team Names
- The Rockets
- The Bombers
- The Wombats
- The Melonheads
- The Hornets
- The Fishes
- The Monsters
- The Boots
- The Giants
- The All-Stars
[edit] Leagues
[edit] B Division
Beginner Division or B Division in the game is when you create your own team and you start out playing the easiest teams in BSL. If you come in the top two of eight in B Division you go on to A Division. It is known for its bronze "B"
[edit] A Division
Advanced Division is the middle where the so and so teams play each other against. If you come in either 1st or 2nd you then advance to P Division. But if your team comes in either 7th or 8th you get dropped back to B Division. Its logo is a silver "A".
[edit] P Division
Premier Division or P Division is the highest league in the BSL, where its most excellent teams play each other. The 1st place winner goes on to a World Cup and the 7th and 8th place teams go back to A Division. It is known for its gold "P".
[edit] Kids' World Cup
If your soccer team wins the P Division league you go to the World Cup. You play against other kids teams from across the globe.
[edit] World Cup Squads
- France (Crusty Baguettes)
- Brazil (Festive Piranhas)
- Argentina (Goal Scoring Gauchos)
- Mexico (Los Ochos Maracas)
- Germany (Flying Zeppelins)
- Italy (Garlicky Gladiators)
- Canada (North Polars)
- Netherlands (Whirling Windmills)
- Spain (Los Toritos)
- Cameroon (Dandy Lion Cubs)
- Japan (Origami Tsunamis)
- China (Fancy Pandas)
- Egypt (Funky Pharaohs)
- Australia (Brick Wallabies)
- Colombia (Dancing Papagayos)
- Russia (Cagey Bees)
- South Korea (Feisty Tigers)
- Ireland (Pot o' Goals)
- Peru (Red Hot Llamas)
- England (Magical Dragons)
[edit] Trivia
- The BSL seems to be structured after Europe's relegation play, See: Football (soccer) in Europe
- In your first season "B" Division matches, there are no Major League Soccer teams to play against, but they appear later on in other divisions.
- In "A" and "P" Divisions, these custom team names are available:
- Atomic Oysters
- Awesome Ostriches
- Crunchy Cookies
- Peppy Turtles
- Inky Squids
- Lucky Ducks
- Lumpy Gravies
- Minty Pickles
- Salty Sea Cows
- Scrambling Egg Headers
- Screaming Chihuahuas
- Sneaky Cheetahs
- Stinky Pansies
- Tasty Cheeses
- Spiffy Penguins
- Wooly Mammoths
- Nutty Bananas
- Kickin' Chickens
- Ticklish Tornadoes
- Teams from the Indoor Off-the-Wall Tournament include:
- Turf Mowers
- Cherry Pickers
- Rug Burners
- Carpet Sweepers
- Hat Tricksters
- This is a first Backyard Soccer features the two-player game, plus the keyboard and the gamepad.
