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Soccer Brawl

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Soccer Brawl
European Arcade flyer with art by Shinkiro
Developer(s)SNK
Publisher(s)SNK
D4 Enterprise
(Virtual Console)
HAMSTER Corporation (PS4/Switch/Xbox One)
Producer(s)Eikichi Kawasaki
Designer(s)S.Chinatsu
T. Yokoyama
Composer(s)Yasumasa Yamada
Platform(s)
Release
  • Arcade
    • WW: 14 February 1992
    Neo Geo AES
    • JP: 13 March 1992
    • NA: 13 March 1992
    Neo Geo CD
    Virtul Console
    Nintendo Switch
    • WW: 22 November 2017
    PlayStation 4
    • JP: 22 November 2017
    • WW: 1 December 2017
    Xbox One
    • WW: 22 November 2017
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)
Arcade systemNeo Geo MVS

Soccer Brawl[a] is a futuristic soccer game first released in arcades on February 14, 1992. It was available on the Neo Geo on March 13 the same year and later for the Neo Geo CD on March 31, 1995.[2]

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot.

It is a futuristic soccer game that uses either bionic people or cyborgs for the players. It is a two-player game where you pick a home land from one of eight countries. After selecting one of two stadiums, either a dome or an open field, the 5-on-5 soccer match begins with a goalie for each team. You can hold either A for a power shot while on offense, or A for a super shot to disable opponents while on defense. You can perform tackle and slide. Captain wears a kerchief, can't shoot and can make super shot. Power shots rebound from walls except walls behind the goalie.

Rules

There are no fouls. Throw-in is made in case of the ball landing outside of field line. Match time is 2 min 30 sec.

Teams

There are 8 teams, which differ by color, super shots and, possibly, some parameters. At least they have different speed.

Super shots

US and UK: super shot flies on a "figure eight" trajectory.

Italy and Germany: super shot flies on sinewave.

Spain and Brazil: super shot is energy sphere surrounded by eight small balls.

Korea and Japan: super shot flies in a circle behind captain and flies straight.

Neo Geo CD version

It is possible to choose the difficulty level: Beginner, Normal, Hard, MVS. A match consists of 2 periods. It is possible to set period time (15, 30, 45 or 90 min), but it is not actual minutes. The half time shows are humorous monochrome skits showing unlucky attempts of engineers to build robots. Also, there are no women on the score screen.[3]

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Soccer Brawl on their April 1, 1992 issue as being the eighth most-successful table arcade unit of the year, outperforming titles such as Hat Trick Hero.[23] The game received mostly positive reception from both critics and reviewers alike since its initial release in arcades and Neo Geo AES.[24][25]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Japanese: サッカー・ブロール, Hepburn: Sakkā Burōru

References

  1. ^ "SNK NeoGeo MVS Hardware (SNK)". system16.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  2. ^ "Oh! Neo Geo Vol. 16 - サッカー•ブロール". Beep! MegaDrive (in Japanese). No. 51. SoftBank Creative. December 1993. p. 126.
  3. ^ The Cutting Room Floor
  4. ^ "ACA NeoGeo: Soccer Brawl for Nintendo Switch". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  5. ^ Knight, Kyle (1998). "Soccer Brawl (Neo Geo Advanced Entertainment System) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 2014-11-15. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  6. ^ Rand, Paul; Boone, Tim (April 1992). "Reviews - Neo Geo -- Soccer Brawl". Computer and Video Games. No. 125. Future Publishing. pp. 40–41.
  7. ^ "NEO GEO GAMES CROSS REVIEW: サッカーブロール". Famicom Tsūshin (in Japanese). No. 332. ASCII. 28 April 1995. p. 26.
  8. ^ Halverson, Dave; Brody (December 1992). "Viewpoint - Soccer Brawl - Neo Geo". GameFan. Vol. 1, no. 2. DieHard Gamers Club. p. 9.
  9. ^ Fan, Fanatic (June 1992). "Neo•Geo ProReview: Soccer Brawl". GamePro. No. 35. IDG. p. 74.
  10. ^ Rockstar78 (November 2, 2013). "Test de Soccer Brawl sur NEO par jeuxvideo.com". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Retrieved 2019-08-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Frear, Dave (December 4, 2017). "Soccer Brawl Review (Switch eShop / Neo Geo)". Nintendo Life. Nlife Media. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  12. ^ Corrado, Davide (July–August 1993). "Soccer Brawl (Neo Geo)". Consolemania (in Italian). No. 21. Xenia Edizioni. pp. 40–41.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  13. ^ El Nio Nio; Rocket (March 1992). "Neo Geo Review - Soccer Brawl". Consoles + (in French). No. 7. M.E.R.7. pp. 54–55.
  14. ^ Roux, Christian (March 1992). "Console Test – Soccer Brawl – Neo-Geo". Génération 4 (in French). No. 42. Computec Media France. p. 128.
  15. ^ Sanz, José Luis (September 1992). "Neo Geo - Soccer Brawl - Desafío Total". Hobby Consolas (in Spanish). No. 12. Axel Springer SE. pp. 64–67.
  16. ^ Demoly, Jean-Marc; Nini, Nourdine (April 1992). "Test - Neo Geo - Soccer Brawl". Joypad (in French). No. 7. Yellow Media. pp. 118–119.
  17. ^ Demoly, Jean-Marc (March 1992). "Tests - Neo Geo - Soccer Brawl". Joystick (in French). No. 25. Anuman Interactive. p. 130.
  18. ^ Noak, Philipp; Hellert, Stefan (August 1993). "Special - Neo Geo - Robo Army". Mega Fun (in German). No. 11. CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. pp. 28–30. Archived from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  19. ^ Yanma; Itabashi (July 1992). "Super Soft 大特集 - 今、『NEO・GEO』がおもしろい！: サッカーブロール". Micom BASIC Magazine (in Japanese). No. 121. The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation. p. 209.
  20. ^ Pottier, Christophe (April 1992). "Tests De Jeux - Neo Geo - Soccer Brawl". Player One (in French). No. 19. Média Système Édition. p. 84.
  21. ^ Cook, John (February 1992). "Coin Ops: Neo Geo - Soccer Brawl". Sinclair User. No. 120. EMAP. p. 47.
  22. ^ J. Martinez, Antonio (August 1992). "Consola - En pantalla: Soccer Brawl - El futbol del próximo milenio (Neo-Geo: arcade)". Superjuegos (in Spanish). No. 4. Grupo Zeta. pp. 48–49.
  23. ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 423. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 April 1992. p. 25.
  24. ^ Knauf, Andreas (February 1992). "News - Neo Geo - Soccer Brawl". Video Games (in German). No. 6. Future-Verlag. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  25. ^ Iturrioz, Javier (August 1995). "A Pie de Pista: Neo Geo - Soccer Brawl". Superjuegos (in Spanish). No. 40. Grupo Zeta. pp. 78–79.

External links

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