Nintendo World Cup
| Nintendo World Cup | |
|---|---|
| File:Nintendo World Cup title screen.png | |
| Developer(s) | Technos Japan Corporation |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | Famicom/Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy |
| Release | 1990 |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Tournament (1-2 players against CPU), VS Match (2-4 players) |
Nintendo World Cup (known in Japan as 熱血高校ドッジボール部サッカー編 Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball-bu: Soccer-hen, literally "Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club: Soccer Edition") is a football (soccer) video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy, developed by Technos and released in 1990. It is one of the games of the Kunio-kun franchise.
At its core, the game follows the rules of soccer, but with noticeable differences. Each team has only six players (a goalkeeper, two defenders, a midfielder and two forwards). Offsides are non-existant, and fouls are not punished, which makes them the most effective way to take the ball away from the opponent; furthermore, if a player is fouled a lot of times, he will pass out and stay down for the remainder of the half. To add to the surreal gameplay, players can also use up to five "super shots" per half; these powerful, odd-looking shots are used whenever a player does an overhead kick or a headbutt, or when he shoots after walking a certain number of steps.
There are two game modes:
- Tournament mode, in which one or two players take control of one of the 13 available teams, in order to defeat their CPU-controlled opponents.
- VS Match mode, which enables players to confront each other in sand, ice or dirt playing fields. Up to 4 players can compete, using the NES Four Score or the NES Satellite.
Graphically, the game looks similar to others in the Kunio-Kun series, particularly River City Ransom, with its short-legged, big-headed characters with varied faces; indeed, some sprites, such as Kunio in the Japanese team, were reused from River City Ransom.