This Is Football
| This is Football series | |
|---|---|
 This is Football 2000 PlayStation cover | |
| Developer(s) | SCE London Studio 989 Studios (US version) |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment Europe |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, PS2, PSP |
| Release | Annually (1999–2006) |
| Genre(s) | Association football |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer (all versions) |
This Is Football is a football video game series of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) by SCE London Studio. It first appeared on the PlayStation in 1999. Subsequent installments[clarification needed] have appeared for the This Is Football 2001 For PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable, the most recent being This Is Football 2005. Commentary is provided by Clive Tyldesley in 1999, and then Peter Drury provides commentary in all subsequent entries. This is Football 2000, the first in the series released in 1999.
The series is known by an alternative name in some regions of the world:
- Australia: This Is Soccer
- France: Le Monde Des Bleus
- Germany: Fußball Live
- North America: World Tour Soccer
- Portugal: Isto É Futebol
- Spain: Esto Es Fútbol
Versions
- This Is Football 2000 (PlayStation)
- This Is Football 2001 (PlayStation)
- This is Football 2002 (PS2) Features Rio Ferdinand as cover-star in UK version. Footballs sponsored by Mikasa Sports
- This is Football 2003 (PS2) Features Kieron Dyer as cover-star in UK version, Robbie Keane is the cover-star in the Irish version. Footballs sponsored by Mikasa Sports[1]
- This is Football 2004 (PS2) Footballs sponsored by Puma
- This is Football 2005 (PS2) Footballs sponsored by Puma. North American version released in 2005 as World Tour Soccer 2006, featuring Tim Howard as cover star.
- World Tour Soccer: Challenge Edition (PSP)
- World Tour Soccer 2 (PSP)
- This is Football Management (PSP/Minis)