Exciting Soccer
Is an association football video game developed and released by Alpha Denshi for arcades in 1983. The top-down overhead perspective was later popularized by Tehkan World Cup (1985) from Tehkan. A sequel, Exciting Soccer II, was released in 1984.
Exciting Soccer
- Date
- 1983
- Genre
- association football video game
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Is an association football video game developed and released by Alpha Denshi for arcades in 1983. The top-down overhead perspective was later popularized by Tehkan World Cup (1985) from Tehkan. A sequel, Exciting Soccer II, was released in 1984.
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Japan replaced Austria. It has new music, but gameplay is identical.
Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Exciting Soccer • Developer — Alpha Denshi • Publisher — Alpha Denshi • Genre — Sports (association football) • Platforms — Arcade
Gameplay
Gameplay
• Illustration — Arcade screenshot Up to two players can play. They can tackle, shoot, short pass, and long pass, and take corner kicks, throw-ins, and penalty shoot-outs. The game also includes cheerleaders, digitized voices and an influential overhead view. Six teams are available for selection: Italy, England, Brazil, West Germany, Austria, or France. In single-player mode, if the player wins, they start a new match with a harder opponent.
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- Japan
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Exciting Soccer is associated with Japan.
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Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Exciting Soccer on their November 1, 1983 issue as being the fourth most-successful new table arcade unit of the month.
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- 1.Video Game Flyers: Exciting Soccer, Alpha Denshi (USA). The Arcade Flyer Archive.
- 2.Agency for Cultural Affairs. エキサイティングサッカー. Media Arts Database.
- 3.Grannell, Craig. The 25 best football games ever. Stuff. 29 May 2018.
- 4.Amusement Press, Inc. Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型新製品 (New Videos-Table Type). Game Machine. 223. 33. 1 November 1983.
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