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''Super Soccer'', known in Japanese as , is a
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developed by
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for the
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(SNES) and published by Human Entertainment in Japan and
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internationally. It was released in Japan in 1991 and in North America and Europe in 1992, being a launch title in Europe. It was included on the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom released in Japan in October 2017 and was initially re-released worldwide on the
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service in September 2019, but was delisted on March 28, 2025.


Gameplay

The game consists of exhibition games and tournament games. In exhibition, one can choose to play either a match or a shootout (which is not available in the Japanese version). In tournament mode, one plays until one beats all other teams. After beating all the national teams, the player must play one final team, Nintendo (Human in the Japanese version). When the tournament has been won, the player receives a code to play the game in a more advanced mode.


Shooting

The Gameplay provides a wide range of shooting options. It is possible to do a low shot by pressing the passing button. The shoot can be straight or bent in either way to make the shoot wider or closer. The same thing is possible by shooting higher. A shot that would normally be too wide, central or narrow can be bent.


Passing

These are the options: * Passing the ball to a selected team member. The ball will move automatically to him. * Straight, sharp, low passes. They can be bent to make them more precise if needed. * Passing via pressing the shooting bottom. This is useful for wide vertical or horizontal passes or closer passes to a team member with good ball control. By means of bending, high accuracy can be achieved which can accelerate the attack and create space.


Crossing

Crosses can be made while the player stands horizontally or diagonally towards the goal line. * Standing horizontally, the ball can be bent inwardly to make a dangerous cross. * Standing diagonally, the cross can be bent both ways: inwardly (the ball bends towards the goal line, which makes the cross shorter) or outwardly (making the cross longer). Outward Crosses are an effective way to score goals by a header.


Series

Originally, ''Formation Soccer'' was a
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-native game that was released before the
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. The series was then carried over to Super Nintendo, with the addition of the prefix "Super". Meanwhile, two sequels of ''Formation Soccer'' for the PC Engine were spawned. In 1995, ''Hyper Formation Soccer'' was released for the
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; two more ''Formation Soccer'' games were later released for that console. In 2002, ''Formation Soccer 2002'' was released by
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, for the
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. ''Super Formation Soccer'' spawned four sequels, all of them developed and published by Human in Japan only. * '' Super Formation Soccer II'' (1993) **Kept largely the same structure of the original game, only with some teams changed: Ireland, Yugoslavia and Uruguay are replaced with , and . * '' Super Formation Soccer 94'' (1994) **Was made specially for the then-upcoming
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, including the 24 teams that partook it, plus Japan. * '' Super Formation Soccer 95: della Serie A'' (1995) **Instead of national teams, this game featured all clubs from the Italian
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(SEASON 1994-95 Serie A). * '' Super Formation Soccer 96: World Club Edition'' (1996) **It was the last game to date in the series. It featured 18 fictitious club teams (13 European, four Latin American and one Japanese) from around the world, based on well-known teams by the time.


Reception

Super Gamer gave an overall review score of 63%, writing: "Once one of the best footie sims, competition from more recent releases has made this seem painfully slow and unsophisticated."


See also

*'' Super Goal! 2''


References


External links


''Super Soccer''
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''Super Formation Soccer''
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differences between the Japanese and the Western versions. *

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