Nintendo World Cup

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Nintendo World Cup
Nintendo World Cup title screen.png
Studio Technos Japan
Publisher Nintendo
Erstveröffent-
lichung		 JapanJapanMay 18, 1990 December 1990 June 27, 1991
North AmericaNorth America
EuropeEurope
platform Famicom / Nintendo Entertainment System , Game Boy
genre Sports
Game mode Tournament (1–2 players against CPU ), VS Match (2–4 players)
language English

Nintendo World Cup ( Jap. 熱血高校ドッジボール部サッカー編 Nekketsu Koko Dojjibōru-bu: Sakka-hen , hot-blooded Oberschul- Dodgeball -Klub: Football chapter ') is a football game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and the Game Boy .

Gameplay

Game modes

In tournament mode you play against 12 teams one after the other for the title. In the beginning you can choose from 13 teams. The order of the opposing teams is fixed and is only shifted by selecting your own team. For example, as Germany you will meet Argentina in the final and vice versa. There is no save mode, but the games can be accessed via passwords.

In VS mode you play individual games against each other. Here the selection is limited to 5 teams. In addition, you can choose between floor coverings such as ash, sand, concrete, ice or grass. The players run at different speeds on the different surfaces, sometimes have to avoid obstacles in the form of large stones or can slide very far on ice, for example.

control

The teams each consist of a goalkeeper and five field players (2 × defense, 1 × midfield, 2 × attack). The player controls the midfielder, in multiplayer mode the second player also plays a striker (with an additional device to the NES, up to 4 players can play). In VS mode up to four players can compete with or against each other (2 vs. 1 or 2 vs. 2) (assuming the NES four scores extension).

Before the game and at halftime, it is possible to define up to four tactics: whether the goalkeeper attacks when the ball is in possession, whether the own computer players are allowed to shoot themselves (always, often or never), whether the players pass or dribble or whether defense should be done by slipping or stopping (tackling).

Each team has its own special shots. These are mostly untenable because of their trajectory and strength. However, their number is limited to five hits per half. After a high pass it is possible to perform an overhead kick or a diving header in order to achieve a special shot. By dribbling a certain number of steps (this varies depending on the team) and then shooting, a special shot is also achieved.

If the ball goes to the opponent, you can try to straddle or tackle with an elbow check, because fouls are just as little whistled as offside . The players can still injure themselves. Since you cannot change, injured players simply lie there, but have recovered after a goal, throw-in or half-time.

Teams

Different national teams, which differ in strength, can be selected for the game. But the players also differ optically according to their respective origins and are often depicted in a way that is typical of the country and sometimes cliché. The players from the Spanish team all wear a flamenco hat.

You can choose between the following national teams:

  • Cameroon
  • Japan
  • France
  • USSR
  • Spain
  • England
  • United States
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Brazil
  • Italy
  • Argentina
  • Germany

The Japanese version and the successor

Nintendo World Cup originally comes from the Nekketsu series, which is popular in Japan and comprises several sports titles, and has been redesigned for the western market. In the Japanese original version, you can only compete with the Japanese national team. With Kunio-Kun no Nekketsu Soccer League there is also a successor in Japan that offers a lot more content than the first part. There are numerous new teams, such as Korea or Senegal, new unusual space conditions and weather influences as well as a multitude of new possibilities for action.

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