This is football
This is Football (often just called TIF ) is a video game series of football games for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 produced by Sony Computer Entertainment . The games were produced in the SCE London Studio , with Thomas Helmer commenting on the German versions . Further cooperation took place with the game developer Team Soho and FIFPro , which is responsible for the rights and licenses .
General information
This is Football is a football simulation that is controlled using a gamepad . The game is not subject to any age rating, but from This is Football 2004 an age recommendation of 3 years has been set by the Pan European Game Information . The language is German , and foreign-language versions have also been published. In addition to the single player mode, there is also a multiplayer mode .
chronology
Publication date | title | system | Cover picture (German version) |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | Soccer Live | PlayStation | cheering player |
2000 | Soccer Live II | PlayStation | two soccer players |
September 17, 2001 | This is Football 2002 | PlayStation 2 | Mehmet Scholl |
July 15, 2003 | This is Football 2003 | PlayStation 2 | Michael Ballack |
March 24, 2004 | This is Football 2004 | PlayStation 2 | Michael Ballack |
September 28, 2004 | This is Football 2005 | PlayStation 2 | Michael Ballack |
September 1, 2005 | World Tour Soccer | PlayStation Portable | Soccer |
June 28, 2006 | World Tour Soccer 2 | PlayStation Portable | Michael Ballack |
This is Football was the first title in the series and was released exclusively for PlayStation in 1999 . The game features over 5000 players, 230 authentic teams and more than 20 competitions. There is also the option of editing teams and saving game scenes on a memory card. With the help of a multitap , up to eight players can take part in the game.
This is Football 2002 was released in 2001 for the PlayStation 2 . On the cover is Mehmet Scholl displayed. The game has 800 original player names, and you can create your own team in a career mode and play with it in higher leagues.
On the cover of This is Football 2003 is Michael Ballack displayed when he at the 2002 FIFA World Cup celebrates a goal. Since This is Football sold more than 400,000 copies across Europe in 2003 , a Platinum version of the game was released. A frequent point of criticism is the long and frequent loading times.
This is Football 2004 was the first title in the series to have an online mode . Michael Ballack is shown on the cover, who makes additional comments with Béla Réthy .
With the help of an EyeToy camera, faces can be photographed at This is Football 2005 and inserted into the game as player faces. The game was also released in a platinum edition. No successor for the PlayStation 2 has been announced.
In 2005 Sony released World Tour Soccer , an offshoot of the game for the PlayStation Portable , which is based on This is Football . On June 28, 2006, the successor World Tour Soccer 2 was released.
Alternative names
- Australia : This Is Soccer
- Germany : Football Live (from the third offshoot: This is Football )
- France : Le Monde Des Bleus
- North America : World Tour Soccer
- Portugal : Isto É Futebol
- Spain : Esto Es Fútbol
Web links
- Official site of TIF 2002, u. a. also TIF and TIF2 (flash, English)
- Official website of TIF 2005 ( Memento of March 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- This Is Football at MobyGames (English)