FIFA International Soccer
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Publisher: Electronic Arts (US, Europe), Electronic Arts Victor (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: EA Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributor: Electronic Arts Australasia (AU), Ecofilmes (PT), Hent Gruppen (SE rental), Tec Toy (BR), Samsung (KR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensor: Fédération Internationale de Football Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: Electronic Arts/Kevin Pickell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peripherals supported: 4 Way Play, Team Player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Sports[1][2] (football) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FIFA International Soccer (FIFA インターナショナルサッカー), is the first game in the long-running FIFA series, developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for the Sega Mega Drive in 1993, as well as several non-Sega consoles and computers in the following years. Prior to the publisher acquiring a FIFA license, the game was known as EA Sports Soccer[13].
In North America, the game appears to have been called Soccer '94 before release. This name can be seen on the box of (and advertising for) the 4 Way Play adapter.
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Gameplay
Unlike later FIFA games which are presented in full 3D, FIFA International Soccer goes for an isometric perspective and has much simpler gameplay. Also, though it allows the user to play as official international teams, it does not feature official player names. Nevertheless, the combination of isometric graphics and a commentator set it aside from its rivals, namely the Sensible Soccer and Kick Off series.
Teams
As the name may suggest, FIFA International Soccer only contains national teams, plus the fictional "EA All Stars". 49 teams are represented in total.
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Czech Rep.
- Denmark
- England
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Holland
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Japan
- Luxembourg
- Mexico
- Morocco
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- N. Ireland
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Rep. Ireland
- Romania
- Russia
- Scotland
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- United States
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- Wales
- EA All Stars
History
The game was an instant hit, shipping 500,000 units[7] at release in 1993, and was number one in the UK's ELSPA charts throughout most of December, before selling out and dropping from the top ten completely for several weeks. It would finally re-chart in mid-February following a re-stock, and would then remain around the top of the charts until the release of FIFA Soccer 95 a year later.
Legacy
A Sega Mega-CD update, FIFA International Soccer: Championship Edition, was released the following year.
Production credits
- Lead Programmer: Jan Tian
- Programmers: Brian Plank, Kevin Pickell
- Lead Artist: George Ashcroft
- Artists: Dianna Davies, David Adams, Suzan Germic, Mike Smith
- Music and Sound: Jeff Dyck
- Sound Technology: Kevin Pickell
- Producer: Bruce McMillan
- Development Director: Joey Della-Savia
- Associate Producer: Kevin Buckner, Matt Webster
- Game Design: Jan Tian, Matt Webster, Brian Plank, George Ashcroft, Kevin Pickell, Bruce McMillan, Joey Della-Savia
- Lead Testers: Lee Patterson, Bryan Beckstrand, Nick Goldsworthy
- Product Manager: Neil Thewarapperuma, Chip Lange
- Technical Director: Colin McLaughlan
- Executive Producers: Don Mattrick, Joss Ellis
- Special Thanks: Tony Waiters, Claudio Maurizio, Chris Tompson, David Wilson, Jules Burt, Jon Law, Stanley Chow
- FIFA Logo Copyright FIFA / DEYHLE 1977
Magazine articles
- Main article: FIFA International Soccer/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
- Main article: FIFA International Soccer/Promotional material.
Physical scans
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Technical information
- Main article: FIFA International Soccer/Technical information.
References
- ↑ File:FIFA MD JP Box.jpg
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 GamePro, "December 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 205
- ↑ File:DailyExpress UK 1993-12-03 34.jpg
- ↑ File:DailyExpress UK 1993-12-02 27.jpg
- ↑ File:DailyMirror UK 1993-12-03 08.jpg
- ↑ Jump up to: 7.0 7.1 File:LevelOne_UK_94.01.28.jpg
- ↑ Jump up to: 8.0 8.1 Sega Magazine, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-10), page 98
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-15), page 81
- ↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-10-08), page 22
- ↑ MAN!AC, "11/93" (DE; 1993-xx-xx), page 23
- ↑ Megazone, "December 1993" (AU; 1993-12-01), page 43
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-15), page 68
- ↑ File:FIFA International Soccer MD credits.pdf
- ↑ GamesMaster, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 73
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 80
- ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1994" (DE; 1994-02-07), page 53
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1994" (JP; 1994-06-08), page 16
- ↑ Consoles +, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 126
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-15), page 96
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 111
- ↑ Edge, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-10-28), page 96
- ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 75
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 48
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 314
- ↑ Freak, "2/94" (IL; 1994-xx-xx), page 39
- ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 1 January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 114
- ↑ GamePro, "December 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 202
- ↑ GamesMaster (UK) "Series 3, episode 12" (1993-11-25, 24:00) (+7:34)
- ↑ Game Informer, "January/February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 38
- ↑ Hyper, "January 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 40
- ↑ Joker, "Junij 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 23
- ↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 68
- ↑ MAN!AC, "11/93" (DE; 1993-xx-xx), page 22
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-1x-xx), page 22
- ↑ Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 30
- ↑ Mega Action, "Christmas 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 36
- ↑ Megablast, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-29), page 36
- ↑ Mega Force, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-12-10), page 88
- ↑ Mega Fun, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-24), page 44
- ↑ Mega Machines, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-09), page 30
- ↑ MegaTech, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-20), page 42
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-10-xx), page 28
- ↑ Megazone, "December 1993" (AU; 1993-12-01), page 42
- ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 66
- ↑ Power Play, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-12), page 138
- ↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 6, Juni 1994" (NL; 1994-05-25), page 22
- ↑ Score, "Srpen 1994" (CZ; 1994-08-01), page 61
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 62
- ↑ Sega Magazine, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-10), page 108
- ↑ Sega Power, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 52
- ↑ Sega Pro, "Xmas Special 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 44
- ↑ Sega Zone, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-25), page 24
- ↑ Sega Force, "2/94" (SE; 1994-02-23), page 19
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 54
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
- ↑ Sonic the Comic, "March 4th 1994" (UK; 1994-02-19), page 11
- ↑ Supergames, "Ano I, Numero I" (AR; 1994-xx-xx), page 12
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 72
- ↑ VideoGames Shopper, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 27
- ↑ Video Games, "11/93" (DE; 1993-10-27), page 126
- ↑ VideoGames, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 80
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