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| Publisher: Capcom | Sound: |
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| Year: 1994 | Difficulty: |
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| Genre: Soccer | Rating: |
7/10 |
Mega Man and about a dozen iconic robot masters hit the field for a game of football! This game, likely inspired by Battle Soccer: Field no Hasha (Super Nintendo, 1992), was released only in the US and Japan – strangely enough. You’d think football would’ve been more popular in Europe…
In any case, the rules are heavily simplified: teams of eight, no fouls, no offsides, not even a referee. I spend most of my time slide-tackling everyone, even in the penalty areas. There are various tournament types (knockout or league) as well as pre-set teams.
In championship mode, you start with eight Mega Man clones. As you win matches, defeated opponents join your bench. By the end, Mega Man’s dream team – featuring Proto Man, Enker, and the others – faces Wily’s fearsome squad.
Curiously, the game has no ending or credits, a very unusual choice for consoles (on the Amiga, it’s a different story!). Hackers later discovered that an ending scene does exist but a programming error prevents it from triggering. You know where to click to watch it.
There is also an arcade game similar to it: Soccer Brawl (1992).
