Junior Sports Football

PlayStation · 2001 · EU

Also known as: Backyard Soccer (US) · Junior Sports Fussball (DE)

Publisher: Infogrames · Developer: Humongous Entertainment

Humongous Entertainment's Backyard Soccer for PlayStation is an animated sports title featuring elementary school-aged cartoon athletes (of both genders) who comprise a soccer team. Single players can compete against the computer, but with the PlayStation Multi-Tap up to four players can take the field in combinations of head-to-head, two-on-two, or three-against-one games. From the kid's clubhouse, players choose to play a single game, a mini-league game, or a tournament game, or to practice making and blocking penalty kicks. Several options are available before beginning any game, including the ability to choose the desired team roster, difficulty setting, and playing field, as well as the controller configuration. Players can handpick each member of their team (or select a random team) and also choose the team's name and uniform colors. Prior to and during gameplay, substitutions can be made and players can choose defensive tactics, strategies, and formations. By accessing the team roster, information displays regarding how each chosen character will respond to different strategies. Characters can obtain power-ups placed randomly on the field that affect their field goal chances. These include a cannonball that causes a player to shoot the ball so fast that it bursts into flames as it explodes at the back of the goal, a bowling ball that can't be stopped, a twister that turns the ball into a mini-tornado, and an "undergrounder" that causes the ball to tunnel and then resurface on the other side of the goal line. Other options within the game include commentary, action replays, penalty chatter, and referees, all of which can be toggled on or off. Players can also choose between three minute and six minute games. The game records player and team stats during mini league and tournament games.

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