FIFA International Soccer

MS-DOS · 1994 · WOR

Also known as: Fifa International Soccer (EU) · FIS · FIFA International Soccer Championship Edition · FIFA 94 · FIFAインターナショナルサッカー (JP)

Publisher: EA Sports · Developer: The Creative Assembly · Genre: Sports

The game that started the best-selling series licensed by football's world governing body, this first installment in the long running series used a dimetric (colloquially known as ''isometric'') viewpoint, previously unusual in football games but quickly imitated by several titles. The televisual presentation, one of the unique points of the early EA Sports titles, with hosts introducing the matches, was another thing making the game stand out from a market dominated by Sensible Soccer and Kick Off games. Based on international teams (with fictional player names), their abilities in each skill area rated out of 10 to give the player an overall impression of how good they are. The options available follow the standard set: fouls and offsides can be toggled on and off, the match length can be set, and if the timer operates continuously, or only while the ball is in play.