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Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer

Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer cover

Game Information

Original Release Date: December 31, 1988

Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, PC (Microsoft Windows), ZX Spectrum

Involved Companies: Sensible Software, Microplay Software, The Electronic Pencil Co. Ltd., Kixx, Smart Egg Software, Designer Software, Ziggurat Interactive, MicroProse Software, Inc.

Genres: Simulator, Sport

Summary: The game consists of two different soccer simulations, you can carry out a match in the stadium or indoors. The field is always shown from the top and scrolled softly into all directions. Different game modes make for diversity. Up to 15 players can enter their names and then compete with each other in a league. One can also take part in a World Cup, whereby the venue corresponds to the one of a real World Cup. The computer takes over the controls of as many teams as needed. A two-player friendly can be played head to head. The game offers features as "banana kick", "action replay" and weather. The original was developed by Sensible Software for the C64, Electronic Pencil Company were responsible for the Amiga and Atari ST versions.

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This work is part of CSCI E-114, Web Application Development with Jamstack, Harvard Extension School. All video game data was obtained from The Internet Game Database (IGDB).