FIFA Soccer 96
FIFA Soccer 96 (also known as FIFA 96: Virtual Soccer Stadium) is a 1995 football video game developed by Extended Play Productions and released by EA Sports for the Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Saturn, 32X, Game Gear, PlayStation, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and MS-DOS-compatible operating systems. It is the third entry in the FIFA series, its tagline being "Next Generation Soccer".
Sport
- Time to beat
- about 8.4 hours
Overview
FIFA Soccer 96 (also known as FIFA 96: Virtual Soccer Stadium) is a 1995 football video game developed by Extended Play Productions and released by EA Sports for the Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Saturn, 32X, Game Gear, PlayStation, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and MS-DOS-compatible operating systems. It is the third entry in the FIFA series, its tagline being "Next Generation Soccer". It was the first in the series to feature real-time 3D graphics on the Saturn, PlayStation, 32X, and DOS versions, using technology called "Virtual Stadium". The SNES and Mega Drive/Genesis editions used the FIFA 95 engine. It is also the first in the series to use real player names and positions, with ranking, transfer and team customisation tools.
The game's budget was $3 million. FIFA 96 was the first game in the series to use the Virtual Stadium game engine.
The 32X version was released exclusively in PAL territories, making it one of only two 32X games, alongside Darxide, to receive a PAL release without a corresponding North American version.
Reviewing the PlayStation version, Maximum applauded the game for the realism in the player controls and AI behavior, as well as the large number of features, such as the multiple camera angles and league play. They summarized "The remarkably user-friendly options ensure that even the most demanding players will be satisfied, and once the game begins properly, you will appreciate the time and honing skill that has been lavished upon this product by the truly professional EA Sports coders." Tommy Glide of GamePro hailed the game for its realism as well, saying it managed to surpass even the 3DO version of FIFA International Soccer. He praised the use of more than 3,000 real players, the realistic passing controls, and the audio commentary.
Official trailer
Gameplay Video. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Sport
- Developer
- Extended Play Productions
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Series
- FIFA
- Engine
- Virtual Stadium
- Platforms
- PlayStation
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- Yes
- Co op
- Yes
- Age ratings
- ESRB
- E
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation | North America | 1995-11-01 |
| PlayStation | Europe / PAL | 1995-12-31 |
Playable today
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Has online features | Yes |
Credits
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Developer
- Extended Play Productions
- Released
- 1995-11-01
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 8.4 hours
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