Exciting Soccer

1984 video game

1983 video game

JP: October 1983^[2]
NA: Late 1983^[1]

Exciting Soccer^[a] is an association football video game developed and released by Alpha Denshi for arcades in 1983.^[2] The top-down overhead perspective was later popularized by Tehkan World Cup (1985) from Tehkan.^[3]

A sequel, Exciting Soccer II, was released in 1984. Japan replaced Austria. It has new music, but gameplay is identical.

Gameplay

Up to two players can play. They can tackle, shoot, short pass, and long pass, and take corner kicks, throw-ins, and penalty shoot-outs. The game also includes cheerleaders, digitized voices and an influential overhead view. Six teams are available for selection: Italy, England, Brazil, West Germany, Austria, or France. In single-player mode, if the player wins, they start a new match with a harder opponent.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Exciting Soccer on their November 1, 1983 issue as being the fourth most-successful new table arcade unit of the month.^[4]

Notes

^ Japanese: エキサイテイング・サツカ一, Hepburn: Ekisaitingu Sakkā

References

^ "Video Game Flyers: Exciting Soccer, Alpha Denshi (USA)". The Arcade Flyer Archive. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "エキサイティングサッカー" [Exciting Soccer]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ Grannell, Craig (29 May 2018). "The 25 best football games ever". Stuff. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型新製品 (New Videos-Table Type)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 223. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 November 1983. p. 33.