FIFA Soccer 96

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FIFA Soccer 96
FIFA97saturn.jpg
The cover for Sega Saturn
Developer(s) Extended Play Productions
Publisher(s) EA Sports
Platform(s) PlayStation, SEGA Genesis, SEGA Saturn, SEGA 32X, SNES, SEGA Game Gear, DOS
Release date(s) 1995
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single player, Multiplayer
Media Cartridge, CD-ROM

FIFA Soccer 96 (also known a FIFA 96: Virtual Soccer Stadium) is a video game developed by Extended Play Productions and released by EA Sports in 1995. It was released for the Genesis, SEGA Saturn, SEGA 32X, SEGA Game Gear, Playstation, SNES and DOS systems.

FIFA 96 is the third entry in the FIFA Series and its tagline was Next Generation Soccer. Also, the game was the first in the series to feature real-time 3D graphics on the Sega Saturn, PlayStation, 32X, and DOS versions, using technology called "Virtual Stadium". The SNES and Genesis editions used the FIFA 95 engine. Many experts regard this game as the first really successful FIFA game[1].

[edit] Game Leagues

11 leagues were included in the game:

[edit] Reception

IGN gave the Playstation version 7.8 out of 10, while GamePro gave the same version 4 out of 5. For the DOS version PC Gamer gave a 92 out of 100.

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