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Soccer
- Nintendo Entertainment System
- 1987
- Sports
- Intelligent Systems/Nintendo
Perhaps this is a strange game to include in a list of the best games ever made, when today we live in a world where there are much, much more advanced football games out there. 'Soccer' does however hold a special place, as I played this with my cousin at our grandmother's house a lot when we were young. I don't play many games' multiplayer modes, but this was one of the lucky few.
It is a very simple game, almost like an Atari game. All you can do really, is run and kick the ball. It isn't fast, there's no tricks and the goalkeeper has no AI, but it is a lot of fun. Simple games often are, because they're so easy to pick up and play. There's no need for instructions, and there's no learning curve; it's just you, and the game.
Obviously the best thing about 'Soccer' is the little animation when it's half-time. I assume me and my cousin played this game mostly because of the joy you get from this little part. Surprisingly, cheerleaders will come onto the field for a couple seconds and do a dance accompanied by cheerful music. This was funny to us, because in real life, this doesn't actually happen during football matches.
