Amiga Soccer

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Amiga Soccer, ST Soccer
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Developer(s) Microdeal
Publisher(s) Microdeal
Platform(s) Amiga, Atari ST
Release 1988
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s)1 or 2 players

Amiga Soccer/ST Soccer is a soccer video game developed by Microdeal in 1988. [1]

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Gameplay

With the optional Microdeal 4 player adaptor, the game allowed 4 players to play (3 against the computer, or 2 against 2). [2]

Reception

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References

  1. Game entry at Gamespot
  2. Entry at Gamefaqs