| International Soccer Challenge | |
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| Developer(s) | MicroStyle |
| Publisher(s) | Red Rat Software |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS |
| Release | 1990 |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | 1 or 2 players |
International Soccer Challenge is a soccer video game developed by MicroStyle in 1990. [1]
The game is quite similar to MicroProse Soccer , but uses a 3D perspective. [2]
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