FIFA International Soccer
FIFA International Soccer is a 1993 association football video game developed by EA Canada's Extended Play Productions team and published by Electronic Arts. The game was released for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis console in December 1993 and ported to numerous other systems in 1994. It is the first game in the FIFA series.
| FIFA International Soccer | |
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European cover art with David Platt and Piotr Świerczewski | |
| Developer(s) | Extended Play Productions Creative Assembly (MS-DOS) Tiertex (GG) Tectoy (MS) |
| Publisher(s) | EA Sports |
| Composer(s) | Jeff van Dyck Graeme Coleman (3DO) Anthony N. Putson (Amiga) Ray Deefholts (DOS) |
| Series | FIFA |
| Platform(s) | Mega Drive/Genesis, 3DO, Amiga, MS-DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Sega CD, Master System, Super NES |
| Release | Mega Drive/Genesis 15 December 1993 Ports 1994 |
| Genre(s) | Sports (association football) |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
The game was positively received by critics upon release; critics lauded the detail and animation of the footballers in the game, the crowd sound effects, and the overall presentation. The speed the game ran at and issues with the response to the player's input were seen as the game's primary faults. The 3DO version added multiple camera views and more detailed graphics than other versions. The game sold well, with the Mega Drive version becoming the best-selling home video game of 1993 in the United Kingdom. It later served as a pack-in game for the Goldstar 3DO, and led to a sequel, FIFA Soccer 95.