''4 Soccer Simulators'' (later also released as ''Pro Soccer Simulator'') is a collection of four

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s developed and released by

Codemasters The Codemasters Software Company Limited (trade name: Codemasters) is a British video game developer based in Southam, England, which is a subsidiary of American corporation Electronic Arts. Founded by brothers Richard and David Darling in Octo ...

in 1988. It included four games; ''11-a-Side Soccer'', ''Indoor Soccer'', ''Soccer Skills'' and ''Street Soccer''. The games are all played using vertical scrolling. The collection was released on

ZX Spectrum The ZX Spectrum () is an 8-bit computing, 8-bit home computer that was developed by Sinclair Research. It was released in the United Kingdom on 23 April 1982, and became Britain's best-selling microcomputer. Referred to during development as t ...

Amstrad CPC The Amstrad CPC (short for ''Colour Personal Computer'') is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sin ...

, PC,

Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console produced by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan in 1983 as the commonly known as the The NES, a redesigned version, was released in America ...

and

Commodore 64 The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, January 7–10, 1982, in Las Vegas). It has been listed in the Guinness ...

. It was also advertised for

Atari ST The Atari ST is a line of personal computers from Atari Corporation and the successor to the Atari 8-bit family. The initial model, the Atari 520ST, had limited release in April–June 1985 and was widely available in July. It was the first pers ...

and

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but these versions were never released.

Reception

The Spanish magazine Microhobby valued the game with the following scores:(Spanish
4 Soccer Simulators - ZX Spectrum (1988)
- article on Soloretro Originality: 80%, Graphics: 70%, Motion: 70%, Sound: 80%, Difficulty: 70%, Addiction: 90%.

References

External links

''4 Soccer Simulators''
at ''World of Spectrum''
Amstrad Soccer Games (A-Z)
at Univision.com 1988 video games Association football video games Amstrad CPC games Commodore 64 games Codemasters games DOS games Video games scored by Allister Brimble Video games scored by David Whittaker ZX Spectrum games Video games developed in the United Kingdom {{footy-videogame-stub