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International Superstar Soccer ''International Superstar Soccer'' (known as ''Jikkyō World Soccer'' in Japan) is the name of a series of football video games developed by Japanese company Konami, mostly by their Osaka branch, Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka (KCEO). Title ...

'' series by

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. Unlike other football games by Konami it only features international teams. Initially being released on the

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, it became possible to play the game on a

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also, introducing the game to a new generation of players, as with every original Gamecube game. Goals could come from a variety of sources; crosses, corners, penalties, free kicks, passing plays, solo runs, lobbed efforts and long range drives. The game continued the trend of having player's with different attributes, both visually and with regards to their style on the pitch; pacey wingers out wide, large target men up front, shorter centre forwards trying to cause problems for defenders with their skill running on the ball.

Reception

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'' magazine scored the first PlayStation 2 version of the game a 33 out of 40. ''Cubed3'' gave the Gamecube version a 7 out of 10, criticising poor AI on the highest level as well as removal of RPG feature and

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mode. ''GamersHell'' gave it 7.7 out of 10, criticising the games' manual.

References

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