''Goal! Two'' is a

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developed by

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for the

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(NES), and published by

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in 1992. ''Goal! Two'' is Tose's first sequel to the NES title '' Goal!'' (released in Japan as ''Moero !! Pro Soccer''). Tose's first soccer title for the

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, was published by Jaleco in April 1992 and was later ported to the Famicom in September as ''Goal!!''. Jaleco localized the Famicom game for the NES as ''Goal! Two'' for North American markets, and ''Goal! 2'' for European markets later that year. Finally, the Super Famicom version was brought to the

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(SNES) as ''Goal!'' for North America and ''Super Goal!'' for Europe in December 1992, shortly after ''Goal Two!'' for the NES. The cover model is John Brady, an amateur soccer player from London who was living in Chicago. For the French release of the NES version, Jaleco secured an endorsement from French international footballer

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, who had just transferred to

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The French

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bears the name and likeness of Cantona, with the prefixed title ''Eric Cantona Football Challenge: Goal! 2''. The SNES title '' Eric Cantona Football Challenge'', however, is an

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of '' Striker'' from

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in 1992. ''Goal!'' for NES is a localization of '' Moero!! Pro Soccer'' (1988), the fifth installment in the long-running ''Moero!!''

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series. The ''Goal!'' video game series is a

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of the Japanese ''Moero!!'' series. Jaleco followed ''Super Goal!'' with '' Super Goal! 2'' (1994), a localization of ''Takeda Nobuhiro no Super Cup Soccer'' (1993). An additional Super Famicom installment, ''Takeda Nobuhiro no Super League Soccer'' (1994) was published only in Japan.

Gameplay

Players choose a national men's team from a list of 25 countries (a net increase of eight compared with ''Goal!'' for NES). Like ''Goal!'' for NES, ''Goal! Two'' is not endorsed by any

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or federation, so kit colors are inauthentic. In addition to a "Super Cup" tournament mode, the game allows for

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es for a

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, or for two players playing either competitively or

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. Whereas ''Goal!'' for NES has a

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mode, ''Goal! Two'' and ''Super Goal!'' do not. In this sequel, Tose made several presentational changes: They adjusted the perspective of the

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; increased the size of the

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sprites and goals; enlivened the interstitial animation; and improved the

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and

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s. Among the functional changes to the game are a choice of team formations and the ability to choose the team's 11 members from a roster of 15.

References

External links

* * {{Jaleco sports 1992 video games Association football video games Jaleco games Multiplayer and single-player video games Nintendo Entertainment System games Super Nintendo Entertainment System games Tose (company) games Video games developed in Japan Video games scored by Takeshi Ichida Video games with isometric graphics