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New details on Sensible Soccer for XBLA

North Americans don't get soccer. Europeans don't get American football (and are understandably confused as to why it's called football). Still, both sports have their classic iterations. America has Tecmo Bowl, and Europe has Sensible Soccer. It was revealed some time ago that Sensible Soccer would be making its way to Xbox Live Arcade, and IGN has unearthed a few details about the game. Like many classic Arcade releases, Sensible Soccer will feature enhanced graphics and sound. Codemasters, developer of the series, notes that they intend to maintain the classic feel of the game, and all work will be based on the source code developed for Sensible World of Soccer 96/97. Finally, the game is scheduled to release this summer for both Live Arcade and Windows.

Are any of our European readers excited about this?

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1. Sensi Soccer?

OH HELL YEAH I'M EXCITED!

Best footy game ever!

Posted at 4:21PM on Feb 27th 2007 by fragglefart

2. A dream come true.
That's where it all started.

Count me as one happy frenchman when it's released.

Posted at 4:23PM on Feb 27th 2007 by Rez

3. Yes! the messiah returns!

Posted at 4:23PM on Feb 27th 2007 by james frazer

4. GET IN.

Here's hoping they keep the original music, or at least have an option to put the original music on. I'm scared by the concept of "enhanced music".

Posted at 4:24PM on Feb 27th 2007 by cooleo_no1

5. the real question is...will it be available in canada?

Posted at 4:26PM on Feb 27th 2007 by DjDATZ

6. This is one of my favorite football games. Can't wait!

Posted at 4:39PM on Feb 27th 2007 by Pixelantes Anonymous

7. this NEEDS to be played with an 8-way digital joystick with one button, as it was originally on the Amiga platform.

It'll never, ever be the same with a d-pad.

Posted at 4:46PM on Feb 27th 2007 by ANDY

8. I'm from the USA and I'm excited for this game. I loved Sensible Soccer as a kid.

Posted at 4:49PM on Feb 27th 2007 by Hexx

9. ANDY, You are ever so right.. I have fond memories of playing Sensible with a red joystick with just a single white button at the top... I cant wait either !

Posted at 5:07PM on Feb 27th 2007 by FArper

10. Fantastic news, I hadn't heard anything for a while and was getting nervous.

I couldn't agree more about using the original joysticks ANDY, mine's a Competition Pro: http://gtpunch.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!42F636BDC7C6C2DB

I don't see why it shouldn't come to Canada DjDATZ, we get all of the other Live Arcade content. It's only movie and TV rights that stall us from having the Pay Per View stuff.

What's next for XBLA, Kick Off 2?

Posted at 5:17PM on Feb 27th 2007 by gtpunch

11. I was sooooo good at this game. I will own you all!

....does it have Live multiplayer?

Posted at 5:19PM on Feb 27th 2007 by Deano

12. Many times spent playing the on my commodore amiga, those were the days :-)

Posted at 5:58PM on Feb 27th 2007 by mike

13. I've never played it, but I always see lots of people get excited about it. What exactly does it do so well?

Honest question. I'll at least try out the demo.

Posted at 6:04PM on Feb 27th 2007 by Tony

14. banana kick goalllllllllllllll

Posted at 6:08PM on Feb 27th 2007 by splurge

15. @10, I remember the Competition Pro joysticks. They were my favorites as well. I was partial to the transparent models.

I think I still have one somewhere packed away with my Commodore 128. I went through them like candy though. The trigger mechanisms inside the joystick always broke down after a month or two.

Posted at 6:35PM on Feb 27th 2007 by Pixelantes Anonymous

16. scoring 40 yard diving headers against some chump on xbox live, count me in.

Though if you're playing with an 8 way joystick I get a 1 goal start, its only fair.

Posted at 7:15AM on Feb 28th 2007 by squid

17. My god, I HOPE someone (or MS) releases an arcade controller!!! This was top three of Amiga games EVER so I'm very glad it will be available for 360.....:)

Posted at 7:17AM on Feb 28th 2007 by Stavros

18. Ah Sensi Soccer. The Amiga. The good old days!
Competition Pro? Pffftttt!!

Everyone knows the ZipStick was the daddy!!
http://www.ntrautanen.fi/computers/other/images/zipstick_super_pro_small.jpg

That's right.


My favourite bit of Sensi/SWOS was the aftertouch on the ball!

Posted at 8:17AM on Feb 28th 2007 by Boff

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