Gary Lineker's Superstar Soccer is a computer game released in 1987 for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum, published by Gremlin Interactive in Europe, and by Mindscape as Superstar Soccer in the USA.[1]
 Commodore 64 cover art | |
| Developer(s) | SportTime[1] |
|---|---|
| Publisher(s) | |
| Designer(s) | John Fitzpatrick[1] |
| Platform(s) | Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC |
| Release | Commodore 64: |
| Genre(s) | Traditional sports simulator[1] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
Superstar Soccer is an arcade action soccer simulation game. The player controls one player at a time.[2] In addition to taking the role of the centre forward, the player is also the manager of the team, responsible for hiring players and setting training regimes.
Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Crash | 52%[3] |
| Dragon |   |
| Sinclair User | 6/10[4] |
| Your Sinclair | 6/10[5] |
| ACE | 906[6] |
| Zzap!64 | 74% |
The game was reviewed in 1988 in Dragon #132 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 3 out of 5 stars.[2]
Zzap!64 magazine awarded the game 74%, describing it as "a pleasant and well-produced football game that is very playable, even if it isn't that true-to-life".[7]
Reviews
- ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) – February 1988,[8] 739 out of 1,000 (74)
- Tilt – February 1988,[9] 13 out of 20 (65)
- Your Sinclair – February 1988,[10] 6 out of 10 (60)
- ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) – December 1987[11]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "GameFAQs - Gary Lineker's Superstar Soccer". GameFAQs.
- ^ a b Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (April 1988). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (132): 80–85.
- ^ "World of Spectrum - Magazines". www.worldofspectrum.org.
- ^ "World of Spectrum - Magazines". www.worldofspectrum.org.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "World of Spectrum - Magazines". www.worldofspectrum.org.
- ^ "Gary Lineker's Superstar Soccer". Zzap!64 (34): 28. February 1988.
- ^ "ACE Magazine Issue 05". February 1988.
- ^ http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Tilt/tilt_numero051/TILT%20-%20n051%20-%20fevrier%201988%20-%20page028%20et%20029.jpg [bare URL image file]
- ^ http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/garylinekerssuperstarsoccer.htm Archived 2012-01-26 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL]
- ^ "Aktueller Software Markt (ASM) Magazine (January 1988)". January 1988.
External links
- Superstar Soccer at GameFAQs
- Superstar Soccer Archived 2005-01-16 at the Wayback Machine at GameSpot