Adidas Power Soccer

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|title=Adidas Power Soccer

|image = Adidas Power Soccer.jpg

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|developer= Psygnosis

|publisher= Psygnosis

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|platform=PlayStation, Windows

|released = 1996

|genre = Sports

|modes = Single-player

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Adidas Power Soccer is a football simulation video game developed and published by British developer Psygnosis and sponsored by German sportswear company Adidas. Released in 1996, the game launched versions for PlayStation and Windows. It spawned the sequels Adidas Power Soccer International 97 and Adidas Power Soccer 98.

Gameplay

Adidas Power Soccer used motion-captured animation for real soccer players from the German, Italian, and English leagues.

Development

A Sega Saturn version was ported by Perfect Entertainment and was reportedly completed before being cancelled.{{cite magazine |title=Q&A: FAQ|magazine=Sega Saturn Magazine|issue=27|publisher=Emap International Limited|date=January 1998|page=42 |quote=We're unclear as to the deal with Psygnosis at the moment. Assault Rigs and Adidas Power Soccer were completed but never came out.}} Saturn Power magazine reported that it would have been "placed between" Adidas Power Soccer and Adidas Power Soccer 98 in terms of features and gameplay, but that all in-game sounds had to be replaced entirely as they were the copyright of Psygnosis.{{Cite journal |last=Mortlock |first=Dean |date=28 June 1997 |title=Perfectly formed |journal=Saturn Power |publisher=Future Publishing |issue=2 |pages=22}}

Reception

{{Video game reviews

| GR = 60.42% (PS1){{cite web|url= https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/196542-adidas-power-soccer/index.html|title=Adidas Power Soccer PlayStation Gamerankings Review Score|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501055753/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/196542-adidas-power-soccer/index.html|archive-date=2019-05-01}}

|rev1=The Charlotte Observer

|rev1Score=2.5/5{{cite web|first=Langston|last=Wertz|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86177120/|title=NBA Live 97 could be year's best|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|page=86|date=November 10, 1996|accessdate=September 29, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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In the United Kingdom, it was among the nineteen best-selling PlayStation games of 1996, according to HMV.{{cite magazine |title=Editorial |magazine=Computer and Video Games |publisher=EMAP |location=United Kingdom |issue=183 (February 1997) |date=10 January 1997 |pages=6–7 |url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_and_Video_Games_Issue_183_1997-02_EMAP_Images_GB/page/n5/mode/2up}}

Next Generation reviewed the PlayStation version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "If you're looking for the perfect soccer sim, Worldwide Soccer II is still the only choice, but Adidas Power Soccer is more than worth the purchase if you're in for some far-out arcade action."{{cite magazine|title=Finals|magazine=Next Generation|issue=21|publisher=Imagine Media|date=September 1996|page=148}} GameSpot rated the game 7/10, stating that Power Soccer "rises high above the standard soccer fare... fans will love all the detail and options".[https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/adidas-power-soccer-review/1900-2546515/ Adidas Power Soccer Review] by Jeff Gerstmann on GameSpot, December 1, 1996

Reviews

Electric Playground (1996){{Cite web |date= |title=Adidas Power Soccer - Electric Playground |url=http://www.elecplay.com/reviews_article.php?article=187 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050430101330/http://www.elecplay.com/reviews_article.php?article=187 |archive-date=2005-04-30 |access-date= |website=www.elecplay.com}}
IGN (Nov 21, 1996){{cite web | url=http://psx.ign.com/articles/150/150715p1.html | title=Adidas Power Soccer | date=22 November 1996 }}
Game Revolution (Oct, 1996){{Cite web |date= |title=Game Revolution Review Page - Adidas Power Soccer |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/oldsite/games/sony/adidas.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060323062011/http://www.gamerevolution.com/oldsite/games/sony/adidas.htm |archive-date=2006-03-23 |access-date= |website=www.gamerevolution.com}}
Computer and Video Games (CVG) (Aug 15, 2001){{Cite web |date= |title=PlayStation Review: Adidas Power Soccer International '97 - ComputerAndVideoGames.com |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=7886 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060721113053/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=7886 |archive-date=2006-07-21 |access-date= |website=www.computerandvideogames.com}}
PC Zone (1993-2010) (Aug 13, 2001){{Cite web |date= |title=PC Review: Adidas Power Soccer - ComputerAndVideoGames.com |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=2696 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060721190530/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=2696 |archive-date=2006-07-21 |access-date= |website=www.computerandvideogames.com}}
Gamesmania.de (1997)http://gamesmania.de/pc/sport/adidas-power-soccer/26/gamespace/test/11573/{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}