Draft:Capcom's Soccer Shootout

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| title = Capcom's Soccer Shootout
J.League Excite Stage '94

| image =

| caption = The box artwork for Capcom's Soccer Shootout in North America

| genre = Sports, Soccer

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

| developer = A-Max

| publisher = Epoch Co. (JP)
Capcom (US)
Nintendo (EU)

| platform = Super Famicom/Super NES

| engine =

| release = JP: May 1, 1994{{cite web|url=https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/snes/588669-capcoms-soccer-shootout/data |title=Capcom's Soccer Shootout – Release Details

|website=GameFAQs|accessdate=August 20, 2024}}
NA: June 1994
EU: 1994

| series = J.League Excite Stage

| director = Kōichi Sawada
Shigekazu Hoshino

}}Capcom's Soccer Shootout (also known as Soccer Shootout in North America and J.League Excite Stage '94 in Japan) is a sports video game released in 1994 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was developed by A-Max and published by Epoch in Japan, Capcom in North America, and Nintendo in Europe. In Japan, this is the first game in the J.League Excite Stage series, and is licensed by J.League. The game released close to the debut of the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Gameplay

The six game modes in the game are Exhibition, Main Game, All Stars, P.K., Indoor Soccer,{{ref|a}} and Training. 12 teams are included in the game and all feature a fictitious player roster. The cartridge uses passwords to manage save data, and utilizes the Mode 7 functionality of the console for the field. The game also features digitized speech for the in-game commentary. In English regions, advertisements for Capcom's video game franchises such as Street Fighter and Mega Man can be viewed during gameplay. The game supports 4-player multiplayer with the SNES Multitap and other multiplayer adapters.

In Exhibition mode, the player can choose the amount of players, time limit, and stadium before selecting the team they play on. Each team attempts to score the most points before the time runs out and the game ends. An instant replay will occur when an in-game player scores a goal or causes a foul, showing a referee to judge the call. After the set time limit runs out, the game calls half-time and makes the two teams change sides, with the call for the second half ending the game. In the Main Game, players are instructed to "go for the championship", as they compete in 22 or 44 games to win the championship title by winning the most games. All-Stars is an exhibition match where the player attempts to defeat a pool of all-star roster players with improved statistics. P.K. is a penalty kick challenge where the player alternates between saving balls from entering their goal and kicking a ball into their opponent's goal. Indoor Soccer features the same ruleset as an exhibition match but takes place indoors, making the ball bounce off of the walls with a decreased player roster. In Training mode, the player is scored points based on how well they perform in five categories, including dribbling and shooting the soccer ball, performing a penalty kick, free kick, and sliding tackle.

The Super Famicom version of J.League Excite Stage '94 is compatible with the Barcode Battler II.{{cite web |author1=Combat King |title=Barcode Battler: Games |url=http://www.barcodebattler.co.uk/games.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420004403/http://www.barcodebattler.co.uk/games.php |archive-date=2009-04-20 |access-date=29 September 2014 |website=Combat King's Barcode Battler Website}} J.League Excite Stage '95 is similarly compatible.

Reception

{{Video game reviews

| GR = 70.50%{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/snes/588669-capcoms-soccer-shootout/index.html |title=Capcom's Soccer Shootout |work=GameRankings|publisher=CBS Interactive |date=2019 |access-date=2024-08-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209015728/http://www.gamerankings.com/snes/588669-capcoms-soccer-shootout/index.html |archive-date=2019-12-09|url-status=live}}

| CP = 90%{{cite magazine |url=https://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Consoles%20Plus/consoleplus_numero035/Consoles+%20035%20-%20Page%20124%20(1994-09).jpg |title=Super Famicom Review - Excite Stage '94|magazine=Consoles +|issue=35 |publisher=M.E.R.7|date=November 1993 |pages=124 | lang=fr |access-date=2024-08-20 |url-status=live}}

| EGM = 7.25/10

| MF = 85% [n]{{cite magazine|last1=Noak|first1=Philipp|last2=Schmiedehausen|first2=Götz|last3=Weidner|first3=Martin|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_1993-11.pdf&page=32|title=Test Super Nintendo: Goof Troop|magazine=Mega Fun|issue=14|publisher=CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG|date=November 1993|pages=32–34|lang=de}}

| MG = 75% [n]{{cite magazine|last=Zaborowski|first=Ingo|url=https://archive.org/stream/MANIAC.N001.1993.11-maniac#page/n36/mode/1up|title=Spiele-Tests: Goof Troop|magazine=MAN!AC|issue=1|publisher=Cybermedia|date=November 1993|page=37|lang=de|access-date=2020-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104232020/https://archive.org/stream/MANIAC.N001.1993.11-maniac#page/n36/mode/1up|archive-date=2019-01-04|url-status=live}}

| VGS = 62/100 [n]{{cite magazine|last=Neumayer|first=Manfred|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=5830|title=Rom Check - Super Nintendo: Schatzinsel - Goof Troop|magazine=Video Games|issue=24|publisher=Future-Verlag|date=November 1993|page=50|lang=de|access-date=2020-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016214111/https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=5830|archive-date=2019-10-16|url-status=live}}

| rev3 = Play Time

| rev3Score = 78/100{{cite magazine|last=Schneider|first=Ulf|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=18185|title=SNES Review: Goof Troop|magazine=Play Time|issue=30|publisher=CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG|date=December 1993|page=118|lang=de}}

| rev5 = Total!

| rev5Score = 3+ (65%){{cite magazine |url=https://total.bee-ware.ch/tests/snes/snes_SoccerShootout.jpg|title=Soccer Shootout |magazine=Total! |issue=42 |publisher=X-Plain-Verlag |date=June 1995 |pages=7 |lang=de |access-date=2024-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429104116/https://total.bee-ware.ch/tests/snes/snes_SoccerShootout.jpg |archive-date=2016-04-29 |url-status=live}}

| rev6 = Ação Games

| rev6Score = 4.33/5{{cite web|url= https://archive.org/details/acao_games_50/acao_games_66/page/n31/mode/2up |title=Soccer Shootout Capcom|magazine=Ação Games|issue=66|date=November 1993|pages=32–33|access-date=2024-08-20 }}

| GamePro = 4/5

}}

Capcom's Soccer Shootout received positive to average reviews.{{Cite web |title=Capcom's Soccer Shootout (SNES) reviews |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/39816/capcoms-soccer-shootout/reviews/snes/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=MobyGames |language=en}} While critical reception varied, commercial reception was exceptional, as J.League Exite Stage '94 was the fourth best-selling video game in Japan in 1994. It was also the tenth best-selling video game worldwide in 1994,{{cite magazine |title=1994年のコンシューマーゲームソフトの売上 |trans-title=1994 Consumer Game Software Sales |url=http://www.rnac.ne.jp/~zangel/1994.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010920123100/http://www.rnac.ne.jp/~zangel/1994.htm |archive-date=20 September 2001 |access-date=16 September 2021 |magazine=Dengeki Oh |publisher=MediaWorks |lang=ja}} making it the most commercially successful Japanese game licensed by J.League.

Nintendo Power compared the game to another Capcom published title, Mega Man Soccer, which had to "take a back seat" due to Capcom's Soccer Shootout being more favorable. Nintendo Power praises the four-player gameplay, also mentioning the "super fast action of indoor soccer", calling it a great title.{{cite magazine|title=Now Playing - Capcom's Soccer Shootout|magazine=Nintendo Power|issue=62|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=July 1994|pages=104}} Electronic Gaming Monthly stated "This soccer game has all the ingredients of a winner", also praising the good controls and phenomenal graphics.{{Cite magazine |date=June 1994 |title=Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 059 ( June 1994) |url=https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-059-june-1994/page/32/mode/2up?view=theater |url-status= |access-date=2024-08-20 |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |pages=33 |issue=59}}

maniac{{Cite web |last=Gaksch |first=Martin |date=2018-03-26 |title=Soccer Shootout – im Klassik-Test (SNES) {{!}} MANIAC.de {{!}} Seite 2 |url=https://www.maniac.de/tests/soccer-shootout-im-klassik-test-snes/page/2/ |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=www.maniac.de |language=de-DE}} mega fun{{cite magazine |date=September 1995 |title=Rom Check - Super Nintendo: Soccer Shootout |url=https://segaretro.org/File:VideoGames_DE_1994-09.pdf |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=Sega Retro |pages= |language=de-De |issue=9}}

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Legacy

In Japan, J.League Excite Stage became a series with multiple subsequent games, temporarily being annually released. J.League Excite Stage '95 released on April 28, 1995 for the Super Famicom.{{Cite web |title=J.League Excite Stage '95 Release Information for Super Nintendo |url=https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/snes/571281-jleague-excite-stage-95/data |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=GameFAQs}} J.League Excite Stage '96 released the following year for the same system on April 26, 1996.{{Cite web |title=J.League Excite Stage '96 Release Information for Super Nintendo |url=https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/snes/571450-jleague-excite-stage-96/data |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=GameFAQs}} After the success from the Super Famicom games, International Soccer Excite Stage 2000 released for PlayStation on August 24, 2000.{{Cite web |title=International Soccer Excite Stage 2000 Release Information for PlayStation |url=https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/578876-international-soccer-excite-stage-2000/data |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=GameFAQs}}

Additionally, two games were developed for the Game Boy Color. J-League Excite Stage GB released on August 13, 1999,{{Cite web |title=J.League Excite Stage GB Release Information for Game Boy Color |url=https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/gbc/571716-jleague-excite-stage-gb/data |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=GameFAQs}} and J-League Excite Stage Tactics released on July 20, 2001, and was the last game made for the series.{{Cite web |title=J.League Excite Stage Tactics Release Information for Game Boy Color |url=https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/gbc/578696-jleague-excite-stage-tactics/data |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=GameFAQs}}