Rather than having direct control over the action like a standard soccer sim the game has a cinematic angle with the player having to choose his actions from a timed list and the results of these actions are animated on screen. The game contains elements from role-playing games as the players have skill levels and are mostly controlled by different kinds of text commands.Ĭonsidered to be the first of many games based on the series, which have appeared on many systems, this game was the innovator of games that would be known as 'Cinematic Soccer'.
Tecmo Cup Soccer Game is a heavily Americanized version of the Japanese Captain Tsubasa game released for the Family Computer system, featuring a different main character, a different introduction and more western-looking players. The game is based on the Captain Tsubasa manga series.
Released in 1992 by Tecmo, the objective of the game is fighting your way from junior league all the way to the finals of World Cup. Tecmo Cup Soccer Game, known as Captain Tsubasa in Japan and Tecmo Cup Football Game in Europe, is an association football sports video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
