3.3

Championship Soccer

Release Date calendar
September 1, 1980
Platform joystick
Atari 2600
Game Type type
Released
Max Players players
2
Overview

In this soccer game, each team has one forward, two backs and a goalie. The forward and backs always run in formation. You only control the goalie when he has the ball, otherwise he is computer controlled. The game is played in 2 halves with the object to score as many goals as you can in the time allowed. The allowed time varies by game setting. (see Game Variations below) Difficulty switches Left for player one, right for player two. Set to A to make your goal wider, so as to give the other player an advantage. Game Variations Number of players Games 1 to 27 are two player games. Games 28 to 54 are one player against the computer. Player speed The players move at slow speed and each half is three minutes long in games 1 to 9 and 28 to 36. The players move at medium speed and each half is four minutes long in games 10 to 18 and 37 to 45. The players move at fast speed and each half is five minutes long in games 19 to 27 and 46 to 54. Out-of-bounds penalties There are no penalties in games 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 19, 20, 21, and 28 to 54. If the ball heads to the field's edge, it will just bounce back into play. There are penalties for the sidelines only in games 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, and 24. The ball can go out on bounds on the sidelines but not to the left or right of the goal. There are full penalties in games 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 25, 26, and 27. The ball can go out of bounds anywhere but the goal. Goal size Large in games 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34, 37, 40, 43, 46, 49, and 52. Medium in game 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35, 38, 41, 44, 47, 50, and 53. Small in games 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48, 51, and 54. Computer opponent difficulty Difficulty is easy in games 28, 29, 30, 37, 38, 39, 46, 48, and 48. Difficulty is medium in games 31, 32, 33, 40, 41, 42, 49, 50, and 51. Difficulty is hard in games 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 45, 52, 53, and 54.

Alternate Names
  • Soccer
  • Championship Soccer ~ Soccer
  • Soccer North America North America
  • Championship Soccer: Soccer United States United States
  • Pelé's Soccer United States United States
Cooperative

No

ESRB

Not Rated

Genres
Sports
Developers
Steve Wright
Publishers
Atari
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