Backyard Soccer, known in Europe as Junior Sports Football and in Australia as Junior Sports Soccer, is an association football video game in the Backyard Sports series, developed by Humongous Entertainment and published by Infogrames. It was first released in 1998 for Macintosh and Microsoft Windows, in 2001 for the PlayStation, and in 2008 for iOS. The PlayStation version of the game, alongside the PlayStation 2 version of Backyard Basketball, were the only Backyard Sports titles released in Europe.

Gameplay[edit]

The player selects a team, aiming to win promotion from the 'B' Division, to the 'A' and then Premier Division. If in the top four by mid-season in any division, the player's team will be invited to the Off-The-Wall Indoor Invitational. After winning the Premier Division, the player's team will be invited to represent the United States in the Astonishingly Shiny Cup of All Cups Tournament (a spoof of the FIFA World Cup). Regardless of the tournament's outcome, the player's team will be placed back in the Premier Division for another chance at the Cup.

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There are several power-ups that a team can use. To activate a power-up, the player has to click on the opponent's goal.

Discuss: Backyard Sports Three Pack - Mac, Windows Sign in to comment. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. This Backyard Soccer 2004 has my favorite players here.Like Brandi Chastain,Tiffity Milbrett,and Cobi Jones.This is a fun game to play,but the hard level still a piece of cake.You can make your color of your team,but the promblem is you have to choose from some choices instead of naming your team.That's my kinda suggestion.I won the game a hundred times already,but I love it and I keep on. Another entry in the Backyard Sports series, Backyard Soccer 2004 brings thirteen kid-versions of real life professionals and the Backyard Kids together for another game of soccer. Players can construct a team of eight players and choose from any of the ten MLS teams. Backyard Soccer, known in Europe as Junior Sports Football and in Australia as Junior Sports Soccer, is an association football video game in the Backyard Sports series, developed by Humongous Entertainment and published by Infogrames. It was first released in 1998 for Macintosh and Microsoft Windows, in 2001 for the PlayStation, and in 2008. Backyard Soccer - ScummVM Play your favorite classic games and more with the GameEx front end.

• Cannon—The player launches a fast and powerful shot
• Underground—The ball goes underground and pops up in a random place.
• Bowling Ball—The ball transforms into a giant bowling ball knocking over any opposing players.
• Tracer—The ball is controlled using the cursor. Players click where they want the ball to go.

Reception[edit]

Backyard Soccer received moderate reviews. Its gameplay was criticized for the hard-to-use controls for the PC version and long loading time, while its graphics were praised on all platforms.^[1][2][3][4] Brad Cook of Allgame stated for the PC version, 'when it comes to their Backyard Sports series, though, I think they missed the boat in one really crucial area: game controls.'^[1]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abcCook, Brad. 'Backyard Soccer (PC)'. Allgame. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
2. ^ ^abBeam, Jennifer. 'Backyard Soccer (PS)'. Allgame. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
3. ^ ^ab'Backyard Soccer MLS Edition - PC - Review'. GameZone. 25 October 2000. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
4. ^ ^ab'Backyard Soccer - PSX - Review'. 28 October 2001. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
5. ^'Backyard Soccer for PS'. GameRankings. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
6. ^Junior Sports Football game review, Official UK PlayStation Magazine, Future Publishing issue 80

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External links[edit]

• Backyard Soccer at MobyGames

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