Tecmo Cup Soccer Game (1992)

Developer: Tecmo
Platforms: Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Sport

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How it feels

Unusual RPG-soccer hybrid where your team grows stronger as you make tactical decisions on and off the pitch.

sportsrpgstory-drivenstrategicslow-paceduniquesoccer

About

Tecmo Cup is a soccer simulator combined with RPG elements. As the game progress, Robin and his teammates will get better. The matches themselves consist of numerous choices what to do at each moment. If you are attacking, you have options to pass, shoot or to dribble. And when you are defending, you can either tackle, cut pass/shoot, or mark the opposition player with ball. The game is a port and rebranding of the Famicom game Captain Tsubasa.

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