Gary Lineker's Superstar Soccer
1987 video game
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Gary Lineker's Superstar Soccer is a computer game released in 1987 for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum, published by Gremlin Interactive in Europe, and by Mindscape as Superstar Soccer in the USA.[1]
Commodore 64 cover art | |
| Developer | SportTime[1] |
|---|---|
| Publishers | |
| Designer | John Fitzpatrick[1] |
| Platforms | Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC |
| Release | Commodore 64: |
| Genre | Traditional sports simulator[1] |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
Superstar Soccer is an arcade action soccer simulation game. The player controls one player at a time.[2] In addition to taking the role of the centre forward, the player is also the manager of the team, responsible for hiring players and setting training regimes.
Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Crash | 52%[3] |
| Dragon | 3/5 |
| Sinclair User | 6/10[4] |
| Your Sinclair | 6/10[5] |
| ACE | 906[6] |
| Zzap!64 | 74% |
The game was reviewed in 1988 in Dragon #132 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 3 out of 5 stars.[2]
Zzap!64 magazine awarded the game 74%, describing it as "a pleasant and well-produced football game that is very playable, even if it isn't that true-to-life".[7]
Reviews
- ACE – February 1988,[8] 739 out of 1,000 (74)
- Tilt – February 1988,[9] 13 out of 20 (65)
- Your Sinclair – February 1988,[10] 6 out of 10 (60)
- Aktueller Software Markt – December 1987[11]