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Tecmo | World Cup 98Tecmo World Cup ’98 is the NBA Jam of soccer. If you try to play a 20-minute half against the CPU, you’ll get bored. The AI cheats relentlessly, and the scoring patterns are repetitive. Also, the player sprites are blocky chunky things. In 1998, ISS 64 looked better. In 2024, Tecmo looks like Lego people having a seizure. Absolutely—with friends. 8/10 (Arcade Mode) | 4/10 (Simulation Mode) tecmo world cup 98 Most people remember Tecmo Bowl (and its legendary Super Bowl sequel) for American football. But in 1998, Tecmo turned its attention to the beautiful game. The result? . Did you play this as a kid, or were you strictly on the FIFA train? Let me know in the comments below. Tecmo World Cup ’98 is the NBA Jam of soccer However, if you have three friends over and a six-pack of soda, this is a top-5 multiplayer game on the N64. The matches end 11-9. There are fights in the box. You will break controllers. If you grew up renting games from Blockbuster or pumping coins into arcade machines, you might have missed this gem. Let’s blow the dust off the cartridge and ask: does it still hold up? 1998 was the high watermark for football video games. FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 had that iconic Blur song ("Song 2"). International Superstar Soccer 64 was the simulation king. But Tecmo World Cup ’98 (released on the N64 and PlayStation) did something different: it rejected realism entirely. Also, the player sprites are blocky chunky things In an era where soccer games demand you learn complex dribbling combos, Tecmo World Cup ’98 offers a blissful alternative: |