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Genre: Sports
System(s): PS2
ESRB: Unknown
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Sensible Soccer, often affectionately known as Sensi, is a football video game series which was highly popular in the early 1990s and which still retains a cult following. Developed by Sensible Software and first released for Amiga and Atari ST computers in 1992 as well as on floppy disk format for the PC, it featured a bird's-eye view (most games until then such as Kick Off and Matchday used top down or side view), editable teams and (some claim) gameplay ahead of its time.
Sensible World of Soccer, commonly referred to as SWOS, was released a year later in 1994. It became a first in videogames when it attempted to encompass the entire professional footballing world into one game. Featuring many divisions in many countries around the globe, fans loved it for its twenty season career mode which allowed them to play as thousands of different clubs, many of which players had never heard of.
On 1 November 2005, it was announced by an interview at gaming website Eurogamer that the series will make a return in Summer 2006, with a full 3D title to be released on PlayStation 2, Xbox and personal computers 1. Codemasters, the holders of the licence, will release the game across all PAL territories, with the design capabilities overseen by Jon Hare, the original designer of the game.
The official Sensible Soccer site shows a recent addition to the Sensible Soccer series that offers the potential to play SS through your own television. There is also a forum to discuss your experiences of the game as well as your hopes for the future of the game. The United Sensible Soccer Community still updates the team information in the game and organises tournaments, like the Swos Dutch Open 2006.
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