Exciting Soccer

Exciting Soccer^[a] is an association football video game developed and released by Alpha Denshi for arcades in 1983.^[1] The top-down overhead perspective was later popularized by Tehkan World Cup (1985) from Tehkan.^[3]

Exciting Soccer
Developer(s)	Alpha Denshi
Publisher(s)	Alpha Denshi
Platform(s)	Arcade
Release	JP: October 1983[1] NA: Late 1983[2]
Genre(s)	Sports (association football)

A sequel, Exciting Soccer II, was released in 1984. Japan replaced Austria. It has new music, but gameplay is identical.

Gameplay

Arcade screenshot

Up to two players can play. They can tackle, shoot, short pass, and long pass, and take corner kicks, throw-ins, and penalty shoot-outs. The game also includes cheerleaders, digitized voices and an influential overhead view. Six teams are available for selection: Italy, England, Brazil, West Germany, Austria, or France. In single-player mode, if the player wins, they start a new match with a harder opponent.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Exciting Soccer on their November 1, 1983 issue as being the fourth most-successful new table arcade unit of the month.^[4]

Notes

1. Japanese: エキサイテイング・サツカ一, Hepburn: Ekisaitingu Sakkā