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Sensible World of Soccer 96/97

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4.5/5

( 132 Reviews )

4.5

132 Reviews

English & 3 more
5.995.99
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Sensible World of Soccer 96/97
Description
Sensible World of Soccer 96-97 edition is the best and last installment of the most popular soccer series. It’s bursting with every feature you could ever want in a football manager sim. Sensible World of Soccer is brimming with 26,000+ real-life players, each one with carefully researched statistic...
Genre:
Sports - Simulation - Soccer
Tags:
Classic, Simulation, Good Old Game, Sports, Football, show 1 more... Soccer
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4.5/5

( 132 Reviews )

4.5

132 Reviews

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Product details
1996, Sensible Software, ...
System requirements
Windows 10, 1.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c, 2 GB HDD...
Description
Sensible World of Soccer 96-97 edition is the best and last installment of the most popular soccer series. It’s bursting with every feature you could ever want in a football manager sim. Sensible World of Soccer is brimming with 26,000+ real-life players, each one with carefully researched statistics and abilities, 144 competitions, from the local tournament all the way to the European Cup Final. Full career records and the unique scouting feature allows you to track and observe a player’s progress and evaluate their contribution to your team. If management is not your style then dive into the action and play for your team. Be prepared to lose quite a few nights’ sleep as you take your team from being a bunch of nobodies to all-time champions, in this 1990s favorite soccer game! Or "football", as we call it in Europe.

  • Choose between being a player, a coach, or a player-coach for any one of the 1,500 Club and National teams.
  • Features more than 26,000 real-life-players with accurate personal statistics!
  • Manage one or more teams throughout a 20 season career and take your team all the way to the European Cup Final.
Goodies
manual
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
Recommended system requirements:

Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.

Recommended system requirements:

Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.

This game is powered by DOSBox.
Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Game details
Genre:
Sports - Simulation - Soccer
Tags:
Classic, Simulation, Good Old Game, Sports, Football, show 1 more... Soccer
Works on:
Windows (10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04)
Release date:
{{'1996-01-02T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Company:
Sensible Software / Codemasters
Size:
294 MB
Links:
Forum discussion
Game features
Cloud saves
Single-player
Languages
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Deutsch
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français
audio
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italiano
audio
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  1. This game will work on current and future most popular Windows PC configurations. DRM-free.
  2. This is the best version of this game you can buy on any PC platform.
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What improvements we made to this game:
Changelog (13 November 2024)
  • Validated stability
  • Verified compatibility with Windows 10 and 11
Internal Update (22 March 2019)
  • Added Cloud Saves functionality
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User reviews

Posted on: July 7, 2014

andrewmelk

Verified owner

Games: 97 Reviews: 2

what a shame...

For some bizarre reason Ctrl is Return. Even if you add a patch still just as bad Some fun if you can live with the really daft controls. But....

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Posted on: February 24, 2013

dovella

Verified owner

Games: 15 Reviews: 1

gamepad

Very bad, gamepad not work

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Posted on: October 5, 2020

jsantos1980

Games: 0 Reviews: 1

Sensible World of Soccer 96/97

This game is a classic ( simple, timeless and with good graphics ). But I rather prefer the Amiga version. However I must say that despite some recent updates(SWOS 2020 and XBOX version), the gameplay remains the same : hard to master against a computer, more decent against an human player. Unlike other soccer titles ball doesn't stick to player's feet ( with computer teams is different ) which can turn matches into a disappointment - because computer teams always win. And it's not fair....

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Posted on: February 22, 2013

ronanshepard

Games: 208 Reviews: 7

Get the XBox version instead

This game was released a while back on XBox Live for the 360. In addition to having the original game in it's original form it also included the option for "updated" graphics and music. Of course the original flavor is best, so have at it my sons.

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Posted on: February 21, 2013

Aztec

Games: 11 Reviews: 10

The ultimate football simulation.

100% very good game,100% very good football. Thanks GOG,thanks Sensible Software.

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