Virtua Pro Football, known in Japan as World Football Climax (ワールド フットボール クライマックス), is a PlayStation 2 football simulation video game, released by Sega in 2006.
| Virtua Pro Football | |
|---|---|
.jpg) PAL region cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Smilebit |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Football simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player Multiplayer |
Gameplay
editThe game featured a rock-paper-scissors like system for both 1-on-1 situations, and set pieces. It also had a player career mode which allowed completed players to be exported to Let's Make a Soccer Team! for use as youth players, as well as importing teams from the game to use in games and custom competitions.
Trivia
editThe former Italian footballer Roberto Baggio endorsed the Japanese version, having appeared in the TV commercial,[1] flyer and merchandising.[2][3]
Reception
editPALGN gave a score of 5.5 out of 10 and concluded that "[...] the game simply up can't match other titles available on the market."[4] PSX Extreme gave a score of 6+ out of 10 and complimented the quantity of available teams but said the game feels like a copy of Pro Evolution Soccer and the gameplay is too buggy.[5] PlayStation Official Magazine – UK called the game a "dated, derivative effort".[6] In a retrospective, Retro Hobby called it an "excellent football simulator".[7]
See also
edit- Let's Make a Soccer Team!, a sister title by Sega which used the same engine.
- Virtua Striker, similarly titled football series by Sega
References
edit- ^ World Football Climax commercial at YouTube
- ^ World Football Climax Archived 2012-05-21 at the Wayback Machine at Official site (in Japanese)
- ^ Roberto Baggio at Giant Bomb
- ^ Rositano, Joseph (24 January 2007). "Virtua Pro Football Review". PAL Gaming Network. Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Recenzje Europa - Virtua Pro Football". PSX Extreme (in Polish). No. 111. November 2006. p. 58.
- ^ Roundell, Paul (February 2007). "Review PSP/PS2 - Straight to bargain bin". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK. No. 2. Future plc. p. 119.
- ^ Fernández, José Manuel (2018). "Reportaje - El Fútbol Que Quizás No Conozcas... ...Y Cue Deberías Probar - World Football Climax". Retro Hobby (in Spanish). Vol. 4. Axel Springer SE. p. 17.