Sensible Soccer heading to XBox 360 Live Arcade

**PapaZeb** · 6th July 2006, 5:50am

http://gamesnews.virgin.net/Virgin/L...andwin,00.html

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It was a bad weekend to be an English football fan, but Codemasters could be set to improve the mood.

The games company is reportedly planning to launch a version of the legendary footy title 'Sensible World Of Soccer' on the Xbox Live Arcade.

The game is regarded by many as one of the greatest ever football titles and, according to Eurogamer, was due to be hidden on the recently released 'Sensible Soccer 2006'.

A source said: "Codemasters originally planned to include the Amiga version of Sensible World of Soccer as an unlockable aspect of Sensible Soccer 2006."

'SWOS' was ultimately not included on the release, but a Codemasters spokesman revealed they are considering making the title available on Xbox Live Arcade.

Should make up for the so-so Sensi Soccer release this year.

Zooropa · 6th July 2006, 6:36am

The Amiga SWOS is awesome.
My favourite foot...no wait, my favourite GAME of all time.

Other versions just don't match up.

Robb · 7th July 2006, 2:34pm

w00t!

0x21 · 7th July 2006, 2:46pm

I'd consider buying a 360 for that. though its more likely I'll dig out one of the 3 amigas from the loft and play it on that

TheFallenAngel · 8th July 2006, 8:12am

I had it for the PC years ago. Heck I would still play it if there was a way they would issue updates for it.
As Zeb said the remake is absolutely gash, I played it for approximately 2 minutes before getting it the hell off my machine.

**PapaZeb** · 27th September 2006, 6:56pm

Just thought I'd bump this - been reading news about it - no substantial release date, but the news reminded me it's coming (mentioned in an article on joystiq about Doom being purchasable for XBox360 Live Arcade)

Zippy · 19th December 2006, 2:27pm

Anyone have a clue when this is being released, it's been dragging on for months now.

**PapaZeb** · 19th December 2006, 2:29pm

It's been dated Q1-Q2 2007 since the press release. Microsoft tends to barely release any details about XBLA game release dates...I think they like springing them on people.

RandomFactor · 15th March 2007, 3:26am

After monumentally fucking up Sensi at the last attemp, Codemasters are trying to make amends.

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Originally Posted by some guy from Codemasters, he probably has a beard

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Sensible World of Soccer, on Xbox Live Arcade and Vista this summer
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It's been much-anticipated but finally coming soon: Sensible World of
Soccer - the original and best football game of all time comes to
Xbox Live Arcade and Windows Vista in the summer!

Welcome to the first of the Sensible World of Soccer newsletters,
where, over the next few months, I'll be going wild over the latest
news about one of the most thrilling game releases for many a year.
I'll also be highlighting in-depth details about the game, through
our SWOS forum articles we started running in mid-February.

Firstly, and most importantly, as any fool knows, Sensible World of
Soccer (SWOS) was born out of the original version of Sensible Soccer
in 1994. Further iterations came each year until 1997. But it's the
1996 game, regarding as the pinnacle of the series, that'll form the
basis of the Xbox Live Arcade/Vista game released this summer. And
we're committed *not to change a thing* about the game's core
gameplay.

For more details on this, check out my forum post on the core code:
http://community.codemasters.com/for...d.php?t=162898

But what changes will there be to bring the game into the 21st
Century? Well, to make the game dazzle on Xbox 360 and Vista we've
given you the option to update the graphics to high-definition if you
want to. As our Director of Casual Gaming recently said on the
subject:

"Mode 1 will be the original Amiga game (we haven't touched the core
game code) with enhanced graphics and enhanced game features. Mode 2
will be the actual original Amiga game from the mid-90s."

Read more of this newsworthy interview here:
http://community.codemasters.com/for...d.php?t=157211

We've also highlighted the controls you'll be using in "Sensible
World of Soccer" this summer. This could be perceived as a boring
subject to some, but as SWOS renowned for its one button action, it's
an important one that we had to get right! And the Xbox 360 and PC
control system mirrors the simplicity of the original game - this
should be a 'given' with a game like SWOS. For more details on the
controls, check out the article here:
http://community.codemasters.com/for...d.php?t=165648

Colour me excited.

**PapaZeb** · 4th April 2007, 9:09pm

http://gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=24004

Delayed for a bit...seems they want some time to *drumroll* - polish up the new online multiplayer addition (single player gameplay will be untouched - they're specifically stating that the new enhancements to the game are all optional)

Also, they've stated a PC release will follow the XBLA release, so non-XBox360 owners can get in on the action.