Codemasters, owners of the Sensible World of Soccer (SWOS) license, is reportedly considering a port of this classic 'football' title for Xbox Live Arcade. Sensible Software's beloved SWOS, which debuted for Amiga & DOS in 1994, was intended to be an unlockable in Codemasters' mediocre release, Sensible Soccer 2006, but ended up a no-show in the final version.While Codemasters readily admits, "Live Arcade is a platform we're evaluating certainly," the company is still trying to gauge the demand for a re-release.




















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If Tecmo Super Bowl comes out on XBLA, I'm sold. Other than that, I don't have much interest.
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I played this game for something like five years after the last iteration was released - there are still thousands of people all over Europe that play it today.
It would definitely sell incredibly well here in the UK and Europe - absolutely no question - there's no need for an evaluation there.
I don't think you guys in the US will see the attraction - but if there is going to be a cheap footy game on XBLA then one of the best ever would be a good place to start.
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I remember many nights passed playing Kick-off into the wee hours.
It would be great to play these over XBox Live. I've tried a variety of emulators (kalliera clients) to play over the net but none have really cut it.
My most wanted live arcade games: Bobble Bubble, Rainbow Islands, Parasol Stars. Also a decent pinball implementation (we never got Pure Pinball in the UK).
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Yeah, because the US doesn't have a soccer team and we don't understand the concept of "fun". Give me a break, man.
Just because we have other sports and soccer happens to not be in the top 3 popular in the country, doesn't mean we're completely blind to appreciation of it. Quite the contrary, as it tends to be Europeans who are so rabidly opposed to American sports, such as baseball, basketball, and American football.
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You can also find some overviews and screenshots on the website there.
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