Goal! Goal! Goal!

1995 video game

Goal! Goal! Goal!

Developer(s)| Visco Corporation
Publisher(s)| SNK
Director(s)| Don Gabacho
Producer(s)| Tetsuo Akiyama
Programmer(s)| N. Yamaguchi
Artist(s)| E‑Ayasu
H. Maehara
H. Mawatari
Composer(s)| Act Japan
Platform(s)| Arcade
Release|

* WW: 1995[1]

Genre(s)| Sports
Mode(s)|

* Single-player
* Multiplayer

Arcade system| Neo Geo MVS

Goal! Goal! Goal![a] is a football/soccer video game developed by Visco and edited by SNK in 1995 for the Neo-Geo console.[2][3][4]

## Gameplay[edit]

Gameplay screenshot showcasing a match between America and Switzerland.

The game represents a simplified football/soccer World cup, which consists of eliminating 7 teams to win the final victory. The first 3 are announced simulating a group stage prior to the direct elimination stage. The other 4, as part of that stage. In that second stage, all the classified selections are shown and which are advancing and which are staying along the way.[5]

Each match lasts 2 minutes, stopping the time each time the ball is not in play, contrary to the official rules of this sport. When the clock reaches zero, there will be 12 extra seconds not shown on the screen, as injury time.

As in many football/soccer games that are not simulators, in case of draw is needed to continue with an additional credit, and then decide whether to repeat the game or opt for a penalty shootout.

### Teams[edit]

The game presents 28 national teams, which have 3 characteristics that differentiate them from each other, which are shown when choosing each one: Shooting, Defense and Speed.[5] The countries represented are, in order of position on the selection screen:

America* |  Mexico |  Colombia |  Bolivia |  Netherlands |  Belgium |  Ireland

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Spain |  Morocco |  Brazil |  Argentina |  Germany |  Switzerland |  Nigeria
Italy |  Cameroon |  Norway |  Sweden |  Bulgaria |  Romania |  Greece
Saudi Arabia |  Russia |  Korea* |  Japan |  France |  England |  Uruguay

* America refers to the United States, while Korea refers to South Korea.

### Formations[edit]

There are 6 types of formations to choose from, and the chosen one cannot be changed throughout the game.[5] They appear as follows on the screen:

4-4-2 | 3-4-3

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4-2-4 | 5-3-2
4-3-3 | 3-5-2

## Development and release[edit]

Goal! Goal! Goal! was developed by Visco and edited by SNK. It was released in 1995 for the Neo-Geo console.[2][3] Visco Corporation was based in Kyoto, Japan and has partnered with the NES, Super Nintendo, and Nintendo 64.[4]

## Reception[edit]

Reception

Review scorePublication| Score

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AllGame| [6]

AllGame's Kyle Knight gave an overall positive review of Goal! Goal! Goal!.[6]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Japanese: ゴール！ゴール！ゴール！, Hepburn: Gōru! Gōru! Gōru!

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Goal! Goal! Goal!". arcade-history.com. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
2. ^ a b "新作情報 アーケード - GOAL! GOAL! GOAL!". Neo Geo Freak (in Japanese). No. 2\. Geibunsha. June 1995. pp. 74–75.
3. ^ a b "Dossier: Neo Geo Y SNK — Deportivos". GamesTech (in Spanish). No. 11\. Ares Informática. July 2003. p. 61.
4. ^ a b González, Alberto (February 6, 2015). "Retro: Goal! Goal! Goal! — No sólo de juegos de lucha vivía Neo Geo. Recordamos un juego de fútbol particular, distinto y sobre todo, divertidísimo". Vandal (in Spanish). El Español. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
5. ^ a b c Parada, Jaime (19 April 2012). "Goal! Goal! Goal! (1995)". Insert Coin (in Spanish). Retrieved October 21, 2019.
6. ^ a b Knight, Kyle (1998). "Goal! Goal! Goal! - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2020-05-07.

## External links[edit]

* Goal! Goal! Goal! at GameFAQs
* Goal! Goal! Goal! at Killer List of Videogames
* Goal! Goal! Goal! at MobyGames

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