<s>
Backyard	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
Backyard	B-Application
Football	I-Application
(	O
PC	B-Device
)	O
or	O
Junior	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Football	I-Application
(	O
PlayStation	B-Device
)	O
and	O
in	O
Australia	O
as	O
Junior	O
Sports	O
Soccer	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
association	O
football	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Backyard	O
Sports	O
series	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Humongous	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
1998	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2001	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
in	O
2008	O
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	O
version	O
of	O
Backyard	B-Application
Basketball	I-Application
,	O
were	O
the	O
only	O
Backyard	O
Sports	O
titles	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backyard	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
received	O
moderate	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
the	O
hard-to-use	O
controls	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
and	O
long	O
loading	O
time	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
graphics	O
were	O
praised	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brad	O
Cook	O
of	O
Allgame	O
was	O
critical	O
to	O
the	O
controls	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
