<s>
FIFA	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
96	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
FIFA	B-Application
96	I-Application
:	I-Application
Virtual	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
Stadium	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
football	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Extended	O
Play	O
Productions	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
32X	I-Device
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
compatible	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	B-Application
96	I-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
FIFA	O
series	O
,	O
its	O
tagline	O
being	O
"	O
Next	O
Generation	O
Soccer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
real-time	O
3D	O
graphics	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
32X	B-Device
,	O
and	O
DOS	O
versions	O
,	O
using	O
technology	O
called	O
"	O
Virtual	O
Stadium	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
editions	O
used	O
the	O
FIFA	B-Application
95	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	B-Application
96	I-Application
features	O
15	O
songs	O
which	O
were	O
composed	O
and	O
arranged	O
by	O
Graeme	O
Coleman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Maximum	O
applauded	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
realism	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
and	O
AI	O
behavior	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
multiple	O
camera	O
angles	O
and	O
league	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tommy	O
Glide	O
of	O
GamePro	O
hailed	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
realism	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
managed	O
to	O
surpass	O
even	O
the	O
3DO	O
version	O
of	O
FIFA	B-Application
International	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rob	O
Allsetter	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
applauded	O
the	O
comprehensive	O
selection	O
of	O
players	O
,	O
customizing	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
camera	O
angles	O
,	O
but	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
animation	O
is	O
"	O
both	O
slow	O
and	O
slightly	O
jittery.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Fifa	B-Application
'	I-Application
96	I-Application
makes	O
a	O
brave	O
attempt	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
real	O
thrill	O
of	O
football	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
sports	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
both	O
gave	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
particularly	O
praising	O
the	O
multiple	O
camera	O
angles	O
and	O
the	O
play-by-play	O
commentary	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
they	O
felt	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
very	O
lifelike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparing	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
they	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
has	O
more	O
vibrant	O
colors	O
and	O
larger	O
sprites	O
,	O
but	O
rougher	O
characters	O
and	O
less	O
smooth	O
scrolling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maximum	O
highly	O
criticized	O
it	O
as	O
having	O
a	O
lower	O
frame	O
rate	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
other	O
Saturn	B-Device
ports	O
of	O
soccer	O
games	O
all	O
were	O
very	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
originals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
they	O
declared	O
FIFA	B-Application
96	I-Application
"	O
the	O
dominant	O
soccer	O
in	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
market	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
advanced	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
and	O
the	O
weakness	O
of	O
the	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
that	O
even	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
devotion	O
to	O
realism	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
tremendously	O
fun	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generations	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
DOS	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
versions	O
were	O
similarly	O
laudatory	O
,	O
casting	O
praise	O
at	O
the	O
animations	O
,	O
commentary	O
,	O
maneuvers	O
,	O
real	O
world	O
teams	O
,	O
choice	O
of	O
camera	O
angles	O
,	O
and	O
simple	O
play	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
The	O
Athletic	O
Supporter	O
was	O
also	O
highly	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
Genesis	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
versions	O
,	O
saying	O
they	O
improved	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
FIFA	O
with	O
smoother	O
,	O
more	O
realistic	O
graphics	O
and	O
added	O
modes	O
and	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
plays	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
but	O
lacks	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
's	O
exciting	O
crowd	O
noise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
brief	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
may	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
sports	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
for	O
the	O
handheld	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
