<s>
Fever	B-Application
Pitch	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Head-On	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
soccer	O
video	O
game	O
originally	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
U.S.	O
Gold	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
approach	O
to	O
soccer	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
titles	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Fever	B-Application
Pitch	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
playing	O
across	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
modes	O
available	O
against	O
with	O
either	O
CPU-controlled	O
opponents	O
or	O
other	O
players	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
of	O
their	O
choosing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
a	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
in	O
December	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fever	B-Application
Pitch	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Genesis/Mega	O
Drive	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
towards	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
upgrade	O
the	O
various	O
abilities	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
players	O
upon	O
winning	O
matches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
also	O
received	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
to	O
the	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
from	O
the	O
Genesis	O
original	O
while	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
,	O
though	O
criticized	O
for	O
not	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
,	O
was	O
generally	O
well-received	O
and	O
considered	O
by	O
some	O
reviewers	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
FIFA	O
series	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
International	B-Device
Superstar	I-Device
Soccer	I-Device
from	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fever	B-Application
Pitch	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
soccer	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
played	O
from	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
in	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
environment	O
with	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
port	O
,	O
the	O
Genesis	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
versions	O
feature	O
support	O
for	O
multitap	B-Device
accessories	O
,	O
allowing	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
people	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
port	O
was	O
originally	O
previewed	O
in	O
early	O
1995	O
by	O
French	O
magazine	O
CD	O
Consoles	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Red	O
Hot	O
Soccer	O
,	O
featuring	O
various	O
differences	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
showcased	O
at	O
Autumn	O
ECTS	O
'	O
95	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
Corporation	O
UK	O
marketing	O
manager	O
Darryl	O
Still	O
stated	O
in	O
a	O
2016	O
interview	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
chosen	O
to	O
be	O
ported	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
Atari	O
's	O
European	O
center	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
established	O
in	O
January	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
working	O
alongside	O
small	O
game	O
developers	O
around	O
the	O
region	O
to	O
make	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fever	B-Application
Pitch	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
1995	O
by	O
U.S.	O
Gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
August	O
1995	O
and	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Germany	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
Basler	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jetzt	I-Application
geht	I-Application
's	I-Application
los	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
on	O
both	O
the	O
Genesis/Mega	O
Drive	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
endorsed	O
by	O
the	O
former	O
German	O
winger	O
athlete	O
Mario	O
Basler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
by	O
Distinctive	O
Developments	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
in	O
both	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
15	O
December	O
1995	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Fever	B-Application
Pitch	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
in	O
both	O
regions	O
(	O
previous	O
North	O
American	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
used	O
the	O
title	O
Head-On	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
was	O
planned	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
more	O
strategy	O
than	O
the	O
average	O
soccer	O
sim	O
and	O
is	O
decently	O
fun	O
,	O
especially	O
when	O
using	O
a	O
multitap	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
both	O
the	O
Genesis/Mega	O
Drive	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
versions	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
sounds	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis/Mega	O
Drive	O
version	O
,	O
while	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
,	O
were	O
more	O
than	O
good	O
enough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
later	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
said	O
that	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
with	O
no	O
enhancements	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
next-generation	O
hardware	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
also	O
found	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
retained	O
the	O
fun	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
summarized	O
,	O
"	O
Not	O
exactly	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
soccer	O
idealists	O
,	O
Fever	B-Application
Pitch	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
is	O
fun	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
little	O
on	O
the	O
frivolous	O
side.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
ranked	O
Fever	B-Application
Pitch	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
98th	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
summarizing	O
:	O
"	O
Not	O
that	O
accomplished	O
as	O
a	O
full-on	O
footy	O
sim	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
comedy	O
makes	O
it	O
that	O
little	O
bit	O
different.	O
"	O
</s>
