<s>
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
,	O
often	O
called	O
Sensi	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
association	B-Application
football	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
series	O
which	O
was	O
highly	O
popular	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
and	O
which	O
still	O
retains	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sensible	O
Software	O
and	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
computers	O
in	O
1992	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Jon	O
Hare	O
and	O
Chris	O
Yates	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
their	O
previous	O
football	O
game	O
MicroProse	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
(	O
1988	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
Tehkan	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
a	O
zoomed-out	O
bird's-eye	B-Application
view	I-Application
(	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
games	O
until	O
then	O
such	O
as	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
and	O
Match	B-Application
Day	I-Application
used	O
a	O
closer	O
top-down	O
or	O
side	O
view	O
)	O
,	O
editable	O
national	O
,	O
club	O
and	O
custom	O
teams	O
and	O
gameplay	O
utilising	O
a	O
simple	O
and	O
user-friendly	O
control	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
topped	O
charts	O
such	O
as	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power'''s	O
"	O
All	O
Time	O
Top	O
100	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphic	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
other	O
Sensible	O
Software	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mega-Lo-Mania	B-Application
,	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
and	O
Sensible	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
"	O
to	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
,	O
Sociable	O
Soccer	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Jon	O
Hare	O
in	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
early	O
versions	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
mobile	O
and	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
were	O
shown	O
at	O
nine	O
different	O
public	O
venues	O
across	O
Europe	O
,	O
including	O
Gamescom	O
in	O
Cologne	O
and	O
the	O
London	O
Science	O
Museum	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
development	O
continuing	O
despite	O
an	O
initially	O
unsuccessful	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
on	O
Kickstarter.Sociable	O
Soccer	O
on	O
:	O
Kickstarter	O
,	O
13	O
November	O
2015	O
Sociable	O
Soccer	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	O
Early	O
Access	O
on	O
12	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
versions	O
to	O
follow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basis	O
for	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
was	O
MicroProse	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
home	O
computers	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Jon	O
Hare	O
and	O
programmed	O
by	O
Chris	O
Yates	O
,	O
who	O
adapted	O
the	O
gameplay	O
format	O
of	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
Tehkan	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
while	O
adding	O
their	O
own	O
elements	O
to	O
create	O
MicroProse	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hare	O
and	O
Yates	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
use	O
MicroProse	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
in	O
1992	O
,	O
making	O
further	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay.Sensible	O
World	O
of	O
Soccer	O
,	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
SWOS	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
would	O
make	O
a	O
return	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2006	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
full	O
3D	O
title	O
released	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Codemasters	O
,	O
the	O
holders	O
of	O
the	O
licence	O
,	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
across	O
all	O
PAL	B-Language
territories	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
design	O
capabilities	O
overseen	O
by	O
Jon	O
Hare	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
2006	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
9	O
June	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Codemasters	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
Sensible	B-Application
World	I-Application
of	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Kuju	O
Sheffield	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
summer	O
2007	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
both	O
the	O
classic	O
"	O
retro	O
"	O
visuals	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
SWOS	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
improved	O
high	O
definition	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
retains	O
the	O
exact	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
96/97	O
version	O
of	O
Sensible	B-Application
World	I-Application
of	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
music	O
from	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
2006.Sensible	O
World	O
of	O
Soccer	O
96/97	O
at	O
Eurogamer.net	O
Due	O
to	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
network	O
performance	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
was	O
delayed	O
in	O
order	O
for	O
"	O
significant	O
proportions	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
network	O
code	O
to	O
be	O
rewritten.Codemasters	O
talks	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
XBLA	B-Device
at	O
Eurogamer.net	O
After	O
missing	O
several	O
previous	O
release	O
dates	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
appeared	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
19	O
December	O
2007Gamespot	O
–	O
XBLA	B-Device
getting	O
Sensible	O
19	O
Dec	O
.	O
but	O
was	O
quickly	O
pulled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
statement	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
confirmed	O
that	O
an	O
incorrect	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
online	O
play	O
was	O
not	O
possible.SWOS	O
pulled	O
from	O
Live	O
Arcade	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
19	O
December	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reflecting	O
Sensible	O
Software	O
's	O
devil-may-care	O
approach	O
to	O
game	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
after	O
playing	O
around	O
with	O
sprites	O
from	O
Mega-Lo-Mania	B-Application
and	O
deciding	O
to	O
use	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
football	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TitleYear	O
of	O
releasePlatform(s )	O
Notes	O
(	O
All	O
versions	O
developed	O
by	O
Sensible	O
Software	O
except	O
as	O
stated	O
)	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
:	O
European	O
Champions	O
1992Amiga	O
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
DOS	B-Device
DOS	B-Device
version	O
converted	O
by	O
Wave	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
92/93	O
1992	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
,	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
Mega-CD	B-Device
,	O
Sega	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
Acorn	B-Device
Archimedes	I-Device
Slightly	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
,	O
including	O
red	O
and	O
yellow	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
and	O
Acorn	O
versions	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
92/93	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
simply	O
named	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
SNES	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
America	O
as	O
Championship	O
Soccer	O
'	O
94	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
International	O
Edition	O
1993	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
Atari	O
Jaguar	O
,	O
SNES	B-Application
Slightly	O
improved	O
version	O
,	O
including	O
slight	O
gameplay	O
adjustments	O
and	O
World	O
Cup	O
tournament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
Jaguar	O
version	O
by	O
Glenn	O
Williams	O
for	O
Renegade	O
Software	O
Sensible	B-Application
World	I-Application
of	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
1994	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
DOS	B-Device
Features	O
a	O
title	O
song	O
"	O
Goalscoringsuperstarhero	O
"	O
composed	O
by	O
Richard	O
Joseph	O
and	O
Jon	O
Hare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
SWOS	B-Application
contained	O
a	O
few	O
bugs	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
complaints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
update	O
disk	O
to	O
rectify	O
these	O
bugs	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
1995	O
(	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
converted	O
by	O
Wave	O
Software	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sensible	B-Application
World	I-Application
of	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
95	O
–	O
96	O
1995	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
DOS	B-Device
Improved	O
version	O
of	O
SWOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Chapman	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
programmer	O
said	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
version	O
they	O
originally	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
(	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
converted	O
by	O
Wave	O
Software	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sensible	B-Application
World	I-Application
of	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
:	O
European	O
Championship	O
Edition	O
1995	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
DOS	B-Device
Slightly	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
SWOS	B-Application
(	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
converted	O
by	O
Wave	O
Software	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sensible	B-Application
World	I-Application
of	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
96	O
–	O
97	O
1996	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
DOS	B-Device
Team	O
update	O
(	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
converted	O
by	O
Wave	O
Software	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sensible	B-Application
World	I-Application
of	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
97	O
–	O
98	O
1997	O
Amiga	B-Device
Unofficial	O
update	O
for	O
Sensible	B-Application
World	I-Application
of	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
96/97	O
(	O
Amiga	B-Device
)	O
created	O
by	O
Gideon	O
and	O
Dom	O
Cresswell	O
and	O
various	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sensible	B-Application
World	I-Application
of	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
97	O
–	O
98	O
World	O
Cup	O
Edition	O
1998	O
Amiga	B-Device
Another	O
unofficial	O
update	O
for	O
Sensible	B-Application
World	I-Application
of	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
96/97	O
(	O
Amiga	B-Device
)	O
created	O
by	O
Gideon	O
and	O
Dom	O
Cresswell	O
and	O
various	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
exclusively	O
on	O
the	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
Cover	O
CD	O
in	O
July	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
1998	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
3D	O
version	O
,	O
much	O
maligned	O
because	O
it	O
bore	O
little	O
relation	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
called	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
2000	O
,	O
and	O
reviewed	O
by	O
one	O
magazine	O
under	O
that	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
European	O
Club	O
Edition	O
1998	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Tweaked	O
update	O
version	O
(	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
converted	O
by	O
Krisalis	O
Software	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
Mobile	O
2005	O
Java	B-Language
Developed	O
by	O
Tower	O
Studios	O
for	O
Kuju	O
Wireless	O
(	O
now	O
acquired	O
by	O
Finesse	O
Mobile	O
)	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
2006	I-Application
2006	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
First	O
original	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
seven	O
years	O
(	O
developed	O
by	O
Kuju	O
Sheffield	O
and	O
Jon	O
Hare	O
)	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
Skillz	O
2006	O
Java	B-Language
Developed	O
by	O
Cobra	O
Mobile	O
Sensible	B-Application
World	I-Application
of	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
2007	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
A	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
96/97	O
version	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
(	O
cancelled	O
)	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Kuju	O
Sheffield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Added	O
features	O
include	O
a	O
toggable	O
option	O
between	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
(	O
original	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
2006	I-Application
)	O
,	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
a	O
zoom	O
function	O
and	O
leaderboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Christmas	O
1993	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
Sensible	O
Software	O
minigame	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
an	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
cover	O
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
Coverdisk	O
21	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
demos	O
was	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
:	O
England	O
vs	O
Germany	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
Meets	O
Bulldog	O
Blighty.Sensible	O
Soccer	O
:	O
England	O
vs	O
Germany	O
at	O
Hall	O
of	O
Light	O
This	O
featured	O
a	O
mode	O
of	O
play	O
that	O
involved	O
replacing	O
players	O
with	O
soldiers	O
from	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
ball	O
with	O
a	O
hand	O
grenade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
grenade	O
would	O
randomly	O
begin	O
to	O
flash	O
eventually	O
exploding	O
,	O
killing	O
any	O
nearby	O
players.Sensible	O
World	O
of	O
Moon	O
Soccer	O
a	O
free	O
covermount	O
disk	O
included	O
with	O
an	O
issue	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
magazine	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
Gameboy	B-Device
version	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
handheld.Sensible	O
Soccers	O
first	O
release	O
sold	O
roughly	O
200,000	O
copies	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
company	O
founder	O
Jon	O
Hare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Mega	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
#1	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
50	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.Mega	O
Magazine	O
,	O
p74	O
,	O
Maverick	O
Magazines	O
,	O
Issue	O
26	O
,	O
November	O
1994	O
The	O
Mega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
#2	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
10	O
Mega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
issue.Sensible	O
World	O
of	O
Soccer	O
1995/96	O
received	O
review	O
scores	O
of	O
96%	O
from	O
both	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
,	O
the	O
joint	O
highest	O
mark	O
given	O
for	O
any	O
game	O
by	O
either	O
magazine.Amiga	O
Power	O
top	O
scoring	O
reviews	O
at	O
Amiga	B-Device
Magazine	O
RackAmiga	O
Format	O
top	O
scoring	O
reviews	O
at	O
Amiga	B-Device
Magazine	O
Rack	O
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Gamesradar	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
50th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Gamesmaster	O
rated	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
7th	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Gamesmaster	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Top	O
10	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
listed	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
7	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
reported	O
that	O
Sensible	B-Application
World	I-Application
of	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
was	O
named	O
to	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
ten	O
most	O
important	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
Stanford	O
Professor	O
Henry	O
Lowood	O
and	O
the	O
four	O
members	O
of	O
his	O
committee	O
–	O
the	O
game	O
designers	O
Warren	O
Spector	O
and	O
Steve	O
Meretzky	O
;	O
Matteo	O
Bittanti	O
,	O
an	O
academic	O
researcher	O
;	O
and	O
Christopher	O
Grant	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
journalist	O
.	O
</s>
