<s>
Striker	B-Application
is	O
a	O
soccer	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
first	O
released	O
by	O
Rage	O
Software	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
also	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	B-Device
Amiga	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
bundled	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Application
1200	I-Application
launch	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Coconuts	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
as	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
French	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Striker	B-Application
is	O
known	O
as	O
Eric	B-Application
Cantona	I-Application
Football	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
,	O
playing	O
on	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
French	O
forward	O
Eric	O
Cantona	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
release	O
of	O
Striker	B-Application
was	O
known	O
as	O
World	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
versions	O
were	O
branded	O
as	O
Sega	O
Sports	O
Striker	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
Magazine	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
94%	O
in	O
its	O
June	O
1992	O
issue	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
Screenstar	O
award	O
while	O
German	O
magazine	O
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
awards	O
the	O
game	O
64%	O
in	O
the	O
September	O
1992	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1995	O
,	O
Striker	B-Application
sold	O
700,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
World	O
Cup	O
Striker	B-Application
(	O
known	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Elite	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
basically	O
a	O
repackaged	O
version	O
of	O
Striker	B-Application
,	O
but	O
slightly	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	O
Boy	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Denton	O
Designs	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Soccer	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Elite	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
(	O
both	O
published	O
by	O
GameTek	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
World	O
Cup	O
Striker	B-Application
(	O
published	O
by	O
Coconuts	O
Japan	O
and	O
endorsed	O
by	O
Yasutaro	O
Matsuki	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
Striker	B-Application
Pro	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Striker	B-Application
:	O
World	O
Cup	O
Special	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
Striker	B-Application
'	O
95	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Striker	B-Application
franchise	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
for	O
the	O
Panasonic	B-Device
M2	I-Device
but	O
it	O
never	O
happened	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
cancellation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
later	O
Striker	B-Application
'	I-Application
96	I-Application
(	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Striker	B-Application
:	O
World	O
Cup	O
Premiere	O
Stage	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Striker	B-Application
'	I-Application
96	I-Application
is	O
known	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
soccer	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
UEFA	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Striker	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
follow	O
up	O
,	O
UEFA	O
2001	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
2000	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
in	O
October	O
2000	O
when	O
Infogrames	O
was	O
re-evaluating	O
their	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
support	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
on	O
any	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
