
- #Backyard soccer mls edition openemu pro#
- #Backyard soccer mls edition openemu professional#
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The year 2000 saw Backyard Baseball 2001, which had licenses from Major League Baseball and Major League Baseball Players Association, followed that fall by Backyard Soccer MLS Edition, which was licensed by Major League Soccer. The first of the franchise to be licensed by a major sports league was 1999's Backyard Football, which featured Jerry Rice, Dan Marino, Drew Bledsoe, Barry Sanders, Brett Favre, John Elway, Randall Cunningham, and Steve Young. Each one was quite popular with children between 5 and 12, which is the target audience. In 1997, the first game in the series, Backyard Baseball, was released. Some of these games are playable with ScummVM emulator. However, since the game cannot pronounce the names of the player, the player's crazy nickname will instead be said.Īnother aspect of the games is the imaginative use of Power-Ups, allowing players to gain wacky "super-abilities." For instance, "Super Dunk" allows a basketball player to make an incredible dunk from nearly anywhere on the court, "Leap Frog" allows a football player to jump over the entire defensive line, and "Ice Cream Truck" causes the other team to be completely distracted for a brief period of time.Īll of the Backyard Sports games take place in the Junior Sports Neighborhood, with the exception of Backyard Football 2006 (which takes place on an unnamed island) and parts of Backyard Skateboarding, Backyard Hockey 2005, and Backyard Skateboarding: Game of the Year Edition.īackyard Sports games are produced by Humongous Entertainment. Players choose from silly nicknames such as "Fancy Pants" or "Noodles," customize physical attributes such as hair color and height, and then distribute skill points as desired.

Players can create their own athletes, starting in Backyard Football (1999).

The games evoke or supplant childhood memories for its players by recreating the types of sports fields seen in suburban parks and recreational areas.
#Backyard soccer mls edition openemu pro#
In the games, players form a team consisting of Backyard Kids and pro players, which they take through a "Backyard League" season, attempting to become the champions.
#Backyard soccer mls edition openemu series#
The series includes Backyard Baseball, Backyard Basketball, Backyard Football ( American football), Backyard Soccer, Backyard Hockey ( Ice hockey), and Backyard Skateboarding.
#Backyard soccer mls edition openemu professional#
The Backyard Sports series is the only game brand licensed by all the leading professional US sports leagues ( MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, and MLS). The series is best known for starring kid-sized versions of popular professional sports stars, such as Albert Pujols, Paul Pierce, Barry Bonds, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Tom Brady, Alex Rodriguez, Joe Thornton and Andy Macdonald. Backyard Soccer also features four types of power-ups on the field, which temporarily transform the ball into a cannonball, a tornado, a bowling ball, or a ball that burrows underground.Backyard Sports is a series of video games that play on both consoles and computers.

Penalty Practice has players brushing up on their goal-kicking skills from a view looking directly at the net. Both team and individual statistics are tracked for the season, including goals, penalty kicks, and team rankings. Season Play is a series of games in three separate divisions for the right to earn coveted trophies in the Backyard Soccer League. Single Game lets up to two players compete with their choice of teams, options, and fields. The action is played from a horizontal view in three types of competition: Single Game, Season Play, and Penalty Practice. A total of 24 fields are available to play on, ranging from an urban parking lot to a field made entirely of dirt.

Each athlete is individually rated in kicking, ball control, defense, and running, so players must choose carefully when assembling their dream team. Three female pro soccer players also join the lineup: Brandi Chastain, Briana Scurry, and Tiffeny Milbrett.īefore running out on the field, players can select one of ten authentic Major League Soccer teams or create their own squad by selecting a uniform type as well as the team's name. Players can assemble their teams from a roster of 30 Backyard Kids found in previous titles or one of the following ten professionals: Clint Mathis, Bobby Convey, Landon Donovan, Brian McBride, Chris Armas, Jay Heaps, Cobi Jones, Jason Kreis, Tony Meola, and Carlos Valderrama.
