Three Lions (The Official England Team Game), released in North America as Alexi Lalas International Soccer, is a video game developed by Z-Axis and published by Take-Two Interactive, based on European football (soccer). It was released for the PC, PlayStation and Game Boy Color on 17 April 1998 and in 1999 as the official video game of the English Football Association. Originally announced under the title "Major League Soccer",[1] it was also marketed under other names in other regions, including Golden Goal 98, Bomba:98 All Champions Challenge, Mundial:98 and Pro:Foot Contest 98.
Editions of the game in different regions feature native international footballers. In France, Pro:Foot Contest 98 features Didier Deschamps, in Italy, Bomba:98 All Champions Challenge features Roberto Di Matteo,[2] in North America, Alexi Lalas International Soccer features Alexi Lalas.[3]
Next Generation said, "If you're looking for speedy, no-nonsense physical play, you could do a lot worse than Alexi Lalas International Soccer."[11]Extreme PlayStation said, "Three Lions doesn't boast great graphics and has a few niggling flaws (like the omission of any type analog control), but there's enough innovation and gameplay here to give the other World Cup bandwagon games a run for their money."[15]
NotesEdit
^Two critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 2.5/10, and two others gave it each a score of 4/10.
ReferencesEdit
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^Marrin, John (1999-05-11). . Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on 2000-08-23. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
^Edge staff (June 1998). "Three Lions (PC, PS)" (PDF). Edge. No. 59. Future Publishing. p. 94. (PDF) from the original on 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
^Davison, John; Hsu, Dan "Shoe"; Chou, Che; Hager, Dean (August 1999). "Alexi Lalas International Soccer" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 121. Ziff Davis. p. 126. (PDF) from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
^Smith, Josh (1999-06-02). "Alexi Lalas International Soccer Review [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]". GameSpot. Fandom. from the original on 2005-01-12. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
^ ab"Alexi Lalas International Soccer". Next Generation. No. 56. Imagine Media. August 1999. p. 91. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
^Kujawa, Kraig (August 1999). "Alexi Lalas Int'l Soccer". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 2, no. 11. Ziff Davis. p. 88. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
^Pierce, Matthew (July 1998). . PC Gamer UK. No. 58. Future Publishing. Archived from the original on 2000-10-31. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
^"Alexi Lalas International Soccer". PSM. No. 24. Imagine Media. August 1999. p. 38. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
^"Three Lions". Extreme PlayStation. No. 6. Quay Publishing. June 1998. pp. 42–43. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
three, lions, video, game, three, lions, official, england, team, game, released, north, america, alexi, lalas, international, soccer, video, game, developed, axis, published, take, interactive, based, european, football, soccer, released, playstation, game, c. Three Lions The Official England Team Game released in North America as Alexi Lalas International Soccer is a video game developed by Z Axis and published by Take Two Interactive based on European football soccer It was released for the PC PlayStation and Game Boy Color on 17 April 1998 and in 1999 as the official video game of the English Football Association Originally announced under the title Major League Soccer 1 it was also marketed under other names in other regions including Golden Goal 98 Bomba 98 All Champions Challenge Mundial 98 and Pro Foot Contest 98 Three LionsDeveloper s Z AxisTarantula Studios GBC Publisher s Take Two InteractiveComposer s Allister BrimblePlatform s Microsoft Windows PlayStation Game Boy ColorReleaseEU 17 April 1998EU 1999 GBC NA 21 May 1999 PS Genre s SportsMode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Cover stars 2 Reception 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksCover stars EditEditions of the game in different regions feature native international footballers In France Pro Foot Contest 98 features Didier Deschamps in Italy Bomba 98 All Champions Challenge features Roberto Di Matteo 2 in North America Alexi Lalas International Soccer features Alexi Lalas 3 Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreGameRankings49 4 Review scoresPublicationScoreCNET Gamecenter7 10 5 Computer and Video Games nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Edge7 10 7 Electronic Gaming Monthly3 25 10 8 a Game Informer2 25 10 9 GameSpot3 3 10 10 IGN5 5 10 3 Next Generation nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 Official U S PlayStation Magazine nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 PC Gamer UK PC 41 13 PlayStation The Official Magazine nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 The PlayStation version received unfavorable reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings 4 Next Generation said If you re looking for speedy no nonsense physical play you could do a lot worse than Alexi Lalas International Soccer 11 Extreme PlayStation said Three Lions doesn t boast great graphics and has a few niggling flaws like the omission of any type analog control but there s enough innovation and gameplay here to give the other World Cup bandwagon games a run for their money 15 Notes Edit Two critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 2 5 10 and two others gave it each a score of 4 10 References Edit Sports Insider Previews Major League Soccer GamePro No 107 IDG August 1997 p 85 Retrieved 2023 07 30 GOLDEN GOAL 98 PAL PSX Data Center Archived from the original on 2020 06 28 Retrieved 2023 07 30 a b Perry Douglass C 1999 05 26 Alexi Lalas International Soccer IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on 2020 06 29 Retrieved 2023 07 30 a b Alexi Lalas International Soccer for PlayStation GameRankings CBS Interactive Archived from the original on 2019 05 01 Retrieved 2020 10 20 Marrin John 1999 05 11 Alexi Lalas International Soccer PS Gamecenter CNET Archived from the original on 2000 08 23 Retrieved 2023 07 30 Key Steve June 1998 Three Lions PS Computer and Video Games No 199 EMAP p 54 Retrieved 2020 10 20 Edge staff June 1998 Three Lions PC PS PDF Edge No 59 Future Publishing p 94 Archived PDF from the original on 2023 07 03 Retrieved 2023 07 30 Davison John Hsu Dan Shoe Chou Che Hager Dean August 1999 Alexi Lalas International Soccer PDF Electronic Gaming Monthly No 121 Ziff Davis p 126 Archived PDF from the original on 2023 01 27 Retrieved 2023 07 30 Alexi Lalas Int l Soccer Game Informer No 74 FuncoLand June 1999 Smith Josh 1999 06 02 Alexi Lalas International Soccer Review date mislabeled as May 2 2000 GameSpot Fandom Archived from the original on 2005 01 12 Retrieved 2023 07 30 a b Alexi Lalas International Soccer Next Generation No 56 Imagine Media August 1999 p 91 Retrieved 2020 10 20 Kujawa Kraig August 1999 Alexi Lalas Int l Soccer Official U S PlayStation Magazine Vol 2 no 11 Ziff Davis p 88 Retrieved 2020 10 20 Pierce Matthew July 1998 Three Lions PC Gamer UK No 58 Future Publishing Archived from the original on 2000 10 31 Retrieved 2023 07 30 Alexi Lalas International Soccer PSM No 24 Imagine Media August 1999 p 38 Retrieved 2023 07 30 Three Lions Extreme PlayStation No 6 Quay Publishing June 1998 pp 42 43 Retrieved 2021 08 26 External links EditThree Lions at MobyGames nbsp This association football video game article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Take Two Interactive related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Three Lions video game amp oldid 1172808903, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
