GOLDEN GOAL 98
Official Title  Golden Goal 98
Common Title  Golden Goal 98 / Mundial '98 / Bomba '98 / Pro Foot Contest 98
Serial Number(s)  SLES-01222
Region  PAL
Genre / Style  Soccer

Developer  Z-Axis, Ltd.
Publisher  BMG Interactive.
Date Released  15 April 1998
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SLES-01222
Serial Number In Disc SLES-01222
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 1
( 1 Data Track )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
91'1 MB
( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
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( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
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From the back cover.
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English

French

German

Italian

Spanish
Menus and gameplay are in Multi-5 (English, French, German, Italian & Spanish).

Z-Axis and Take 2 Interactive's Alexi Lalas International Soccer brings the global sport to your PlayStation. Players are greeted with two options -- a friendly match and the tournament. The former is simply a single game against a friend or the computer. In both modes, players have the option to choose from 70 actual international teams complete with real rosters.

The real meat and potatoes lies within the tournament aspect. Once a team has been selected, the objective is to guide them to the World Cup -- the supreme objective in soccer. After a team plays three matches, the knock-out tournament begins. Weaker teams that are prone to losing are then dropped from the tournament as the quarterfinals begin.

Tournaments are played just like the real thing -- commit an offense and you'll be penalized! The game uses official and up-to-date rulings (circa 1999) for international soccer. Like Electronics Arts says, "If it's in the game, it's in the game" -- Alexi Lalas Soccer features a wide variety of goal kicks, back-passes, slides, shin hits, etc.

In order to achieve the World Cup, it will be up to the player to manage his or her team successfully. To do this, you'll need to set up strategies depending on the team you're playing, initiate player substitutions and keep your eye focused on the gameplay. On each given team, you have the option of comparing each player in skill -- this becomes very useful for setting up squad formations (28 in all). Depending on your players' skills, you may want to set up a squad for attacking and a squad for defense. How you choose to do it is entirely up to you!

Alexi Lalas International Soccer comes equipped with over 250 motion captured soccer actions courtesy of Eric Wynalds who coincidentally is on the United States team with Alexi Lalas. Additionally, it combines high-resolution graphics with a variety of different camera angles (six in all). There is also an option to play the game in Spanish.

  Manufacturer's description:

ALEXI LALAS INTERNATIONAL SOCCER focuses on gameplay. Players can manage the tactics and strategies of their team with ease--you make all the important decisions. If the need arises, players can also create their own formations to exploit the weaknesses of the other team. All of the subtleties of soccer are here including 250 motion-captured animations. Along with excellent gameplay, there are tons of game options available: pick one of 70 real-world teams and play in a tournament to claim domination, or play a friendly match to get a quick soccer fix; play in a day game or night game; play with Alexi or against him. ALEXI LALAS INTERNATIONAL SOCCER will help you see why soccer is the most popular sport in the world.

ALL-STAR GAMEPLAY

Over 70 international teams
Multiple camera angles
Over 250 motion captured movements

  Features:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Soccer theme.
Number Of Players  1-2 Players
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  1 Block
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )
 Standard Controller ( Analog Controller compatible )
Compatible Light Guns
( Official Light Guns Only )
 None
Other Compatible Controllers
( Official Controllers Only )
 None
Special Controllers Included Or
Supported ( Official Only )
 None
Vibration Function Compatible  No
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v1.9.0
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 53, Compatibility=1,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.1.9.0
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe Cdrom plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  The game doesn't have it.
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
  Move character:  D-Pad
  Ground pass:  X Button
  Chip pass:  Circle Button
  Shoot at goal or clear the ball upfield in defense:  Square Button
  Switch target player (follow the red dot on the radar):  Triangle Button
  Through pass (ground):  L1 + X Button
  Through pass (chip):  L1 + Circle Button
  On the fly tactics:  R2 Buttons
  Intentional foul:  L2 Button
  Turbo:  L1 Button
  Pause game:  Start Button

 

MISC CODES:
  All Teams: Enter the following code at the team selection screen, then highlight Europe and press Left to access all the bonus teams -   L2, Left, R2, R1, L2, Right 

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 NTSC-U:
  • Alexi Lalas International Soccer [SLUS-00872]   
     
 PAL:
  • Three Lions: The Official England Team Game [SLES-00876]   
     

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