Exciting Soccer
is an association football video game developed and released by Alpha Denshi for arcades in 1983. The top-down overhead perspective was later popularized by Tehkan World Cup from Tehkan.
A sequel, Exciting Soccer II, was released in 1984. Japan replaced Austria. It has new music, but gameplay is identical.
Gameplay
[Image:Exciting Soccer.png|thumb|left|Arcade screenshot]Up to two players can play. They can tackle, shoot, short pass, and long pass, and take corner kicks, throw-ins, and penalty shoot-outs. The game also includes cheerleaders, digitized voices and an influential overhead view. Six teams are available for selection: Italy, England, Brazil, West Germany, Austria, or France. In single-player mode, if the player wins, they start a new match with a harder opponent.