| Collapsible: | no |
| State: | expanded |
| Italic Title: | yes |
| Adidas Power Soccer | |
| Developer: | Psygnosis |
| Publisher: | Psygnosis |
| Platform: | PlayStation, Windows |
| Released: | 1996 |
| Genre: | Sports |
| Modes: | Single-player |
Adidas Power Soccer is a football simulation video game developed and published by British developer Psygnosis and sponsored by German sportswear company Adidas. Released in 1996, the game launched versions for PlayStation and Windows. It spawned the sequels Adidas Power Soccer International 97 and Adidas Power Soccer 98.
Adidas Power Soccer used motion-captured animation for real soccer players from the German, Italian, and English leagues.
A Sega Saturn version was ported by Perfect Entertainment and was reportedly close to completion before cancellation. Saturn Power magazine reported that it would have been "placed between" Adidas Power Soccer and Adidas Power Soccer 98 in terms of features and gameplay, but that all in-game sounds had to replaced entirely as they were the copyright of Psygnosis.[1]
In the United Kingdom, it was among the nineteen best-selling PlayStation games of 1996, according to HMV.[2]
Next Generation reviewed the PlayStation version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "If you're looking for the perfect soccer sim, Worldwide Soccer II is still the only choice, but Adidas Power Soccer is more than worth the purchase if you're in for some far-out arcade action."[3] GameSpot rated the game 7/10, stating that Power Soccer "rises high above the standard soccer fare... fans will love all the detail and options".[4]