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World Cup Year 90 Compilation C64

The World Cup Year 90 Compilation for the Commodore 64 is a collection of three football games released in 1990 by Empire Software (UK) to capitalize on the Italia ’90 World Cup.

The compilation includes:
Kick Off: A fast-paced, overhead-view arcade soccer game known for its speed and accessibility, although some reviewers noted graphically inferior compared to its 16-bit counterparts.

Gary Lineker’s Hot-Shot!: A full-scale, eleven-a-side game with a top-down view, featuring sliding tackles, throw-ins, corners, goal kicks, fouls, and a league structure. Graphics were considered superior to Kick Off by some reviewers.

Tracksuit Manager: A text-based football management simulation, offering detailed team management and minute-by-minute match reports.

The compilation came with an A3 World Cup poster.
Reviews for the individual games within the compilation, particularly Kick Off and Tracksuit Manager, were generally positive, praising the compilation as a whole, despite some graphical shortcomings and potential redundancy for those who already owned the individual titles.

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