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COOL STUFF VIDEO GAME THAT'S JUST FOR KICKS.


Byline: - Daily News

Your kids will get a kick out of Backyard Soccer Backyard Soccer is a series in the Backyard Sports franchise, developed and published by Atari. It was first released in 1998 for the Mac and PC and was released for the PlayStation in 2001. Synopsis
You start by picking a team and its players.
 MLS See multilevel security.  Edition, the latest scaled-down sports game A sports game is a computer or video game that simulates the playing of traditional sports. They are extremely popular, the genre including some of the best-selling games.  for PC and Mac computers from Humongous Entertainment (price is a scaled-down $19.99, too).

Despite a game title that refers to the men's U.S. pro soccer league, Backyard Soccer features both female and male players. In keeping with the game's kid-oriented nature, animated caricatures of MLS stars such as Carlos Valderrama Carlos Valderrama is a common personal name that can refer to different people:
  • Carlos el Pibe Valderrama, former Colombian football player.
  • Carlos Valderrama, a Venezuelan baseball player.
 and Cobi Jones and U.S. National Women's Team stars such as Tiffeny Milbrett and Brandi Chastain look as they might have when they were children.

The game is pitched for children ages 5 to 10.

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Title Annotation:L.A. Life
Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Nov 7, 2000
Words:119
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