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FIFA 97

Title	FIFA 97
First release	1996
Developers	EA Canada, EA Vancouver
Publisher	EA Sports
Platforms	DOS, Game Boy, Mega Drive / Genesis, PC (Windows), PlayStation, SNES / Super Famicom, Sega Saturn
Genre	association football video game
Also known as	FIFA Soccer 97 · FIFA 1997
Players	1–4 players
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Mega Drive / Genesis: 1996-01-01, 1996-10-31 (NTSC) SNES / Super Famicom: 1996-01-01 (NTSC), 1996-09-06 (PAL) Game Boy: 1996-11-01 PlayStation: 1996-11-30 (PAL), 1996-12-13 (NTSC-J) Sega Saturn: 1997-01-01 (NTSC-U)
Wikidata ID	Q427337

MotionBlending technology utilizes professional soccer player movements to animate 27 fully rendered players during matches. Players can toggle between action and simulation modes, adjusting rules like offsides, fouls, and injuries. Competing in league or cup tournaments, users experience play-by-play commentary from John Motson, Andy Gray, and Des Lynam across multiple indoor and outdoor environments.

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Wikidata (Q427337) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (snes/fifa-97) · last updated 2026-10-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © EA Sports · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-J release) · © EA Sports · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (5): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © EA Sports · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (1): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © EA Sports · internal use only.

Logo: FIFA 97 (uploaded by Arikado1476), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (“FIFA 97 logo official (SGDB 90341).png”)

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Videos

Game Boy Longplay [297] FIFA Soccer '97

World-of-Longplays · Game Boy version · longplay · 1:14:18auto-matched
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