Written by: Rik

Don’t worry, you won’t see us cataloguing the endless annual updates of big licenses here. Okay, so there is some FIFA. But there’s also golf, rugby, tennis and pool. And cricket. Lots of cricket.

4D Sports: Boxing (1991)
Reviewed by: Rik - July 21, 2019
Boxing, in 3D, from the 90s.
4D Sports: Tennis (1990)
Reviewed by: Rik - July 7, 2013
Tennis, in 3D, from the 90s.
Action Soccer (1995)
Reviewed by: Rik - December 23, 2017
Eccentric arcade footy action from the team that went on to develop Puma World Football.
Actua Soccer (1995)
Reviewed by: Rik - July 6, 2014
Mid-90s rival of FIFA, featuring motion capture from Andy Sinton.
Beijing 2008 (2008)
Reviewed by: Rik - September 30, 2021
A comparatively modern take on the old track and field formula in this 2008 tie-in.
Brian Lara Cricket (1999)
Reviewed by: Rik - March 5, 2007
Brian Lara once blasted over 500 runs in a single match. Rik once batted through an entire innings while compiling a mammoth 5 not out - which means this is the closest he'll ever get to playing international cricket.
Brian Lara International Cricket 2005 (2005)
Reviewed by: Rik - January 17, 2011
Fun fact: Brian Lara has featured on more game box art than any other cricketer. But who will they turn to now he's retired?
Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 (2007)
Reviewed by: Rik - February 18, 2015
Brian returns one final time for the 2007 World Cup.
Championship Manager 00-01 (2000)
Reviewed by: Rik - September 13, 2005
Rik's not actually hunched over Microsoft Excel there, but rather one of the greatest football management games.
Championship Manager 2006 (2006)
Reviewed by: Rik - January 30, 2016
The 'other' version of Championship Manager, released after a split between publisher and developer.
Championship Manager Quiz (2001)
Reviewed by: Rik - November 30, 2014
A quiz game bearing the CM name. As you might expect.
Cricket 2005 (2005)
Reviewed by: Rik - August 4, 2013
Mid-00s cricket effort from EA, developed by HB Studios.
Cricket 96 (1996)
Reviewed by: Rik - February 4, 2018
PC port of Super International Cricket on the SNES. Also released as Ian Botham's International Cricket 96.
Cricket 97 (1997)
Reviewed by: Rik - January 12, 2014
Another cricket game developed by Beam and published by EA.
David Leadbetter's Greens (1991)
Reviewed by: Rik - June 16, 2007
"I knew Letterman was popular, but I didn't know he'd released his own golf game!" exclaimed FFG's self-proclaimed sport 'expert'. No Rik, David Leadbetter is a golf coach .
European Champions (1994)
Reviewed by: Rik - June 2, 2013
Top-down, or side-on? The choice is yours as you go in search of European footy glory.
FIFA 07 (2006)
Reviewed by: Rik - December 31, 2012
Football, football, football. FIFA, FIFA, FIFA. Rik returns to the ubiquitous series.
FIFA 2000 (1999)
Reviewed by: Rik - April 23, 2019
It's only us... A football game with music and motion capture from Robbie Williams.
FIFA 96 (1995)
Reviewed by: Rik - July 30, 2012
And so it begins. The first of many annual editions of EA's football sim.
FIFA International Soccer (1994)
Reviewed by: Rik - June 24, 2012
Before it came to dominate the world, FIFA was just another contender. Rik takes a look back at the first game in the series.
FIFA Soccer Manager (1997)
Reviewed by: Rik - March 9, 2010
Football, or 'soccer' management, as seen through the eyes of those crazy Canadians at EA. Better luck next time, fellas.
Football Glory (1995)
Reviewed by: Rik - June 5, 2016
Sensible Soccer lookalike from Croteam.
Football Manager 2006 (2005)
Reviewed by: Rik - May 24, 2015
Championship Manager gets a new name, mid-00s. Rik returns to the Swindon hot-seat.
Goal! (1994)
Reviewed by: Rik - February 26, 2012
Goal! Always believe in your sooouuul, you've got the power to know, you're indestructibuuulll. (Sorry). Football fun from the creator of Kick Off.
Graham Gooch World Class Cricket (1993)
Reviewed by: Rik - November 8, 2010
Computer cricket from way back when. Is your pulse racing yet?
Hardball III (1992)
Reviewed by: Discussion - April 29, 2012
Stoo and Rik team up to make sense of some US sport - with mixed results.
ICC Cricket World Cup England 99 (1999)
Reviewed by: Rik - November 10, 2023
A bad game based on a bad tournament with a bad performance from the home team. But there's a little bit more to it than that...
International Cricket Captain 2 (1999)
Reviewed by: Rik - June 13, 2005
Cricket's answer to Championship Manager in the 90s and 00s.
International Cricket Captain III (2007)
Reviewed by: Rik - May 8, 2020
The previous ICC game was reviewed when Rik still did sport and exercise. Older and fatter, he makes a belated return to the series.
International Soccer Challenge (1990)
Reviewed by: Rik - April 2, 2017
Early 90s pseudo-3D soccer effort from Red Rat Software.
International Superstar Soccer 3 (2003)
Reviewed by: Rik - July 26, 2014
Konami's football series comes to PC. No, not Pro Evo - the other one.
Jimmy White's Cueball World (2001)
Reviewed by: Rik - January 19, 2005
Blame the chalk! The Whirlwind teams up with Archer Maclean again for this globe-trotting effort.
Kick Off 2 (1990)
Reviewed by: Rik - February 26, 2012
The original top-down football classic (well, original except for the first Kick Off game, that is).
Kick Off 3: European Challenge (1994)
Reviewed by: Rik - July 5, 2020
The Kick Off series continues without creator Dino Dini.
Manchester United Europe (1991)
Reviewed by: Rik - November 7, 2015
Side-on 90s footy following the fortunes of the Cup Winners Cup winning team of 1991.
Manchester United: The Double (1994)
Reviewed by: Rik - October 22, 2017
A return to Old Trafford, around the start of United's domestic dominance.
Microprose Soccer (1989)
Reviewed by: Rik - March 24, 2024
Sensible Software's footballing debut, converted to PC.
NBA Jam: Tournament Edition (1995)
Reviewed by: Rik - June 14, 2020
He's heating up... a belated PC conversion of an arcade and console favourite.
NBA Live 95 (1995)
Reviewed by: Rik - August 23, 2020
The first game from EA's long-running NBA Live series.
New Star Soccer 5 (2011)
Reviewed by: Rik - July 16, 2017
Indie challenger to the established footy brands, in which you take charge of a single player.
Olympic Soccer (1996)
Reviewed by: Rik - August 24, 2019
Footy tie-in with the 1996 Summer Games.
PGA Tour Golf 486 (1994)
Reviewed by: Rik - May 28, 2018
Golf from EA featuring digitised 90s pros.
Pool Paradise (2004)
Reviewed by: Rik - November 27, 2011
More pool from Awesome Studios. This time, you're on a tropical island.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (2007)
Reviewed by: Rik - August 7, 2013
Konami switch from numbered sequels to yearly updates for this instalment of PES.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (2009)
Reviewed by: Rik - January 27, 2018
The PES series stumbles and fumbles out of the 00s.
Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (2004)
Reviewed by: Rik - May 26, 2010
Football from console-land that proves to be better than, er, anything else, really.
Puma World Football '98 (1997)
Reviewed by: Rik - August 5, 2001
Everyone seemed to miss this, yet it was arguably more fun than some of the big names in PC football.
Rugby Challenge 2006 (2005)
Reviewed by: Rik - October 29, 2011
A review of a rugby game. Warning: contains unnecessary anecdotes.
Sensible Golf (1994)
Reviewed by: Rik - September 25, 2014
Sensible Software try their hand at golf.
Sensible Soccer (1993)
Reviewed by: Rik - June 5, 2016
Tiny-man football from the 90s.
Sensible Soccer 2006 (2006)
Reviewed by: Rik - December 29, 2020
00s reboot of the Sensible brand from Codemasters.
Sensible Soccer: European Club Edition (1998)
Reviewed by: Rik - June 13, 2014
Sensible Soccer moves into 3D in this late-90s effort.
Sensible World of Soccer (1995)
Reviewed by: Rik - July 18, 2005
Was Sensible World of Soccer a classic of old? Not so, according to Rik, who likes to accost random passers-by and rant at them about it.
Sky Sports Football Quiz (2001)
Reviewed by: Rik - November 30, 2014
Footy trivia from the early 00s, featuring Sky Sports' Kirsty Gallacher.
Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe (1992)
Reviewed by: Rik - April 16, 2016
Futuristic football with added violence.
Striker (1993)
Reviewed by: Rik - February 25, 2016
Arcade football fun from Rage.
Striker '95 (1995)
Reviewed by: Rik - March 3, 2016
Underwhelming football sequel featuring commentary from Andy Gray.
Tennis Masters Series (2001)
Reviewed by: Rik - November 18, 2007
Apparently, the Tennis Masters Series is one of the world's most prestigious tournaments. Who knew? [Most people - FFG reader]
The F.A. Premier League STARS 2001 (2000)
Reviewed by: Rik - March 21, 2021
A short-lived football spin-off from EA with a claim to offer the full and authentic Premier League experience.
The Games: Summer Challenge (1992)
Reviewed by: Rik - September 6, 2008
It's one of those multi-event athletics games that lets you taste medal-winning glory from the comfort of your own home. You hero.
The Games: Summer Edition (1988)
Reviewed by: Rik - August 12, 2012
The real-life Olympics once again sends us scuttling off to dig out a computer equivalent. Expect another in four years.
The Games: Winter Challenge (1991)
Reviewed by: Rik - February 21, 2010
Like Summer Challenge, but with winter instead of summer.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (2006)
Reviewed by: Rik - September 3, 2023
[Whispers] Hey, have we used 'Rik dons a tank top and heads for the tee' for a golf game yet? No? Golf from the mid-00s, featuring the world's most famous golfer... Rik dons a tank top and heads for the tee.
Total Soccer (1998)
Reviewed by: Rik - March 17, 2007
A top-down football game with a difference. Actually, scrap that last bit - I was just trying to make it sound a bit more interesting.
UEFA Champions League (1995)
Reviewed by: Rik - December 2, 2017
2D footy of unsuitable calibre for a license based on the premier European football competition.
UEFA Champions League: Season 2001/2002 (2002)
Reviewed by: Rik - October 26, 2019
Silicon Dreams restore some credibility to the CL name.
UEFA Euro 96 England (1996)
Reviewed by: Rik - July 21, 2024
Back when there were only 30 years of hurt which never stopped us dreaming, Gremlin brought us this spin-off from Actua Soccer.
Vancouver 2010 (2010)
Reviewed by: Rik - February 7, 2022
Rik heads off to Canada in search of danger, excitement and Olympic glory.
Virtua Tennis (2002)
Reviewed by: Rik - February 5, 2007
I was tempted to try and come up with some terrible 'Virtua' pun here, but decided against it. It's tennis. On PC.
Viva Football (1998)
Reviewed by: Rik - October 8, 2007
A chance to rewrite World Cup history. Nice idea - if only the game was any good (which it isn't).
World Cup 98 (1998)
Reviewed by: Rik - December 22, 2022
Relive the tournament of Bergkamp's great turn and Ronaldo's funny turn with this tie-in from EA.