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Series artist Ryuji Higurashi recalled seeing the characters Guts Man and Heat Man in preview screenshots for Mega Man Soccer.
Although little has been said about the game's musical score, the song "We Are Rockman" by Tatsuo Kamon, used in the Japanese television commercial for Mega Man Soccer, was included on the Rockman Theme Song Collection CD.
Game Players made similar comments regarding sluggish control and slowdown when too many sprites cover the screen, while Nintendo Power cited poor play control "uncharacteristic of Capcom games".
GamePro ranked the game at number four on its "10 Weirdest Sports Games Ever".
Bill Barnwell of IGN also mentioned a similarity to the Mario series, but mentioned that the lack of excellent gameplay in Mega Man Soccer causes it to be "one of the worst soccer games you'll ever play". 1UP.coms Jeremy Parish contrarily recommended the game, calling it "nonsensical, sure, but awfully fun.
In 2018, Complex rated Mega Man Soccer 61st in their "The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time".
They felt the game was amazing because of its chaotic gameplay concluding: "Total win on this one, Capcom, total win."
Game magazinesIn the "Cross Review" of Famitsu it received 6, 5, 6 and 5 for a total of 22 out of 40, and in the "Game Report Card" based on reader voting in Family Computer Magazine it was rated as follows, 21.6 out of 30.
Mega Man Soccer was first announced in an interview with Capcom's Senior Vice President Joseph Morici in the March 1993 Game Players magazine.
Series artist Ryuji Higurashi recalled seeing the characters Guts Man and Heat Man in preview screenshots for Mega Man Soccer.
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