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Ronaldo V-Football for PlayStation 1
Ronaldo V-Football for PlayStation 1 centres on Brazilian football and Ronaldo Nazário. You choose a national team and play three-dimensional matches in which short passes, through balls and shots follow one another quickly. The camera shows the pitch from different angles, with an adjustable distance from the action. You can therefore choose a wider view to find an unmarked teammate, or stay closer to the players during an attack down the wing.
Alongside individual matches, there are several competitions, including the Arcade Cup and V-Football Cup. You can adjust the rules and match conditions and adapt your formation to the opposition. Fifteen stadiums, spectators in the stands and a samba soundtrack give matches a distinctive atmosphere. Moving forward quickly creates chances, but when you lose possession you need to switch defenders in time and close the space in front of your own goal.
You play alone against the computer or with two players on the same PlayStation. For a head-to-head match, connect two standard controllers; no Multitap is needed for this. The PAL packaging lists analogue control support and one block on a PlayStation memory card for saved data. The game is about making passes, runs and tackles yourself. Tactical choices help you do this, but do not take control of the match away from you.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 1 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Ronaldo V-Football for PlayStation 1 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Ronaldo V-Football
Infogrames released Ronaldo V-Football for the original PlayStation in 2000. French developer Power and Magic, also known as PAM Development, built the football game. Its name refers to Brazilian striker Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, not Cristiano Ronaldo. Infogrames used his face and reputation to present a football game of its own alongside the annual games from EA Sports and Konami. The Brazilian identity therefore had a clear presence beyond the packaging as well.
Alongside Ronaldo, the original packaging names Nike and the Brazilian football confederation as rights holders. When presenting the game in 2000, the publisher emphasised both the player and Brazil’s national team. Samba in the music and the emphasis on individual moves fit that approach. At the same time, the structure remained familiar for a console football game of the period: a full pitch, teams with different attributes, several camera angles and competitions played match by match.
A Game Boy Color edition developed by Bit Managers also appeared under the same name. That was a separate development for a handheld system, while Power and Magic handled the three-dimensional PlayStation matches. The console edition thus preserves its own picture of football around the turn of the millennium. Its names, presentation and structure belong to that original period, when a partnership with one famous footballer offered an alternative to branding built primarily around an entire competition or association.
Similar games for PlayStation 1
FIFA 2000 likewise gives you direct control over a full team on PlayStation, with passing, shooting and adjustable formations. EA Sports divides its attention between club competitions and national teams. Ronaldo V-Football focuses more explicitly on international matches and the Brazilian star as its identifying figure. Both let you start a standalone match quickly, but FIFA also offers a broader club context if you prefer playing with a regular league side rather than a national team.
ISS Pro Evolution shares the search for space between defenders and the choice between a short pass and a through ball. Konami puts considerable emphasis on moving the ball and also provides a separate route for building a club side through Master League. Ronaldo V-Football takes its cup tournaments and Brazilian presentation as its own starting point. Their similarity lies in constructing attacks yourself; the long-term club development of ISS has no equivalent central role here.
UEFA Euro 2000, like Ronaldo V-Football, revolves around international matches and progressing through a tournament. EA builds its entire presentation around the official European championship in the Netherlands and Belgium, including qualification. Ronaldo looks further beyond Europe and uses its own V-Football Cup. In both, you work towards a final one match at a time, but one structure refers to a specific European event and the other to international football more broadly.
Actua Soccer 3, like Ronaldo V-Football, puts three-dimensional players on a full football pitch. Gremlin also offers numerous club teams and room for larger groups: up to eight people with two PlayStation Multitaps and a controller for each participant. Ronaldo stays with one or two players and requires only two controllers for a head-to-head match. They thus share the visible on-pitch action, but differ clearly in how many people can join in simultaneously on the same console.
adidas Power Soccer combines regular football with a deliberately exaggerated arcade option. There you can perform special shots and rough moves that substantially change the sporting contest. Ronaldo V-Football also uses a recognisable name to give its football game an identity, but keeps the action closer to passes, positioning and regular attempts on goal. When you launch a quick attack in either game, Ronaldo focuses on finding space, while adidas can also make it about a special power move.
