FIFA 97

FIFA 97 also known as FIFA Soccer 97. This video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts based around the game of football (soccer). It was released in June 24, 1996 and versions for PlayStation, SNES, Mega Drive and Sega Saturnfollowed.FIFA 97 was the fourth game in the FIFA Series and the second to use the Virtual Stadium engine. Unlike the first game to use the engine, FIFA 97 features polygonal players as opposed to the 2D sprites used in FIFA Soccer '96. The engine however received complaints for being sluggish in the PC and PlayStation versions.

David Ginola graced the cover of the game in the European market. He also was used for motion capture for the polygonal models in the game. Bebetu (the Brazilian striker) was featured on the cover for the Americas and Asia-Pacific markets.The main new feature of the game other than the motion capture was the indoor football mode. There were six ways to play the game, including outdoor and indoor, as well as action and simulaton modes.The game's commentary included the names of the majority of players on the game, and the names of the teams were also said by John Motson.FIFA 97 features 10 songs which were made by EA Sports.