Viva Football
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| Developers | |
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| Crimson | |
| Publishers | |
| Virgin Interactive | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 1, 1999 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Sports |
| Sports | Football (Soccer) |
| Art styles | Realistic |
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Key points
- Released in the US as Viva Soccer, in Germany as Viva Fussball and in France as Absolute Football.
- Game freezes during the match loading screen on Windows XP or newer versions of Windows.[1]
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\SaveGame[Note 1] |
Video
Options menu
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Stretched, the game can be rendered in 16:9 resolutions but does not support 16:9 aspect ratios, FMVs and menus are Stretched and run at 640x480 resolution. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | Different camera angles can be selected during the match. | ||
| Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | 3 predefined layouts selectable as well as the ability to create a user defined layout. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | Controller or keyboard are required to play the game. | |
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | 3 predefined layouts selectable as well as the ability to create a user defined layout. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | [2] |
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| PlayStation controllers | [3] |
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| Generic/other controllers | [4] | |
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| Button prompts |  |
| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | [5] | |
| Haptic feedback | No vibration option in the game. | |
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Two people can use the keyboard and controller at the sametime. |
Keyboard bindings
Controller bindings
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music and SFX. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Portuguese | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 4 | Versus, Co-op |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | ||||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 6 | |
| Glide | ||
| Software renderer |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cutscenes | escape |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 133 Mhz (with 3D acceleration) Intel Pentium 166 Mhz (without 3D acceleration) |
Intel Pentium 166 Mhz (with 3D acceleration) Intel Pentium 200 Mhz (without 3D acceleration) |
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 18 MB | 100 MB |
| Video card (GPU) | PCI/AGP graphics card 2 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.1 compatible | Direct3D compatible PCI/AGP graphics card 4 MB of VRAM |
| Sound (audio device) | DirectX 6.1 compatible sound card | |
| Other | 4x CR-ROM drive | 8x CD-ROM drive |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-02-16
- Tested the game on Windows 10 Pro 64-bit version 1909 and Windows XP Pro SP3. Also tried dgVoodoo and nglide and got the same result.
- ↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-02-15
- Verified by testing the game with a Microsoft Xbox One Controller with a USB cable
- ↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-02-15
- Verified by testing the game with a Sony PlayStation DualShock 4 V2 Controller with a USB cable
- ↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-01-15
- Verified by using a ZD-108 controller
- ↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-02-16
- Verified by hot-plugging 2 different controllers