Football fans aren't well served on Saturn at present - Victory Goal's a duffer and FIFA '96 is already starting to show its age. Both are outgunned by the impressive Euro '96.
Players move realistically, the research is meticulous (even of one of the stadiums looks a bit suspect) and the sometimes tricky controls reward you with a good variety of player skills.
The grounds themselves (all the actual ones the championships were played in) offer six different camera perspectives on the action. The highlight of the game, however, is the superb commentary by Barry Davies - a revelation for all those disappointed by John Motson's narrow selection of stock phrases in FIFA.
Next generation football games are a rapidly developing art and the best is certainly yet to come. However, Euro '96 sets the standard for now.
1st July 1996
