Soccer Mania (PlayStation 2)

Soccer Mania
Also known as: Football Mania (EU) Developer: Silicon Dreams Publishers: Electronic Arts, LEGO Interactive Platform: PlayStation 2 Released in US: June 17, 2002 Released in EU: June 21, 2002 This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused text.

To do: Document May 17 2002 prototype and demo version (PC).

A LEGO themed soccer game made by the same people behind LEGO Island 2.

Unused Text

NUMBER.TXT

A copy protection string found in various other games like The Sims 2 and The Simpsons Skateboarding.

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Executable

Unknown version

Text from an unknown build of the game.

UEFA 2001-2002
Lego Sooccer 1

Possibly a working title for the game, as well as a reference to UEFA Champions League Season 2001/2002, which Silicon Dreams previously developed, perhaps suggesting that Soccer Mania was based on said game.

YOUR_ARSE

A rude string.

This means that some internal self-test code has failed.  Press any button to try to continue - it may or may not be able to.
Pressing TRIANGLE will skip this particular assertion for the remainder of the run of the program

Text to run some internal program.

ENTERING CHOREO LOAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOW EXITING CHOREO LOAD, BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Entering and exiting the... Choreo Load!!!!, whatever that even is.

Debug Menus?

To do: See if these are accessible.

The executable also has text for at least two different debug menus.

DEBUG MENU SYSTEM ACTIVATED
Press button %i to select
Press button %i to cancel
**WARNING** - Too many menu items, press a button to continue
**WARNING** - Invalid team number was passed
press X button to continue
MIDFIELD
Home team
Away team
Press X button to select a player
Press Z button to return to the game
SELECT GAME PERIOD
===GOALIE TEST 1===
===GOALIE TEST 2===
===PLAYER COLLISION TEST===
===BALL COLLISION TEST===
===TACKLE TEST===
Preperiod First Half
Preperiod Second Half
Preperiod Extra Time
Preperiod Penalties
Kickoff First Half
Kickoff Second Half
Kickoff Extra Time
Postperiod First Half
Postperiod Second Half
Postperiod Extra Time
Postperiod Penalties
Modify camera parameters
Side view
Isometric view
End view
Change to Action cam
Change to Game cam
Select %s formation
%0d-%0d-%0d
Modify camera properties
Restart first half
Change game period
Change home formation
Change away formation
Swap home players
Swap away players
Replay mode
Resume game
Show results table
CHOOSE A MENU ITEM BELOW
SELECT 2 PLAYERS TO SWAP POSITIONS
WORLD CUP RESULTS
%d Competitions
Current stage %d
Total rounds %d
Current round %d
%s  vs  %s
Current game
LEAGUE STAGE - Group %d
KNOCKOUT STAGE - Round %d
Competition has not been created yet.
Round %d
Ingame/Models/Debug/DebugModels
Cam Height   : %03.02f Yards
Cam Angle    : %3d Degrees
Cam Radius   : %03.02f Yards
GameBall
PreMatchTarget
PrePenaltiesTarget
PenaltiesTarget
PostMatchTarget
PostPenaltiesTarget
StatsTarget
GoalReplayTarget
ChoreoTarget
InGameView
FreeView
PreMatchView
PrePenaltiesView
PenaltiesView
PostMatchView
PostPenaltiesView
StatsView
GoalReplayView
ChoreoView
ActionView
ActionCamera
ReplayCamera
PreMatchCamera
PrePenaltiesCamera
PenaltiesCamera
PostMatchCamera
PostPenaltiesCamera
StatsCamera
GoalReplayCamera
ChoreoCamera
InGameCamera
GameCameraList
MarkCamera
GameCameraDirector
KickShot
GameBall
PUStrHit
PUStlBgn
MIDFIELD

Debug Menu
Penalty Shoot Out
Tackle Test
Ball Test
Movement Test
Dribble Test
Game Speed
Animation Menu
Camera Menu
Add Home Goal
Add Away Goal
Logic Skip
Substitution Menu
Swap Players
Teams Swap Ends
Side View
Iso View
End View
Default View
Distance
GameSpeed %6.2f%%
Height %6.2f Yards
Distance %6.2f Yards
Skip To %d:%02d:%02d
Debug %s
%02d : %s, Position %d
Swap Selected

Build Info

Yet again in the executable is a build date.

VERSION 000.%03d.%03d (%s %s)
May 27 2002
15:22:05
PS2 (RELEASE)