Ultimate Beach Soccer, released as Pro Beach Soccer in Europe, is a beach football video game developed by PAM Development and published by DreamCatcher Interactive (in North America) and Wanadoo (in Europe) in 2003 for the Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Windows. As per the standardised rules of beach football matches take place on a smaller field of play, with five players per side and unlimited substitutions allowed.
Players have the choice of four stadia, located in Bangkok, Rio de Janeiro, Marseille, or Venice Beach, with dusk and nighttime settings at each. 32 teams are included for selection, with real-life players such as Eric Cantona, Julio Salinas, and Daniele Massaro playable. Up to four players are supported on the Xbox and PS2 versions, with two players on the Game Boy Advance (via link cable) and PC. The game features up to six modes: friendly, arcade, Pro Beach Soccer Tour, Tournament, Championship, and Training modes.
You will have the choice to play in Bangkok, Rio de Janeiro, Marseille, or Venice Beach. You can also have the choice to listen to audio commentaries in English, Thai, French, or Portuguese. At last, you can play up to two players at the same time, in solo or cooperative modes. Since 2000, the Beach Soccer Worldwide organization (BSWW) has links with the FIFA Fair Play Campaign, so we can see up to 32 official national teams, with some of their real stars such as Eric Cantonna or Pascal Olmeta for France, Ramiro Figueiras Amarelle or Valeiro Mato Roberto, both for Spain.
