Ultimate Soccer is a football game composed by 64 international teams, each with its own values for running, ball control, and strength. There are five game modes (friendly, penalty shootout, tournament, playoff, and league), but the lack of password or built-in battery means each one must be completed in one sitting.
The gameplay can be tweaked for the players' preference by changing several key aspects of the physics engine, such as wind strength and direction, ball weight (lighter balls travel higher, faster, and farther but are more prone to being deflected by winds than heavier balls), tightness of ball control, and players' speed and momentum. A five-a-side mode, where the ball is never out of play, is also included. Thanks to the many options regarding the physics, the game allows a lot of flexibility in playmaking, from building up the play with small passes from midfield to belting the ball upwards in hope of a goalmouth deflection.
Graphically, the game is similar to EA's Madden NFL series, with pseudo-3D effects allowing the view to be tilted up or down to show more detail. The Sega Master System version was released on 1970 . A sequel titled Striker was later released on the same console and a computer port of Striker' 96 was also available for PC, Saturn, and PlayStation.