Champions World Class Soccer

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Champions World Class Soccer
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Flying Edge (US, EU, AU)

Acclaim Japan (JP) Tec Toy (BR)

Developer:
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Sports[1][2] (football)

















Number of players: 1-2
Official in-game languages:
  • English
  • Español
  • Deutsch
  • Français
  • Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Mega Drive
    JP
    ¥7,8007,800 T-81063
    Sega Mega Drive
    US
    $49.9549.95[3][4] T-81296
    Videogame Rating Council: GA
    Sega Mega Drive
    EU
    T-81296-50
    Sega Mega Drive
    DE
    T-81296-50
    Sega Mega Drive
    FR
    T-81296-09
    Sega Mega Drive
    PT
    Sega Mega Drive
    UK
    £39.9939.99[6][7] T-81296-05
    Sega Mega Drive
    AU
    FCHA13SMC
    OFLC: G
    Sega Mega Drive
    BR
    R$59.9959.99 048260
    Tectoy: Todas as Idades
    Non-Sega versions

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    Champions World Class Soccer (チャンピオンズ ワールドクラスサッカー) is a 1994 soccer game for the Sega Mega Drive and SNES by Acclaim Entertainment and their Flying Edge division. In the United Kingdom the game was endorsed by Manchester United player Ryan Giggs. In France the license went to Paris Saint-Germain F.C..

    During development the game was known as Acclaim's World Cup Soccer[8] and Champions' League Soccer[9]. A Game Gear version was listed in Sega Pro magazine.[10]

    Gameplay

    Champions World Class Soccer game is a football soccer game played from a horizontal perspective. A passes, B kicks and C switches players.

    Teams

    • Germany GER (Germany)
    • Brazil BRZ (Brazil)
    • Italy ITL (Italy)
    • Argentina ARG (Argentina)
    • Netherlands NTL (Netherlands)
    • United Kingdom GBR (Great Britain)
    • United States of America USA (United States)
    • Japan JPN (Japan)
    • Greece GRE (Greece)
    • Cameroon CAM (Cameroon)
    • Wales WLS (Wales)
    • Peru PER (Peru)
    • Colombia COL (Colombia)
    • Canada CAN (Canada)
    • Bulgaria BEL (Belgium)
    • Bolivia BOL (Bolivia)
    • Portugal PTG (Portugal)
    • Chile CHL (Chile)
    • Mexico MEX (Mexico)
    • Denmark DEN (Denmark)
    • Uruguay URG (Uruguay)
    • Spain ESP (Spain)
    • France FRA (France)
    • Israel ISR (Israel)
    • Switzerland SWI (Switzerland)
    • Australia AUS (Australia)
    • Scotland SCO (Scotland)
    • Russia RUS (Russia)
    • Austria AUT (Austria)
    • Sweden SWE (Sweden)
    • Ireland IRL (Ireland)
    • United Arab Emirates UAE (United Arab Emirates)

    England is represented as "GBR" (i.e. "Great Britian") and the Union Flag, despite other consituent parts of Great Britian, Scotland (which also has an incorrect flag) and Wales, being classed as separate teams. The Netherlands ("NTL") also usually competes as "Holland" in international football matches.

    Production credits

    Champions™ Design Team
    • Programming: Altair Lane
    • Technical Support: Mark Lyons, Jonathan Miller
    • Producer: Tenzing Kernan
    • Assistant Producer: Frank Simon
    • Graphic Design: Alesia Smith, Steve Quinn, Emmanuel Valdez
    • Animation: Karen Dole, Ray Swanlund, Chris Neland, Amy Washburn, Scott Rogers, Joe Brisbois
    • Video Capture Team: Brian O'Hara, Mike Lewis
    • Sound Effects and Music: Mark Steven Miller
    Acclaim Development, The Grey Team
    • Producer: Rob Leingang
    • Associate Producer: Billy Pidgeon
    • Analysts: Joey Libertella, James Johnson
    • Administrative Assistant: Diane Cambria
    • Special Thanks: Stacey Hendrickson, Eric Kuby, Alex Delucia, Eric Samulski, Brett Gow, Allison Cressey, Mike Archer, Joe Allocco, Chris Hadley, Morgan Jones
    Source:
    In-game credits

    Magazine articles

    Main article: Champions World Class Soccer/Magazine articles.

    Promotional material

    Main article: Champions World Class Soccer/Promotional material.

    Physical scans

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
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    Based on
    0 review
    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
    40
    [11]
    Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
    50
    [12]
    Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
    64
    [13]
    Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
    50
    [14]
    Game Players (US) NTSC-U
    57
    [4]
    GamePro (US) NTSC-U
    78
    [3]
    Gamers (DE)
    27
    [15]
    Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
    51
    [7]
    Hyper (AU)
    45
    [16]
    MAN!AC (DE) PAL
    55
    [17]
    Mega (UK) PAL
    18
    [18]
    MegaTech (UK) PAL
    25
    [19]
    Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
    49
    [20]
    Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
    0
    [21]
    Sega Power (UK) PAL
    29
    [22]
    Sega Pro (UK) PAL
    80
    [23]
    Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
    65
    [24]
    Tricks 16 bit (RU)
    70
    [25]
    Video Games (DE) PAL
    48
    [26]
    Sega Mega Drive
    47
    Based on
    19 reviews

    Champions World Class Soccer

    Mega Drive, JP
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    Cover
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    Cart
    Mega Drive, US
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    Cover
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    Cart
    Champions World Class Soccer MD US Manual.pdf
    Manual
    Mega Drive, EU
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    Cover
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    Cart
    Champions WCS MD EU Manual.jpg
    Manual
    Mega Drive, UK
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    Cover
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    Cart
    Ryan Giggs Champions WCS UK IT Manual.jpg
    Manual
    Mega Drive, FR
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    Cover
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    Cart
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    Manual
    Mega Drive, FR (Blister pack)
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    Cover
    Mega Drive, DE
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    Cover
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    Cart
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    Manual
    Mega Drive, PT
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    Cover
    Mega Drive, AU
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    Cover
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    Cart
    Mega Drive, AU (Silver)
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    Cover
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    Cart
    Mega Drive, BR
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    Cover
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    Cart

    Technical information

    Main article: Champions World Class Soccer/Technical information.

    References

    1. File:CWCS MD JP Box.jpg
    2. 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
    3. 3.0 3.1 GamePro, "August 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 100
    4. 4.0 4.1 Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 7 July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 93
    5. Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1994-05-16), page 17
    6. Mean Machines Sega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-30), page 25
    7. 7.0 7.1 Games World: The Magazine, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-05-26), page 16
    8. Acclaim US product catalogue; 1993, page 8
    9. Acclaim US product catalogue (2); 1993, page 11
    10. Sega Pro, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-08), page 30
    11. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 71
    12. Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1994" (JP; 1994-06-08), page 17
    13. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 38
    14. Famitsu, "1994-06-24" (JP; 1994-06-10), page 1
    15. Gamers, "Juli/August 1994" (DE; 1994-07-01), page 32
    16. Hyper, "June 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 39
    17. MAN!AC, "06/94" (DE; 1994-05-11), page 66
    18. Mega, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 38
    19. MegaTech, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-21), page 40
    20. Sega Magazine, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 84
    21. Sega Magazine, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 97
    22. Sega Power, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-07), page 61
    23. Sega Pro, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 54
    24. Sonic the Comic, "September 2nd 1994" (UK; 1994-08-20), page 10
    25. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 40
    26. Video Games, "8/94" (DE; 1994-07-27), page 91


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