FIFA Soccer 97

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For the Sega Mega Drive game, see FIFA 97: Gold Edition.

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FIFA Soccer 97
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer:
Licensor: Fédération Internationale de Football Association
Peripherals supported: 6Player, Saturn Backup Memory
Genre: Sports (football)

















Number of players: 1-4
Official in-game languages:
  • English
  • Deutsch
  • Français
  • Español
  • Italiano
  • Svenska
  • Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Saturn
    US
    T-5017H
    ESRB: Kids to Adults
    Sega Saturn
    EU
    T-5017H-50
    EAX02501051I
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Saturn
    DE
    T-5017H-18
    EAG02501051I
    USK: 0
    Sega Saturn
    FR
    T-5017H-09
    EAF02501051I
    Sega Saturn
    PT
    STJEA0488
    Sega Saturn
    UK
    £44.9944.99[3] T-5017H-50
    EAX02501051I
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Saturn
    GR
    Sega Saturn
    PL
    Sega Saturn
    AU
    OFLC: G
    Sega Saturn
    BR
    193636
    Tectoy: Todas as Idades
    Non-Sega versions

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    FIFA Soccer 97, called FIFA 97 in Europe, is a sequel (or update) to FIFA Soccer 96. It was released for the Sega Saturn in 1997, following delays. Its Sega Mega Drive counterpart is known as FIFA 97: Gold Edition.

    Versions

    Localised names

    Also known as
    Language Localised Name English Translation
    English FIFA 97 FIFA 97
    English (US) FIFA Soccer 97 FIFA Soccer 97

    Production credits

    An Extended Play Production
    Conversion by Perfect Entertainment Ltd.
    • Producer: Colin Fuidge
    • Lead Programmer: Manjit Ghataora
    • Senior Programmers: Chris Waterworth, Jon Forshaw
    • Additional Programming: Ross Goodley, Jason Brooke, Ray Tredoux, Dominic Jackson
    • Technical Art Director: Paul Mitchell
    • Artist: David Swan, Steve Packer
    • Audio Director: Rob Lord
    • Sound Conversion: Jeremy Irantor
    • QA Lead: Matt Stamps
    • QA Testing: Alastair Cornish, Sefton Hill
    • Thanks To: Tantalus Entertainment, Angela Sutherland, Gregg Barnett
    Extended Play
    • Executive Producer: Bruce McMillan
    • Producer: Marc Aubanel
    • Associate Producer: M. James Schulte
    • Assistant Producers: Kerry Whalen, Paul Smith, Nicholas Wodyka
    • Director, Product Development: Warren Wall
    • Development Director: Dylan Miklashek
    • Game Engine: Kevin Pickel, Penny Lee, Brian Plank, Mark Gipson, Desmond Fernando, Ted Sylka, Wyatt Cheng
    • Original 32 bit Game: Electronic Arts Seattle
    • Library Conversion: James Fairweather
    • Art Director: David Adams
    • Franchise Lead Artist: Jackie Ritchie Franchise Art: Terry Chui, Laura Parr, Margaret Livesey, Tracey Dear
    • CG Supervisor: John Rix
    • Animators: Joe McDonald, Craig Hui, Dianna Davies
    • Franchise Audio Lead: CT
    • Speech Coordinator: Robert Bailey
    • Audio Specialists: Omar Al Khafaji, Frank Faugno
    • Music Composed By: Graeme Coleman
    • All Music Tracks Mixed By: Randy Staub
    • Videos Specialist: Tom Raycove
    • Sound Editing: Gotham City Recording, Craig Waddell
    • Motion Capture Technical Specialist: Demian Gordon
    • Motion Capture Specialists: David Coleman, Greg pp, Jake Sheridan, IJ Gonzales, Vincent Ng, Peter Saumur
    • UK Motion Capture: Rafael Colantonio, Gary Roberts, Mark Bergan, John Mathieu
    • QA Coordinator: Steve Livaja
    • QA Lead: Todd Wilson
    • QA Backups: Gio Corsi, Darcy Pajak
    • QA Testers: Jeff Hutchinson, Andy Teal, Mike McCartney, Lorne Wilson, Kyle Seller, Trevor Robinson, Ryan Savella, Eric Bertram, Matt Kernachan, Darren Loos, Jeremy Ferguson, Richard Lambert, Marcus Hoc, Michael Givers, Syivain Caburrosso, Nacho Hernandez, Mark Lawson, Benson Nair
    • Soccer Consultant: Carl Valentine
    • Translation Coordinator: Bianca Normann
    • Product Marketing: Paula Burt, Margaret Murray
    • Documentation Layout: Marco Gurcia
    • Package Art Direction: Corey Higgins
    • Package Design: Oshiro Design
    • Package Photography: Chris Cole/Allsport USA
    • EASM QA Supervisor: Mike Edison
    • EASM QA: Jesse Abney, Steve Nix, Bobby Lew
    • Special Thanks: Pete Andrew, Andy Abramovici, Jay Weinland, Yggy King, Masahiko Yoshizawa, Louise Read, Bonnie Harvey, Tamara Pearl, Adrienne Travica, Frank Barchard, Andrew Brownsword, Dave Mercier, Jay MacDonald, Danny Novak, Adam Sliwinski, Masaru Tamura, Yanick Lebel, Howard Shaw, Dwayne Wudrich, lan Hancock, Gaivan Chana, David Ginola, Mark D'Andrea, Patrick Weir, Mickey Ross, Paul Lewis, Graeme Wilson, Dominique Goy, Stefan Schulz, Julio Valladares, Sandra Picaper, Maria Zino
    Source:
    US manual
    Fifasoccer97 sat us manual.pdf
    [4]
    Source:
    Uncredited(?)


    Magazine articles

    Main article: FIFA Soccer 97/Magazine articles.

    Promotional material

    Logo-pdf.svg
    Print advert in Hobby Consolas (ES) #67: "Abril 1997" (1997-xx-xx)
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    Saturn Something for GR advert.png
    Saturn GR advert
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    Print advert in LeveL (CZ) #23: "Prosinec 1996" (1996-12-01)
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    Logo-pdf.svg
    Print advert in Game Power (IT) #57: "Gennaio 1997" (199x-xx-xx)
    Logo-pdf.svg

    Physical scans

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
    77 [5]
    Sega Saturn
    77
    Based on
    1 review
    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    Computer & Video Games (UK)
    25
    [3]
    Fun Generation (DE) PAL
    60
    [6]
    GamePro (US) NTSC-U
    75
    [7]
    Hacker (HR)
    87
    [8]
    Level (TR)
    100
    [9]
    MAN!AC (DE) PAL
    77
    [10]
    Mega Console (IT) PAL
    76
    [11]
    Mega Fun (DE) PAL
    76
    [12]
    neXt Level (DE) PAL
    65
    [13]
    Saturn Power (UK)
    74
    [14]
    Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
    76
    [15]
    Sega Power (GR)
    74
    [16]
    Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
    76
    [17]
    Video Games (DE) PAL
    88
    [18]
    Sega Saturn
    74
    Based on
    14 reviews

    FIFA Soccer 97

    Saturn, US
    FIFA97 Saturn US Box Back.jpgFIFA97 Saturn US Box Front.jpg
    Cover
    FIFASoccer97 Sat US disc.jpg
    Disc
    Fifasoccer97 sat us manual.pdf
    Manual
    Saturn, EU
    FIFA97 Saturn EU Box.jpg
    Cover
    FIFA Soccer 97 SAT EU Disc.jpg
    Disc
    FIFA Soccer 97 SAT EU Manual.jpg
    Manual
    Saturn, FR
    FIFA97 Saturn FR Box.jpg
    Cover
    Saturn, DE
    FIFA97 Saturn DE cover.jpg
    Cover
    FIFA97 Saturn DE Disc.jpg
    Disc
    Saturn, ES

    Saturn, PT
    FIFA97 Saturn PT cover.jpg
    Cover
    Saturn, GR

    Saturn, AU

    Saturn, BR
    FIFA97 Saturn BR Box Back.jpgNospine.pngFIFA97 Sat BR cover.jpg
    Cover

    Technical information

    Main article: FIFA Soccer 97/Technical information.

    ROM dump status

    System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
    Sega Saturn
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    664,964,496 1997-02-28 CD-ROM (US) T-5017H V1.001
    Sega Saturn
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    664,964,496 1997-02-16 CD-ROM (EU) T-5017H-50 V1.000
    Sega Saturn
     ?
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    564,891,600 1997-02-16 CD-ROM (FR) T-5017H-09 V1.000
    Sega Saturn
     ?
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    479,144,736 1997-02-16 CD-ROM (DE) T-5017H-18 V1.000

    References


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