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Sega Worldwide Soccer 97
System(s): Sega Saturn , Windows PC
Publisher: Sega
Sega Entertainment Inc. (US)
Developer: Team Aquila
Sega PC
Supporting companies: Sega Digital Media [1] (audio)
Brand: Sega Sports (US, EU, PT, AU)
Sega Sports (US, EU, UK, DE, ES, NL, BX, PL, HU)
Distributor: Tec Toy (BR)
Sega-Ozisoft (AU)
Sega of America (US)
Worldwise Enterprise (TW)
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (16 tracks)
Peripherals supported: 6Player , Saturn Backup Memory
Genre: Sports/Soccer (スポーツ/サッカー)[2] , Sports[3] (football)
Number of players: 1-4
Release
Date
RRP
Code
JP
1996-11-29[3]
¥5,8005,800
GS-9112
US
1996-10-18[4]
$49.9949.99[5]
81112
EU
1996-10-17
MK81112-50
DE
1996-10-17
MK81112-50
PT
199x
STJSE0368
UK
1996-10-17[6] [7] [8] [9]
£44.9944.99[10] [11]
MK81112-50
GR
199x
PL
1996-12[12]
AU
199x
FWOR22SSC
BR
199x
193346
JP
1997-09-25[13]
¥7,800 (8,190 )7,800e[14]
HCJ-0126
JP (PC Home )
1999-06-10[15]
¥1,980 (2,079 )1,980e[16]
US
1997-09
$39.9939.99[17]
85056
US (Expert Software )
1998
$14.9914.99[18]
T-6809-01
EU
1997-08-21[19] [20]
MK85056-50
BX (Sega Classics)
200x
DE
1997-08-21
MK85056-50
ES (Xplosiv )
199x
NL (Reload)
199x
PT (Top Games )
199x
UK
1997-08-21[19] [20]
MK85056-50
UK (Expert Software )
199x
XP 202021
UK (Xplosiv )
199x
UK (Grabit )
199x
GDL 074P
UK (Sports Pack)
199x
GDL 074
UK (Fair Game )
199x
FG-1281
HU (Ecobit)
200x
HU (EVM)
200x
PL (Xplosiv )
199x
AU (Valusoft )
200x
THQ70478
BR
199x
SG (Replaygem )
200x
TW
199x
NT$990990
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Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 , known as Victory Goal Worldwide Edition (ビクトリーゴール ワールドワイドエディション) in Japan, is a football game developed by Team Aquila and published by Sega . The game is derived from Victory Goal '96 , though replaces the Japanese J.League teams with international ones.
Gameplay
For its time, SWWS97 was considered to be one of the best football games available on the market, although was displaced in the coming years by more advanced rivals. The game is not licensed by FIFA so cannot use real team or player names, however it attempts to stick as close as possible to the 1996 football season and allow users to rename players should they see fit. Some of the fictional players include names of the development staff, and in the case of Wales and Scotland, writers for the UK's Sega Saturn Magazine .
Commentary is offered by Gary Bloom, notable for commentating on the sport across various British TV channels.
Teams
Europe 1
England
Spain
Italy
Switzerland
Poland
Norway
Europe 2
France
Romania
Denmark
Ireland
Croatia
Greece
Europe 3
Holland
Bulgaria
Belgium
Wales
Turkey
Russia
Europe 4
Germany
Portugal
Sweden
Scotland
N. Ireland
Austria
Africa
Nigeria
S. Africa
Cameroon
Egypt
Liberia
Morocco
Asia/Oceania
Japan
China
S. Korea
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Australia
North America
USA
Canada
Mexico
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Honduras
South America
Brazil
Colombia
Argentina
Uruguay
Bolivia
Paraguay
History
The game was re-released for Windows PCs in 1997 under the title of Sega Worldwide Soccer PC (セガワールドワイドサッカーPC).
During development, Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 was known simply as Worldwide Soccer . The original name can still be seen in backgrounds of menu screens.
Versions
Localised names
Also known as
Language
Localised Name
English Translation
English
Sega Worldwide Soccer 97
Sega Worldwide Soccer 97
English (US)
Sega Worldwide Soccer 97
Sega Worldwide Soccer 97
Japanese
ビクトリーゴール ワールドワイドエディション
Victory Goal Worldwide Edition
Production credits
Main article: Sega Worldwide Soccer 97/Production credits .
Saturn version
Development and Game Design: Sega of Japan
Producer: Gerald DeYoung
Assistant Producer: Tre Johnson
Product Manager: Brad Hogan
Voice Talent: Gary Bloom
Manual: Marc Sherrod
Sega Sports: John Gillin and Christine Bertoglio
Product Development Team: Rosie Freeman , Marcus Matthews , Dave Perkinson , Scott Rohde and Chris Smith
Lead Tester: Lance Nelson
Assistant Lead Testers: Ty Johnson , Mo Berry and Dave Paniagua
Testers: Lorne Asuncion , Nicolas Azizian , Tom Collins, Marc Dawson , Lou DiSimone, Mark Griffin , Rob Hernandez, Matt Hutaff, Kyle Jung, Ian McGuinness, Loren Miller, Abe Navarro , Mark Paniagua , Steve Perez , Pedro Ponce, Sean Potter , Tony Ragano, Ilya Reeves , Malakai Rida, Alan Tan and Adam Victor
Special Thanks: Janine Cook , Angela Edwards , Jef Feltman , Takahiro Fukada , Gary Griffith, Ryoichi Hasegawa , Cobi Jones, Mark Lindstrom , Larry Loth , Willie Mancero , Mark Maslowicz , Andy Mee , Dave Nulty , Steve Payne , Mark Subotnick , Helene Sheeler of MS&L and Cory Clemetson of Intersport
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Windows PC version
SEGA WORLDWIDE SOCCER PC Staff
Product Director: ASAI Toshinoni
Producer: KOZU Akira
Assistant Producer: Rich Lloyd , SHIINO Masamitsu , HIGUCHI Takako
Programmers: TAKEYA Yasuaki , UEDA Tensei , SUGITA Masahiro , WATABIKI Masaaki , SATOH Tatsuya
Artists: ARAI Ryuhei , FUKUMOTO Hisato , YOSHIMORI Katsufumi
Sound: MURASAKI Hirofurni , SENOUE Jun , OKAMOTO Seiroh
Commentator: Garry Bloom, Robert Missler
European Product Manager: Hitendra Naik
UK Product Manager: Paul Chapman
Test & Product Support Manager: John Murphy
UK Customer Support: Dave Wilkin
SEGA SATURN Original Version Staff
Exective Producer: NAGATA Koichi
Producer: KOBAYASHI Hirotsugu
Director: LEE Hiroyasu
Planners: YANAGIHORI Takayuki , KAMINAGAYOSHI Takehiro
Programmers: MURAYAMA Kenji , KATO Maki , AIBA Koji
Artists: SASAKI Koichi , SANPEI Masahiro , MASUDA Harumi , MIKAME Akira , TAKEUCHI Daichi
Sound: MURASAKI Hirofumi , SENOUE Jun , NANBA Mariko , OKAMOTO Seiroh , KOBAYASHI Saori
Source : In-game credits
Magazine articles
Main article: Sega Worldwide Soccer 97/Magazine articles .
Promotional material
Main article: Sega Worldwide Soccer 97/Promotional material .
Physical scans
Saturn version
Saturn, JP
Cover
Disc
Inlay
Saturn, US
Cover
Disc
Manual
Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc
Saturn, EU (Not For Resale)
Disc
Saturn, PT
Cover
Disc
Saturn, AU
Disc
Saturn, BR
Cover
Disc
Manual
PC version
Sega Retro Average
Publication
Score
Source
87
№48, p84-85
PC, UK (GrabIt; 99p)
Cover
Disc
PC, UK (Sports Pack)
Cover
PC, BX† (Sega Classics)
Cover
PC, HU (EVM )
Cover
Technical information
Main article: Sega Worldwide Soccer 97/Technical information .
External links
Sega of America webpage: Saturn , PC
Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): PC
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