Sega Worldwide Soccer 97
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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.
Contents
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
| Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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| 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
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
Magazine articles
- Main article: Sega Worldwide Soccer 97/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
- Main article: Sega Worldwide Soccer 97/Promotional material.
Physical scans
Saturn version
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Technical information
ROM dump status
| System | Hash | Size | Build Date | Source | Comments | |||||||||
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563,849,664 | CD-ROM (EU) | MK81112-50 V1.000 | ||||||||||
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576,282,336 | 1996-10-14 | CD-ROM (JP) | GS-9112 V1.000 | |||||||||
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564,028,416 | CD-ROM (US) | 81112 V1.001 |
External links
- Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): PC
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segasaturn/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-30 22:53)
- ↑ Press release: 1996-05-16: ALL-STAR LINE-UP OF SEGA SPORTS VIDEOGAMES EXPANDS THE PROVEN TOP-SELLING FRANCHISE
- ↑ File:DailyMirror UK 1996-10-03 45.png
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-09-09), page 53
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-10-17), page 100
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mean Machines Sega, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-10-04), page 64
- ↑ Press release: 1997-03-18: Sega's Saturn "Action Pack" Bundle Launches at £169
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/swiat_gier_komputerowych_49-1997-1/page/n69/mode/1up
- ↑ http://sega.jp/search/result.php?page=10&pf=11 (Wayback Machine: 2017-03-04 04:29)
- ↑ http://sega.jp/pc/wwspc/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-11-22 00:49)
- ↑ Press release: 1997-09-03: Sega Entertainment Kicks Realistic Soccer Action To The PC With "Worldwide Soccer"
- ↑ Press release: 1998-09-08: Experience The Ultimate In All-Out Action With New Titles From Expert Software's Sega PC Collection
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1997" (UK; 1997-08-13), page 49
- ↑ File:Sws97 sat us manual.pdf, page 38
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-10-09), page 66-67 (66)
- ↑ Edge, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-10-18), page 72-73 (73)
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-10-04), page 64-65 (64)
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Mega Fun, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-18), page 39
- ↑ Mega Force, "Novembre/Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 48-49 (48)
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-09-18), page 64-65 (64)
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-21 (1996-12-13)" (JP; 1996-11-22), page 265 (267)
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine (readers), "Final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 10 (12)
- ↑ 576 KByte, "November 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 24
- ↑ CD Consoles, "Novembre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 126
- ↑ Console Mania, "Marzo 1997" (IT; 1997-0x-xx), page 110
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-10-09), page 66
- ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1996-10-09)
- ↑ Edge, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-10-18), page 72
- ↑ Famitsu, "1996-12-06" (JP; 1996-11-22), page 1
- ↑ Gambler, "1/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ GamePro, "January 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 138
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1996" (ES; 1996-xx-xx), page 76
- ↑ Intelligent Gamer, "December 1996" (US; 1996-1x-xx), page 102
- ↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 94
- ↑ MAN!AC, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-11), page 52
- ↑ Mega Force, "Novembre/Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 48
- ↑ Next Generation, "January 1997" (US; 1996-12-17), page 180
- ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 96
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 24" (JP; 1996-11-15), page 189
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 2" (JP; 1997-01-17), page 70
- ↑ Saturn+, "Issue 5" (UK; 1996-12-19), page 6
- ↑ Secret Service, "Styczeń 1997" (PL; 1997-01-01), page 62
- ↑ Sega Power, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 44
- ↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "3/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-09-18), page 64
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-21 (1996-12-13)" (JP; 1996-11-22), page 267
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 12
- ↑ Sonic the Comic, "4 February 1997" (UK; 1997-01-22), page 10
- ↑ Strana Igr, "Iyul 1997 1/2" (RU; 1997-xx-xx), page 83
- ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Two" (UK; 1996-09-30), page 44
- ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 68
- ↑ Video Games, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-25), page 85
- ↑ 576 KByte, "Október 1997" (HU; 1997-xx-xx), page 19
- ↑ Ação Games, "Dezembro 1997" (BR; 1997-xx-xx), page 33
- ↑ Arcade, "August 1999" (UK; 1999-06-30), page 99
- ↑ CD-Action, "10/97" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 56
- ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1997-08-22)
- ↑ Génération 4, "Septembre 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 186
- ↑ Gry Komputerowe, "10/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ Hacker, "12/1997" (HR; 1997-xx-xx), page 68
- ↑ PC Game Parade, "Ottobre 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 136
- ↑ PC Jeux, "Septembre 1997" (FR; 1997-08-25), page 64
- ↑ Score, "Září 1997" (CZ; 1997-09-01), page 65
- ↑ Secret Service, "Październik 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 34
- ↑ Strana Igr, "Noyabr 1997" (RU; 1997-xx-xx), page 64
| Games in the Victory Goal/Sega Worldwide Soccer Series | |
|---|---|
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Victory Goal (1995) | Sega International Victory Goal (1995) | Sega International Victory Goal (Japan) (1995) | Victory Goal '96 (1996) | Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 (1996) | J.League Victory Goal '97 (1997) | Sega Worldwide Soccer 98 (1998) | World Cup '98 France: Road to Win (1998) |
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Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000 (1999) | Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000: Euro Edition (2000) | UEFA Dream Soccer (2000) |
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Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 (1997) | Sega Worldwide Soccer 98 (1998) | Worldwide Soccer Championship (199x) |
| Victory Goal related media | |
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Victory Goal '96 Soundtrack (1996) |
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Sega International Victory Goal Hisshou Kouryakuhou (1995) | J.League Victory Goal '96 Hisshou Kouryakuhou (1996) | J.League Victory Goal '97 Hisshou Kouryakuhou (1997) |
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