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World Championship Soccer II

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sensible Software^[1]

Peripherals supported: Team Player

Genre: Sports (football)

Number of players: 1-4

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1994-06	$54.9954.99^[2]	1233
EU	1994		1233-50
EU (Classic)	1995		1233-50
PT (Classic)	199x
UK	1994-08^[3]		1233-50
UK (Classic)	1995		1233-50
GR (Classic)	199x

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World Championship Soccer II is the sequel to World Championship Soccer and was released by Sega exclusively for the Sega Mega Drive in 1994. Unlike its prequel, the game was only released in Europe and North America.

Gameplay

World Championship Soccer II is almost an entirely different game compared to its predecessor. Rather than play from an overhead perspective the game opts for a sideways-on approach, and the pitch is notably smaller. There are more playable teams but is otherwise a very basic football game.

Teams

32 teams appear in World Championship Soccer II, compared to World Championship Soccer's 24. As with its predecessor only national teams are represented.

Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cameroon
Colombia
Denmark
England
France
Germany
Greece
Holland
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Morocco
Nigeria
N. Island
Norway
Rep. Ireland
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Scotland
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
U. S. A.
Wales

Production credits

Developer: The Mystery Chefs
Producer: Wallace Poulter
Executive Producer: Wayne Townsend
Designer: Wallace Poulter & The Mystery Chefs
Lead Test: Mark Paniagua
Assistant Lead: Tim Spengler
Testers: Todd Morgan, Lance Nelson, Harry Chavez, Jeff Junio, Joanna Pataki, Richard Wong, Greg Becksted, Randy Hauser, Gregg Watkins, Rich Gangwish, Alex Villagram, Rey Alferez, Steve Bourdet, Janine Cook, Mike Williams, Richie Hideshima, Seigie Stangenberg, Brian Dawson, Dan Caraballo, Ryan McLaughlin, Chris Pepper, Greg Vogt, Simon Lu, Kevin Seiter, Dave Perkinson, John Jansen, Terry Thomas
Marketing: Doug Rebert, Kelly Ryan
Manual: Kerre Mauel, Kelly Ryan, Gerald De Young, Wallace Poulter
Sega Sports: Mike Meischeid, Chris Smith, Scott Rohde, Gerald DeYoung, Chris Cutliff, Rosie Freeman
Special Thanks: Joe Miller, Stewart Kosoy, Mike Latham, Dave Albert, Marilyn Churchill, Brian Ransom, Ernie Chan, Marty Franz, Steve Patterson, Sue McMillan, Leslie Oyoumick, Jennifer Judd, Anita Deguzman, Deanna Balistereri, Lisa Alferez, Mike Brogan, Tony Takoushi, Peter Jones, Judie Nybo, Clare Carey, Dave Butterworth, Max Taylor, Jerry Markota, Sally Perlman, Willie Mancero, Jim Huether, Dax Jacobson, Katie Weathers

Source:

US manual^[4]

Magazine articles

Main article: World Championship Soccer II/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in VideoGames (US) #66: "July 1994" (1994-0x-xx)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #60: "July 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[5]
Sega Visions (US) #21: "October/November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[6]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[7]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

54

^[8]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

74

^[2]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[9]

Gamers (DE)

PAL

33

^[10]

GamesMaster (UK)

53

^[11]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

52

^[12]

Score (CZ)

69

^[13]

Todo Sega (ES)

76

^[14]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

74

^[15]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-U

61

^[16]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[17]

	62
Based on 12 reviews

World Championship Soccer II

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU (Classic Mega Drive)
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, PT (Classic Mega Drive)

Mega Drive, GR (Classic Mega Drive)

Technical information

Main article: World Championship Soccer II/Technical information.

References

↑ https://megabitesblog.wordpress.com/2013/12/05/segas-soccer-secret/ (Wayback Machine: 2014-01-07 18:13)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 8 August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 76
↑ Sega Pro, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-14), page 10
↑ File:World_Championship Soccer II MD US Manual.pdf, page 27
↑ GamePro, "July 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 113
↑ Sega Visions, "October/November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 121
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 266
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 34
↑ GamePro, "September 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 118
↑ Gamers, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1995-01-08), page 53
↑ GamesMaster, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 67
↑ Mega, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-21), page 67
↑ Score, "Listopad 1994" (CZ; 1994-11-01), page 59
↑ Todo Sega, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 66
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 226
↑ Video Games, "8/94" (DE; 1994-07-27), page 91
↑ VideoGames, "August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 87

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[:File:GamePlayers_US_0708.pdf_p76-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 8 August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 76

[:File:SegaPro_UK_35.pdf_p10-3] Sega Pro, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-14), page 10

[:File:World_Championship_Soccer_II_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p27-4] File:World_Championship Soccer II MD US Manual.pdf, page 27

[:File:GamePro_US_060.pdf_p113-5] GamePro, "July 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 113

[:File:SegaVisions_US_21.pdf_p121-6] Sega Visions, "October/November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 121

[7] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 266

[:File:EGM_US_060.pdf_p34-8] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 34

[:File:GamePro_US_062.pdf_p118-9] GamePro, "September 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 118

[:File:Gamers_DE_1995-01.pdf_p53-10] Gamers, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1995-01-08), page 53

[11] GamesMaster, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 67

[:File:Mega_UK_23.pdf_p67-12] Mega, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-21), page 67

[:File:Score_CZ_11.pdf_p59-13] Score, "Listopad 1994" (CZ; 1994-11-01), page 59

[:File:TodoSega_ES_15.pdf_p66-14] Todo Sega, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 66

[15] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 226

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-08.pdf_p91-16] Video Games, "8/94" (DE; 1994-07-27), page 91

[:File:VideoGames_US_67.pdf_p87-17] VideoGames, "August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 87

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 teams appear in ''World Championship Soccer II'', compared to ''World Championship Soccer'''s 24. As with its predecessor only national teams are represented.
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-*'''Testers:''' [[Todd Morgan]], Lance Nelson, Harry Chavez, [[Jeff Junio]], Joanna Pataki, Richard Wong, [[Greg Becksted]], Randy Hauser, Gregg Watkins, Rich Gangwish, Alex Villagram, [[Rey Alferez]], Steve Bourdet, [[Janine Cook]], Mike Williams, Richie Hideshima, Seigie Stangenberg, Brian Dawson, Dan Caraballo, Ryan McLaughlin, Chris Pepper, [[Greg Vogt]], Simon Lu, Kevin Seiter, [[Dave Perkinson]], John Jansen, [[Terry Thomas]]
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 *'''Marketing:''' [[Doug Rebert]], [[Kelly Ryan]]
-*'''Manual:''' Kerre Mauel, [[Kelly Ryan]], [[Gerald De Young]], [[Wallace Poulter]]
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-*'''Sega Sports:''' [[Mike Meischeid]], [[Chris Smith]], [[Scott Rohde]], [[Gerald DeYoung]], [[Chris Cutliff]], [[Rosie Freeman]]
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Difference between revisions of "World Championship Soccer II"

From Sega Retro

Latest revision as of 04:54, 27 January 2024

Contents

Gameplay

Teams

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References