Champions of Europe

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Champions of Europe

Publisher: TecMagik

Developer: TecMagik

Genre: Sports

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
EU	1992		27034-50
UK	1992-05^[1]	£34.9934.99^[1]
BR	1992		025430

Champions of Europe is a football game published by TecMagik for the Sega Master System. It was the "official" UEFA game of 1992.

Gameplay

While some of the basic rules of football are implemented in Champions of Europe, the game is notoriously broken, and does not make a distinction between the two opposing goals. This means players can score own goals in order to increase their score.

Furthermore ending the game at half time with a 0-0 draw is registered as a win, and finishing with a 0-0 draw automatically qualifies you for the final.

Teams

Champions of Europe was not localised for each country it was sold in, but rather than opt for one language (typically English), the teams use their native tongue to describe themselves (for example, Germany is known as "Deutschland" and Italy as "Italia"). Teams are selected by choosing a country on a wildly unproportional map, in which Iceland is exactly the same shape and size as the Faroe Islands.

Tying the game to UEFA Euro 1992 leads to factual errors, likely unforeseen by the developers at the time. Civil war prevented Yugoslavia from taking part in this tournament (being replaced by Denmark, who would go on to win, though both are included here), and "Russia" as this game calls it, would actually play as the CIS national football team, having qualified as the Soviet Union only to see the state dissolved in late 1991. The teams represented are those which participated in the qualifying rounds of Euro 1992, though does not take into account the separate admissions of East and West Germany (unified before any games were played).

Balgarija (Bulgaria)
Belgique (Belgium)
Ceskoslovensko (Czechoslovakia)
Cymru (Wales)
Danmark (Denmark)
Deutschland (Germany)
Eire (Ireland)
Espana (Spain)
England
Faeroerne (Faroe Islands)
France
Hellas (Greece)
Island (Iceland)
Italia (Italy)
Jugoslavija (Yugoslavia)
Kypros (Cyprus)
Luxembourg
Magyarorszag (Hungary)
Malta
Nederland (The Netherlands)
N. Ireland
Norge (Norway)
Osterreich (Austria)
Polska (Poland)
Portugal
Rominia (Romania)
Russkaja (Russia)
San Marino
Schweiz (Switzerland)
Scotland
Shqiperia (Albania)
Suomi (Finland)
Sverige (Sweden)
Turkiye (Turkey)

Magazine articles

Main article: Champions of Europe/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

UK print advert

Print advert in Mega Force (FR) #12: "Décembre 1992" (1992-1x-xx)

Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #2: "Junio 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:

Mega Force (ES) #3: "Julio 1992" (1992-xx-xx)^[2]

Print advert in Game Power (IT) #7: "Giugno 1992" (1992-0x-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Ação Games (BR)

56

^[11]

Consoles + (FR)

70

^[3]

Excalibur (CZ)

45

^[4]

FX (UK)

90

^[12]

Game Power (IT)

87

^[13]

Game Zone (UK)

PAL

88

^[14]

Joypad (FR)

88

^[5]

Joystick (FR)

88

^[6]

Mega Force (FR)

80

^[15]

Play Time (DE)

PAL

39

^[16]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

27

^[17]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

92

^[7]

Sega Pro (UK)

93

^[18]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

92

^[19]

Sega Force (SE)

90

^[8]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

91

^[9]

Super Juegos (ES)

70

^[20]

Supersonic (FR)

84

^[21]

Video Games (DE)

66

^[22]

Zero (UK)

87

^[10]

	76
Based on 20 reviews

Champions of Europe

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File:CVG UK 121.pdf, page 120
↑ Mega Force, "Julio 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 2
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 010.pdf, page 119 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 010.pdf_p119" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 File:Excalibur CZ 16.pdf, page 31 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Excalibur CZ 16.pdf_p31" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 File:Joypad FR 010.pdf, page 74 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 010.pdf_p74" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:Joystick FR 028.pdf, page 151 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 028.pdf_p151" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 File:SegaPro UK 07.pdf, page 28 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 07.pdf_p28" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 File:SegaForce SE 1992 01.pdf, page 20 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce SE 1992 01.pdf_p20" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 File:SegaForce UK 06.pdf, page 12 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 06.pdf_p12" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 File:Zero UK 34.pdf, page 65 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Zero UK 34.pdf_p65" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Ação Games, "Setembro 1993" (BR; 1993-09-01), page 36
↑ FX (UK) (+0:00)
↑ Game Power, "Giugno 1992" (IT; 1992-0x-xx), page 34
↑ Game Zone, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-20), page 34
↑ Mega Force, "Juin 1992" (FR; 1992-06-05), page 86
↑ Play Time, "10/92" (DE; 1992-09-02), page 106
↑ Sega Power, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-06), page 32
↑ Sega Pro, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 21
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 70
↑ Super Juegos, "Mayo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 44
↑ Supersonic, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 21
↑ Video Games, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-29), page 59

[:File:CVG_UK_121.pdf_p120-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File:CVG UK 121.pdf, page 120

[:File:MegaForce_ES_03.pdf_p2-2] Mega Force, "Julio 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 2

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_010.pdf_p119-3] 3.0 ^3.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 010.pdf, page 119 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 010.pdf_p119" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Excalibur_CZ_16.pdf_p31-4] 4.0 ^4.1 File:Excalibur CZ 16.pdf, page 31 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Excalibur CZ 16.pdf_p31" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Joypad_FR_010.pdf_p74-5] 5.0 ^5.1 File:Joypad FR 010.pdf, page 74 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 010.pdf_p74" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Joystick_FR_028.pdf_p151-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:Joystick FR 028.pdf, page 151 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 028.pdf_p151" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SegaPro_UK_07.pdf_p28-7] 7.0 ^7.1 File:SegaPro UK 07.pdf, page 28 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 07.pdf_p28" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1992_01.pdf_p20-8] 8.0 ^8.1 File:SegaForce SE 1992 01.pdf, page 20 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce SE 1992 01.pdf_p20" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SegaForce_UK_06.pdf_p12-9] 9.0 ^9.1 File:SegaForce UK 06.pdf, page 12 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 06.pdf_p12" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Zero_UK_34.pdf_p65-10] 10.0 ^10.1 File:Zero UK 34.pdf, page 65 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Zero UK 34.pdf_p65" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_042.pdf_p36-11] Ação Games, "Setembro 1993" (BR; 1993-09-01), page 36

[fx1992-06-05-12] FX (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:GamePower_IT_07.pdf_p34-13] Game Power, "Giugno 1992" (IT; 1992-0x-xx), page 34

[:File:GameZone_UK_08.pdf_p34-14] Game Zone, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-20), page 34

[:File:MegaForce_FR_07.pdf_p86-15] Mega Force, "Juin 1992" (FR; 1992-06-05), page 86

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-10.pdf_p106-16] Play Time, "10/92" (DE; 1992-09-02), page 106

[:File:SegaPower_UK_34.pdf_p32-17] Sega Power, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-06), page 32

[:File:SegaPro_UK_11.pdf_p21-18] Sega Pro, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 21

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p70-19] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 70

[:File:SuperJuegos_ES_001.pdf_p44-20] Super Juegos, "Mayo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 44

[:File:Supersonic_FR_02.pdf_p21-21] Supersonic, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 21

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1992-06.pdf_p59-22] Video Games, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-29), page 59

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Champions of Europe

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Teams

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

References