Champions World Class Soccer

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Champions World Class Soccer

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Flying Edge (US, EU, AU)

Acclaim Japan (JP) Tec Toy (BR)

Developer: Acclaim Entertainment, The Grey Team

Sound driver: GEMS

Genre: Sports^[1]^[2] (football)

Number of players: 1-2

Official in-game languages:

English

Español

Deutsch

Français

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1994-06-24^[2]	¥7,8007,800	T-81063
US	1994-06	$49.9549.95^[3]^[4]	T-81296
EU	1994		T-81296-50
DE	1994		T-81296-50
FR	1994		T-81296-09
PT	199x
UK	1994-05-13^[5]	£39.9939.99^[6]^[7]	T-81296-05
AU	199x		FCHA13SMC
BR	1996-08	R$59.9959.99	048260

Non-Sega versions
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Champions World Class Soccer (チャンピオンズワールドクラスサッカー) is a 1994 soccer game for the Sega Mega Drive and SNES by Acclaim Entertainment and their Flying Edge division. In the United Kingdom the game was endorsed by Manchester United player Ryan Giggs. In France the license went to Paris Saint-Germain F.C..

During development the game was known as Acclaim's World Cup Soccer^[8] and Champions' League Soccer^[9].

Gameplay

Champions World Class Soccer game is a football soccer game played from a horizontal perspective. passes, kicks and switches players.

Teams

GER (Germany)
BRZ (Brazil)
ITL (Italy)
ARG (Argentina)
NTL (Netherlands)
GBR (Great Britain)
USA (United States)
JPN (Japan)
GRE (Greece)
CAM (Cameroon)
WLS (Wales)
PER (Peru)
COL (Colombia)
CAN (Canada)
BEL (Belgium)
BOL (Bolivia)
PTG (Portugal)
CHL (Chile)
MEX (Mexico)
DEN (Denmark)
URG (Uruguay)
ESP (Spain)
FRA (France)
ISR (Israel)
SWI (Switzerland)
AUS (Australia)
SCO (Scotland)
RUS (Russia)
AUT (Austria)
SWE (Sweden)
IRL (Ireland)
UAE (United Arab Emirates)

England is represented as "GBR" (i.e. "Great Britian") and the Union Flag, despite other consituent parts of Great Britian, Scotland (which also has an incorrect flag) and Wales, being classed as separate teams. The Netherlands ("NTL") also usually competes as "Holland" in international football matches.

Production credits

Champions™ Design Team

Programming: Altair Lane
Technical Support: Mark Lyons, Jonathan Miller
Producer: Tenzing Kernan
Assistant Producer: Frank Simon
Graphic Design: Alesia Smith, Steve Quinn, Emmanuel Valdez
Animation: Karen Dole, Ray Swanlund, Chris Neland, Amy Washburn, Scott Rogers, Joe Brisbois
Video Capture Team: Brian O'Hara, Mike Lewis
Sound Effects and Music: Mark Steven Miller

Acclaim Development, The Grey Team

Producer: Rob Leingang
Associate Producer: Billy Pidgeon
Analysts: Joey Libertella, James Johnson
Administrative Assistant: Diane Cambria
Special Thanks: Stacey Hendrickson, Eric Kuby, Alex Delucia, Eric Samulski, Brett Gow, Allison Cressey, Mike Archer, Joe Allocco, Chris Hadley, Morgan Jones

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Champions World Class Soccer/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Champions World Class Soccer/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[10]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[11]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

64

^[12]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[13]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

57

^[4]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[3]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

PAL

51

^[7]

Hyper (AU)

45

^[14]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

55

^[15]

Mega (UK)

PAL

18

^[16]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

25

^[17]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

49

^[18]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

0

^[19]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

29

^[20]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

80

^[21]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

65

^[22]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

70

^[23]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

48

^[24]

	49
Based on 18 reviews

Champions World Class Soccer

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, UK
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, FR
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, FR (Blister pack)
Cover

Mega Drive, DE
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, PT
Cover

Mega Drive, AU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, AU (Silver)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

Main article: Champions World Class Soccer/Technical information.

References

↑ File:CWCS MD JP Box.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 GamePro, "August 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 100
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 7 July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 93
↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-15), page 23
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-30), page 25
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Games World: The Magazine, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-05-26), page 16
↑ Acclaim US product catalogue; 1993, page 8
↑ Acclaim US product catalogue (2); 1993, page 11
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 71
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1994" (JP; 1994-06-08), page 17
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 38
↑ Famitsu, "1994-06-24" (JP; 1994-06-10), page 1
↑ Hyper, "June 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 39
↑ MAN!AC, "06/94" (DE; 1994-05-11), page 66
↑ Mega, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 38
↑ MegaTech, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-21), page 40
↑ Sega Magazine, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 84
↑ Sega Magazine, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 97
↑ Sega Power, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-07), page 61
↑ Sega Pro, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 54
↑ Sonic the Comic, "September 2nd 1994" (UK; 1994-08-20), page 10
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 40
↑ Video Games, "8/94" (DE; 1994-07-27), page 91

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[:File:CWCS_MD_JP_Box.jpg_p-1] File:CWCS MD JP Box.jpg

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[:File:GamePro_US_061.pdf_p100-3] 3.0 ^3.1 GamePro, "August 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0707.pdf_p93-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 7 July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 93

[:File:CVG_UK_150.pdf_p23-5] Computer & Video Games, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-15), page 23

[:File:MeanMachinesSega20UK.pdf_p25-6] Mean Machines Sega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-30), page 25

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_01.pdf_p16-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Games World: The Magazine, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-05-26), page 16

[:File:Acclaim_US_Catalogue_1993.pdf_p8-8] Acclaim US product catalogue; 1993, page 8

[:File:Acclaim_US_Catalogue_1993_2.pdf_p11-9] Acclaim US product catalogue (2); 1993, page 11

[10] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 71

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1994-07.pdf_p17-11] Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1994" (JP; 1994-06-08), page 17

[:File:EGM_US_059.pdf_p38-12] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 38

[13] Famitsu, "1994-06-24" (JP; 1994-06-10), page 1

[:File:Hyper_AU_007.pdf_p39-14] Hyper, "June 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 39

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1994-06.pdf_p66-15] MAN!AC, "06/94" (DE; 1994-05-11), page 66

[:File:Mega_UK_22.pdf_p38-16] Mega, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 38

[:File:MegaTech_UK_32.pdf_p40-17] MegaTech, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-21), page 40

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_07.pdf_p84-18] Sega Magazine, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 84

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_08.pdf_p97-19] Sega Magazine, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 97

[:File:SegaPower_UK_57.pdf_p61-20] Sega Power, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-07), page 61

[:File:SegaPro_UK_32.pdf_p54-21] Sega Pro, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 54

[22] Sonic the Comic, "September 2nd 1994" (UK; 1994-08-20), page 10

[23] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 40

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-08.pdf_p91-24] Video Games, "8/94" (DE; 1994-07-27), page 91

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Contents

Gameplay

Teams

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References