FIFA International Soccer

For the Sega Game Gear and Sega Master System game, see FIFA International Soccer (8-bit). For the Sega Mega-CD game, see FIFA International Soccer: Championship Edition.

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FIFA International Soccer

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Electronic Arts (US/EU), Electronic Arts Victor (JP)

Developer: EA Canada

Sound driver: Electronic Arts/Kevin Pickell

Peripherals supported: 4 Way Play, Team Player

Genre: Sports

Number of players: 1-4

Official in-game languages:

English

Français

Deutsch

Español

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1994-06-10	¥9,8009,800	EM20030
US	1993-12^[5]	$59.9559.95^[5]	725501
EU	1993		E262SMXI
FR	1993-12-03^[2]
UK	1993-12-03^[1]	£44.9944.99^[3]^[4]
AU	1993	$99.9599.95^[7]
BR	199x
KR	199x		GM94015JT

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FIFA International Soccer (FIFA インターナショナルサッカー), is the first game in the long-running FIFA series, developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for the Sega Mega Drive in 1993, as well as several non-Sega consoles and computers in the following years. Prior to the publisher acquiring a FIFA license, the game was known as EA Sports Soccer^[8].

In North America, the game appears to have been called Soccer '94 before release. This name can be seen on the box of (and advertising for) the 4 Way Play adapter.

Gameplay

Unlike later FIFA games which are presented in full 3D, FIFA International Soccer goes for an isometric perspective and has much simpler gameplay. Also, though it allows the user to play as official international teams, it does not feature official player names. Nevertheless, the combination of isometric graphics and a commentator set it aside from its rivals, namely the Sensible Soccer and Kick Off series.

History

The game was an instant hit, shipping 500,000 units^[1] at release in 1993, and was number one in the UK's ELSPA charts throughout most of December, before selling out and dropping from the top ten completely for several weeks. It would finally re-chart in mid-February following a re-stock, and would then remain around the top of the charts until the release of FIFA Soccer 95 a year later.

Legacy

A Sega Mega-CD update, FIFA International Soccer: Championship Edition, was released the following year.

Production credits

Lead Programmer: Jan Tian
Programmers: Brian Plank, Kevin Pickell
Lead Artist: George Ashcroft
Artists: Dianna Davies, David Adams, Suzan Germic, Mike Smith
Music and Sound: Jeff Dyck
Sound Technology: Kevin Pickell
Producer: Bruce McMillan
Development Director: Joey Della-Savia
Associate Producer: Kevin Buckner, Matt Webster
Game Design: Jan Tian, Matt Webster, Brian Plank, George Ashcroft, Kevin Pickell, Bruce McMillan, Joey Della-Savia
Lead Testers: Lee Patterson, Bryan Beckstrand, Nick Goldsworthy
Product Manager: Neil Thewarapperuma, Chip Lange
Technical Director: Colin McLaughlan
Executive Producers: Don Mattrick, Joss Ellis
Special Thanks: Tony Waiters, Claudio Maurizio, Chris Tompson, David Wilson, Jules Burt, Jon Law, Stanley Chow

FIFA Logo Copyright FIFA / DEYHLE 1977

Source: In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: FIFA International Soccer/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: FIFA International Soccer/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Beep! MegaDrive (JP)	75	^[9]
Beep! MegaDrive (readers) (JP)	80	^[10]
Computer & Video Games (UK)	92	^[11]^[12]
GamesMaster (UK)	91	№12, p73
Edge (UK)	80	^[13]
GamePro (US)	90	^[14]
No results	95	№48
MAN!AC (DE)	88	No results^[15]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)	80	№17, p22/23
Mega (UK)	94	№15, p30-32
Mega Action (UK)	93	№8, p36/37
Mega Machines (UK)	89	№2, p30-33
MegaTech (UK)	92	№24, p42-45
Mean Machines Sega (UK)	94	^[16]
Player One (FR)	92	№37, p66/67
Sega Magazine (UK)	92	^[17]
Sega Power (UK)	89	№50, p52-54
Sega Pro (UK)	94	№27, p44/45
Sonic the Comic (UK)	95	№20, p11

	89
Based on 19 reviews

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, BR
Cover

Mega Drive, KR
Cover

Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Mega Drive, GCC
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	bddbb763
MD5	8a53e4db0da7ee312c1e89d449eb7b1e
SHA-1	1cbef8c4541311b84d7388365d12a93a1f712dc4

2MB

1993-09

Cartridge (US/EU)

✔

CRC32	b555e8b4
MD5	a1546250206aafa61536b434e31cd568
SHA-1	3464e97d14f4ddae6b15e1246d25e68d063861fc

2MB

1994-06

Cartridge (JP)

References

Electronic Arts sports games for Sega systems
American Football
John Madden Football (1990) \| John Madden Football '92 (1991) \| John Madden Football '93 (1992) \| John Madden Football: Championship Edition (1992) \| Mutant League Football (1993) \| Madden NFL '94 (1993) \| Bill Walsh College Football (1993) \| Bill Walsh College Football '95 (1994) \| Madden NFL '95 (1994) \| Madden NFL 96 (1995) \| College Football USA 96 (1995) \| Madden NFL 97 (1996) \| College Football USA 97 (1996) \| Madden NFL 98 (1997)
Baseball
Tony La Russa Baseball (1993) \| MLBPA Baseball (1994) \| La Russa Baseball 95 (1994) \| Triple Play 96 (1995) \| Triple Play: Gold Edition (1996)
Basketball
Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs (1990) \| Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs (1991) \| Jordan vs Bird (1992) \| Team USA Basketball (1992) \| Bulls versus Blazers and the NBA Playoffs (1993) \| NBA Showdown '94 (1994) \| NBA Live 95 (1994) \| NBA Live 96 (1995) \| Coach K College Basketball (1995) \| NBA Live 97 (Mega Drive) (1996) \| NBA Live 97 (Saturn) (1996) \| NBA Live 98 (Mega Drive) (1997) \| NBA Live 98 (Saturn) (1997)
Golf
Zany Golf (1990) \| PGA Tour Golf (1990) \| PGA Tour Golf II (1992) \| PGA Tour Golf III (1994) \| PGA European Tour (1994) \| PGA Tour 96 (1995) \| PGA Tour 97 (1996)
Ice Hockey
NHL Hockey (Mega Drive) (1991) \| NHLPA Hockey '93 (1992) \| NHL Hockey '94 (1993) \| Elitserien 95 (1994) \| Mutant League Hockey (1994) \| NHL 95 (1994) \| Elitserien 96 (1995) \| NHL 96 (1995) \| NHL Hockey (Game Gear) (1995) \| NHL 97 (Mega Drive) (1996) \| NHL 97 (Saturn) (1996) \| NHL 98 (Mega Drive) (1997) \| NHL 98 (Saturn) (1997)
Racing
Mario Andretti Racing (1994) \| Andretti Racing (1996) \| NASCAR 98 (1997)
Rugby
Rugby World Cup 1995 (1994) \| Australian Rugby League (1995)
Soccer
FIFA International Soccer (8-bit) (1993) \| FIFA International Soccer: Championship Edition (1994) \| FIFA Soccer 95 (1994) \| FIFA Soccer 96 (32X \| Saturn) (1995) \| FIFA Soccer 97 (Gold Edition) (1996) \| FIFA Road to World Cup 98 (Mega Drive) (1997) \| FIFA Road to World Cup 98 (Saturn) (1997)
Misc.
EA Sports Double Header (1992) \| IMG International Tour Tennis (1994) \| Toughman Contest (1994)

[:File:LevelOne_UK_94.01.28.jpg_p-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File:LevelOne_UK_94.01.28.jpg

[:File:MegaForce_FR_21.pdf_p22-2] Mega Force, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-10-08), page 22

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_01.pdf_p98-3] Sega Magazine, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-10), page 98

[:File:CVG_UK_159.pdf_p81-4] Computer & Video Games, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-15), page 81

[:File:GamePro_US_053.pdf_p205-5] 5.0 ^5.1 GamePro, "December 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 205

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1993-11.pdf_p23-6] MAN!AC, "11/93" (DE; 1993-xx-xx), page 23

[:File:Megazone_AU_34.pdf_p43-7] Megazone, "December 1993" (AU; 1993-12-01), page 43

[:File:CVG_UK_142.pdf_p68-8] Computer & Video Games, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-15), page 68

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1994-07.pdf_p16_.2814.29-9] Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1994" (JP; 1994-06-08), page 14 (16)

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85_.2883.29-10] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 83 (85)

[:File:CVG_UK_145.pdf_p96_.2896.2F97.29-11] Computer & Video Games, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-15), page 96/97 (96)

[:File:CVG_UK_153.pdf_p111_.28111.2F115.29-12] Computer & Video Games, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 111/115 (111)

[:File:Edge_UK_003.pdf_p96_.2896.2F97.29-13] Edge, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-10-28), page 96/97 (96)

[:File:GamePro_US_053.pdf_p202_.28185-188.29-14] GamePro, "December 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 185-188 (202)

[:File:GamePro_US_053.pdf_p22_.2822.2F23.29-15] GamePro, "December 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 22/23 (22)

[:File:MeanMachinesSega14UK.pdf_p28_.2828-32.29-16] Mean Machines Sega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-10-xx), page 28-32 (28)

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_01.pdf_p98_.2898.2F99.29-17] Sega Magazine, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-10), page 98/99 (98)

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