Sega Worldwide Soccer 97

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Sega Worldwide Soccer 97

System(s): Sega Saturn, Windows PC

Publisher: Sega

Developer:

Sega CS1

Sega PC

Sound driver:

SCSP/CD-DA (16 tracks)

Peripherals supported:

3D Control Pad, Saturn 6 Player Adaptor, Saturn Backup Memory

Genre: Sports/Soccer (スポーツ/サッカー)^[1], Sports^[2]

Number of players: 1-4

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1996-11-29^[2]	¥5,8005,800	GS-9112
US	1996-10-18^[3]	$49.9949.99^[4]	81112
EU	1996-10-17		MK81112-50
DE	1996-10-17		MK81112-50
PT	199x		STJSE0368
UK	1996-10-17^[5]^[6]^[7]	£44.9944.99^[8]^[9]	MK81112-50
GR	199x
PL	1996-12^[10]
AU	199x		FWOR22SSC
BR	199x		193346
JP	1997-09-25^[11]	¥7,800 (8,190)7,800e^[12]	HCJ-0126
JP (PC Home)	199x
US	1997-09	$39.9939.99^[13]	85056
US (Expert Software)	1998	$14.9914.99^[14]	T-6809-01
EU	1997-08-21^[15]		MK85056-50
BX (Sega Classics)	200x
DE	1997-08-21		MK85056-50
ES (Xplosiv)	199x
NL (Reload)	199x
PT (Top Games)	199x
UK (Expert Software)	199x		XP 202021
UK (Xplosiv)	199x
UK (Grabit)	199x		GDL 074P
UK (Sports Pack)	199x		GDL 074
UK (Fair Game)	199x		FG-1281
HU (Ecobit)	200x
HU (EVM)	200x
PL (Xplosiv)	199x
AU (Valusoft)	200x		THQ70478
BR	199x
SG (Replaygem)	200x

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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.

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

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
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

Source:: US manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Sega Worldwide Soccer 97/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Sega Worldwide Soccer 97/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Saturn version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Computer & Video Games (UK)	100	^[17]
Edge (UK)	80	^[18]
Famitsu (JP)	80	№416, p33
GamesMaster (UK)	93	№49, p49
Mean Machines Sega (UK)	93	^[19]
Mega Fun (DE)	89	^[20]
Mega Force (FR)	92	^[21]
Player One (FR)	94	№69, p96-97
Sega Power (UK)	91	№86, p44-45
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)	94	^[22]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)	77	^[23]
Sega Saturn Magazine (readers) (JP)	85	^[24]
Sonic the Comic (UK)	92	№96, p10

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination	89
Based on 13 reviews

Saturn, JP
Cover
Disc Inlay

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
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Saturn, EU (Not For Resale)

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Saturn, PT
Cover
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Saturn, GR

Saturn, AU
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Saturn, BR
Cover
Disc Manual

PC version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
	87	№48, p84-85

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Based on 1 review

PC, JP
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PC, JP (PC Home)
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PC, US
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Disc Jewel Case

PC, US (Expert Software)

Jewel Case

PC, EU
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PC, UK (Expert Software)
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PC, UK (Xplosiv)
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PC, UK (Grabit)
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PC, UK (GrabIt; 99p)
Cover
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PC, UK (Sports Pack)
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PC, UK (Fair Game)
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PC, DE
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PC, ES (Xplosiv)
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PC, PT (Power Games)

PC, PT (Top Games)
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PC, NL (Reload)
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PC, BX^† (Sega Classics)
Cover

PC, PL (Xplosiv)
Cover
Disc

PC, HU (Ecobit)
Cover

PC, HU (EVM)
Cover

PC, AU (Valusoft)
Cover

PC, BR

Disc Jewel Case

PC, SG (Replaygem)
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

563,849,664

CD-ROM (EU)

MK81112-50 V1.000

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CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

576,282,336

1996-10-14

CD-ROM (JP)

GS-9112 V1.000

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

564,028,416

CD-ROM (US)

81112 V1.001

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): PC

References

Games in the Victory Goal/Sega Worldwide Soccer Series
	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)
	Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000 (1999) \| Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000: Euro Edition (2000) \| UEFA Dream Soccer (2000)
	Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 (1997) \| Sega Worldwide Soccer 98 (1998) \| Worldwide Soccer Championship (199x)
Victory Goal related media
	Victory Goal '96 Soundtrack (1996)
	Sega International Victory Goal Hisshou Kouryakuhou‎ (1995) \| J. League Victory Goal '96 Hisshou Kouryakuhou‎ (1996) \| J. League Victory Goal '97 Hisshou Kouryakuhou‎ (1997)

[:File:SWS97_Saturn_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-1] File:SWS97 Saturn JP Box Back.jpg

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[Press_release:_1996-05-16:_ALL-STAR_LINE-UP_OF_SEGA_SPORTS_VIDEOGAMES_EXPANDS_THE_PROVEN_TOP-SELLING_FRANCHISE-4] 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_p-5] File:DailyMirror UK 1996-10-03 45.png

[:File:CVG_UK_179.pdf_p53-6] Computer & Video Games, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-09-09), page 53

[:File:SSM_UK_13.pdf_p100-7] Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-10-17), page 100

[:File:MeanMachinesSega49UK.pdf_p64-8] Mean Machines Sega, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-10-04), page 64

[Press_release:_1997-03-18:_Sega.27s_Saturn_.22Action_Pack.22_Bundle_Launches_at_.C2.A3169-9] Press release: 1997-03-18: Sega's Saturn "Action Pack" Bundle Launches at £169

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[Press_release:_1997-09-03:_Sega_Entertainment_Kicks_Realistic_Soccer_Action_To_The_PC_With_.22Worldwide_Soccer.22-13] 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.27s_Sega_PC_Collection-14] Press release: 1998-09-08: Experience The Ultimate In All-Out Action With New Titles From Expert Software's Sega PC Collection

[:File:CVG_UK_190.pdf_p49-15] Computer & Video Games, "September 1997" (UK; 1997-08-13), page 49

[:File:Sws97_sat_us_manual.pdf_p38-16] File:Sws97 sat us manual.pdf, page 38

[:File:CVG_UK_180.pdf_p66_.2866-67.29-17] Computer & Video Games, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-10-09), page 66-67 (66)

[:File:Edge_UK_039.pdf_p73_.2872-73.29-18] Edge, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-10-18), page 72-73 (73)

[:File:MeanMachinesSega49UK.pdf_p64_.2864-65.29-19] Mean Machines Sega, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-10-04), page 64-65 (64)

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-10.pdf_p39-20] Mega Fun, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-18), page 39

[:File:MegaForce_FR_54.pdf_p48_.2848-49.29-21] Mega Force, "Novembre/Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 48-49 (48)

[:File:SSM_UK_12.pdf_p64_.2864-65.29-22] Sega Saturn Magazine, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-09-18), page 64-65 (64)

[:File:SSM_JP_19961213_1996-21.pdf_p267_.28265.29-23] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-21 (1996-12-13)" (JP; 1996-11-22), page 265 (267)

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p12_.2810.29-24] Sega Saturn Magazine (readers), "Final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 10 (12)

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Games in the Victory Goal/Sega Worldwide Soccer Series
	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)
	Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000 (1999) \| Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000: Euro Edition (2000) \| UEFA Dream Soccer (2000)
	Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 (1997) \| Sega Worldwide Soccer 98 (1998) \| Worldwide Soccer Championship (199x)
Victory Goal related media
	Victory Goal '96 Soundtrack (1996)
	Sega International Victory Goal Hisshou Kouryakuhou‎ (1995) \| J. League Victory Goal '96 Hisshou Kouryakuhou‎ (1996) \| J. League Victory Goal '97 Hisshou Kouryakuhou‎ (1997)

Sega Worldwide Soccer 97

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Teams

Europe 1

Europe 2

Europe 3

Europe 4

Africa

Asia/Oceania

North America

South America

History

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Saturn version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Saturn version

PC version

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References