Sega Worldwide Soccer 98
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- For the very similar Windows PC game, see Worldwide Soccer 98.
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| Publisher: Sega | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Developer: Sega CS1, SIMS[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Supporting companies: Sega Digital Media[2] (audio) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brand: Sega Sports | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT), Tec Toy (BR) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (5 tracks) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peripherals supported: 6Player, Saturn Backup Memory, Sega Saturn Modem | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre: Sports/Soccer (スポーツ/サッカー)[3], Sports[4] (football) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of players: 1-4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sega Worldwide Soccer 98 (セガ ワールドワイドサッカー’９８), often known as Worldwide Soccer '98 and in PAL regions subtitled Sega Worldwide Soccer 98: Club Edition, is a football game for the Sega Saturn. It was released as a direct sequel to Sega Worldwide Soccer 97.
Contents
Gameplay
As its European name suggests, Worldwide Soccer 98 adds 60 English, French and Spanish club teams to the roster, and also adds Jack Charlton's commentary in addition to Gary Bloom's, with roughly three times as much recorded dialogue as the previous outing. Two new stadia area also added, bringing the total to five, and enhanced replay features lets goals be watched from any angle.
Much of the AI has been improved from the previous game, primarily in the form of smarter goalkeepers and the computer opting to make more passes.
Teams
As with the previous game, the game lacks an official license from football governing body FIFA or any of the regional authorities such as UEFA, so teams lack official names and branding. For club teams, most players correlate well with their real life counterparts, complete with skin tones, hair colour and abilities. Not all shirt numbers are correct, however.
National teams
For the most part, the national teams in SWWS 98 are the same as SWWS 97, though a small handful have been swapped, so that all the countries who participated in the real life 1998 World Cup are available. The Czech Republic replace Turkey in the Europe 3 group, Ghana replace Liberia, Jamaica replace Honduras and Chile replace Bolivia.
SWWS 98 continues SWWS 97's footsteps of using fictional player names for national teams, sometimes incorporating names of developers which worked on the game and writers for the UK's Sega Saturn Magazine.
Europe 1
England
Italy
Norway
Poland
Spain
Switzerland
Europe 2
Croatia
Denmark
France
Greece
Ireland
Romania
Europe 3
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Rep.
Holland
Russia
Wales
Europe 4
Austria
Germany
N. Ireland
Portugal
Scotland
Sweden
Africa
Cameroon
Egypt
Ghana
Morocco
Nigeria
S. Africa
Asia/Oceania
Australia
China
Japan
S. Korea
Saudi Arabia
UAE
North America
Canada
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Jamaica
Mexico
USA
South America
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Paraguay
Uruguay
Club teams
Sega Worldwide Soccer 98's approach to club teams is curious, with available teams being tied down to the chosen language (i.e. English teams are only available in English language mode, Spanish teams in Spanish language mode, etc.). This means, for example, it is impossible for a French club team to play a Spanish one. Likewise club teams cannot play against national teams.
The design led to problems when advertising the game, as while 108 teams exist (48 national teams and 60 club teams), only 68 can be selected at any one point. 68 is the figure the North American version sticks by in its manual, however Japan seemingly refers to a 108 team figure.
England 1
- Blackburn
- Bolton
- Everton
- Liverpool
- Manchester
England 2
- Barnsley
- Derby City
- Leeds United
- Newcastle
- Sheffield
England 3
- Arsenal
- Aston Villa
- Chelsea
- Coventry
- Leicester
England 4
- C. Palace
- Southampton
- Tottenham
- West Ham
- Wimbledon
France 1
France 2
France 3
France 4
España 1
- Gijón (R.C. Sporting de Gijón)
- La Coruña (R.C. Deportivo de La Coruña)
- Oviedo (Real Oviedo)
- Santiago C. (S.D. Compostela)
- Vigo (R.C. Celta de Vigo)
España 2
- Bilbao (Athletic Club)
- Madrid C. (C. Atlético de Madrid)
- Madrid N. (Real Madrid C.F.)
- Madrid S. (Rayo Vallecano de Madrid)
- Santander (R.C. Racing de Santander)
España 3
- Barcelona (F.C. Barcelona)
- Barcelona N. (R.C.D. Espanyol)
- Logroño (C.D. Logroñés)
- S. Sebastian (Real Sociedad de Fútbol)
- Zaragoza (Real Zaragoza)
España 4
- Extremadura (C.F. Extremadura)
- Sevilla (Sevilla F.C.)
- Sevilla N. (Real Betis Balompié)
- Tenerife (C.D. Tenerife)
- Valencia (Valencia C.F.)
Note that "Sheffield" is based on Sheffield Wednesday, as opposed to rivals Sheffield United.
Spanish clubs are listed in the game under generic unofficial names based on their home cities. Official names of the intended represented clubs are placed in brackets.
Production credits
- Senior Producer: Kats Sato
- Product Manager: Mark Maslowicz
- Producer: Pierre Hintze
- Production Coordinator: Ed Bainbridge
- Commentators: Gary Bloom, Jack Charlton
- Script: Dave Thompson, James Ferguson
- Music: Richard Jacques
- Localisation: Dave Thompson, Roberto Párraga
- Special Thanks: Phillippa Measday, Mark Pearson, Simon Fitzpatrik, Josh Bloom and Sega of Europe
- Producer: Tracy Johnson
- Brand Manager: Brad Hogan
- Test Lead: Don Carmichael
- Test Assistant Lead: Angela Edwards, Cobi Jones, Mark Subotnick, Mark Lindstrom, Cory Clemetson (Intersport, Inc.) and Sega of America
- Supervisor: Lee Hiroyasu
- Adviser: Jin Shimazaki
- Coordinator: Takahiro Fukada
- Assistant Director: Hideki Katagiri
- Chief of Staff: Akio Kamezaki
- Staff Officer: Rumiko Ueki, Takayuki Itagaki
- Chief of Graphics: Shin Sasaki
- Graphic Design: Aimi Takaki, Atsushi Kume, Atsushi Yamamoto, Azusa Atsumi, Hiroko Katou, Junko Nagashima, Ken Shimizu, Kenji Tamura, Masami Komine, Nanae Tanabe, Naoko Takeshi, Satomi Miyatake, Seiji Ogomori
- Chief of Program: Yoshiki Sawamura
- Game Program: Hideto Fujishita, Junichi Sutoh, Katsumi Kohori, Keita Mizukami, Miho Yoshimura, Naohide Kinjo, Takahiro Higuchi, Takayuki Suzuki, Toyoji Kurose, Tsuyoshi Kogata
- Sound Director: Hirofumi Murasaki
- Sound Team Staff: Jun Senoue, Masahiro Itou, Makoto Iida, Mariko Nanba, Seiroh Okamoto, Naoyuki Machida, Tatsutoshi Narita
- Special Thanks: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Ryoichi Hasegawa, Makoto Nishino, Jun Senoue uses ESP® guitars, Sega Digital Studio, and Sega of Japan
- Producer: Tracy Johnson
- Brand Manager: Brad Hogan
- Lead Tester: Don Carmichael
- Assistant Lead Tester: Rick Greer
- Testers: Bobby Amirkhan, Lorne Asuncion, Jeff Caffee, Kaycee Carmichael, Manon Von Gerkan, Angelina Jolie, Mark Lerma, Dave Paniagua, Mark Paniagua, Sofia Vergara, Ferdinand Villar
- Marketing Specialist: Mark Subotnick
- Team Sega Sports: Geraldine Dessimoz, Brad Hogan, Tracy Johnson, Marcus Matthews, Dave Perkinson
- Special Thanks: Cory Clemetson - Intersport, Inc., Cobi Jones, Angela Edwards, Bernie Stolar, Doris Burks, Jadelyn Chang, Undyne Stafford and Seedy Lounge
Magazine articles
- Main article: Sega Worldwide Soccer 98/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Player One (FR) #79: "Octobre 1997" (1997-xx-xx)[13]
also published in:
- Sega Magazin (DE) #51: "Februar 1998" (1998-01-14)[14]
- Sega Magazin (DE) #52: "März 1998" (1998-02-11)[15]
- Sega Magazin (DE) #53: "April 1998" (1998-03-11)[16]
- Sega Magazin (DE) #54: "Mai 1998" (1998-04-01)[17]
- Sega Magazin (DE) #55: "Juni 1998" (1998-05-06)[18]
- Sega Magazin (DE) #56: "Juli 1998" (1998-06-03)[19]
- Sega Magazin (DE) #57: "August 1998" (1998-07-01)[20]
- Sega Magazin (DE) #59: "Oktober 1998" (1998-09-02)[21]
- Sega Magazin (DE) #60: "November 1998" (1998-10-07)[22]
- Sega Magazin (DE) #61: "Dezember 1998" (1998-11-04)[23]
- Sega Magazin (DE) #62: "Januar 1999" (1998-12-02)[24]
- Sega Magazin (DE) #63: "Februar 1999" (1998-12-28)[25]
Physical scans
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Technical information
- Main article: Sega Worldwide Soccer 98/Technical information.
References
- ↑ https://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/SIMS
- ↑ http://www.wave-master.com/wm/works/index.html (Wayback Machine: 2004-05-19 20:54)
- ↑ File:SWS98 Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segasaturn/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-30 22:53)
- ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/AdRLCHw-et4/m/RpA8JPlBJ3cJ
- ↑ Press release: 1997-11-18: Sega Goes Global With "Worldwide Soccer '98" For Sega Saturn And PC
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://www.sega-europe.com/saturn/satinfo.html (Wayback Machine: 1998-12-02 14:09)
- ↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1997-10-06), page 32
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://www.sega-europe.com/ (Wayback Machine: 1998-02-01 23:27)
- ↑ Secret Service #50 page 78
- ↑ File:Sega Worldwide Soccer 98 Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sws98 sat us manual.pdf, page 37
- ↑ Player One, "Octobre 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 11
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "Februar 1998" (DE; 1998-01-14), page 83
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "März 1998" (DE; 1998-02-11), page 75
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "April 1998" (DE; 1998-03-11), page 75
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "Mai 1998" (DE; 1998-04-01), page 31
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "Juni 1998" (DE; 1998-05-06), page 31
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "Juli 1998" (DE; 1998-06-03), page 31
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "August 1998" (DE; 1998-07-01), page 31
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "Oktober 1998" (DE; 1998-09-02), page 31
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "November 1998" (DE; 1998-10-07), page 31
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1998" (DE; 1998-11-04), page 31
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "Januar 1999" (DE; 1998-12-02), page 31
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "Februar 1999" (DE; 1998-12-28), page 31
- ↑ Ação Games, "Janeiro 1998" (BR; 199x-xx-xx), page 12
- ↑ Consoles +, "Décembre 1997" (FR; 1997-1x-xx), page 142
- ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1997-10-30)
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1998" (US; 1998-0x-xx), page 109
- ↑ Famitsu, "1998-03-13" (JP; 1998-02-27), page 1
- ↑ Fun Generation, "12/97" (DE; 1997-11-12), page 106
- ↑ GamePro, "February 1998" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 108
- ↑ GamesMaster, "Christmas 1997" (UK; 1997-11-24), page 42
- ↑ Game Informer, "January 1998" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 61
- ↑ Gry Komputerowe, "12/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1997" (ES; 1997-xx-xx), page 128
- ↑ Level, "1/98" (TR; 1998-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ MAN!AC, "12/97" (DE; 1997-11-12), page 95
- ↑ Mega Console, "Novembre 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 80
- ↑ Mega Force, "Novembre/Décembre 1997" (FR; 1997-1x-xx), page 42
- ↑ Mega Fun, "12/97" (DE; 1997-11-05), page 115
- ↑ Neo, "Grudzień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 26
- ↑ Next Generation, "February 1998" (US; 1998-01-20), page 119
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 5" (JP; 1998-02-27), page 159
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 8" (JP; 1998-04-10), page 116
- ↑ Saturn Power, "December 1997" (UK; 1997-10-14), page 68
- ↑ Sega Power, "Dekémvrios 1997-Ianouários 1998" (GR; 1998-xx-xx), page 36
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1997" (UK; 1997-10-15), page 72
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1998-07 (1998-03-13)" (JP; 1998-02-27), page 207
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 14
- ↑ Super Power, "1 1998" (FI; 199x-xx-xx), page 31
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