Victory Goal '96

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Victory Goal '96

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Team Aquila

Supporting companies: Sega Digital Media^[1] (audio)

Brand: Sega Sports

Licensor: J.League

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (14 tracks)

Peripherals supported: 6Player

Genre: Sports/Soccer (スポーツ/サッカー)^[2], Sports^[3] (football)

Number of players: 1-4

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1996-03-29^[3]	¥5,800 (5,974)5,800e^[4]	GS-9048

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Victory Goal '96 (ビクトリーゴール’９６) is a Japanese football game developed by Team Aquila exclusively for the Sega Saturn, and a direct sequel to Victory Goal.

Like Victory Goal and its sequel, J. League Victory Goal '97, Victory Goal '96 was not released outside of Japan.

Gameplay

Victory Goal '96 is a significant upgrade over its predecessor, sporting not only an updated player roster for the 1996 J. League season, but an entirely new 3D engine, with the players depicted as 3D models (as opposed to Victory Goal and International Victory Goal, where all players are 2D sprites). It also has limited commentary which is missing in previous games.

Teams

Kashima Antlers
JEF United Ichihara
Kashiwa Reysol
Urawa Reds
Verdy Kawasaki
Yokohama Marinos
Yokohama Flügels
Bellmare Hiratsuka
Shimizu S-Pulse
Júbilo Iwata
Nagoya Grampus Eight
Kyoto Purple Sanga
Gamba Osaka
Cerezo Osaka
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Avispa Fukuoka

History

Release

Victory Goal '96 was released in March 1996, and with Sega of America wanting to promote a football game for Christmas at E3 1996, this game was brought to that event and advertised as Worldwide Soccer II. As it was a (presumably unchanged) build of Victory Goal '96, some sources covering E3 1996 use the Victory Goal name^[5]^[6], while others use Worldwide Soccer II^[7], as labeled on the stand.

Given Victory Goal '96 uses J.League teams, it is unlikely that it was set to be released in North America, and was simply a stand-in for the not-yet complete Sega Worldwide Soccer 97.

Production credits

Executive Producer: Yoji Ishii
Producer: Hirotsugu Kobayashi
Technical Director: Honkang Lee
Art Producer: Kou Tanaka
Planners: Takayuki Yanagihori, Shigenori Araki
Programers: Kenji Murayama, Hiroaki Sakamoto, Maki Kato, Koji Aiba, Yasushi Fujisawa
Designers: Koichi Sasaki, Takashi Thomas Yuda, Kazuki Aizawa, Hiroki Okabata, Harumi Masuda, Nanako Yarimizu
Sound Staff: Hirofumi Murasaki, Jun Senoue, Miki Obata, Saori Kobayashi
Recording Staff: Tatsutoshi Narita, Naoyuki Machida, Shinji Kawahira
Musicians: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Akira Sasaki, Masafumi Nakao, Akihiko Shinone, Kouhei Okamura, Tadashi Ohtsubo, Jun Senoue
Voice Actor: David Leytze, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
Marketing Staff: Takayuki Kawagoe, Tadashi Takezaki, Masatoshi Kawaguchi, Yasushi Nagumo, Hiroto Kikuchi, Yosuke Okunari
Announcer: Katsuhiko Kaneko (Office: Onetwo Return)
Commentator: Kazushi Kimura (Shoot)
Special thanks to: Tohru Nakabayashi, Satoshi Inokoshi, Vega Team

Thank You For Your Playing

Presented by: Team Aquila

Source:

In-game credits^[8]

Magazine articles

Main article: Victory Goal '96/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

Flyer

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-05: "1996-05 (1996-03-22)" (1996-03-08)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-06: "1996-06 (1996-04-12)" (1996-03-22)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

NTSC-J

93

^[9]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

88

^[10]

Fun Generation (DE)

NTSC-J

80

^[11]

Intelligent Gamer (US)

NTSC-J

100

^[12]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-J

94

^[13]

MAN!AC (DE)

NTSC-J

78

^[14]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-J

86

^[15]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

80

^[16]

Saturn+ (UK)

NTSC-J

87

^[17]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

80

^[18]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

84

^[19]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-U

78

^[20]

	86
Based on 12 reviews

Victory Goal '96

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual Inlay

Technical information

Main article: Victory Goal '96/Technical information.

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese): Saturn

References

↑ http://www.wave-master.com/wm/works/index.html (Wayback Machine: 2004-05-19 20:54)
↑ File:VictoryGoal96 Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segasaturn/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-30 22:53)
↑ http://sega.highway.or.jp:80/sega/p_cafe/DB/09048/09048.html (Wayback Machine: 1997-01-29 03:36)
↑ Sega Magazin, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 27
↑ Mega Console, "Giugno 1996" (IT; 1996-xx-xx), page 18
↑ VideoGames, "August 1996" (US; 1996-07-xx), page 10
↑ File:Victory Goal '96 Saturn credits.pdf
↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 108
↑ Famitsu, "1996-04-05" (JP; 1996-03-22), page 1
↑ Fun Generation, "06/96" (DE; 1996-05-08), page 68
↑ Intelligent Gamer, "July 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 74
↑ Joypad, "Mai 1996 (Joypad International supplement)" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 27
↑ MAN!AC, "06/96" (DE; 1996-05-08), page 48
↑ Mega Fun, "06/96" (DE; 1996-05-15), page 76
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 12" (JP; 1996-05-24), page 70
↑ Saturn+, "Issue 4" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 22
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-06 (1996-04-12)" (JP; 1996-03-22), page 231
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 12
↑ Video Games, "6/96" (DE; 1996-05-29), page 90

Victory Goal '96

Main page | Magazine articles | Reception | Technical information

Books: J.League Victory Goal '96 Hisshou Kouryakuhou (1996)
Music: Victory Goal '96 Soundtrack (1996)

J.League-sponsored football games for Sega systems
	J.League Champion Soccer (1993) \| J.League Pro Striker (1993) \| J.League Pro Striker Kanzenban (1993) \| J.League Pro Striker 2 (1994) \| Pro Striker Final Stage (1995)
	The J. League 1994 (1994)
	J.League GG Pro Striker '94 (1994) \| J.League Soccer Dream Eleven (1995)
	Victory Goal (1995) \| Victory Goal '96 (1996) \| J.League Victory Goal '97 (1997) \| J.League Go Go Goal! (1997) \| J.League Jikkyou Honoo no Striker (1998)
	J.League Spectacle Soccer (2002)
See also: Soccer Tsuku

Games in the Victory Goal/Sega Worldwide Soccer Series
	Victory Goal (1995) \| Sega International Victory Goal (1995) \| Sega International Victory Goal (1995) \| Victory Goal '96 (1996) \| Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 (1996) \| J.League Victory Goal '97 (1997) \| Sega Worldwide Soccer 98 (1997) \| 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 (1996) \| Worldwide Soccer 98 (1998) \| Worldwide Soccer Championship (1999)
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)

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[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_32.pdf_p27-5] Sega Magazin, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 27

[:File:MegaConsole_IT_27.pdf_p18-6] Mega Console, "Giugno 1996" (IT; 1996-xx-xx), page 18

[:File:VideoGames_US_91.pdf_p10-7] VideoGames, "August 1996" (US; 1996-07-xx), page 10

[:File:Victory_Goal_.2796_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-8] File:Victory Goal '96 Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_054.pdf_p108-9] Consoles +, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 108

[10] Famitsu, "1996-04-05" (JP; 1996-03-22), page 1

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1996-06.pdf_p68-11] Fun Generation, "06/96" (DE; 1996-05-08), page 68

[:File:IntelligentGamer_US_02.pdf_p74-12] Intelligent Gamer, "July 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 74

[:File:Joypad_FR_Supplement_053_International.pdf_p27-13] Joypad, "Mai 1996 (Joypad International supplement)" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 27

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-06.pdf_p48-14] MAN!AC, "06/96" (DE; 1996-05-08), page 48

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-06.pdf_p76-15] Mega Fun, "06/96" (DE; 1996-05-15), page 76

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-12_19960607.pdf_p70-16] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 12" (JP; 1996-05-24), page 70

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_04.pdf_p22-17] Saturn+, "Issue 4" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 22

[:File:SSM_JP_19960412_1996-06.pdf_p231-18] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-06 (1996-04-12)" (JP; 1996-03-22), page 231

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p12-19] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 12

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1996-06.pdf_p90-20] Video Games, "6/96" (DE; 1996-05-29), page 90

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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 (1995) \| Victory Goal '96 (1996) \| Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 (1996) \| J.League Victory Goal '97 (1997) \| Sega Worldwide Soccer 98 (1997) \| 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 (1996) \| Worldwide Soccer 98 (1998) \| Worldwide Soccer Championship (1999)
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)

Victory Goal '96

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Contents

Gameplay

Teams

History

Release

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

External links

References