Sega Worldwide Soccer 98

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For the very similar Windows PC game, see Worldwide Soccer 98.

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Sega Worldwide Soccer 98
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Supporting companies:
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
Official in-game languages:
  • 日本語
  • English
  • Français
  • Español
    • Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Saturn
    JP     		¥5,8005,800 GS-9187
    Sega Rating: All Ages
    Sega Saturn
    US     		$49.9949.99[6] 81123
    ESRB: Kids to Adults
    Sega Saturn
    EU     		MK81123-50
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Saturn
    DE     		MK81123-50
    USK: 0
    Sega Saturn
    PT     		STJSE0736
    Sega Saturn
    UK     		£44.9944.99[9] MK81123-50
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Saturn
    PL     		209zł209
    Sega Saturn
    BR     		191316
    Tectoy: Todas as Idades

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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.

    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 England
    • Italy Italy
    • Norway Norway
    • Poland Poland
    • Spain Spain
    • Switzerland Switzerland
    Europe 2
    • Croatia Croatia
    • Denmark Denmark
    • France France
    • Greece Greece
    • Ireland Ireland
    • Romania Romania
    Europe 3
    • Belgium Belgium
    • Bulgaria Bulgaria
    • Czechia Czech Rep.
    • Netherlands Holland
    • Russia Russia
    • Wales Wales
    Europe 4
    • Austria Austria
    • Germany Germany
    • Ulster N. Ireland
    • Portugal Portugal
    • Scotland Scotland
    • Sweden Sweden
    Africa
    • Cameroon Cameroon
    • Egypt Egypt
    • Ghana Ghana
    • Morocco Morocco
    • Nigeria Nigeria
    • South Africa S. Africa
    Asia/Oceania
    • Australia Australia
    • China China
    • Japan Japan
    • South Korea S. Korea
    • Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
    • United Arab Emirates UAE
    North America
    • Canada Canada
    • Costa Rica Costa Rica
    • El Salvador El Salvador
    • Jamaica Jamaica
    • Mexico Mexico
    • United States of America USA
    South America
    • Argentina Argentina
    • Brazil Brazil
    • Chile Chile
    • Colombia Colombia
    • Paraguay Paraguay
    • Uruguay 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

    EUROPE STAFF
    U.S.A. STAFF
    JAPAN STAFF
    Source:
    In-game credits[11]
    Source:
    US manual
    Sws98 sat us manual.pdf
    [12]

    Magazine articles

    Main article: Sega Worldwide Soccer 98/Magazine articles.

    Promotional material

    SWS98CE GR advert.png
    Saturn GR print advert
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    Print advert in (FR) #69: "Octobre 1997" (1997-xx-xx)
    also published in:
    • (FR) #79: "Octobre 1997" (1997-xx-xx)[13]
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    Print advert in (ES) #74: "Noviembre 1997" (1997-xx-xx)
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    Print advert in (GR) #3: "Dekémvrios 1997-Ianouários 1998" (1998-xx-xx)
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    Print advert in (DE) #50: "Januar 1998" (1997-12-10)
    also published in:
    • (DE) #51: "Februar 1998" (1998-01-14)[14]
    • (DE) #52: "März 1998" (1998-02-11)[15]
    • (DE) #53: "April 1998" (1998-03-11)[16]
    • (DE) #54: "Mai 1998" (1998-04-01)[17]
    • (DE) #55: "Juni 1998" (1998-05-06)[18]
    • (DE) #56: "Juli 1998" (1998-06-03)[19]
    • (DE) #57: "August 1998" (1998-07-01)[20]
    • (DE) #59: "Oktober 1998" (1998-09-02)[21]
    • (DE) #60: "November 1998" (1998-10-07)[22]
    • (DE) #61: "Dezember 1998" (1998-11-04)[23]
    • (DE) #62: "Januar 1999" (1998-12-02)[24]
    • (DE) #63: "Februar 1999" (1998-12-28)[25]
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    Physical scans

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
    94 №80, p138
    Sega Saturn
    		 94
    Based on
    1 review
    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    (BR)
    80
    		[26]
    (FR) PAL
    95
    		[27]
    (UK)
    87
    		[28]
    (US) NTSC-U
    55
    		[29]
    (JP) NTSC-J
    73
    		[30]
    (DE) PAL
    80
    		[31]
    (US) NTSC-U
    73
    		[32]
    (UK)
    87
    		[33]
    (US) NTSC-U
    89
    		[34]
    (PL)
    84
    		[35]
    (ES)
    90
    		[36]
    (TR)
    75
    		[37]
    (DE) PAL
    82
    		[38]
    (IT) PAL
    86
    		[39]
    (FR) PAL
    93
    		[40]
    (DE) PAL
    78
    		[41]
    (PL)
    70
    		[42]
    (US) NTSC-U
    75
    		[43]
    (JP) NTSC-J
    63
    		[44]
    (JP) NTSC-J
    64
    		[45]
    (UK) PAL
    90
    		[46]
    (GR)
    90
    		[47]
    (UK) PAL
    94
    		[48]
    (JP) NTSC-J
    63
    		[49]
    (JP) NTSC-J
    75
    		[50]
    (FI)
    89
    		[51]
    Sega Saturn
    		 80
    Based on
    26 reviews

    Sega Worldwide Soccer 98

    Saturn, JP
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    Cover
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    Spinecard
    SegaWorldwideSoccer98 Saturn JP Disc.jpg
    Disc
    SegaWorldwideSoccer98 Saturn JP Inlay.jpg
    Inlay
    Saturn, US
    SWS98 Saturn US Box Back.jpgSWS98 Saturn US Box Front.jpg
    Cover
    Sws98 sat us manual.pdf
    Manual
    Saturn, EU
    SWS98CE Saturn EU Box.jpg
    Cover
    SegaWorldwideSoccer98 saturn eu cd.jpg
    Disc
    SegaWorldwideSoccer98SaturnEUManual.pdf
    Manual
    SegaWorldwideSoccer98SaturnEUManualErrata.pdf
    Errata
    Saturn, PT
    SWS98CE Saturn PT cover.jpg
    Cover
    SegaWorldwideSoccer98 saturn eu cd.jpg
    Disc
    Saturn, BR
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    Cover

    Technical information

    Main article: Sega Worldwide Soccer 98/Technical information.

    References

    1. ↑ https://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/SIMS
    2. ↑ http://www.wave-master.com/wm/works/index.html (Wayback Machine: 2004-05-19 20:54)
    3. ↑ File:SWS98 Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segasaturn/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-30 22:53)
    5. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/AdRLCHw-et4/m/RpA8JPlBJ3cJ
    6. ↑ Press release: 1997-11-18: Sega Goes Global With "Worldwide Soccer '98" For Sega Saturn And PC
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://www.sega-europe.com/saturn/satinfo.html (Wayback Machine: 1998-12-02 14:09)
    8. ↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1997-10-06), page 32
    9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://www.sega-europe.com/ (Wayback Machine: 1998-02-01 23:27)
    10. ↑ Secret Service #50 page 78
    11. ↑ File:Sega Worldwide Soccer 98 Saturn credits.pdf
    12. ↑ File:Sws98 sat us manual.pdf, page 37
    13. ↑ Player One, "Octobre 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 11
    14. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Februar 1998" (DE; 1998-01-14), page 83
    15. ↑ Sega Magazin, "März 1998" (DE; 1998-02-11), page 75
    16. ↑ Sega Magazin, "April 1998" (DE; 1998-03-11), page 75
    17. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Mai 1998" (DE; 1998-04-01), page 31
    18. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Juni 1998" (DE; 1998-05-06), page 31
    19. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Juli 1998" (DE; 1998-06-03), page 31
    20. ↑ Sega Magazin, "August 1998" (DE; 1998-07-01), page 31
    21. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Oktober 1998" (DE; 1998-09-02), page 31
    22. ↑ Sega Magazin, "November 1998" (DE; 1998-10-07), page 31
    23. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1998" (DE; 1998-11-04), page 31
    24. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Januar 1999" (DE; 1998-12-02), page 31
    25. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Februar 1999" (DE; 1998-12-28), page 31
    26. ↑ Ação Games, "Janeiro 1998" (BR; 199x-xx-xx), page 12
    27. ↑ Consoles +, "Décembre 1997" (FR; 1997-1x-xx), page 142
    28. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1997-10-30)
    29. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1998" (US; 1998-0x-xx), page 109
    30. ↑ Famitsu, "1998-03-13" (JP; 1998-02-27), page 1
    31. ↑ Fun Generation, "12/97" (DE; 1997-11-12), page 106
    32. ↑ GamePro, "February 1998" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 108
    33. ↑ GamesMaster, "Christmas 1997" (UK; 1997-11-24), page 42
    34. ↑ Game Informer, "January 1998" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 61
    35. ↑ Gry Komputerowe, "12/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
    36. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1997" (ES; 1997-xx-xx), page 128
    37. ↑ Level, "1/98" (TR; 1998-xx-xx), page 1
    38. ↑ MAN!AC, "12/97" (DE; 1997-11-12), page 95
    39. ↑ Mega Console, "Novembre 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 80
    40. ↑ Mega Force, "Novembre/Décembre 1997" (FR; 1997-1x-xx), page 42
    41. ↑ Mega Fun, "12/97" (DE; 1997-11-05), page 115
    42. ↑ Neo, "Grudzień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 26
    43. ↑ Next Generation, "February 1998" (US; 1998-01-20), page 119
    44. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 5" (JP; 1998-02-27), page 159
    45. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 8" (JP; 1998-04-10), page 116
    46. ↑ Saturn Power, "December 1997" (UK; 1997-10-14), page 68
    47. ↑ Sega Power, "Dekémvrios 1997-Ianouários 1998" (GR; 1998-xx-xx), page 36
    48. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1997" (UK; 1997-10-15), page 72
    49. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1998-07 (1998-03-13)" (JP; 1998-02-27), page 207
    50. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 14
    51. ↑ Super Power, "1 1998" (FI; 199x-xx-xx), page 31


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