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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known as '''''Actua Soccer''''' (アクチャーサッカー) in Japan, is a football game for the [[Sega Saturn]]. It was not released in Europe, who instead received ''[[Actua Soccer Club Edition]]''.
 
{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known as '''''Actua Soccer''''' (アクチャーサッカー) in Japan, is a football game for the [[Sega Saturn]]. It was not released in Europe, who instead received ''[[Actua Soccer Club Edition]]''.
  
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In North America, the game was advertised (and still often refers to itself by this name) as '''''VR Soccer '96'''''.
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In North America, the game was announced as '''''VR Soccer '96'''''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19970606000700/http://www.interplay.com/press/soccer.html}}, dropping the "'96" late in development. As a result of this, the game was advertised as ''VR Soccer '96'' and still often refers to itself by this name
  
 
==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==

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VRSoccer title.png

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VR Soccer
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Interplay (US), Naxat Soft (JP)
Developer:
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (1 track)
Genre: Sports[1][2]

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP 		¥5,8005,800 T-18706G
Sega Rating: All Ages
Sega Saturn
US 		T-12517H
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Non-Sega versions

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VR Soccer, known as Actua Soccer (アクチャーサッカー) in Japan, is a football game for the Sega Saturn. It was not released in Europe, who instead received Actua Soccer Club Edition.

In North America, the game was announced as VR Soccer '96[4], dropping the "'96" late in development. As a result of this, the game was advertised as VR Soccer '96 and still often refers to itself by this name

Gameplay

Teams

  • Argentina Argentina
  • Belgium Belgium
  • Bolivia Bolivia
  • Brazil Brazil
  • Bulgaria Bulgaria
  • Cameroon Cameroon
  • Switzerland China
  • Colombia Colombia
  • Czechia Czech Rep.
  • Denmark Denmark
  • Egypt Egypt
  • England England
  • Finland Finland
  • France France
  • Germany Germany
  • Ghana Ghana
  • Greece Greece
  • Netherlands Holland
  • Israel Iceland
  • Italy Italy
  • Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast
  • Japan Japan
  • Mexico Mexico
  • Morocco Morocco
  • Nigeria Nigeria
  • England N. Ireland
  • Norway Norway
  • Poland Poland
  • Portugal Portugal
  • Ireland Rep. Ireland
  • Romania Romania
  • Russia Russia
  • Saudi Arabia Saudi Arab.
  • Scotland Scotland
  • Slovakia Slovakia
  • South Korea S. Korea
  • Spain Spain
  • Sweden Sweden
  • Switzerland Switzerland
  • Tunisia Tunisia
  • Uruguay Uruguay
  • United States of America USA
  • Wales Wales
  • Zambia Zambia

Northern Ireland competes under an unofficial flag, using the Nordic cross flag with a similar colour scheme to England's.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English (US) VR Soccer VR Soccer
Japanese アクチャーサッカー Actua Soccer

Magazine articles

Main article: VR Soccer/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Game Players (US) #0904: "Vol. 9 No. 4 April 1996" (1996-03-19)
also published in:
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Print advert in Game Players (US) #0904: "Vol. 9 No. 4 April 1996" (1996-03-19)
also published in:
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Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Next Generation (US) #19: "July 1996" (1996-06-18)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
53
[11]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
70
[12]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
56
[13]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
50
[14]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
58
[15]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
53
[16]
Sega Saturn
 57
Based on
6 reviews

VR Soccer

Saturn, JP
ActuaSoccer Saturn JP Box Back.jpgActuaSoccer Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
VRSoccer Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc
ActuaSoccer sat JP manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, US
VRSoccer Saturn US Box Back.jpgVRSoccer Saturn US Box Front.jpg
Cover
VRSoccer US disc.jpg
Disc
Vrsoccer sat us manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
180,603,024 1996-08-22 CD-ROM (JP) T-18706G V1.100
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
107,613,408 CD-ROM (US) T-12517H V1.002

References

  1. ↑ File:ActuaSoccer Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee2.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)
  3. ↑ http://sega-saturn.com/software.htm (Wayback Machine: 1997-01-01 11:35)
  4. ↑ http://www.interplay.com/press/soccer.html (Wayback Machine: 1997-06-06 00:07)
  5. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 41
  6. ↑ GamePro, "June 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 27
  7. ↑ Next Generation, "June 1996" (US; 1996-05-21), page 23
  8. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 38
  9. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 110
  10. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 109
  11. ↑ Famitsu, "1996-10-04" (JP; 1996-09-20), page 1
  12. ↑ GamePro, "March 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 94
  13. ↑ Game Informer, "December 1996" (US; 1996-1x-xx), page 72
  14. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 20" (JP; 1996-09-20), page 202
  15. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 24" (JP; 1996-11-15), page 70
  16. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-16 (1996-09-27)" (JP; 1996-09-13), page 247
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