FIFA International Soccer

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For the Sega Game Gear and Sega Master System game, see FIFA International Soccer (8-bit). For the Sega Mega-CD game, see FIFA International Soccer: Championship Edition.

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FIFA International Soccer
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts (US/EU), Electronic Arts Victor (JP)
Developer:
Peripherals supported: 4 Way Play
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code

FIFA International Soccer (FIFA インターナショナルサッカー), is the first game in the long-running FIFA series, developed by Extended Play Productions and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for the Sega Mega Drive, as well as several non-Sega consoles and computers in 1993.

Unlike later FIFA games which are presented in full 3D, FIFA International Soccer goes for an isometric perspective and has much simpler gameplay. Also, though it allows the user to play as official international teams, it does not feature official player names. Nevertheless, the combination of isometric graphics and a commentator set it aside from its rivals, namely the Sensible Soccer and Kick Off series.

A Sega Mega-CD update, FIFA International Soccer: Championship Edition, was released the following year.

Production credits

Lead Programmer: Jan Tian
Programmers: Brian Plank, Kevin Pickell
Lead Artist: George Ashcroft
Artists: Dianna Davies, David Adams, Suzan Germic, Mike Smith
Music and Sound: Jeff Dyck
Sound Technology: Kevin Pickell
Producer: Bruce McMillan
Development Director: Joey Della-Savia
Associate Producer: Kevin Buckner, Matt Webster
Game Design: Jan Tian, Matt Webster, Brian Plank, George Ashcroft, Kevin Pickell, Bruce McMillan, Joey Della-Savia
Lead Testers: Lee Patterson, Bryan Beckstrand, Nick Goldsworthy
Product Manager: Neil Thewarapperuma, Chip Lange
Technical Director: Colin McLaughlan
Executive Producers: Don Mattrick, Joss Ellis
Special Thanks: Tony Waiters, Claudio Maurizio, Chris Tompson, David Wilson, Jules Burt, Jon Law, Stanley Chow
FIFA Logo Copyright FIFA / DEYHLE 1977

Promotional material

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Print advert in EGM² (US) #1: "July 1994" (1994-07-19)
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Print advert in Sega Magazine (UK) #2: "February 1994" (1994-01-10)
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Print advert in SuperGamePower (BR) #7: "Outubro 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Sega Force (SE) #1993-08: "8/93" (1993-12-09)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
92 №145, p96/97
91 №12, p73
80 №3, p96/97
90 №53, p185-188[4]
95 №48
80 №17, p22/23
94 №15, p30/31/32
93 №8, p36/37
89 №2, p30/31/32/33
92 №24, p42/43/44/45
94 №14, p28-32[5]
92 №37, p66/67
92 №1, p98/99[6]
89 №50, p52/53/54
94 №27, p44/45
95 №20, p11
Sega Mega Drive
 91
Based on
16 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
80
[7]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
92
[8]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
75
[9]
Consoles + (FR)
93
[10]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
92
[11]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
92
[12]
Edge (UK)
80
[13]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
100
[14]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
83
[15]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[16]
Freak (IL)
92
[17]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
93
[18]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
95
[4]
GamesMaster (UK)
95
[19]
Hyper (AU)
94
[20]
Joker (SI)
93
[21]
Joypad (FR) PAL
95
[22]
MAN!AC (DE)
88
[23]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
80
[24]
Mega (UK) PAL
94
[25]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
93
[26]
Megablast (DE) PAL
80
[27]
Mega Force (FR)
85
[28]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
93
[29]
Mega Machines (UK) PAL
89
[30]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
92
[31]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
94
[5]
Megazone (AU) PAL
84
[32]
Player One (FR)
92
[33]
Power Play (DE)
84
[34]
Power Unlimited (NL)
88
[35]
Score (CZ)
80
[36]
Sega Magazin (DE)
91
[37]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
92
[6]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
92
[38]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
89
[39]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
94
[40]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
93
[41]
Sega Force (SE)
93
[42]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
78
[43]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
80
[44]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
95
[45]
Supergames (AR)
90
[46]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
90
[47]
VideoGames Shopper (UK) PAL
91
[48]
Video Games (DE) PAL
77
[49]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[50]
Sega Mega Drive
 89
Based on
47 reviews

FIFA International Soccer

Mega Drive, US
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Manual
Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, JP
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Mega Drive, BR
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Mega Drive, KR
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Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

References

  1. ↑ Sega Force, "1/94" (SE; 1994-01-12), page 34
  2. ↑ Sega Force, "2/94" (SE; 1994-02-23), page 34
  3. ↑ Sega Force, "3/94" (SE; 1994-03-29), page 34
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:GamePro US 053.pdf, page 202 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 053.pdf_p202" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:MeanMachinesSega14UK.pdf, page 28 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega14UK.pdf_p28" defined multiple times with different content
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:SegaMagazine UK 01.pdf, page 98 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaMagazine UK 01.pdf_p98" defined multiple times with different content
  7. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 80
  8. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1994" (DE; 1994-02-07), page 53
  9. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1994" (JP; 1994-06-08), page 16
  10. ↑ Consoles +, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 126
  11. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-15), page 96
  12. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 111
  13. ↑ Edge, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-10-28), page 96
  14. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 75
  15. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 48
  16. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 314
  17. ↑ Freak, "2/94" (IL; 1994-xx-xx), page 39
  18. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 1 January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 114
  19. ↑ GamesMaster (UK) "Series 3, episode 12" (1993-11-25, 24:00) (+7:34)
  20. ↑ Hyper, "January 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 40
  21. ↑ Joker, "Junij 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 23
  22. ↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 68
  23. ↑ MAN!AC, "11/93" (DE; 1993-xx-xx), page 22
  24. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 22
  25. ↑ Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 30
  26. ↑ Mega Action, "Christmas 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 36
  27. ↑ Megablast, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-29), page 36
  28. ↑ Mega Force, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-12-10), page 88
  29. ↑ Mega Fun, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-24), page 44
  30. ↑ Mega Machines, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-09), page 30
  31. ↑ MegaTech, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-20), page 42
  32. ↑ Megazone, "December 1993" (AU; 1993-12-01), page 42
  33. ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 66
  34. ↑ Power Play, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-12), page 138
  35. ↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 6, Juni 1994" (NL; 1994-05-25), page 22
  36. ↑ Score, "Srpen 1994" (CZ; 1994-08-01), page 61
  37. ↑ Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 62
  38. ↑ Sega Magazine, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-10), page 108
  39. ↑ Sega Power, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 52
  40. ↑ Sega Pro, "Xmas Special 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 44
  41. ↑ Sega Zone, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-25), page 24
  42. ↑ Sega Force, "2/94" (SE; 1994-02-23), page 19
  43. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 54
  44. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  45. ↑ Sonic the Comic, "March 4th 1994" (UK; 1994-02-19), page 11
  46. ↑ Supergames, "Ano I, Numero I" (AR; 1994-xx-xx), page 12
  47. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 72
  48. ↑ VideoGames Shopper, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 27
  49. ↑ Video Games, "11/93" (DE; 1993-10-27), page 126
  50. ↑ VideoGames, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 80



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