World Cup USA 94

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World Cup USA 94
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: U.S. Gold
Developer:
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
T-79126
Sega Mega Drive
EU
79126-50
Sega Mega Drive
EU
(Kixx)
Sega Mega Drive
DE
Sega Mega Drive
ES
Sega Mega Drive
FR
79126-09
Sega Mega Drive
UK
£44.9944.99[3]
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
BR
045080
Sega Mega Drive
KR
GM94012JG
Sega Mega Drive
AS
Sega Master System
EU
29028-50
Sega Master System
DE
29028-18
Sega Master System
FR
29028-09
Sega Master System
UK
29028-05
Sega Master System
AU
FWR02SEC
Sega Master System
BR
028430
Sega Mega-CD
US
T-79025
Sega Mega-CD
EU
T-79025-50
Sega Mega-CD
UK
Sega Game Gear
US
T-79128
Sega Game Gear
EU
79128-50
Sega Game Gear
DE
79128-18
Sega Game Gear
ES
79128-06
Sega Game Gear
UK
£29.9929.99[4] 79128-05
Sega Game Gear
BR

World Cup USA 94 is a football game based on the 1994 FIFA World Cup hosted in the USA. It was published by U.S. Gold for almost every system on the market at the time, including the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear.

Gameplay

World Cup USA 94 is played from a top-down perspective and features the 24 national teams which qualified for the tournament. In training mode a further eight teams be selected; England, Scotland, Denmark, France, Japan, Portugal, Wales and Australia.

Likely to save on efforts localising the game for several languages, many of the menus and on-screen elements are pictorial (e.g. rather than print "throw in" on the screen, there is an animation of a linesman making a throwing gesture).

Magazine articles

Main article: World Cup USA 94/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Mega Drive/Game Gear/Mega-CD US print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #59: "June 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:
  • EGM² (US) #1: "July 1994" (1994-07-19)[5]
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Mega Drive/Game Gear/Mega-CD US print advert in EGM² (US) #2: "August 1994" (1994-0x-xx)
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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #150: "May 1994" (1994-04-15)
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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #151: "June 1994" (1994-05-15)
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Print advert in Mean Machines Sega (UK) #20: "June 1994" (1994-04-30)
also published in:
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Print advert in Joypad (FR) #33: "Juillet/Août 1994" (1994-0x-xx)
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Print advert in Micromanía (ES)
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Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
83 №33, p112
42 №23, p46-49
81 №22, p30-32
42 №23, p73
67 №21, p60/61[3]
80 №43, p56[7]
68 №7, p82/83
88 №55, p30-33
83 №33, p34/35
80 №32, p11
Sega Mega Drive
71
Based on
10 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[8]
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
83
[9]
Consoles + (FR)
83
[10]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
65
[11]
GamePro (DE)
60
[12]
Gamers (DE)
60
[13]
Joypad (FR) PAL
90
[14]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
72
[15]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
88
[16]
Mega (UK) PAL
81
[17]
Mega (UK) PAL
42
[18]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
45
[19]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
67
[3]
Player One (FR)
80
[7]
Play Time (DE)
62
[20]
Power Unlimited (NL)
97
[21]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
68
[22]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
88
[23]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
83
[24]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
53
[25]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
80
[26]
Todo Sega (ES)
90
[27]
Top Secret (PL)
100
[28]
Video Games (DE) PAL
55
[29]
Sega Mega Drive
73
Based on
24 reviews

World Cup USA 94

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, EU
(Kixx Re-release)
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Mega Drive, UK
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Cover
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Mega Drive, FR
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Cover
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Cart
World Cup USA 94 MD FR Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, DE
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
Mega Drive, KR
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Mega Drive, Asia
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Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №35, p157
87 №34, p95[30]
85 №45, p99
Sega Mega-CD
84
Based on
3 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR) PAL
80
[31]
Joypad (FR) PAL
87
[30]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
70
[32]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
63
[33]
Player One (FR)
85
[34]
Play Time (DE)
63
[35]
Todo Sega (ES)
92
[36]
Sega Mega-CD
77
Based on
7 reviews

World Cup USA 94

Mega-CD, US
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Cover
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Disc
Worldcupusa94 mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, EU
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Cover
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Disc
WCUSA94MegaCDEUManual.pdf
Manual

Master System version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
79 №33, p114
75 №43, p56[7]
Sega Master System
77
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR) PAL
79
[37]
Joypad (FR) PAL
81
[38]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
71
[39]
Player One (FR) PAL
75
[7]
Play Time (DE)
71
[20]
Todo Sega (ES)
89
[40]
Video Games (DE) PAL
66
[41]
Sega Master System
76
Based on
7 reviews

World Cup USA 94

Master System, EU
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Poster
Master System, AU
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Master System, BR
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Master System, UK
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Master System, FR
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Master System, DE
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Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
82 №33, p116
72 №154, p83[42]
76 №155, p93[4]
84 №33, p145
80 №43, p56[7]
78 №9, p87
94 №35, p58
Sega Game Gear
81
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR)
82
[43]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
72
[42]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
76
[4]
Gamers (DE)
53
[44]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
78
[45]
Joypad (FR) PAL
84
[46]
Player One (FR)
80
[7]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
78
[47]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
94
[48]
Todo Sega (ES)
89
[40]
Video Games (DE) PAL
62
[41]
Sega Game Gear
77
Based on
11 reviews

World Cup USA 94

Game Gear, US
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Cover
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Cart
Worldcup94 gg us manual.pdf
Manual
Game Gear, EU
WorldCupUSA94 GG EU Box Back.jpgNospine.pngWorldCupUSA94 GG EU cover.jpg
Cover
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Cart
Game Gear, BR

Game Gear, UK
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References

  1. File:Mega UK 20.pdf, page 80
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 File:CVG UK 150.pdf, page 3
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:MeanMachinesSega21UK.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega21UK.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 File:CVG UK 155.pdf, page 93 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 155.pdf_p93" defined multiple times with different content
  5. EGM², "July 1994" (US; 1994-07-19), page 107
  6. Computer & Video Games, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-15), page 132
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 File:PlayerOne FR 043.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 043.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 043.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 043.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 043.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 043.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 341
  9. Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-06-xx), page 24
  10. Consoles +, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 112
  11. GamePro, "August 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 101
  12. GamePro, "September 1994" (DE; 1994-08-26), page 46
  13. Gamers, "Juli/August 1994" (DE; 1994-07-01), page 31
  14. Joypad, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 84
  15. MAN!AC, "07/94" (DE; 1994-06-08), page 54
  16. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-0x-xx), page 46
  17. Mega, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 30
  18. Mega, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-18), page 73
  19. MegaTech, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 11
  20. 20.0 20.1 Play Time, "8/94" (DE; 1994-07-16), page 143
  21. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 6, Juni 1994" (NL; 1994-05-25), page 30
  22. Sega Magazine, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 82
  23. Sega Power, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-28), page 30
  24. Sega Pro, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-24), page 34
  25. Sega Zone, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-xx), page 36
  26. Sonic the Comic, "August 19th 1994" (UK; 1994-08-06), page 11
  27. Todo Sega, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 36
  28. Top Secret, "Sierpień 1995" (PL; 1995-xx-xx), page 59
  29. Video Games, "7/94" (DE; 1994-06-29), page 89
  30. 30.0 30.1 File:Joypad FR 034.pdf, page 95 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 034.pdf_p95" defined multiple times with different content
  31. Consoles +, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 157
  32. Mega Force, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 87
  33. Mega Fun, "09/94" (DE; 1994-08-24), page 95
  34. Player One, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 99
  35. Play Time, "10/94" (DE; 1994-09-07), page 108
  36. Todo Sega, "Octubre 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 56
  37. Consoles +, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 114
  38. Joypad, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 97
  39. Mega Fun, "07/94" (DE; 1994-06-22), page 1
  40. 40.0 40.1 Todo Sega, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 40
  41. 41.0 41.1 Video Games, "8/94" (DE; 1994-07-27), page 105
  42. 42.0 42.1 File:CVG UK 154.pdf, page 83 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 154.pdf_p83" defined multiple times with different content
  43. Consoles +, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 116
  44. Gamers, "Juli/August 1994" (DE; 1994-07-01), page 32
  45. Games World: The Magazine, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-06-30), page 26
  46. Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 145
  47. Sega Magazine, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-xx), page 87
  48. Sega Pro, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-14), page 58