Sega Worldwide Soccer 97

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Sega Worldwide Soccer 97
System(s): Sega Saturn, Windows PC
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver:
Sega Saturn
SCSP/CD-DA (16 tracks)
Peripherals supported:
Sega Saturn
3D Control Pad, Saturn 6 Player Adaptor, Saturn Backup Memory
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP 		¥5,8005,800 GS-9112
Sega Saturn
US 		$49.9949.99[5] 81112
Sega Saturn
EU 		MK81112-50
Sega Saturn
AU
Sega Saturn
BR 		193346
Windows PC
JP 		¥7,800 (8,190)7,800 (8,190) HCJ-0126
Windows PC
US 		$39.9939.99[7] 85056
Windows PC
US
(Expert Software) 		$14.9914.99[8]
Windows PC
EU 		MK85056-50
Windows PC
UK
(Xplosiv)
Windows PC
UK
(Grabit)
Windows PC
UK
(Fair Game)

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Sega Worldwide Soccer 97, known as Victory Goal Worldwide Edition (ビクトリーゴール ワールドワイドエディション) in Japan, is a football game developed by Team Aquila and published by Sega.

Gameplay

For its time, SWWS97 was considered to be one of the best football games available on the market, although was displaced in the coming years by more advanced rivals. The game is not licensed by FIFA so cannot use real team or player names, however it attempts to stick as close as possible to the 1996 football season and allow users to rename players should they see fit. Some of the fictional players include names of the development staff, and in the case of Wales and Scotland, writers for the UK's Sega Saturn Magazine.

Commentary is offered by Gary Bloom, notable for commentating on the sport across various British TV channels.

Teams

Europe 1

  • England
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • Switzerland
  • Poland
  • Norway

Europe 2

  • France
  • Romania
  • Denmark
  • Ireland
  • Croatia
  • Greece

Europe 3

  • Holland
  • Bulgaria
  • Belgium
  • Wales
  • Turkey
  • Russia

Europe 4

  • Germany
  • Portugal
  • Sweden
  • Scotland
  • N. Ireland
  • Austria

Africa

  • Nigeria
  • S. Africa
  • Cameroon
  • Egypt
  • Liberia
  • Morocco

Asia/Oceania

  • Japan
  • China
  • S. Korea
  • Saudi Arabia
  • UAE
  • Australia

North America

  • USA
  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
  • Honduras

South America

  • Brazil
  • Colombia
  • Argentina
  • Uruguay
  • Bolivia
  • Paraguay

History

The game was re-released for Windows PCs in 1997 under the title of Sega Worldwide Soccer PC (セガワールドワイドサッカーＰＣ).

During development, Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 was known simply as Worldwide Soccer. The original name can still be seen in backgrounds of menu screens.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 Sega Worldwide Soccer 97
English (US) Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 Sega Worldwide Soccer 97
Japanese ビクトリーゴール ワールドワイドエディション Victory Goal Worldwide Edition

Production credits

Saturn version

Source:
US manual
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Magazine articles

Main article: Sega Worldwide Soccer 97/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #87: "October 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #89: "December 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #13: "November 1996" (1996-10-17)
also published in:
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Print advert in Sega Magazin (DE) #38: "Januar 1997" (1996-12-11)
also published in:
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Print advert in Hobby Consolas (ES) #63: "Diciembre 1996" (199x-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Saturn version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
100 №180, p66-67[19]
80 №39, p72-73[20]
80 №416, p33
93 №49, p49
93 №49, p64-65[3]
89 №10/96, p39[21]
92 №54, p48-49[22]
94 №69, p96-97
91 №86, p44-45
94 №12, p64-65[23]
77 №1996-21, p265[24]
85 №, p10[25]
92 №96, p10
Sega Saturn
 89
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 KByte (HU)
95
[26]
CD Consoles (FR) PAL
80
[27]
Console Mania (IT) NTSC
91
[28]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
100
[19]
Digitiser (UK)
93
[29]
Edge (UK) PAL
80
[30]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
80
[31]
Gambler (PL)
90
[32]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[33]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
94
[34]
Intelligent Gamer (US) NTSC-U
100
[35]
Joypad (FR)
94
[36]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
80
[37]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
92
[22]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
89
[21]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
93
[3]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
100
[38]
Player One (FR)
94
[39]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
64
[40]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
73
[41]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
91
[42]
Secret Service (PL)
90
[43]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
91
[44]
Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL)
90
[45]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
94
[23]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
77
[24]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
85
[25]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
92
[46]
Strana Igr (RU)
100
[47]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
90
[48]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
89
[49]
Video Games (DE) PAL
80
[50]
Sega Saturn
 89
Based on
32 reviews

Sega Worldwide Soccer 97

Saturn, US
SWS97 Saturn US Box Back.jpgSWS97 Saturn US Box Front.jpg
Cover
SWWS97 Saturn US Disc.jpg
Disc
Sws97 sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
SWS97 Saturn EU Box.jpg
Cover
SegaWorldwideSoccer97 saturn eu cd.jpg
Disc
Saturn, EU (Not For Resale)

SegaWorldwideSoccer97SaturnDiskEU-NFR.jpg
Disc
Saturn, JP
SWS97 Saturn JP Box Back.jpgSWS97 Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
SegaWorldwideSoccer97 Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc
SegaWorldwideSoccer97 Saturn JP Box Inlay.jpg
Inlay
Saturn, BR
SegaWorldwideSoccer97 Sat BR cover.jpg
Cover
SWWS97 Saturn US Disc.jpg
Disc
SegaSoccer97SaturnBrManual.pdf
Manual

PC version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
87 №48, p84-85
Windows PC
 87
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 KByte (HU)
84
[51]
Ação Games (BR)
85
[52]
Arcade (UK) PAL
50
[53]
CD-Action (PL)
80
[54]
Digitiser (UK) PAL
85
[55]
Génération 4 (FR)
67
[56]
Gry Komputerowe (PL)
85
[57]
Hacker (HR)
78
[58]
PC Game Parade (IT)
82
[59]
PC Jeux (FR)
91
[60]
Score (CZ)
60
[61]
Secret Service (PL)
70
[62]
Strana Igr (RU)
50
[63]
Windows PC
 74
Based on
13 reviews

Sega Worldwide Soccer 97

PC, US
SWWSPC PC US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngSegaWorldwideSoccer PC US cover.jpg
Cover
SWSPC PC US Disc.jpg
Disc
WorldwideSoccer PC US Box Front JewelCase.jpg
Jewel Case
PC, US (Expert Software)

PC, EU
SWWSPC PC EU Box Back.jpgNospine.pngSWWSPC PC EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
SWWSPC PC EU Disc.jpg
Disc
SWWSPC PC EU Box Back JewelCase.jpgSWSPC EU Box Front JewelCase.jpg
Jewel Case
PC, EU (Replaygem)
SWSPC PC EU Box Replaygem.jpg
Cover
PC, JP
SWSPC JP Box Back.jpgNospine.pngSWSPC JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
PC, JP (PC Home)
SWWSPC PC JP Box PCHome.jpg
Cover
PC, UK (Expert Software)
SWWSPC UK Box Back Expert.jpgNospine.pngSWWSPC UK Box Front Expert.jpg
Cover
PC, UK (Xplosiv)
SWSPC PC UK Box Xplosiv.jpg
Cover
SWWSPC PC UK Disc Xplosiv.jpg
Disc
PC, UK (GrabIt)
SWSPC PC EU Box Grabit.jpg
Cover
PC, UK (GrabIt; 99p)
SWWSPC PC UK Box GrabIt99p.jpg
Cover
SWWSPC PC UK Disc GrabIt99p.jpg
Disc
PC, UK (Sports Pack)
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Cover
PC, UK (Fair Game)
SWWSPC PC UK Box FairGame.jpg
Cover
PC, DE
SWWSPC PC DE Box Back.jpgNospine.pngSWWSPC PC DE Box Front.jpg
Cover
SWWSPC PC EU Disc.jpg
Disc
SWWSPC PC EU Box Back JewelCase.jpgSWSPC EU Box Front JewelCase.jpg
Jewel Case
PC, ES (Xplosiv)

PC, PT (Power Games)

PC, BX† (Sega Classics)
SWWSPC PC EU Box SegaClassics.jpg
Cover
PC, PL (Xplosiv)
SWWSPC PC PL Box Xplosiv.jpg
Cover
SWWSPC PC PL Disc Xplosiv.jpg
Disc
PC, AU (Valusoft)
SWWSPC PC AU Box Valusoft.jpg
Cover
PC, HU (Ecobit)
SWWSPC PC HU Box Ecobit.jpg
Cover
PC, HU (EVM)
SWWSPC PC HU Box EVM.jpg
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
563,849,664 CD-ROM (EU) MK81112-50 V1.000
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
576,282,336 1996-10-14 CD-ROM (JP) GS-9112 V1.000
Sega Saturn
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
564,028,416 CD-ROM (US) 81112 V1.001

External links

References

  1. ↑ File:CVG UK 179.pdf, page 53
  2. ↑ File:SSM UK 13.pdf, page 100
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:MeanMachinesSega49UK.pdf, page 64 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega49UK.pdf_p64" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ Press release: 1997-03-18: Sega's Saturn "Action Pack" Bundle Launches at £169
  5. ↑ Press release: 1996-05-16: ALL-STAR LINE-UP OF SEGA SPORTS VIDEOGAMES EXPANDS THE PROVEN TOP-SELLING FRANCHISE
  6. ↑ File:CVG UK 190.pdf, page 49
  7. ↑ Press release: 1997-09-03: Sega Entertainment Kicks Realistic Soccer Action To The PC With "Worldwide Soccer"
  8. ↑ Press release: 1998-09-08: Experience The Ultimate In All-Out Action With New Titles From Expert Software's Sega PC Collection
  9. ↑ http://sega.jp/search/result.php?page=10&pf=11 (Wayback Machine: 2017-03-04 04:29)
  10. ↑ File:Sws97 sat us manual.pdf, page 38
  11. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-xx), page 100
  12. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Februar 1997" (DE; 1997-01-08), page 99
  13. ↑ Sega Magazin, "März 1997" (DE; 1997-02-12), page 99
  14. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Juli 1997" (DE; 1997-06-11), page 99
  15. ↑ Sega Magazin, "August 1997" (DE; 1997-07-09), page 99
  16. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Oktober 1997" (DE; 1997-09-10), page 99
  17. ↑ Sega Magazin, "November 1997" (DE; 1997-10-15), page 99
  18. ↑ Sega Magazin, "December 1997" (DE; 1997-11-12), page 99
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 File:CVG UK 180.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 180.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content
  20. ↑ File:Edge UK 039.pdf, page 73
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 File:MegaFun DE 1996-10.pdf, page 39 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaFun DE 1996-10.pdf_p39" defined multiple times with different content
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 File:MegaForce FR 54.pdf, page 48 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaForce FR 54.pdf_p48" defined multiple times with different content
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 File:SSM UK 12.pdf, page 64 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SSM UK 12.pdf_p64" defined multiple times with different content
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 File:SSM JP 19961213 1996-21.pdf, page 267 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SSM JP 19961213 1996-21.pdf_p267" defined multiple times with different content
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 12 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p12" defined multiple times with different content
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  27. ↑ CD Consoles, "Novembre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 126
  28. ↑ Console Mania, "Marzo 1997" (IT; 1997-0x-xx), page 110
  29. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1996-10-09)
  30. ↑ Edge, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-10-18), page 72
  31. ↑ Famitsu, "1996-12-06" (JP; 1996-11-22), page 1
  32. ↑ Gambler, "1/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  33. ↑ GamePro, "January 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 138
  34. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1996" (ES; 1996-xx-xx), page 76
  35. ↑ Intelligent Gamer, "December 1996" (US; 1996-1x-xx), page 102
  36. ↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 94
  37. ↑ MAN!AC, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-11), page 52
  38. ↑ Next Generation, "January 1997" (US; 1996-12-17), page 180
  39. ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 96
  40. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 24" (JP; 1996-11-15), page 189
  41. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 2" (JP; 1997-01-17), page 70
  42. ↑ Saturn+, "Issue 5" (UK; 1996-12-19), page 6
  43. ↑ Secret Service, "Styczeń 1997" (PL; 1997-01-01), page 62
  44. ↑ Sega Power, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 44
  45. ↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "3/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  46. ↑ Sonic the Comic, "4 February 1997" (UK; 1997-01-22), page 10
  47. ↑ Strana Igr, "Iyul 1997 1/2" (RU; 1997-xx-xx), page 83
  48. ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Two" (UK; 1996-09-30), page 44
  49. ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 68
  50. ↑ Video Games, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-25), page 85
  51. ↑ 576 KByte, "Október 1997" (HU; 1997-xx-xx), page 19
  52. ↑ Ação Games, "Dezembro 1997" (BR; 1997-xx-xx), page 33
  53. ↑ Arcade, "August 1999" (UK; 1999-06-30), page 99
  54. ↑ CD-Action, "10/97" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 56
  55. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1997-08-22)
  56. ↑ Génération 4, "Septembre 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 186
  57. ↑ Gry Komputerowe, "10/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  58. ↑ Hacker, "12/1997" (HR; 1997-xx-xx), page 68
  59. ↑ PC Game Parade, "Ottobre 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 136
  60. ↑ PC Jeux, "Septembre 1997" (FR; 1997-08-25), page 64
  61. ↑ Score, "Září 1997" (CZ; 1997-09-01), page 65
  62. ↑ Secret Service, "Październik 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 34
  63. ↑ Strana Igr, "Noyabr 1997" (RU; 1997-xx-xx), page 64



Games in the Victory Goal/Sega Worldwide Soccer Series
Sega Saturn
 Victory Goal (1995) | Sega International Victory Goal (1995) | Sega International Victory Goal (Japan) (1995) | Victory Goal '96 (1996) | Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 (1996) | J.League Victory Goal '97 (1997) | Sega Worldwide Soccer 98 (1998) | World Cup '98 France: Road to Win (1998)
Sega Dreamcast
 Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000 (1999) | Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000: Euro Edition (2000) | UEFA Dream Soccer (2000)
Windows PC
 Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 (1997) | Sega Worldwide Soccer 98 (1998) | Worldwide Soccer Championship (199x)
Victory Goal related media
Music
 Victory Goal '96 Soundtrack (1996)
Book
 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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