World Soccer
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System(s): Sega Master System | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd. (JP, EU), Sega of America (US) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Sega Enterprises, Ltd. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT), Kanal 10 (SE rental), Tec Toy (BR), Samsung (KR) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peripherals supported: Sega Sports Pad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Sports[1] (football) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Soccer (ワールドサッカー), known as Great Soccer in the US (though not the same as Great Soccer released in Europe and Japan), and Super Futebol in Brazil, is a sports game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Master System. The game was re-released in Japan a year later under the name Sports Pad Soccer (スポーツパッドサッカー), which was bundled with the Sega Sports Pad.
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Gameplay
World Soccer is a football game using an overhead perspective and a horizontally oriented field. The game can be played with a standard control pad or with a Sports Pad, which uses a trackball for precise analogue control in every direction. Only a fifth of the field is visible at a time; the game pauses to scroll over to the next segment when the ball crosses over into it. There are eight teams, representing different countries. Teams consist of five players plus a goalkeeper. Games are divided into two halves, each five minutes long.
It can be played by one player against a computer team or by two players against each other. Players can play a regular game or a penalty kick contest. In the event of a tie in a regular game, the winner is decided by a penalty kick contest.
Teams
Only eight teams exist in World Soccer, including "GBR" (Great Britain), which, in the real world, has its constituent countries compete separately. After selecting a team, the game plays an excerpt of the country's national anthem.
When playing against the computer, the player chooses the opponent. The countries are arranged in groups of two, with the difficulty descending from left to right and top to bottom (so Argentina and West Germany are the most difficult, while U.S.A. and Japan are the least difficult).
- ARG (Argentina)
- FRG (West Germany)
- FRA (France)
- BRA (Brazil)
- GBR (United Kingdom)
- ITA (Italy)
- USA (United States)
- JPN (Japan)
Versions
Localised names
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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English | World Soccer | World Soccer |
English (US) | Great Soccer | Great Soccer |
Japanese | ワールドサッカー | World Soccer |
Portuguese (Brazil) | Super Futebol |
Magazine articles
- Main article: World Soccer/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- (UK) #7.10: "Vol. 7 No. 10" (1988-03-10)[6]
Physical scans
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Based on 13 reviews |
Master System, SE (rental; Kanal 10) |
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segamark3/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-11-14 21:32)
- ↑ Computer Entertainer, "October 1987" (US; 1987-10-xx), page 13
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1987" (UK; 1987-10-15), page 132
- ↑ File:SMSGameCatalog2EU.pdf, page 2
- ↑ The Mastertronic Catalogue (UK; 1988), page 2
- ↑ Popular Computing Weekly, "Vol. 7 No. 10" (UK; 1988-03-10), page 48
- ↑ ACE, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-10-xx), page 144
- ↑ ACE, "February 1990" (UK; 1990-01-04), page 81
- ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 76
- ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 147
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1988" (UK; 1988-04-15), page 122
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 22
- ↑ Mean Machines, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-28), page 98
- ↑ Mean Machines, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-28), page 114
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137
- ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 61
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 31
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72
- ↑ Tilt, "Janvier 1988" (FR; 198x-xx-xx), page 64
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