Sega Worldwide Soccer '97

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title = Sega Worldwide Soccer '97


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developer = Sega
publisher = Sega
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series = "Sega Worldwide Soccer"
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released = Saturn
vgrelease|North America|NA|October 31, 1996
vgrelease|Japan|JPN|November 29, 1996
vgrelease|PAL Region|PAL|1996
PC
vgrelease|North America|NA|September 30, 1997
genre = Sport
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ratings = ESRB: K-A (Kids to Adults)
platforms = Sega Saturn, Windows
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"Sega Worldwide Soccer '97" (known as "Worldwide Soccer" for the PC and "Victory Goal Worldwide Edition" in Japan) is a football video game by Sega released for the Sega Saturn in 1996. It is the successor to "Victory Goal" and was later followed by three more titles: "Sega Worldwide Soccer '98" still on the 32-bit console and two editions of "Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000", the second being "Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000 Euro Edition" for the Dreamcast.

"Sega Worldwide Soccer '97", produced by Sega themselves was one of the killer apps in the peak of popularity for the console.cite web|author=Tom Ham |publisher=GameSpot |title=Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/saturn/sports/worldwidesoccer97/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=tabs&tag=tabs;reviews |date=1996-12-01 |accessdate=2008-04-18] It was preceded by "Victory Goal", an already ageing football game (one of the debut titles of the console). The game featured international teams and league, play-off and tournament modes. Although it used fictional player names (due to the lack of a license), the non-volatile memory of the Saturn allowed editing of names. The team kits were as close to the official 1996 kits as possible. The gameplay was also highly praised, and was the top-rated football game until ISS 64 was released one year later. Worldwide soccer was later ported to the PC.

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