Sega Worldwide Soccer '98[3], known in North America as simply Worldwide Soccer '98 and in Europe as Sega Worldwide Soccer '98 Club Edition, is a video game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn in 1997 and Windows in 1998. It is the third game in its series, following Victory Goal and Sega Worldwide Soccer 97.
Sega Worldwide Soccer '98 used the same game engine as its predecessor, Sega Worldwide Soccer '97.[4]Cobi Jones played an advisory role in the game's development and served as its spokesperson.[5] Commentary was provided by Gary Bloom (known for his appearances on Football Italia) and Jack Charlton.[4]
The game received mixed reviews; most critics wrote that the game was too unchanged from its predecessor.[7][15][16] The four reviewers of Electronic Gaming Monthly particularly complained at the inability to change the position of players during breaks in the play, and John Ricciardi summarized that "The addition of Club teams is nice, and the engine seems to have been polished up a bit, but otherwise this is pretty much the same game as last year with some annoying faults."[7]Sega Saturn Magazine similarly judged that "there's little to justify purchasing this game if you already own the '97 edition. Sure, it has all the current Premiership sides and players, but at the end of the day, it plays virtually identically ..."[15]GamePro similarly held that there weren't enough changes, and recommended holding out for the Saturn port of FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 instead.[16][c]Next Generation was an exception, arguing that "Sega has made a wise decision to leave well enough alone with the third game in the series. Rather than making sweeping changes in gameplay, the designers have tweaked things a bit and stuffed enough little features into the game to make it a worthy update."[13]
Some reviewers particularly criticized the lack of improvement in the goalie AI,[7][15] though the greater racial accuracy of the player models as compared to Sega Worldwide Soccer '97 was praised.[13][15] Also, despite the general criticism of the lack of improvements, critics for both Sega Saturn Magazine and GamePro felt that the graphics were good enough that no improvement was needed.[15][16]
Notesedit
^Two critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the Saturn version each a score of 5.5/10, and the rest gave it 7.0/10 and 4.0/10.
^In GameFan's viewpoint of the Saturn version, one critic gave it 96, and another 94.
^GamePro gave the Saturn version 4.0/5 for graphics, 4.0/5 for fun factor, 3.0/5 for sound, and 3.5/5 for control.
Referencesedit
^. Sega Central. Sega of America. November 18, 1997. Archived from the original on February 2, 1998. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^Ocampo, Jason (1997). . Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on January 30, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^ ab"Preview: Worldwide Soccer '98". Sega Saturn Magazine. No. 24. EMAP. October 1997. pp. 30–31. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^"E3 Unleashed!". GamePro. No. 106. IDG. July 1997. p. 67.
^Lackey, Jeff (1997). . Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on January 30, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^ abcdHsu, Dan; Ricciardi, John; Kujawa, Kraig; Rickards, Kelly (February 1998). "Worldwide Soccer '98". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 103. Ziff Davis. p. 110. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^"セガ ワールドワイド サッカー'98 [セガサターン]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^. Game Informer. No. 57. FuncoLand. January 1998. Archived from the original on September 30, 1999. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^Jacques Strap; Mylonas, Eric "ECM" (December 1997). "World Wide Soccer [sic] (Saturn)". GameFan. Vol. 5, no. 12. Metropolis Media. p. 114. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^Anderson, Tom (January 1998). "Worldwide Soccer Review (PC)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. from the original on February 19, 2004. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^Foster, Hugo (November 13, 1997). "Worldwide Soccer Review [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^ abc"Worldwide Soccer 98 (Saturn)". Next Generation. No. 38. Imagine Media. February 1998. p. 117. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^"World Wide Soccer [sic]". PC Gamer. Imagine Media. 1998.
^ abcdefNutter, Lee (November 1997). "Worldwide Soccer '98". Sega Saturn Magazine. No. 25. EMAP. pp. 72–75. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
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Sega Worldwide Soccer 98 3 known in North America as simply Worldwide Soccer 98 and in Europe as Sega Worldwide Soccer 98 Club Edition is a video game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn in 1997 and Windows in 1998 It is the third game in its series following Victory Goal and Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 Sega Worldwide Soccer 98Developer s SegaPublisher s SegaSeriesSega Worldwide SoccerPlatform s Sega Saturn WindowsReleaseEU October 16 1997NA November 18 1997 1 2 JP March 5 1998Genre s Sports video gameMode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Development 2 Reception 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksDevelopment editSega Worldwide Soccer 98 used the same game engine as its predecessor Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 4 Cobi Jones played an advisory role in the game s development and served as its spokesperson 5 Commentary was provided by Gary Bloom known for his appearances on Football Italia and Jack Charlton 4 Reception editReceptionReview scoresPublicationScoreComputer Games Strategy Plus nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp PC 6 Electronic Gaming Monthly5 5 10 SAT 7 a Famitsu29 40 SAT 8 Game Informer9 10 SAT 9 GameFan95 SAT 10 b GameRevolutionB PC 11 GameSpot6 2 10 PC 12 Next Generation nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp SAT 13 PC Gamer US 79 PC 14 Sega Saturn Magazine94 SAT 15 The game received mixed reviews most critics wrote that the game was too unchanged from its predecessor 7 15 16 The four reviewers of Electronic Gaming Monthly particularly complained at the inability to change the position of players during breaks in the play and John Ricciardi summarized that The addition of Club teams is nice and the engine seems to have been polished up a bit but otherwise this is pretty much the same game as last year with some annoying faults 7 Sega Saturn Magazine similarly judged that there s little to justify purchasing this game if you already own the 97 edition Sure it has all the current Premiership sides and players but at the end of the day it plays virtually identically 15 GamePro similarly held that there weren t enough changes and recommended holding out for the Saturn port of FIFA Road to World Cup 98 instead 16 c Next Generation was an exception arguing that Sega has made a wise decision to leave well enough alone with the third game in the series Rather than making sweeping changes in gameplay the designers have tweaked things a bit and stuffed enough little features into the game to make it a worthy update 13 Some reviewers particularly criticized the lack of improvement in the goalie AI 7 15 though the greater racial accuracy of the player models as compared to Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 was praised 13 15 Also despite the general criticism of the lack of improvements critics for both Sega Saturn Magazine and GamePro felt that the graphics were good enough that no improvement was needed 15 16 Notes edit Two critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the Saturn version each a score of 5 5 10 and the rest gave it 7 0 10 and 4 0 10 In GameFan s viewpoint of the Saturn version one critic gave it 96 and another 94 GamePro gave the Saturn version 4 0 5 for graphics 4 0 5 for fun factor 3 0 5 for sound and 3 5 5 for control References edit SEGA GOES GLOBAL WITH WORLDWIDE SOCCER 98 FOR SEGA SATURN AND PC Sega Central Sega of America November 18 1997 Archived from the original on February 2 1998 Retrieved December 14 2020 Ocampo Jason 1997 Worldwide Soccer launched Computer Games Strategy Plus Strategy Plus Inc Archived from the original on January 30 2003 Retrieved December 14 2020 セガ ワールドワイド サッカー 98 Sega Warudowaido Sakka 98 a b Preview Worldwide Soccer 98 Sega Saturn Magazine No 24 EMAP October 1997 pp 30 31 Retrieved December 14 2020 E3 Unleashed GamePro No 106 IDG July 1997 p 67 Lackey Jeff 1997 Worldwide Soccer Computer Games Strategy Plus Strategy Plus Inc Archived from the original on January 30 2003 Retrieved December 14 2020 a b c d Hsu Dan Ricciardi John Kujawa Kraig Rickards Kelly February 1998 Worldwide Soccer 98 Electronic Gaming Monthly No 103 Ziff Davis p 110 Retrieved December 14 2020 セガ ワールドワイド サッカー 98 セガサターン Famitsu in Japanese Enterbrain Retrieved December 14 2020 Worldwide Soccer 98 Sega Saturn Game Informer No 57 FuncoLand January 1998 Archived from the original on September 30 1999 Retrieved December 14 2020 Jacques Strap Mylonas Eric ECM December 1997 World Wide Soccer sic Saturn GameFan Vol 5 no 12 Metropolis Media p 114 Retrieved December 14 2020 Anderson Tom January 1998 Worldwide Soccer Review PC GameRevolution CraveOnline Archived from the original on February 19 2004 Retrieved December 14 2020 Foster Hugo November 13 1997 Worldwide Soccer Review date mislabeled as May 2 2000 GameSpot CBS Interactive Retrieved December 14 2020 a b c Worldwide Soccer 98 Saturn Next Generation No 38 Imagine Media February 1998 p 117 Retrieved December 14 2020 World Wide Soccer sic PC Gamer Imagine Media 1998 a b c d e f Nutter Lee November 1997 Worldwide Soccer 98 Sega Saturn Magazine No 25 EMAP pp 72 75 Retrieved December 6 2019 a b c Air Hendrix February 1998 Worldwide Soccer 98 GamePro No 113 IDG p 106 External links editSega Worldwide Soccer 98 Sega Saturn at MobyGames Worldwide Soccer Windows at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sega Worldwide Soccer 2798 amp oldid 1186286519, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
