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| platforms = [[Sega Saturn]], [[Sega Dreamcast]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
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| first release version = [[''Victory Goal]]''
| first release date = {{start date|df=y|1995}}
| latest release version = [[''Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000 Euro Edition]]''
| latest release date = {{start date|df=y|2000}}
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'''''Sega Worldwide Soccer''''' is a series of soccer games by [[Sega]]. The series was initiallyfirst designedlaunched for the [[Sega Saturn]] but wasand later moved to the [[Dreamcast]]. The games were released between 1995 and 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/sega-worldwide-soccer-victory-goal-series |title=SEGA Worldwide Soccer / Victory Goal series|website=Mobygames|language=Englishen|accessdateaccess-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
 
==History==
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One year later ''[[Sega Worldwide Soccer 98]]'' was released, again for the Saturn. This version featured (still unlicensed) clubs from [[England]], [[Spain]] and [[France]], two new stadiums and the same free-flowing gameplay. US international [[Cobi Jones]] appears on the cover of the American version.
 
One final title, ''Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000'', appeared on the [[Dreamcast]]. However, instead of being developed in-house, [[Silicon Dreams Studio]] (who previously worked with [[Eidos Interactive|Eidos]] on the [[UEFA Champions League video games|UEFA Champions League]] series and also ''[[World League Soccer '98]]'') was given the rights to produce a game bearing the Worldwide Soccer name. An update titled ''Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000: Euro Edition'' (capitalizing on the popularity of [[Euro 2000]]) was released on the [[Dreamcast]] in Europe.
 
==Games==
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| align="center" bgcolor="green" | 1995-01-20
| align="center" | Also known as ''J. League Victory Goal''.
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| align="center" | ''[[Sega International Victory Goal]]''
| align="center" bgcolor="green" | 1995-05-11
| align="center" bgcolor="green" | 1995-07-08
| align="center" bgcolor="red" | No
| align="center" | North American cover art name: ''[[Worldwide Soccer: Sega International Victory Goal Edition]]'' (North America)<br> European cover art name: ''International Victory Goal'' (Europe)
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| align="center" | ''Sega International Victory Goal''
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| align="center" bgcolor="green" | 1995-10-27
| align="center" | Upgraded engine and different presentation. Not the same game as the previous, identically titled, Western edition.
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| align="center" | ''J. League Victory Goal '96''
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| align="center" bgcolor="green" | 1996-03-29
| align="center" | New engine with 3D players, roster updated to the 1996 J. League season.
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| align="center" | ''[[Sega Worldwide Soccer 97]]''
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| align="center" bgcolor="green" | 1996-10-17
| align="center" bgcolor="green" | 1996-11-29
| align="center" | KnownReleased in Japan as ''Victory Goal Worldwide Edition'' (Japan).<br> Released on PC as ''Sega Worldwide Soccer PC'' (PC)
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| align="center" | ''J. League Victory Goal '97''
| align="center" rowspan="4" | [[Sega Saturn|Saturn]]
| align="center" bgcolor="red" | No
| align="center" bgcolor="red" | No
| align="center" bgcolor="green" | 1997-03-1514
| align="center" | Updated roster
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| align="center" | ''[[Sega Worldwide Soccer 98]]''
| align="center" | [[Sega Saturn|Saturn]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| align="center" bgcolor="green" | 1997-11-19
| align="center" bgcolor="redgreen" | No1997-10-16
| align="center" bgcolor="green" | 1998-03-05
| align="center" |Released in Europe as ''Sega Worldwide Soccer 98: Club Edition'' featuring clubs from England, France, Spain.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Sega Saturn Encyclopedia Book |year=2018 |volume=2 |pages=39}}</ref>
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| align="center" | ''Sega Worldwide Soccer 98: Club Edition''
| align="center" bgcolor="red" | No
| align="center" bgcolor="green" | 1997-10
| align="center" bgcolor="red" | No
| align="center" | Featuring clubs from England, France, Spain.
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| align="center" | ''World Cup '98 France: Road to Win''
| align="center" | [[Sega Saturn|Saturn]]
| align="center" bgcolor="red" | No
| align="center" bgcolor="red" | No
| align="center" bgcolor="green" | 1998-06-11
| align="center" | Fully licensed game featuring all the clubs and players from the 1998 competition.
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| align="center" | ''[[Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000]]''
| align="center" rowspan="2" | [[Dreamcast]]
| align="center" bgcolor="red" | No
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| align="center" | ''[[Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000 Euro Edition]]''
| align="center" bgcolor="red" | No
| align="center" bgcolor="green" | 2000-0605-3026
| align="center" bgcolor="red" | No
| align="center" | Upgrade to the previous game, with European clubs.
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==Reception==
''[[GamePro]]'' gave ''Worldwide Soccer'' a positive review, commenting that "Not since [[FIFA International Soccer|FIFA]] amazed [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer|3DO]] owners has another soccer game looked so good and played so well." They particularly praisedpraising the graphics, zooming camera, and the demanding gameplay, though they did criticize the "magnetic" dribbling and passing as being less realistic than the dribbling and passing in 3DO ''FIFA''. Out of 5, they gave it ratings of 5 for graphics, 4 for sound, 4.5 for control, and 4.5 for fun factor.<ref>{{cite journal|last= |first= magazine|title=Worldwide Soccer Rivals FIFA|journalmagazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=83|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=August 1995|page=78}}</ref>
 
==See also==