''Sega Worldwide Soccer'', produced by Sega themselves, was onea of[[launch game]] for the [[killerSega appSaturn]]'s inNorth American release.<ref>{{cite journal|last= |first= |title=Sega Hopes to Run Rings Around the peakCompetition ofwith popularityEarly forRelease of the console.Saturn|journal=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=72|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=July 1995|page=30}}</ref> It was preceded by ''International 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, andgame was the top-rated football game until [[International Superstar Soccer|ISS 64]] was released one year later.{{cn}} ''Worldwide soccerSoccer'' was later ported to the [[Personal Computer|PC]].
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. However, it could do little for the ailing console, which had one of its worst moments when its version of [[FIFA series|FIFA'98]] was completely levelled by critics.
One final title, ''Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000'', appeared on the [[Dreamcast]]. However, instead of being developed in-house, [[Silicon Dreams]] (who previously worked with [[Eidos Interactive|Eidos]] on the [[UEFA Champions League]] series and also [[World League Soccer]]) was given the rights to produce a game bearing the Worldwide Soccer name. While the first title left most fans pleased visually, but disappointed with the gameplay, aA ''Euro Edition'' (capitalizing on the popularity of [[Euro 2000]]{{cn}}) was released in Europe and returned some credibility to the franchise. It still lost out to the arcade attraction of ''[[Virtua Striker 2]]''.
