Sega International Victory Goal

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Worldwide Soccer: Sega International Victory Goal Edition
Worldwide Soccer Sega International Victory Goal Edition.jpg
Developer(s) Sega (Team Aquila)
Publisher(s) Sega
Composer(s) Jun Senoue
SeriesVictory Goal
Platform(s) Sega Saturn
Release
  • NA: May 11, 1995
  • EU: July 8, 1995
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player

Sega International Victory Goal [a] is a 1995 soccer video game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn.

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Gameplay

International Victory Goal is a soccer game which allows the player to switch to three different camera angles during play. [1]

Reception

Next Generation gave the Saturn version of the game three stars out of five, commending the gameplay despite faulting some elements in the game design. [1]

In 1996, Next Generation listed Worldwide Soccer 2 as number 47 on their "Top 100 Games of All Time". [2]

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References

  1. Known as Worldwide Soccer: Sega International Victory Goal Edition in North America and International Victory Goal in Europe.
  1. 1 2 "Finals". Next Generation . No. 8. Imagine Media. August 1995. p. 69.
  2. "Top 100 Games of All Time". Next Generation . No. 21. Imagine Media. September 1996. pp. 52–53.