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Developer(s) | Sega (Team Aquila) |
Publisher(s) | Sega |
Composer(s) | Jun Senoue |
Series | Sega Worldwide Soccer |
Platform(s) | Sega Saturn |
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Genre(s) | Sports |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Sega International Victory Goal [a] is a 1995 soccer video game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn. It is the second game in the Sega Worldwide Soccer series following the Saturn's Japan-exclusive Victory Goal from earlier that year. Sega International Victory Goal was a launch title for the console in North America and Europe. [1] [2]
International Victory Goal is a soccer game which allows the player to switch to three different camera angles during play. [3] It is a four-player game if a Saturn multiplayer adapter is used. [4] The game features polygon graphics and allows the option to rotate and zoom the camera view. [5] The game begins with an FMV introductory sequence. [6]
Publication | Score |
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Electronic Gaming Monthly | 16.5/20 [7] |
Game Informer | 8.75/10 [8] |
Game Players | 83% [9] |
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HobbyConsolas | 90/100 [10] |
Hyper | 78% [11] |
Mean Machines Sega | 66/100 [12] |
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Joypad | 74% [14] |
MAN!AC | 73% [15] |
Player One | 90% [16] |
Power Unlimited | 83/100 [17] |
Sega MegaZone | 80% [18] |
Sega Pro | 71% [19] |
SuperJuegos | 90/100 [20] |
TodoSega | 91% [21] |
Ultimate Future Games | 70% [22] |
VideoGames | 8/10 [23] |
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. [3]
GamePro said that "Head-to-head games, tournament options, penalty shootouts, awesome cinematics, instant replays, and more score a goal for Victory." [4]
Games World rated the game 65% and stated that even though it substituted international teams for Japanese teams, "the UK game still struggles to score". [5]
Ultimate Future Games rated the game 70% and said that it "just doesn't have the depth or ease of play of its contemporaries" while praising its angles and views. [22]
MAXIMUM Magazine gave the game two stars and called it "a frankly unacceptable release" noting that is visuals did not make up for its poor gameplay. [6]
In 1996, Next Generation listed Worldwide Soccer 2 as number 47 on their "Top 100 Games of All Time". [24]