Sega International Victory Goal

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Sega International Victory Goal
Worldwide Soccer Sega International Victory Goal Edition.jpg
North American cover art
Developer(s) Sega (Team Aquila)
Publisher(s) Sega
Composer(s) Jun Senoue
Series Sega Worldwide Soccer
Platform(s) Sega Saturn
Release
  • NA: May 11, 1995
  • EU: July 8, 1995
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]

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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. [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]

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. [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]

Notes

  1. ↑ Known as Worldwide Soccer: Sega International Victory Goal Edition in North America and International Victory Goal in Europe.

References

  1. ↑ "Sega Saturn launch takes consumers and retailers by storm". Business Wire. May 19, 1995. Archived from the original on January 1, 2025. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  2. ↑ Buchanan, Levi (May 2, 2008). "The Sad Legacy of the Saturn Launch". IGN . Archived from the original on January 22, 2025. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Next Generation staff (August 1995). "Finals". Next Generation . No. 8. Imagine Media. p. 69. ISSN   1078-9693.
  4. 1 2 3 Greasy Gus (August 1995). "Worldwide Soccer Rivals FIFA". GamePro . No. 73. IDG. p. 78. ISSN   1042-8658.
  5. 1 2 Games World staff (September 1995). "Reviews: International Victory Goal". Games World. No. 15. Paragon Publishing. p. 71. ISSN   1354-2907.
  6. 1 2 MAXIMUM staff (October 1995). "Victory Goal". MAXIMUM. No. 1. EMAP. pp. 145–6. ISSN   1360-3167.
  7. ↑ Iceman; Video Cowboy (July 1995). "Team EGM Reviews: Worldwide Soccer (Saturn) Sega". Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 72. Sendai Publishing. p. 114. ISSN   1058-918X.
  8. ↑ McNamara, Andy; Reiner, Andrew; Anderson, Paul (July 1995). "Worldwide Soccer: Sega International Victory Goal Edition". Game Informer . No. 27. Sunrise Publications. p. 43. ISSN   1067-6392.
  9. ↑ Salmon, Mike (August 1995). "GP Sports Review: Worldwide Soccer". Game Players . No. 55. Imagine Media. p. 70. ISSN   1087-2779.
  10. ↑ The Edge (August 1995). "International Victory Goal". HobbyConsolas (in Spanish). No. 47. Hobby Press. pp. 112–3.
  11. ↑ Mansill, Ben (June 1995). "Review: Victory Goal". Hyper . No. 19. nextmedia. pp. 36–7. ISSN   1320-7458.
  12. ↑ Mean Machines staff (September 1995). "Saturn Round-Up: Let the Games Begin!". Mean Machines Sega . No. 35. EMAP. p. 88. ISSN   0960-4952.
  13. ↑ Olafson, Peter (September 1995). "The Big Game, the Big Fight, and...Alex Trebek?". Electronic Entertainment . No. 21. IDG. p. 78. ISSN   1074-1356.
  14. ↑ Nini, Nourdine (March 1995). "Test: International Victory Goal" (PDF). Joypad (in French). No. 51. Yellow Media. p. 44. ISSN   1163-586X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2024.
  15. ↑ Gaksch, Martin (July 1995). "International Victory Goal". MAN!AC (in German). No. 22. Cybermedia. p. 47. ISSN   2191-012X.
  16. ↑ Delpierre, Christophe (July–August 1995). "International Victory Goal". Player One (in French). No. 55. Média Système Édition. p. 63. ISSN   1153-4451.
  17. ↑ Schaeffer, Michael (July 1995). "Review: Victory Goal". Power Unlimited (in Dutch). No. 23. VNU Media. p. 45. ISSN   0929-760X.
  18. ↑ Waring, Adam (August 1995). "Saturn Review: International Victory Goal". Sega MegaZone . No. 54. Mason Stewart Publishing. p. 27. ISSN   1321-8131.
  19. ↑ SegaPro staff (September 1995). "Sega International Victory Goal". Sega Pro . No. 49. Paragon Publishing. p. 51. ISSN   0964-2641.
  20. ↑ Nemesis (August 1995). "Saturn Review: Victory Goal". Superjuegos (in Spanish). No. 40. Grupo Zeta. pp. 91–2.
  21. ↑ Lorente, Roberto; del Moral, Oscar (August 1995). "International Victory Goal". TodoSega (in Spanish). No. 29. Hobby Press. pp. 48–50.
  22. 1 2 Ultimate Future Games staff (September 1995). "Petit Test: International Victory Goal" (PDF). Ultimate Future Games . No. 10. Future plc. p. 90. ISSN   1355-7289. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2024.
  23. ↑ Soria, Gabe (July 1995). "Sega Saturn: Worldwide Soccer". VideoGames . No. 78. Larry Flynt Publications. pp. 88–9. ISSN   1059-2938.
  24. ↑ Next Generation staff (September 1996). "Top 100 Games of All Time". Next Generation . No. 21. Imagine Media. pp. 52, 55. ISSN   1078-9693.
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