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Sega International Victory Goal
Worldwide Soccer: Sega International Victory Goal Edition
North American cover art
DeveloperSega (Team Aquila)
PublisherSega
ComposerJun Senoue
SeriesSega Worldwide Soccer
PlatformSega Saturn
Release
  • NA: May 11, 1995
  • EU: July 8, 1995
GenreSports
ModesSingle-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]

Gameplay

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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

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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

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

References

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  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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