Sega Worldwide Soccer 97

The game features 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 Sega Saturn allowed editing of names. The team kits were as close to the official 1996 kits as possible. In exhibition mode, the player(s) compete in a single match. In tournament mode, they go through an entire tournament, and in championship mode, they battle for the title of league champions. ==Reception==

The original Sega Saturn release was met with critical acclaim. Tom Hall of GameSpot said it "may be the best soccer game ever released"; Rob Alsetter wrote in Sega Saturn Magazine that it was "perhaps the best soccer sim yet"; The game sold over 340,000 units in Japan and entered Famitsu magazine's "Platinum Hall of Fame" for receiving Famitsu scores of at least 35 out of 40. It was also one of the top selling Sega Saturn games of 1996 in the UK. ==References==