Sega Worldwide Soccer, produced by Sega themselves, was a
launch game for the
Sega Saturn's North American release. It was preceded by
International Victory Goal, one of the debut titles of the console. The game featured 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 Saturn allowed editing of names. The team kits were as close to the official 1996 kits as possible. The game was the top-rated football game until
International Superstar Soccer 64 was released one year later.
Worldwide Soccer was later ported to the
PC. One year later
Sega Worldwide Soccer 98 was released, again for the Saturn. This version featured (still unlicensed) clubs from
England,
Spain and
France, two new stadiums and the same free-flowing gameplay. US international
Cobi Jones appears on the cover of the American version. One final title,
Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000, appeared on the
Dreamcast. However, instead of being developed in-house,
Silicon Dreams Studio (who previously worked with
Eidos on the
UEFA Champions League series and also ''
World League Soccer '98) was given the rights to produce a game bearing the Worldwide Soccer name. An update titled Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000: Euro Edition'' (capitalizing on the popularity of
Euro 2000) was released on the
Dreamcast in Europe. ==Games==