Software:Sega International Victory Goal

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Short description: 1995 video game
Sega International Victory Goal
Worldwide Soccer: Sega International Victory Goal Edition
North American cover art
Developer(s)Sega (Team Aquila)
Publisher(s)Sega
Composer(s)Jun Senoue
SeriesSega 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[lower-alpha 1] 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

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

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
EGM16.5/20[7]
Game Informer8.75/10[9]
GameProStarStarStarStarHalf star[4]
Hyper78%[11]
Next GenerationStarStarStar[3]
Electronic EntertainmentStarStarStarStar[13]
Joypad74%[14]
MAN!AC73%[15]
Player One90%[16]
Power Unlimited83/100[17]
Sega MegaZone80%[18]
Sega Pro71%[19]
SuperJuegos90/100[20]
TodoSega91%[21]
Ultimate Future Games70%[22]
VideoGames8/10[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]

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. https://segaretro.org/Press_release:_1995-05-19:_Sega_Saturn_launch_takes_consumers_and_retailers_by_storm. Retrieved March 25, 2025. 
  2. ↑ Buchanan, Levi (May 2, 2008). "The Sad Legacy of the Saturn Launch". https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/05/02/the-sad-legacy-of-the-saturn-launch. Retrieved March 25, 2025. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Next Generation staff (August 1995). "Finals". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (8): 69. ISSN 1078-9693. https://archive.org/details/nextgen-issue-008/page/n70/mode/1up. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Greasy Gus (August 1995). "Worldwide Soccer Rivals FIFA". GamePro (IDG) (73): 78. ISSN 1042-8658. https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_073_August_1995/page/n79/mode/1up. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Games World staff (September 1995). "Reviews: International Victory Goal". Games World (Paragon Publishing) (15): 71. ISSN 1354-2907. https://archive.org/details/games-world-15/page/19/mode/1up. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 MAXIMUM staff (October 1995). "Victory Goal". MAXIMUM (EMAP) (1): 145–6. ISSN 1360-3167. https://archive.org/details/maximum-the-video-game-magazine-issue-1-october-1995-uk/page/145/mode/1up. 
  7. ↑ Iceman; Video Cowboy (July 1995). "Team EGM Reviews: Worldwide Soccer (Saturn) Sega". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Sendai Publishing) (72): 114. ISSN 1058-918X. https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-072-july-1995_20210613/page/n117/mode/1up. 
  8. ↑ Salmon, Mike (August 1995). "GP Sports Review: Worldwide Soccer". Game Players (Imagine Media) (55): 70. ISSN 1087-2779. https://archive.org/details/Game_Players_Issue_55_August_1995/page/n73/mode/1up. 
  9. ↑ McNamara, Andy; Reiner, Andrew; Anderson, Paul (July 1995). "Worldwide Soccer: Sega International Victory Goal Edition". Game Informer (Sunrise Publications) (27): 43. ISSN 1067-6392. https://archive.org/details/game-informer-issue-27-july-1995/page/n44/mode/1up. 
  10. ↑ The Edge (August 1995). "International Victory Goal" (in es). HobbyConsolas (Hobby Press) (47): 112–3. https://archive.org/details/hobby-consolas-ganadores-concurso-mangas-videojuegos/Hobby%20Consolas%20047/page/n111/mode/2up. 
  11. ↑ Mansill, Ben (June 1995). "Review: Victory Goal". Hyper (nextmedia) (19): 36–7. ISSN 1320-7458. https://archive.org/details/hyper-019/page/36/mode/2up. 
  12. ↑ Mean Machines staff (September 1995). "Saturn Round-Up: Let the Games Begin!". Mean Machines Sega (EMAP) (35): 88. ISSN 0960-4952. https://archive.org/details/mean-machines-sega-magazine-35/page/n87/mode/1up. 
  13. ↑ Olafson, Peter (September 1995). "The Big Game, the Big Fight, and...Alex Trebek?". Electronic Entertainment (IDG) (21): 78. ISSN 1074-1356. https://archive.org/details/ElectronicEntertainment21Sep1995/page/n79/mode/1up. 
  14. ↑ Nini, Nourdine (March 1995). "Test: International Victory Goal" (in fr). Joypad (Yellow Media) (51): 44. ISSN 1163-586X. https://retrocdn.net/images/e/e5/Joypad_FR_051.pdf. 
  15. ↑ Gaksch, Martin (July 1995). "International Victory Goal" (in de). MAN!AC (Cybermedia) (22): 47. ISSN 2191-012X. https://archive.org/details/MANIAC.N022.1995.08/page/n46/mode/1up. 
  16. ↑ Delpierre, Christophe (July–August 1995). "International Victory Goal" (in fr). Player One (Média Système Édition) (55): 63. ISSN 1153-4451. https://archive.org/details/playerone-magazine-055/page/n64/mode/1up. 
  17. ↑ Schaeffer, Michael (July 1995). "Review: Victory Goal" (in nl). Power Unlimited (VNU Media) (23): 45. ISSN 0929-760X. https://archive.org/details/020_20231030_20231030/023/page/n44/mode/1up. 
  18. ↑ Waring, Adam (August 1995). "Saturn Review: International Victory Goal". Sega MegaZone (Mason Stewart Publishing) (54): 27. ISSN 1321-8131. https://archive.org/details/megazoneau54/page/n26/mode/1up. 
  19. ↑ SegaPro staff (September 1995). "Sega International Victory Goal". Sega Pro (Paragon Publishing) (49): 51. ISSN 0964-2641. https://archive.org/details/sega-pro-49/page/n50/mode/1up. 
  20. ↑ Nemesis (August 1995). "Saturn Review: Victory Goal" (in es). Superjuegos (Grupo Zeta) (40): 91–2. https://archive.org/details/Superjuegos_040/page/n90/mode/1up. 
  21. ↑ Lorente, Roberto; del Moral, Oscar (August 1995). "International Victory Goal" (in es). TodoSega (Hobby Press) (29): 48–50. https://archive.org/details/todosega_20220103/Todosega%2029%20%28faltan%20las%20tres%20postales%20de%20saturn%20que%20hacen%204%20paginas%29/page/48/mode/2up. 
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Ultimate Future Games staff (September 1995). "Petit Test: International Victory Goal". Ultimate Future Games (Future plc) (10): 90. ISSN 1355-7289. https://retrocdn.net/images/e/e0/UltimateFutureGames_UK_10.pdf. 
  23. ↑ Soria, Gabe (July 1995). "Sega Saturn: Worldwide Soccer". VideoGames (Larry Flynt Publications) (78): 88–9. ISSN 1059-2938. https://archive.org/details/video-games-july-1995/page/88/mode/2up. 
  24. ↑ Next Generation staff (September 1996). "Top 100 Games of All Time". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (21): 52, 55. ISSN 1078-9693. https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_21/page/n55/mode/1up. 



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