Well, it's a soccer game made by Sega but with an arcade-like style of gameplay. So the handling is kept pretty straight-forward: one button for a shot towards the enemy goal (from any position on the field), one for passing to teammates and one for lobbing. But simple doesn't mean limited since a couple of things are not explained in the manual and you'll have to figure them out yourself, which can take some time. You can choose between dozens of national teams from all over the world. Player names are made up since there's no Fifa license or anything but they're editable if you feel like correcting that. Game modes include Exhibition, Tournament, League or World Cup. You can play either versus the CPU, vs. up to 2 human players or even coop (2 humans vs. the CPU or other 2 humans).

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Alternate Titles

"WWS 97" -- Common abbreviation
"Victory Goal Worldwide Edition" -- Japanese title
"Sega Worldwide Soccer PC" -- PC title
"Sega Worldwide Soccer 97" -- European title
"ビクトリーゴールワールドワイドエディション" -- Japanese spelling

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	World Wide Soccer'97	SEGA Saturn	$3.95
	Sega Worldwide Soccer '97
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User Reviews

In a few words, the best football arcade of its time

Windows

Kohler 86 (6884)

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The Press Says

Digital Extremes	SEGA Saturn	1996	10 out of 10	100
Game Players	SEGA Saturn	Nov, 1996	9.5 out of 10	95
GamePro (US)	SEGA Saturn	Jan, 1997	4.5 out of 5	90
Game Revolution	SEGA Saturn	Jun 06, 2004	B+	83
PC Player (Germany)	Windows	Aug, 1997		80
Gamesmania	Windows	1997	80 out of 100	80
Edge	SEGA Saturn	Dec, 1996	8 out of 10	80
Game Revolution	Windows	Jan, 1998	B	75
GameSpot	Windows	Nov 13, 1997	6.2 out of 10	62
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)	Windows	Oct 28, 1997		50