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Virgin Mastertronic owned the home license for the official video game of the 1990 World Cup. This was used on their self-developed games for home computers under the title ''[[World Cup Soccer: Italia '90]]''. They also published Sega games in Europe so used the licence for the different games for the Sega consoles. |
Virgin Mastertronic owned the home license for the official video game of the 1990 World Cup. This was used on their self-developed games for home computers under the title ''[[World Cup Soccer: Italia '90]]''. They also published Sega games in Europe so used the licence for the different games for the Sega consoles. |
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This is the second licensed game based on the [[FIFA World Cup]] featuring the official logo and the mascot, the first having been the ill-fated ''[[World Cup Carnival]]'' for the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]]. |
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==Playable nations== |
==Playable nations== |
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Revision as of 11:36, 5 August 2019
| World Cup Italia '90 | |
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 Master System Cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Sega |
| Publisher(s) | Sega, Virgin Mastertronic |
| Series | FIFA World Cup |
| Platform(s) | Mega Drive, Master System |
| Release | 2 November 1990 |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
World Cup Italia '90 is a football video game by Sega for Mega Drive in 1990 and Master System in 1991. The Mega Drive version is the European release of World Championship Soccer. The Master System version was released in Brazil as Super Futebol II.
Summary
Only the Master System game gives official groups, teams and the fidelity schedule of the championship. Gameplay occurs at a bird's-eye view and sees the player given the choice of participating as any of the teams that featured in the tournament itself, and no qualifying tournaments to reach the World Cup are available on this game.
The Mega Drive version was later renamed to Sega Soccer on the Mega 6 compilation cartridge removing the Virgin Mastertronic credits.
In Brazil, the Master System version was released as a Master System exclusive with the name Super Futebol II. Super Futebol had been the name used in Brazil for World Championship Soccer.
Official license
Virgin Mastertronic owned the home license for the official video game of the 1990 World Cup. This was used on their self-developed games for home computers under the title World Cup Soccer: Italia '90. They also published Sega games in Europe so used the licence for the different games for the Sega consoles.
This is the second licensed game based on the FIFA World Cup featuring the official logo and the mascot, the first having been the ill-fated World Cup Carnival for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Playable nations
A 24 countries were able to be played on the game. They are:
Algeria 
Argentina 
Belgium 
Brazil 
China 
Denmark 
England 
Spain 
France 
West Germany 
Hungary 
Italy 
Japan 
South Korea 
Mexico 
Morocco 
Netherlands 
Peru 
Poland 
Scotland 
Soviet Union 
Uruguay 
United States 
Yugoslavia
Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Computer and Video Games | 44% [1] |
Mega placed the game at #5 in their list of the 10 Worst Mega Drive Games of All Time,[2] and awarded a score of 40%.[3]
See also
There are other unofficial Italia '90 games: World Cup Italia '90, Italy '90 Soccer and Italia 1990 Codemaster.
References
- ^ "Computer & Video Games Issue 112" (112). March 1991: 78. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Mega magazine issue 1, page 85, Future Publishing, Oct 1992
- ^ Mega rating, issue 9, page 23, Future Publishing, June 1993
External links
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