Jikkyou World Soccer - World Cup France '98
Jikkyou World Soccer - World Cup France '98 is a Nintendo 64 sports game released in 1998 developed by Konami. It centers on competitive sport or physical training, sport controls, and shifts between attack and defense, with controls, information, and pacing arranged around the analog stick, directional pad, A/B buttons, C buttons, and Z trigger.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.7 / 10
About this game
Jikkyou World Soccer - World Cup France '98 is a Nintendo 64 sports game centered on competitive sport or physical training, sport controls, and shifts between attack and defense. Matches, challenges, and tournament goals give sessions clear boundaries, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make its immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Players, venues, motion recognition, and score feedback establish the match atmosphere, while 3D scenes, fog, textures, and cartridge audio need to preserve target readability within limited memory and television output. The genre-specific limitation is that opponent ai, control precision, motion recognition, and period-specific rosters can affect consistency. Platform conditions also include camera control, stick precision, Controller Pak saves, Rumble Pak support, Expansion Pak requirements, and four-player setup can affect original-hardware use. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features from other editions.
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Accessible football retains tactical choices, provided the easiest opposition is not your benchmark.
World Cup France '98 makes entry straightforward through basic pass and shoot commands, then rewards timing with rebounds, volleys and headers. Formations, substitutions and corner practice provide more options than simply charging forward. Pausing to consult controls and using training demonstrations help those techniques become deliberate rather than guessed. Qualification, the cup and historical scenarios give practice a destination. The lowest computer setting is easily beaten by solo runs, however, so sustained competition requires a higher setting. Real Japanese player names and recognizable appearances establish national-team identity, while substitute names elsewhere diminish roster authenticity; editing offers a partial remedy. It suits players wanting approachable matches and gradual tactical development, without treating beginner opposition as proof of the entire game's competitive depth.
Strengths
- Simple commands preserve timing and tactical decisions.
- Training, cup progression and scenarios supply goals.
- Pause help and editing support adjustment.
Weaknesses
- Lowest CPU setting is easily exploited.
- Substitute roster names outside Japan.
Who it is for: Players seeking approachable football and gradual tactical practice.
Play notes: Original Japanese N64 game, not PS1 Winning Eleven. Raise the CPU setting for competition; unverified speech and frame-rate qualities are not rated as facts.
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| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Modes sustain practice, but competitive players should move beyond the easiest setting. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Accessible commands retain purposeful timing and tactical choices. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The national-team identity is convincing, with broader roster authenticity requiring adjustment. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Convenient help and practice make the broad football controls easier to learn. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Konami
- Publisher
- Konami
- Release date
- 1998
- Platforms
- Nintendo 64
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Sports · Primary genre
- Tags
- Sports-based PlayLow Entry BarrierMain Story Under 10 HoursReplayableFast-pacedSolo-friendly3D GraphicsPick-up and PlayShort SessionsPlayer versus Player
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Nintendo 64Worldwide1998
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Sources
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