<s>
Sega	B-Application
Worldwide	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
97	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
both	O
Sega	B-Application
Worldwide	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
PC	O
and	O
Victory	B-Application
Goal	I-Application
Worldwide	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
football	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Sega	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
three	O
more	O
titles	O
:	O
Sega	B-Application
Worldwide	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
still	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
two	O
editions	O
of	O
Sega	B-Application
Worldwide	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
the	O
second	O
being	O
Sega	B-Application
Worldwide	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
2000	I-Application
Euro	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Application
Worldwide	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
97	I-Application
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Sega	O
themselves	O
,	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
killer	O
apps	O
in	O
the	O
peak	O
of	O
popularity	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
used	O
fictional	O
player	O
names	O
(	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
license	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
non-volatile	B-General_Concept
memory	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
allowed	O
editing	O
of	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
also	O
highly	O
praised	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
top-rated	O
football	O
game	O
until	O
International	B-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
released	O
one	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
with	O
this	O
version	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Saturn	B-Device
release	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Hall	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
it	O
"	O
may	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
soccer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
"	O
;	O
GamePro	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
completely	O
fresh	O
,	O
must-play	O
gaming	O
experience	O
"	O
;	O
Rob	O
Alsetter	O
wrote	O
in	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
perhaps	O
the	O
best	O
soccer	O
sim	O
yet	O
"	O
;	O
and	O
Next	O
Generations	O
review	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Quite	O
simply	O
,	O
WWS	O
'	O
97	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
recreation	O
of	O
any	O
sport	O
,	O
ever.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
never	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
they	O
rated	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
the	O
74th	O
best	O
console	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
set	O
the	O
standard	O
for	O
all	O
other	O
soccer	O
games	O
to	O
follow	O
.	O
</s>
