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World Cup Italia '90

World Cup Italia '90 is a port of World Championship Soccer which was released in Europe. This port, however, had a license from FIFA to use the 1990 FIFA World Cup as brand.

18 April 1990

World Cup Italia '90 is a sport developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., released 18 April 1990 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

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What World Cup Italia '90 is

World Cup Italia '90 is a sport game developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. and released in 1990. It was published by Virgin Mastertronic. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

World Cup Italia '90 is a port of World Championship Soccer which was released in Europe. This port, however, had a license from FIFA to use the 1990 FIFA World Cup as brand.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the FIFA series

World Cup Italia '90 is the third of 225 entries we hold in the FIFA series. The next entry was Sensible Soccer: European Champions - 92/93 Edition in 1992.

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What it launched against

World Cup Italia '90 launched on 18 April 1990, within three weeks of Smash T.V., Gargoyle's Quest and Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi.

Released around the same time: Smash T.V., Gargoyle's Quest, Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi.

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When did World Cup Italia '90 come out?
World Cup Italia '90 was released on 18 April 1990 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

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