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Average Player Score
Based on 247 ratings
7.9
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Score Breakdown Based on 247 ratings
  1. 10 (39)
  2. 9 (76)
  3. 8 (71)
  4. 7 (26)
  5. 6 (19)
  6. 5 (5)
  7. 4 (2)
  8. 3 (5)
  9. 2 (1)
  10. 1 (3)

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What Gamespot Users have to say about Nintendo World Cup

  • Rating:8.5

    Wow.

    By redude2000 | Review Date: Aug 07, 2010 | NES

    Best sports game iv'e ever played. Anyway. It's a soccer game. And a good one at that. Easy controls. A passes. If your partners have the ball and press A, you're telling your partners to pass. B shoots. If your p... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:3

    The worst sports game I've ever played. Not just on the NES, but on every other platform imaginable.

    By mamagod | Review Date: Jul 25, 2010 | NES

    I was hunting around thrift stores one day, and I came across this game. for 5 dollars, I thought: "Why not, I'll buy any NES game I can find." But now that I've played it, I think your money would be better spent to in... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.1

    It passes the NES test; it's fun!

    By IceManAVWA | Review Date: Aug 31, 2009 | NES

    I first played this about 18 years ago and recently found it at the local used game store for $5. 18 years later I got a great deal. This game could still ce sold for $40 (prices back in the 80's) and worth any penny. ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5

    "Pass it" "I can't"

    By shattapinks | Review Date: Jul 26, 2008 | NES

    If you're looking for simulation soccer, then this game is not for you. Well....Actually, this game is for everyone, and it's arcade controls is what guarantees that. I'm writing this review from memory, so I may not giv... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6

    Thou Addictiv my past fondness failed me upon playing this again. Terrible control, cheap AI & lousy time limit.

    By 6dutch_man6 | Review Date: Jan 20, 2007 | TG16

    An addictive dodgeball game that suffers from TERRIBLE control and retarded fellow AI team mates. I used to play this when I was little and I was very good at it until I played the last tournament with USA and only beat ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:5.8

    Entertaing to say the least.

    By metallica_fan42 | Review Date: Nov 03, 2006 | GB

    World Cup Soccer is quite fun. You get to choose from team's all over the world, and then play each team till you reach the world cup game. Each team has their differences, and though they may be slight, they are present... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.3

    The ONLY football game where playing around a dead body is normal.

    By Denny_Carmassi | Review Date: Apr 08, 2006 | GB

    Nintendo World Cup Soccer is one of the best football games ever. Rivaled only by Mario Smash Football and Fifa 98. You start off by playing Cameroon. My record is 56-0. But then the teams get better based on World Ranki... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6.5

    A Extremely Easy Soccer game with a good beat.

    By SoralinkGS | Review Date: Feb 20, 2006 | GB

    Nintendo World Cup Soccer was a very unusual game. the soccer players looked funny and the game was unbelievably easy(You can run the ball right in to the goal every time). My best score ever was 80-0! thats how easyt th... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful