 Commentary was provided by Gary Bloom (known for his appearances on "Football Italia") and Jack Charlton.Upon its original release for the Saturn, most critics concluded that "Sega Worldwide Soccer 98" is too unchanged from its predecessor to be worth getting.The four reviewers of "Electronic Gaming Monthly" particularly complained at the inability to change the position of players during breaks in the play, and John Ricciardi summarized that "The addition of Club teams is nice, and the engine seems to have been polished up a bit, but otherwise this is pretty much the same game as last year with some annoying faults."