The NES version was released by Milton Bradley, and ported by Software Creations on behalf of producer Rare.

Writing for Info, Benn Dunnington gave the Commodore 64 version of World Games three-plus stars out of five and described it as "my least favorite of the series".

Stating that slalom skiing was the best event, he concluded that "Epyx does such a nice, consistent job of execution, tho, that it's hard to take off too many points even for such boring material".

[14] Jame Trunzo praised the game's use of advanced graphics and sound, including humorous effects.

[15] The game was reviewed in 1988 in Dragon #132 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column.