Kick Off for the Atari 8-bit family
12Came also out for:
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Atari ST
Commodore 64
NES
ZX Spectrum
Game description:
Kick Off was the first football game of its kind, having a top down view and unlike other football games of that time the ball was not glued to the feet of the players. Playing Kick Off requires skills in boll control. There is an option to learn these skills without being harassed by the opposition. The set pieces like corner kicks, passing, sliding tackles and dribbling can be practiced to perfection. Each player on the pitch has a unique combination of 4 attributes, namely Pace, Stamina, Accuracy and Aggression. As you progress you will need to adapt to to different types of players. You can play in a league consisting of 8 teams. The teams in the league are on the whole evenly matched but have different styles of play with players attribute to match that style. There is 12 different referees in the game.
What I think:
Not a good soccer game and that's mostly for the fact that you sometimes lose the ball which I find to be really annoying and, no, I am not talking about when the opponent steals your ball, I am talking about when you walk from one direction to another that you lose the ball then. Also your team mates you control at a moment will make fouls while the other team never does....sure.
I have heard the Amiga version shall be great ... and the best.