Kick and Run

I had to try this game again as it's one of the earliest soccer sim games I got to play costing 20 Irish pence a go at the time in a local (very) mini mall. It's got a limited team selection with incorrect kit colors and the frustrating thing about it is while dribbling is the easiest way to progress kicking is annoying as there appears to be only a hard kick (or shot) button and a lofted kick (long ball) button. Shooting for goal consists of holding hard kick for a few seconds and letting go for a max power shot but using the long kick button is annoying for passing or crossing as the ball movement is unpredictable and unrealisitc. Still a short term fun game, I love the background music in game though and the crowd sound for goal celebrations. Fun to compare to PES 2008 as an example of how far soccer sims have progressed.

(El Pablo) - # 2008-05-28 19:55:33

software: Emulated on MAME,

display: raster

ported to
Kick and Run (Famicom Disk System)