Kick Off ’97

It’s easy lớn get into Kick Off ’97. Và easier still lớn get tired of it

You may not know it, but the soccer sim genre owes a tremendous debt to the old và almost forgotten Kick Off series. Debuting on the Atari ST way back in 1988, Anco’s humble little scrolling arcade trò chơi changed the face of computer soccer with a fast and instinctive play style, unassuming graphics, & innovative control. Indeed, it was the first soccer trò chơi ever lớn use the idea of “aftertouch” — the ability to lớn curve or bend the path of the ball in flight by continuing to lớn make control adjustments after it had been kicked.

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The trò chơi was a huge success, as was the sequel, Kick Off II. Problem is, the series had pretty much run out of steam by that point, but that didn’t put off the publisher. Anco, a company that had never had a big hit before and was determined not to let this one slip through its fingers, milked the Kick Off name for all it was worth with countless subsequent incarnations, each inevitably weaker & more creatively bankrupt than the last. Nine years later, they’re still pumping ‘em out, now under the Maxis Sports label.

Kick Off 97, a purely arcade game, doesn’t look bad. It tries to dazzle us with 3 chiều graphics, multiple camera angles, multimedia. Everything except the smart control & intense chơi game that Kick Off games used to represent. Of course, the impressive-looking close-up 3 chiều views on the back of the game box aren’t much use during play, but the trò chơi does at least give you some useful straightforward views lớn choose from – as always, the best is a slightly elevated side-on perspective lượt thích the one used for TV coverage.

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The control is the standard arcade set-up, using two buttons for shooting or passing on offense, and for varying types of tackle on defense. Fancier moves can be pulled off using a combination of the same basic controls, with some context sensitivity – for example, if you’re on part of the field known as the “cross in zone,” a pass will play the ball into the penalty area, while headers, overhead kicks, and volleys can all be played if you’re in the right position relative to the ball. It’s simple enough to learn and, for the most part, it works.

The AI in Kick Off 97 is notably weak. None of the tactics employed in real soccer seem khổng lồ work here, resulting in constant streams of utterly unrealistic plays, particularly when the defense has once again failed to bởi its job và left the two opposition strikers completely unmarked. Then it’s up lớn the goalkeeper lớn save your neck, but unfortunately he’s got virtually no common sense whatsoever. He’ll make a spectacular dive when it’s least called for, refuse to come off his line even though he should, fumble the ball or fall over.

On the plus side, there are plenty of options, và it’s exceedingly easy lớn get into — but then it’s exceedingly easy lớn get tired of, too.