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Kick Off

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.

31 December 1989

Kick Off is a sport developed by Anco Software Ltd., released 31 December 1989 on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga and Amstrad CPC.

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What Kick Off is

Kick Off is a sport game developed by Anco Software Ltd. and released in 1989. It is available on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Kick Off launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.

Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.

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When did Kick Off come out?
Kick Off was released on 31 December 1989 for Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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