Soccer Kid

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1993 video game

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Field	Value
title	Soccer Kid
image	Soccer Kid Coverart.png
caption	Amiga cover art by Tim James
developer	Krisalis Software
publisher
producer	Tim James
Tony Kavanagh
designer	Matt Furniss
Neil Adamson
Nigel Little
programmer	Nigel Little
Peter Harrap
Shaun Hollingworth
artist	Neil Adamson
Phil Hackney
Les Newstead
Mark Potente
writer	Gary Penn
composer	Matt Furniss
platforms	Amiga, 3DO, CD32, Jaguar, Game Boy Advance, MS-DOS, PlayStation, Super NES, Windows Mobile
released
genre	Platform
modes	Single-player
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Soccer Kid is a 1993 side-scrolling platform game developed and published by Krisalis Software in Europe for the Amiga. The player assumes the role of the titular main protagonist who travels across several countries around the world to repair the World Cup by retrieving pieces that were scattered by the alien pirate Scab, the main antagonist who failed to steal and add it to his trophy collection in a robbery attempt. Its gameplay mainly consists of platforming and exploration elements, with a main single-button or two-button configuration, depending on the controls setup.

Conceived by Dean Lester, Soccer Kid was created by most of the same team who previously worked on the Manchester United franchise at Krisalis Software and uses the same game engine as with Arabian Nights, another title made by the developer. After making multiple association football titles, the team experimented with creating a project that fused both football and platform game elements in 1992, developing a physics engine dedicated to the soccer ball that proved to be successful internally. Initially released for the Amiga platform, the title was later ported to other home computers and consoles including the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Amiga CD32, Atari Jaguar, Game Boy Advance, MS-DOS, PlayStation and Super Nintendo Entertainment System, each one featuring several changes and additions compared to the original version. Conversions for multiple systems were also in development but never released.

Since its original release on the Amiga, Soccer Kid garnered positive reception from critics who praised multiple aspects such as the presentation, visuals, original gameplay concept and replay value, while some felt divided in regards to the difficulty and sound design, with others criticized some of the repetitive set pieces later in the game. The Super Nintendo version received a more mixed reception from reviewers who felt divided with the graphics, sound design and gameplay. The DOS conversion, although mixed, got a critical response similar to the original Amiga version for its visuals, sound and gameplay. The CD32 port was well received by critics and the 3DO port got mostly positive reviews. The Jaguar port was received with mixed opinions from reviewers who criticized and felt that it did not improve the graphics and audio from the 16-bit versions, while the Game Boy Advance release was received with a more warm reception.

Gameplay

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Soccer Kid is a platform game where players take control of the titular character travelling across the world to retrieve and restore the world cup from the clutches of the alien pirate Scab, who plans to add it to his ever-growing collection. By pressing different buttons at the title screen, the player can change the colours of their character's clothes to represent their favorite team. Each country has three levels that the player must navigate through.

The player character can perform various types of soccer moves such as runs, shots, bicycle kicks, headers and other sorts of moves to either advance in the level, get to hard-to-reach areas or eliminate enemies by using his soccer ball as the main tool. The player starts out with two hearts but by opening random chests scattered throughout the game, they can get more hearts. At the end of each third level, the player must fight a boss, based on stereotypical people associated with their respective country. However, the player must always explore each level to find soccer cards, which are crucial to getting the cup at the end of the game. Only when all the cards are found, the player can see the real ending of the game. Otherwise the bad ending is presented.

Once a country is completed and all the cards in that country are collected, Soccer Kid is transported to a bonus level where he must collect all the food against limited time for a piece of the cup to be obtainable. If all heart pieces are lost, the player character is respawned on a determined checkpoint after losing a life and once all lives are lost, the game is over, though there is an option of continuing. Depending on the version being played, progress is saved differently.

Development

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Amiga500_system.jpg" caption="''Soccer Kid'' was conceived on Amiga by most of the original ''Manchester United'' team and shares the same game engine as with Krisalis' own ''Arabian Nights''."] ::

Soccer Kid was created by most of the same personnel who worked on the Manchester United series including programmer Peter Harrap, who co-wrote the title alongside Nigel Little, artist Neil Adamson and composer Matt Furniss, among other team members that shared multiple roles during its development process, while the overall concept was conceived by Dean Lester, in addition to also sharing the same game engine as with Arabian Nights, another platform game by Krisalis. Development of the project began in February 1992, when Krisalis co-founder Tony Kavanagh announced their plans for it early in the year and the team wanted to experiment in making a title that mixed football and platforming elements after developing several association football titles. Nigel stated that to assure such project would be playable, the team wrote a primitive physics engine early in its development and implemented real-life rules for the ball to react realistically, which would eventually prove to be feasible after multiple testing phases.

Soccer Kid was previewed across several video game magazines early in development under the title Football Kid, featuring different visuals compared with the final release, which were improved from its original incarnation, while some publications compared it with Sonic the Hedgehog due to its gameplay structure and console-style presentation. The game runs at 50 frames per second, while sprites were made as 64x64 pixel objects. It was originally intended to be released in November 1992 but due to the interest in porting the title to home consoles, the title was moved to next year and faced constant delays prior to its eventual launch. The name of the project was also changed to appeal to consumers when porting across other platforms.

Release

Soccer Kid was first showcased to attendees of Spring ECTS '93 and it was first released for the Amiga in Europe in June 1993, featuring support with the Amiga 1200 for enhanced visuals, while almost all future conversions of the game were developed internally at Krisalis Software and each one features several changes and additions when compared with the original Amiga version. The first console port to be released was the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, which was first released in Japan by Yanoman Corporation before being published on western regions by Ocean Software in 1994. In North America, this port was renamed to The Adventures of Kid Kleets, and in Japan this port was renamed to Great Soccer Kid. In France, the Super Nintendo version was going to be released as a licensed game based on Moero! Top Striker, known in France as L'École des champions, but this version was never released. During the same year, it was ported to MS-DOS and only released in western regions.

An Amiga CD32 was also developed and published by Krisalis in 1994 featuring mostly the same improved visuals when playing on Amiga 1200, a brand new level that was cut from the original version due to space constrains, as well as a new animated opening sequence created by a Japanese animation studio. A 3DO port developed by Team17 and published by Studio 3DO was first released in North America on 2 May 1994, and later in Japan on 9 December using the name Great Soccer Kid like the Super Nintendo version. The port features redrawn artwork and sports a different GUI. A port of Soccer Kid for the Atari Jaguar was announced in early 1994 after Krisalis was signed to be a third-party developer by Atari Corporation for the system in September 1993, which was originally intended to be published by Ocean on a scheduled Q2 1995 release date, but was never released during the official life span of the Jaguar on the market and went almost unreleased after Atari discontinued the system, until it was eventually picked up for release on 7 February 2000 by independent developer and publisher Songbird Productions. This version of the game features similar visuals to those of the original Amiga version, albeit with an improved color palette and a new UI.

A Windows Mobile conversion of Soccer Kid was released worldwide on 4 April 2002. Several months later, the game was converted to the Game Boy Advance and published by Telegames after being showcased to the public at E3 2002, featuring enhanced visual effects but a lower resolution display. Krisalis later ported the GBA version to PlayStation and was only released in Europe by Telegames on 13 December 2003, becoming both the last version of the game to be officially released and the final version developed by the original team. A version of Soccer Kid for the Atari ST was being developed by Krisalis and was also previewed under its earlier title, Football Kid, by ST Review magazine on their September 1992 issue, but was never released on the platform for unknown reasons. A Sega Mega Drive version was reviewed by Spanish magazine Hobby Consolas, but the Mega Drive version was never released. Likewise, an Atari Lynx conversion of the game was also planned to be published by Telegames, but was never released as well.

Reception

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Reception	Aggregate scores	Aggregator	Scores	Amiga	SNES	MS-DOS	CD32	3DO	Jaguar	GBA	Review scores	Publication	Scores	Amiga	SNES	MS-DOS	CD32	3DO	Jaguar	GBA	Awards	Publication(s)	Award(s)
GameRankings							58%
3DO Magazine
AllGame
Amiga Action	last=Roundell	first=Paul	url=http://amr.abime.net/review_49491	title=He's got the skill, he's got the style, and he's the only English footballer en route for The States... – Soccer Kid	magazine=Amiga Action	issue=49	publisher=Europress, IDG Media	date=October 1993	pages=24–26	access-date=7 June 2019	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607163317/http://amr.abime.net/review_49491	archive-date=7 June 2019	url-status=live}}
Amiga CD32 Gamer				url=http://amr.abime.net/review_48011	title=CD Review – Soccer Kid	magazine=Amiga CD32 Gamer	issue=5	publisher=Paragon Publishing	date=October 1994	pages=38–40	access-date=7 June 2019	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923084819/http://amr.abime.net/review_48011	archive-date=23 September 2018	url-status=live}}
Amiga Computing	last=Clays	first=Simon	url=https://archive.org/stream/amiga-computing-magazine-065/AmigaComputing_065_Oct_1993#page/n113/mode/2up	title=Game Reviews – Soccer Kid	magazine=Amiga Computing	issue=65	publisher=Europress, IDG Media	date=October 1993	pages=114–115	access-date=7 June 2019	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104232023/https://archive.org/stream/amiga-computing-magazine-065/AmigaComputing_065_Oct_1993#page/n113/mode/2up	archive-date=4 January 2019	url-status=live}}			last=Maddock	first=Jonathan	url=https://archive.org/details/amiga-computing-magazine-080/page/n131	title=System Spotlight – Soccer Kid CD32	magazine=Amiga Computing	issue=80	publisher=Europress, IDG Media	date=December 1994
Amiga Concept				last1=Berrais	first1=Farid	last2=Gabillot	first2=Stéphane	url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Amiga%20Concept/amigaconcept_numero09/Amiga%20Concept%20009%20-%20Page%20032%20%281994-11%29.jpg	title=Test – CD32 – Soccer Kid	magazine=Amiga Concept	issue=9	publisher=Delta Publishing Group	date=November 1994	page=32	lang=fr}}
Amiga Dream	url=https://archive.org/stream/amigadream-french-01#page/n34/mode/1up	title=Jeux tests – Soccer Kid	magazine=Amiga Dream	issue=1	publisher=Posse Press	date=November 1993	page=35	lang=fr}}
(A1200) 85%			last=Cavanaggia	first=Alexandre	url=https://archive.org/stream/amigadream-french-12#page/n95/mode/1up	title=Jeux tests (CD) – Soccer Kid	magazine=Amiga Dream	issue=12	publisher=Posse Press	date=November 1994	page=96	lang=fr}}
Amiga Format	last=Bradley	first=Stephen	url=https://archive.org/details/amigaformatmagazine-051/page/n69	title=Game Review – Soccer Kid	magazine=Amiga Format	issue=51	date=October 1993	pages=70–72}}
(A1200) 93%			last=Bradley	first=Stephen	url=https://archive.org/details/amigaformatmagazine-065/page/n71	title=CD32 Games – Soccer Kid	magazine=Amiga Format	issue=65	date=November 1994	page=74}}
Amiga Force	last=Osborne	first=Ian	url=https://archive.org/stream/Amiga_Force_Issue_11_1993-11_Impact_Magazines_GB#page/n31/mode/2up	title=Reviews! Rich Pickings! – Soccer Kid	magazine=Amiga Force	issue=11	publisher=Europress Impact	date=November 1993	pages=32–33}}
Amiga Games	last=Berger	first=Tobias	url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=5007	title=Review – Fußball ´mal ganz anders – Football Kid	magazine=Amiga Games	issue=2	publisher=CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG	date=November 1992	pages=44–45	lang=de}}			url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=4763	title=Soccer Kid	magazine=Amiga Games	issue=27	publisher=CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG	date=December 1994	lang=de}}
Amiga Joker	last=Borgmeier	first=Carsten	url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=12681	title=Soccer Kid	magazine=Amiga Joker	issue=40	publisher=Joker-Verlag	date=October 1993	page=36	lang=de}}
(A1200) 85%			last=Löwenstein	first=Richard	url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=1582	title=Soccer Kid	magazine=Amiga Joker	issue=51	publisher=Joker-Verlag	date=November 1994	page=73	lang=de}}
Amiga Mania	last=Wilkins	first=Tim	url=http://amr.abime.net/review_4162	title=Review – Football like you've never played it before: Football Kid	magazine=Amiga Mania	issue=7	publisher=TNT Mailfast	date=November 1992	page=41	access-date=7 June 2019	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607163329/http://amr.abime.net/review_4162	archive-date=7 June 2019	url-status=live}}
Amiga Power	last=Campbell	first=Stuart	url=http://amr.abime.net/review_1349	title=Game Reviews – Tired Of Being Bossed Around – Soccer Kid	magazine=Amiga Power	issue=29	date=September 1993	pages=28–30	access-date=16 July 2015	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717011931/http://amr.abime.net/review_1349	archive-date=17 July 2015	url-status=live}}
(A1200) 85%			last=Mellerick	first=Paul	url=http://amr.abime.net/review_1634	title=Game Reviews – Soccer Kid	magazine=Amiga Power	issue=43	date=November 1994	page=89	access-date=7 June 2019	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923084819/http://amr.abime.net/review_1634	archive-date=23 September 2018	url-status=live}}
AUI	url=http://amr.abime.net/review_7653	title=AUI Entertainment Now – Soccer Kid	magazine=Amiga User International	volume=8	issue=3	publisher=AUI Limited	date=March 1994	page=78	access-date=7 June 2019	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607080616/http://amr.abime.net/review_7653	archive-date=7 June 2019	url-status=live}}
The Atari Times						last=Donaldson	first=Chris	url=http://www.ataritimes.com/index.php?ArticleIDX=95	title=Soccer Kid – Like to kick balls? Try this one from Songbird	website=ataritimes.com	date=5 February 2001	access-date=6 June 2019	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029094445/http://www.ataritimes.com/index.php?ArticleIDX=95	archive-date=29 October 2014	url-status=live}}
ACAR	last=Campbell	first=Phil	url=https://archive.org/details/Australian_Commodore_and_Amiga_Review_The_Volume_11_Issue_2_1994-02_Saturday_Magazine_AU/page/n71	title=Entertainment – Game Reviews: Soccer Kid	magazine=Australian Commodore & Amiga Review	volume=11	issue=2	publisher=Saturday Magazine Pty.	date=February 1994	page=70}}
Consoles +		82%
CU Amiga	last=Mather	first=John	url=https://archive.org/details/cuamiga-magazine-043/page/n57	title=Game Review – Soccer Kid	magazine=CU Amiga	issue=43	publisher=EMAP	date=September 1993	pages=58–60}}			last=Dillon	first=Tony	url=https://archive.org/details/cuamiga-magazine-057/page/n45	title=CD32 Zone – Soccer Kid	magazine=CU Amiga	issue=57	publisher=EMAP	date=November 1994	page=47}}
Electronic Gaming Monthly					url=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_65/page/n49	title=Review Crew – Major Mike's Game Roundup – Soccer Kid – Studio 3DO / 3DO	magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly	issue=65	publisher=Sendai Publishing	date=December 1994	page=46}}
GamePro					last=Nade	first=Sarah	url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AGamePro_US_066.pdf&page=108	title=ProReview: 3DO – Soccer Kid	magazine=GamePro	issue=66	publisher=IDG	date=January 1995	page=90}}
Génération 4	last=Latil	first=Didier	url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Generation%204/generation4_numero058/Generation4%20058%20-%20Page%20050%20et%20051%20%281993-09%29.jpg	title=Test: Soccer Kid – Bébé Pelé s'excite	magazine=Génération 4	issue=58	publisher=Computec Media France	date=September 1993	pages=50–51	lang=fr}}
85%		url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Generation%204/generation4_numero069/G%e9n%e9ration4%20069%20-%20Page%20076%20%281994-09%29.jpg	title=Tests Express... – Soccer Kid (PC)	magazine=Génération 4	issue=69	publisher=Computec Media France	date=September 1994	page=76	lang=fr}}	url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Generation%204/generation4_numero071/gen4%20-%20n71%20-%20novembre%201994%20-%20page%20138.jpg	title=Tests Express... – Soccer Kid (CD 32)	magazine=Génération 4	issue=71	publisher=Computec Media France	date=November 1994	page=138	lang=fr}}
IGN							last=Harris	first=Craig	url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/11/05/soccer-kid	title=Soccer Kid – This Jaguar and 3DO platformer throwback isn't too shabby on the GBA	work=IGN	publisher=Ziff Davis	date=5 November 2002	access-date=6 June 2019	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512161327/http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/11/05/soccer-kid	archive-date=12 May 2017	url-status=live}}
Joypad		last1=Nini	first1=Nourdine	last2=Prézeau	first2=Olivier	url=https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=84&num=1797&album=oui	title=Super Nintendo: Ocean... Core Loin L'Amérique, Canto? – L'École Des Champions	magazine=Joypad	issue=31	publisher=Yellow Media	date=May 1994	pages=108–109	lang=fr}}
Joystick	last=Hamon	first=Sébastien	url=https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=30&num=591&album=oui	title=Soccer Kid – L'un des meilleurs jeux de plates-formes sur Amiga	magazine=Joystick	issue=41	date=September 1993	pages=130–132	lang=fr}}
MAN!AC		url=https://archive.org/stream/MANIAC.N014.1994.12#page/n62/mode/1up	title=Spiele-Tests – SN – Soccer Kid	magazine=MAN!AC	issue=14	publisher=Cybermedia	date=December 1994	page=63	lang=de}}
Mega Fun		last=Souleiman	first=Sandrie	url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=8857	title=Test Kunterbunt – Soccer Kid – Super Nintendo	magazine=Mega Fun	issue=27	publisher=CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG	date=December 1994	page=38	lang=de}}
Micromanía		author=O.S.G.	url=https://archive.org/details/micromania-segunda-epoca-74/page/n39	title=Punto de mira – La otra cara del mundial: Soccer Kid (Super Nintendo)	magazine=Micromanía	volume=2	issue=74	publisher=HobbyPress	date=July 1994	page=40	lang=es}}	author=E.R.F.	url=https://archive.org/stream/micromania-segunda-epoca-75#page/n22/mode/1up	title=Punto de mira – A balonazo limpio: Soccer Kid (PC)	magazine=Micromanía	volume=2	issue=75	publisher=HobbyPress	date=August 1994	page=23	lang=es}}
Next Generation
Nintendo Player
Nintendo Power		title=Now Playing – Soccer Kid – Super NES	magazine=Nintendo Power	issue=59	publisher=Nintendo of America	date=April 1994	page=106}}
The One for Amiga Games	last=Upchurch	first=David	url=https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-60/page/n127	title=Recommended – Soccer Kid	magazine=The One for Amiga Games	issue=60	publisher=EMAP	date=September 1993	page=129}}
(A1200) 93%			last=Phelps	first=Nick	url=https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-74/page/n69	title=Updates... – Soccer Kid – CD32	magazine=The One for Amiga Games	issue=74	publisher=EMAP	date=December 1994	page=71}}
PC Games			last=Geiger	first=Lars	url=https://archive.org/details/pcgamesmagazine-1994-10/page/n103	title=Review: Soccer Kid – Nachwuchs-Talent	magazine=PC Games	issue=25	publisher=CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG	date=October 1994	pages=104–105	lang=de}}
PC Joker			last=Löwenstein	first=Richard	url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=18328	title=Action Section – Games Für Flinhe Finger – Soccer Kid	magazine=PC Joker	issue=26	publisher=Joker-Verlag	date=September 1994	page=70	lang=de}}
PC Player			last=Lenhardt	first=Heinrich	url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=16067	title=Spiele-Test – Soccer Kid	magazine=PC Player	issue=21	publisher=Future Verlag	date=September 1994	pages=54–55	lang=de}}
Play Time		last=Schneider	first=Ulf	url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3APlayTime_DE_1995-01.pdf&page=117	title=Super NES Reviews – Soccer Kid	magazine=Play Time	issue=43	publisher=Computec Media Group	date=January 1995	pages=117–118	lang=de}}	last=Maueröder	first=Petra	url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=14944	title=PC Review – Soccer Kid	magazine=Play Time	issue=40	publisher=Computec Media Group	date=October 1994	pages=34–35	lang=de}}
Player one		author=Matt le Fou	url=https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=32&num=1905&album=oui	title=Tests – Super Nintendo – L'École Des Champions	magazine=Player One	issue=42	publisher=Média Système Édition	date=May 1994	pages=82–84	lang=fr}}
Power Play	last=Steffen	first=Sönke	url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=8343	title=Computerspiele / Tests – Soccer Kid – Amiga	magazine=Power Play	issue=68	publisher=Future Verlag	date=November 1993	page=121	lang=de}}		last=Hengst	first=Michael	url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=7943	title=Noch ein Tor: Soccer Kid – MS-DOS	magazine=Power Play	issue=79	publisher=Future Verlag	date=October 1994	lang=de}}
Super Power		81 / 100
Tilt	last1=Lacombe	first1=Marc	last2=Feroyd	first2=Morgan	url=https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=28&num=376&album=oui	title=Tests – Soccer Kid (Amiga)	magazine=Tilt	issue=117	publisher=Editions Mondiales S.A.	date=September 1993	pages=126–129	lang=fr}}
Video Games					last=Zengerle	first=Robert	url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:VideoGames_DE_1995-05.pdf&page=85	title=Real 3DO – Reviews – Soccer Kid	magazine=Video Games	issue=42	publisher=Future-Verlag	date=May 1995	page=89	access-date=29 February 2020	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814170052/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:VideoGames_DE_1995-05.pdf&page=85	archive-date=14 August 2018	url-status=live}}
VideoGames					url=https://archive.org/stream/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_72_January_1995#page/n82/mode/1up	title=Capsule Reviews – 3DO – Soccer Kid	magazine=VideoGames – The Ultimate Gaming Magazine	issue=72	publisher=L.F.P., Inc.	date=January 1995	page=83}}
Amiga Joker (1994)	No. 2 Best Dexterity Game in 1993
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Amiga Power gave the Amiga version a score of 88% with a review by Stuart Campbell. He criticized the player character's moves as being too "fiddly", but praised the graphics and particularly the "fearsome" difficulty, saying it gave the game good value for money. He compared the game to the acclaimed Arabian Nights, saying it was even better due to the superior control and greater focus on platform action.

The 3DO version received a 6.2 out of 10 from Electronic Gaming Monthly. They praised the "technique" and "excellent graphics", but said the sound effects were lacking. GamePro gave it a positive review, citing smooth controls, strong sound effects, good variety of musical tracks, and exceptional graphics.

Reviewing the 3DO version, *AllGame*s Shawn Sackenheim called Soccer Kid an "impressive" action/platformer that manages to be different as well.

Next Generation reviewed the 3DO version of the game, and said that aside to its confusing plot, it did not brought anything new to platform genre.

Notes

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