<s>
The	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
franchise	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
football	O
simulation	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
In	O
1988	O
Dino	O
Dini	O
was	O
hired	O
to	O
code	O
a	O
top	O
down	O
football	O
game	O
from	O
a	O
Steve	O
Screech	O
idea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
1989	B-Application
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
was	O
then	O
published	O
by	O
Anil	O
Gupta	O
's	O
publishing	O
house	O
Anco	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	B-Device
Amiga	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
in	O
1989	B-Application
,	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
was	O
well-received	O
and	O
won	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
several	O
sequels	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
combine	O
a	O
management	O
environment	O
(	O
including	O
tactics	O
,	O
league	O
play	O
,	O
transfers	O
,	O
and	O
detailed	O
player	O
attributes	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
football	O
game	O
engine	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
of	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
2	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
Dino	O
Dini	O
left	O
Anco	O
and	O
signed	O
a	O
contract	O
for	O
Virgin	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
released	O
Goal	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Anco	O
released	O
several	O
further	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
series	O
between	O
1994	O
and	O
1997	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
games	O
had	O
little	O
in	O
common	O
with	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
and	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
–	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
KOA	O
collaborated	O
closely	O
with	O
Anco	O
developer	O
Steve	O
Screech	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
relaunch	O
the	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
and	O
Player	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
2002	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anco	O
started	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
another	O
sequel	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
2004	O
which	O
reached	O
beta	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1989	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
was	O
first	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
expansion	O
disks	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
Dino	O
Dini	O
left	O
Anco	O
and	O
signed	O
a	O
contract	O
for	O
Virgin	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
released	O
Goal	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Anco	O
released	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
3	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
used	O
a	O
side	O
view	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
top-down	O
view	O
and	O
bore	O
little	O
resemblance	O
to	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
2	O
apart	O
from	O
the	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anco	O
Software	O
published	O
the	O
first	O
versions	O
of	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
the	O
ball	O
did	O
not	O
stick	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
feet	O
but	O
instead	O
was	O
realistically	O
kicked	O
ahead	O
from	O
the	O
players	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Soccer	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1985	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awarded	O
1989	B-Application
EMAP	O
Images	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Award	O
Best	O
16	O
Bit	O
Product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voted	O
the	O
7th	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
2	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Anco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
2	O
retains	O
the	O
pace	O
and	O
accuracy	O
of	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
full	O
size	O
multi	O
directional	O
scrolling	O
pitch	O
and	O
the	O
players	O
,	O
markings	O
,	O
goals	O
etc.	O
,	O
in	O
correct	O
proportions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
load	O
your	O
own	O
team	O
from	O
"	O
Player	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
"	O
along	O
with	O
your	O
own	O
tactics	O
,	O
to	O
play	O
against	O
another	O
"	O
Player	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
"	O
team	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
game	O
or	O
enter	O
league	O
and	O
cup	O
tournament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
2	O
also	O
provides	O
the	O
facility	O
to	O
change	O
strip	O
colours	O
and	O
on	O
expanded	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
's	O
(	O
1	O
MB	O
or	O
above	O
)	O
there	O
are	O
additional	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
follow-ups	O
of	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
and	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
2	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
was	O
slower	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
knocked	O
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
II	I-Application
from	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
3	O
,	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goal	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
featured	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
2	O
but	O
also	O
added	O
one-touch	O
passing	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
,	O
player	O
acceleration	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
advanced	O
menu	O
systems	O
and	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goal	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
received	O
generally	O
good	O
reviews	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
enjoy	O
the	O
same	O
lasting	O
popularity	O
as	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
Anco	O
released	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
3	O
developed	O
by	O
Steve	O
Screech	O
,	O
a	O
totally	O
new	O
game	O
with	O
nothing	O
in	O
common	O
with	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
port	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Toka	O
Nono	O
released	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
96	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
97	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
better	O
reviews	O
than	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
96	O
but	O
still	O
did	O
n't	O
become	O
popular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Anco	O
released	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
98	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
which	O
received	O
poor	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
World	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
PlayStation	O
,	O
again	O
developed	O
by	O
Toka	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Funsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Steve	O
Screech	O
started	O
a	O
project	O
called	O
Ultimate	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
an	O
early	O
established	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
Association	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
Gamebryo	O
engine	O
,	O
released	O
by	O
Anco	O
in	O
2002	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
Mac	B-Application
with	O
the	O
name	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
a	O
sequel	O
called	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
2004	O
was	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2015	O
,	O
Dino	O
Dini	O
announced	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
control	O
system	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
use	O
with	O
an	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
Revival	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2016	O
exclusively	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
with	O
poor	O
reviews	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
websites	O
,	O
A	O
delayed	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
nine	O
months	O
later	O
in	O
2017	O
with	O
bad	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
series	O
includes	O
the	O
following	O
games	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Kick	B-Application
Off	I-Application
2	O
:	O
Super	O
League	O
(	O
Expansion	O
disk	O
)	O
(	O
1991	O
)	O
Games	O
by	O
others	O
:	O
</s>
