<s>
Soccer	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1993	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
originally	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Krisalis	O
Software	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
main	O
protagonist	O
who	O
travels	O
across	O
several	O
countries	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
repair	O
the	O
World	O
Cup	O
by	O
retrieving	O
pieces	O
that	O
were	O
scattered	O
by	O
the	O
alien	O
pirate	B-Application
Scab	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
who	O
failed	O
to	O
steal	O
and	O
add	O
it	O
to	O
his	O
trophy	O
collection	O
in	O
a	O
robbery	O
attempt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceived	O
by	O
Dean	O
Lester	O
,	O
Soccer	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Manchester	B-Application
United	I-Application
franchise	O
at	O
Krisalis	O
Software	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
as	O
with	O
Arabian	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
,	O
another	O
title	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
platform	I-Device
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
home	O
computers	O
and	O
consoles	O
including	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
each	O
one	O
featuring	O
several	O
changes	O
and	O
additions	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Soccer	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
garnered	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
who	O
praised	O
multiple	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
original	O
gameplay	O
concept	O
and	O
replay	O
value	O
,	O
while	O
some	O
felt	O
divided	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
difficulty	O
and	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
with	O
others	O
criticized	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
repetitive	O
set	O
pieces	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
version	O
received	O
a	O
more	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
reviewers	O
who	O
felt	O
very	O
divided	O
with	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DOS	O
conversion	O
,	O
although	O
mixed	O
,	O
got	O
a	O
critical	O
response	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
for	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
sound	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CD32	B-Device
port	O
was	O
very	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
and	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
port	O
got	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
port	O
was	O
received	O
with	O
mixed	O
opinions	O
from	O
reviewers	O
who	O
criticized	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
improve	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
audio	O
from	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
release	O
was	O
received	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
warm	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soccer	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
travelling	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
retrieve	O
and	O
restore	O
the	O
world	O
cup	O
from	O
the	O
clutches	O
of	O
the	O
alien	O
pirate	B-Application
Scab	O
,	O
who	O
plans	O
to	O
add	O
it	O
to	O
his	O
ever-growing	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
a	O
country	O
is	O
completed	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
cards	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
are	O
collected	O
,	O
Soccer	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
is	O
transported	O
to	O
a	O
bonus	O
level	O
where	O
he	O
must	O
collect	O
all	O
the	O
food	O
against	O
limited	O
time	O
for	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
the	O
cup	O
to	O
be	O
obtainable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
all	O
heart	O
pieces	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
respawned	O
on	O
a	O
determined	O
checkpoint	O
after	O
losing	O
a	O
life	O
and	O
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
,	O
though	O
there	O
is	O
an	O
option	O
of	O
continuing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soccer	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
personnel	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Manchester	B-Application
United	I-Application
series	O
including	O
programmer	O
Peter	O
Harrap	O
,	O
who	O
co-wrote	O
the	O
title	O
alongside	O
Nigel	O
Little	O
,	O
artist	O
Neil	O
Adamson	O
and	O
composer	O
Matt	O
Furniss	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
team	O
members	O
that	O
shared	O
multiple	O
roles	O
during	O
its	O
development	O
process	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
overall	O
concept	O
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Dean	O
Lester	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
also	O
sharing	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
as	O
with	O
Arabian	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
,	O
another	O
platform	O
game	O
by	O
Krisalis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soccer	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
was	O
previewed	O
across	O
several	O
video	O
game	O
magazines	O
early	O
in	O
development	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Football	O
Kid	O
,	O
featuring	O
different	O
visuals	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
improved	O
from	O
its	O
original	O
incarnation	O
,	O
while	O
some	O
publications	O
compared	O
it	O
with	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
gameplay	O
structure	O
and	O
console-style	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
runs	O
at	O
50	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
while	O
sprites	O
were	O
made	O
as	O
64x64	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1992	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
interest	O
in	O
porting	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
next	O
year	O
and	O
faced	O
constant	O
delays	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
eventual	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soccer	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
was	O
first	O
showcased	O
to	O
attendees	O
of	O
Spring	O
ECTS	O
'	O
93	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
June	O
1993	O
,	O
featuring	O
support	O
with	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Application
1200	I-Application
for	O
enhanced	O
visuals	O
,	O
while	O
almost	O
all	O
future	O
conversions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
developed	O
internally	O
at	O
Krisalis	O
Software	O
and	O
each	O
one	O
features	O
several	O
changes	O
and	O
additions	O
when	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
console	B-Device
port	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
was	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Yanoman	O
Corporation	O
before	O
being	O
published	O
on	O
western	O
regions	O
by	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
this	O
port	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kid	I-Application
Kleets	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
this	O
port	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Great	O
Soccer	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
France	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
version	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
licensed	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Moero	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Top	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
France	O
as	O
L'École	O
des	O
champions	O
,	O
however	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
western	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
was	O
also	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Krisalis	O
in	O
1994	O
featuring	O
mostly	O
the	O
same	O
improved	O
visuals	O
when	O
playing	O
on	O
Amiga	B-Application
1200	I-Application
,	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
level	O
that	O
was	O
cut	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
due	O
to	O
space	O
constrains	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
animated	O
opening	O
sequence	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
Japanese	O
animation	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3DO	B-Device
port	O
developed	O
by	O
Team17	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Studio	O
3DO	B-Device
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
2	O
May	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
9	O
December	O
1994	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
name	O
Great	O
Soccer	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
like	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
features	O
redrawn	O
artwork	O
and	O
sports	O
a	O
different	O
GUI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
Soccer	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
in	O
early	O
1994	O
after	O
Krisalis	O
was	O
signed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
third-party	O
developer	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
in	O
September	O
1993	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Ocean	O
on	O
a	O
scheduled	O
Q2	O
1995	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
however	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
official	O
life	O
span	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
on	O
the	O
market	O
and	O
went	O
almost	O
unreleased	O
after	O
Atari	O
discontinued	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
picked	O
up	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
7	O
February	O
2000	O
by	O
independent	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
Songbird	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
similar	O
visuals	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
an	O
improved	O
color	O
palette	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
UI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
conversion	O
of	O
Soccer	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
4	O
April	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
converted	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
published	O
by	O
Telegames	O
after	O
being	O
showcased	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
at	O
E3	O
2002	O
,	O
featuring	O
enhanced	O
visual	O
effects	O
but	O
a	O
lower	O
resolution	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Krisalis	O
later	O
ported	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Telegames	O
on	O
13	O
December	O
2003	O
,	O
becoming	O
both	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
officially	O
released	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
Soccer	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Krisalis	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
previewed	O
under	O
its	O
earlier	O
title	O
,	O
Football	O
Kid	O
,	O
by	O
ST	O
Review	O
magazine	O
on	O
their	O
September	O
1992	O
issue	O
,	O
however	O
it	O
never	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
reviewed	O
by	O
Spanish	O
magazine	O
Hobby	O
Consolas	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
an	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Telegames	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
Aggregate	O
scores	O
Aggregator	O
Scores	O
Amiga	B-Device
SNES	B-Application
MS-DOS	B-Application
CD32	B-Device
3DO	B-Device
Jaguar	B-Device
GBA	B-Device
GameRankings	O
58%	O
Review	O
scores	O
Publication	O
Scores	O
Amiga	B-Device
SNES	B-Application
MS-DOS	B-Application
CD32	B-Device
3DO	B-Device
Jaguar	B-Device
GBA	B-Device
3DO	B-Device
Magazine	O
AllGame	O
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
93%	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
Gamer	O
88%	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
94%	O
88%	O
Amiga	B-Device
Concept	O
78%	O
Amiga	B-Device
Dream	O
85%( A1200	O
)	O
85%	O
80%	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
93%( A1200	O
)	O
93%	O
93%	O
Amiga	B-Device
Force	O
88	O
/	O
100	O
Amiga	B-Device
Games	O
76%	O
82%	O
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
85(A1200 )	O
85%	O
85%	O
Amiga	B-Device
Mania	O
76%	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
88%( A1200	O
)	O
85%	O
80%	O
AUI	O
(	O
A1200	B-Application
)	O
78%	O
The	O
Atari	O
Times	O
65%	O
ACAR	O
93%	O
Consoles	O
+	O
82%	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
93%	O
91%	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
31	O
/	O
50	O
GamePro	O
16.5	O
/	O
20	O
Génération	O
4	O
86%85%	O
81%	O
80%	O
IGN	O
7.0	O
/	O
10	O
Joypad	O
82%	O
Joystick	O
88%	O
MAN	O
!	O
AC	O
42%	O
Mega	O
Fun	O
64%	O
Micromanía	O
79%	O
83%	O
Next	O
Generation	O
Nintendo	O
Player	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
11.3	O
/	O
20	O
The	O
One	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
Games	O
93%( A1200	O
)	O
93%	O
93%	O
PC	O
Games	O
70%	O
PC	O
Joker	O
73%	O
PC	O
Player	O
69	O
/	O
100	O
Play	O
Time	O
58%	O
73%	O
Player	O
one	O
83%	O
Power	O
Play	O
84%	O
83%	O
Super	O
Power	O
81	O
/	O
100	O
Tilt	O
87%	O
Video	O
Games	O
68%	O
VideoGames	O
9	O
/	O
10	O
Awards	O
Publication(s )	O
Award(s )	O
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
(	O
1994	O
)	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
88%	O
with	O
a	O
review	O
by	O
Stuart	O
Campbell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
acclaimed	O
Arabian	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
it	O
was	O
even	O
better	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
superior	O
control	O
and	O
greater	O
focus	O
on	O
platform	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
6.2	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
,	O
AllGame'''s	O
Shawn	O
Sackenheim	O
wrote	O
that	O
Soccer	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
is	O
"	O
an	O
impressive	O
action/platformer	O
that	O
manages	O
to	O
be	O
just	O
different	O
enough	O
to	O
warrant	O
investigation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Next	O
Generation''	O
reviewed	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Hopefully	O
,	O
3DO	B-Device
can	O
evolve	O
past	O
this	O
type	O
of	O
game	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
systems	O
of	O
yesterday.	O
"	O
</s>
