<s>
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1992	O
soccer	O
arcade	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
SNK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
eponymous	B-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
the	O
second	O
soccer	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
,	O
succeeding	O
Soccer	B-Application
Brawl	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
approach	O
to	O
soccer	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
choose	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
available	O
game	O
modes	O
with	O
AI-controlled	O
opponents	O
or	O
other	O
human	O
players	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
of	O
their	O
choosing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headed	O
by	O
Eikichi	O
Kawasaki	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
worked	O
on	O
several	O
projects	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
platforms	O
at	O
SNK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
first	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
MVS	O
hardware	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
and	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
being	O
re-released	O
through	O
download	O
services	O
for	O
various	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
is	O
a	O
soccer	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
in	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
environment	O
with	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
an	O
hidden	O
mechanic	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
affects	O
single-player	O
matches	O
;	O
During	O
a	O
free	O
kick	O
for	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
opponent	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
tapped	O
button	O
A	O
for	O
player	O
two	O
,	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
performs	O
a	O
short-shot	O
while	O
pressing	O
the	O
button	O
A	O
performs	O
a	O
longer	O
kick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
soccer	O
game	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
after	O
Soccer	B-Application
Brawl	I-Application
,	O
being	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
worked	O
on	O
multiple	O
projects	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
platforms	O
at	O
SNK	O
such	O
as	O
Ghost	B-Application
Pilots	I-Application
and	O
Alpha	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
by	O
SNK	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
on	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
1992	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
for	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
on	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
October	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
by	O
M2	O
for	O
the	O
NEOGEO	B-Device
Station	I-Device
service	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
20	O
pre-loaded	O
games	O
with	O
the	O
Neo	B-Architecture
Geo	I-Architecture
X	I-Architecture
.	O
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
re-released	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
July	O
2017	O
under	O
their	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
also	O
recently	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
international	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
mini	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Stick	O
Pro	O
plug	B-Device
and	I-Device
play	I-Device
game	I-Device
device	O
and	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVSX	O
table	O
top	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
garnered	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
players	O
and	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
listed	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
on	O
their	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
1993	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fourth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RePlay	O
reported	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
tenth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marc	O
Menier	O
and	O
Robert	O
Barbe	O
of	O
criticized	O
the	O
presentation	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
animations	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
playability	O
and	O
longevity	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
wonderfully	O
recreates	O
the	O
frenzied	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
football	O
matches.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Andreas	O
Knauf	O
of	O
complemented	O
the	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
and	O
playability	O
,	O
regarding	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
better	O
than	O
Soccer	B-Application
Brawl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paolo	O
Cardillo	O
of	O
praised	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
playability	O
and	O
longevity	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
is	O
"	O
undoubtedly	O
fun	O
,	O
but	O
much	O
more	O
was	O
expected	O
from	O
the	O
Neo	O
Geo.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Hobby	O
Consolass	O
Marcos	O
García	O
gave	O
high	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
playability	O
,	O
regarding	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
direct	O
,	O
fun	O
and	O
addictive	O
soccer	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
video	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
AllGames	O
Kyle	O
Knight	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
visuals	O
and	O
gameplay	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
is	O
truly	O
a	O
mixed	O
bag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
has	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
retrospective	O
reviewers	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VentureBeats	O
Daav	O
Valentaten	O
noted	O
its	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
,	O
fast	O
action	O
,	O
simple	O
controls	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
choose	O
players	O
,	O
precision	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
ball	O
from	O
opponents	O
and	O
framerate	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
HobbyConsolas	O
identified	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
twenty	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elliott	O
Osange	O
of	O
Bonus	O
Stage	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
will	O
appeal	O
to	O
fans	O
from	O
the	O
NEO	B-Application
GEO	I-Application
era	O
and	O
diehard	O
football	O
fans	O
who	O
need	O
something	O
to	O
fill	O
the	O
void	O
in	O
their	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
staff	O
member	O
of	O
German	O
magazine	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
version	O
via	O
PlayStation	O
Portable	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
difficulty	O
level	O
of	O
AI-controlled	O
opponents	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
visual	O
presentation	O
,	O
regarding	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
quite	O
entertaining	O
but	O
recommended	O
playing	O
its	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
spawned	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
three	O
sequels	O
and	O
a	O
remake	O
;	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
World	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Next	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
11	I-Application
:	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
Football	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
and	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Victory	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimate	O
11	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
less	O
popular	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
while	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Cup	O
'	O
98	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mexican	O
magazine	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
regarded	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
franchise	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
soccer	O
sagas	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
touting	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
better	O
than	O
Sega	O
's	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
