Kickoff '97 Explained

Developer:	Anco Software
Publisher:	Maxis
Platforms:	MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows
Released:	June 11, 1997^[1]
Genre:	Sports
Modes:	Single-player, multiplayer

Kickoff '97 is a video game developed by Anco and published by Maxis for DOS and Windows.^[2]

Gameplay

Kickoff '97 is a soccer game that uses one button for shooting and one button for passing, which can be combined for various actions.

Reception

Next Generation gave four stars out of five for the PC version of the game, and called it "one of the most enjoyable soccer titles" for PC.^[3]

Chris Macholtz for the Arizona Daily Star called the game "no timeless classic, but it does stand on its own merits as being a game with absolutely no learning curve or complexity to it".^[2]

Reviews

• PC Gamer #4 (9) (September 1997)
• Computer Gaming World #159 (October 1997)
• Edge #44
• PC Player (Germany) - April 1997
• PC Games - April 1997
• GameSpot (July 1997)^[4]
• The Adrenaline Vault (AVault) (September 1997)^[5]
• Gamesmania.de (1997)^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maxis Releases KickOff 97. https://web.archive.org/web/19980113210242/http://www.maxis.com/inside/press/pr970611-2.html. maxis.com. January 13, 1998. June 11, 1997. June 3, 2022.
2. Web site: Chris. Macholtz. Sega's Worldwide Soccer is almost as good on the PC. Arizona Daily Star. 62. September 1, 1997. May 30, 2022. Newspapers.com.
3. Finals. Next Generation. 34. Imagine Media. October 1997. 177.
4. https://www.gamespot.com/pc/sports/kickoff97/review.html
5. http://www.avault.com/reviews/pc/kickoff-97-pc-review/
6. http://gamesmania.de/pc/sport/kick-off-97/1679/gamespace/test/11177/