Kenny Dalglish Soccer Match
Kenny Dalglish Soccer Match
European cover art
Developer(s)Impressions Games[1]
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)John Ruskin[3]
Composer(s)Christopher J. Denman[4]
Platform(s)Commodore 64[1]
ZX Spectrum[1]
Atari ST[1]
Amstrad CPC[1]
Amiga[1]
ReleaseCommodore 64:
Genre(s)Sports[2]
Mode(s)Single-player[3]
Multiplayer[3]

Kenny Dalglish Soccer Match is a computer game based on Scottish ex-football player and manager Kenny Dalglish - who managed and played for Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Celtic and the Scotland national team.[1] Dalglish would also become famous for winning the FA Cup while playing and managing for the same team.[1]

The Australian magazine PC PowerPlay gave this game a rating of 5% in its February 1990 issue.[1]

Gameplay

While the red player is rushing towards the ball, some of the guys on the blue team are trying to stop him.

This was Dalglish's second licensed game and a side-scroller with a team in red playing against a team in blue.[1]

The skill level is divided into nine levels so that rookies can play against video game veterans.[1] Passing the ball is similar to the Kick Off series except that it's only possible to make long passes; making quick passing purely a matter of luck.[1] The ball bounces excessively; making it very difficult to shoot on target for less than 30 yards.[1]

Matches can last anywhere from 10 to 90 minutes; there are no leagues or tournaments to play against other teams.[5] There are digitized photos of Dalglish himself; inspiring players to achieve goals and to have "good results.[5]" Oddly enough, the player must type in the name (city, county, official nickname, etc.) of his team as well as the opponent's.[6] This means that players can have their local weekly football club play against Manchester United or Chelsea with no difference in gameplay.[6] Kenny Dalglish always gives the player valuable advice; expert players can choose to ignore it.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Basic game overview". MobyGames. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Release information". GameFAQs. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "Designer/# of players information". Atari Mania. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "Composer information". Hall of Light (HOL): The Database of Amiga Games. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Advanced game overview". CPC Game Reviews. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 "Advanced game overview". Lemon Amiga. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
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