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Tony Meola's Sidekicks Soccer

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Tony Meola's Sidekicks Soccer
North American cover art
DeveloperSculptured Software
Publishers
DirectorHal Rushton
ProgrammersMike Spendlove
Alex Dommasch
ComposersBob Dayley
Eric Nunamaker
H. Kingsley Thurber
PlatformSuper Nintendo Entertainment System
Release
  • NA: November 1993
  • JP: February 25, 1994
GenreSports (soccer)
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Tony Meola's Sidekicks Soccer is a 1993 soccer video game released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is named after US goalkeeper Tony Meola. It went under several names in different markets, such as Super Copa in Latin America and Ramos Ruy no World Wide Soccer (ラモス瑠偉のワールドワイドサッカー, Ramosu Rui no Wārudo Waido Sakkā) in Japan (endorsed by Ruy Ramos). In Brazil, there is also a version called Worldwide Soccer, but it is not modified like Super Copa, it is just the same US version.

Gameplay

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One of the players is taking the ball down the field for an easy shot opportunity.

The teams in the game include various national teams and some unlicensed club teams from Europe, Japan and America. Players can play with teams from different parts of the United States, including Miami, Los Angeles, and Sacramento.

Mode 7 is used to achieve a pseudo-3D effect similar to that of Sculptured Software's previous NCAA Basketball. There are various options and features, including a variety of soccer formations, corner kicks, curl shots, and the ability to alter each team's roster.[1][2]

Tony Meola's Sidekicks Soccer encourages passing through a system taken from NCAA Basketball. Players on your team will have a colour above their head indicating their ability to accept a pass. This goes from green, yellow, to red, changing colour as the difficulty of the pass increases.[2]

Reception

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Allgame would assign this game a rating of 3.5 stars out of 5.[citation needed]

Most reviewers praise the game's Mode 7 graphics. GamePro says "Sidekicks Soccer is the closest you can get to actually being on the field."[1] Electronic Gaming Monthly says the game "adds a new and different perspective", although says it can get "very confusing at times."[4]

Game Players critiques the AI opponents' lack of competent offensive play stating that it "usually sputters and stalls".[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Sports Page - Sidekicks Siccer Has All the Right Moves". GamePro. No. 52. IDG Communications. November 1993. p. 174.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "GPsports - Tony Meola's Sidekicks Soccer". Game Players. No. 53. GP Publications. November 1993. p. 159.
  3. ↑ "Tony Meola's Sidekicks Soccer Review Score". Archived from the original on 2019-05-13.
  4. 1 2 Weigand, Mike (November 1993). "Review Crew - Major Mike's Game Roundup: Tony Meola Soccer". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 52. Sendai Publishing. p. 42.
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