Kenny Dalglish Soccer Match
Kenny Dalglish Soccer Match is a computer game based on Scottish football legend Kenny Dalglish - who played and managed for Liverpool, 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]
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Developer(s) | Impressions Games[1] |
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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] |
Release | Commodore 64: |
Genre(s) | Sports[2] |
Mode(s) | Single-player[3] Multiplayer[3] |
The Australian magazine PC PowerPlay gave this game a rating of 5% in its February 1990 issue.[1]
Gameplay
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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
- "Basic game overview". MobyGames. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- "Release information". GameFAQs. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- "Designer/# of players information". Atari Mania. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
- "Composer information". Hall of Light (HOL): The Database of Amiga Games. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- "Advanced game overview". CPC Game Reviews. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- "Advanced game overview". Lemon Amiga. Retrieved 27 March 2011.