Soccer Kid

Soccer Kid
Amiga cover art
Developer(s)	Krisalis, ReadySoft, Telegames
Publisher(s)	Krisalis, Yanoman, Ocean, ReadySoft, Telegames, Songbird Productions
Platform(s)	Amiga, Amiga CD32, 3DO, Super NES, DOS, Jaguar, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation
Release date(s)	Amiga, SNES 1993, 1994 Most others 1994 Atari Jaguar 2000 Game Boy Advance 2002 PlayStation 2003
Genre(s)	Platform
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	ESRB: E
Media/distribution	4 floppy disks (Amiga)
System requirements Amiga 500, 1MB RAM (Amiga)

Soccer Kid is a video game that was released in 1993 for the Commodore Amiga, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer and Super NES. Its title for the Super NES in the United States is The Adventures of Kid Kleets. It was re-released for the Game Boy Advance on September 30, 2002 and the PlayStation on December 13, 2003.

While the title might suggest a sports game, this is in fact a platform game - the goal was to guide a little soccer player boy through various levels, using his soccer ball as the main tool. The player was able to perform runs, shots, bicycle kicks, headers and other sorts of soccer moves to either advance in the level or eliminate enemies.

Amiga CD32 \ 3DO Version

The Amiga CD32 \ 3DO version of the game begins when Soccer Kid is waiting for the World Cup to start. However, the alien pirate Scab is scanning for trophies to add to his collection and starts beaming up the World Cup using his spaceship. While he beams the trophy into space, he collides with a satellite, blowing the Cup into five pieces that fall in random places around the world. It is up to Soccer Kid to save the day. The locations of the Cup Pieces are in these five countries, respectively: England, Italy, Russia, Japan, USA.

Features

By pressing different buttons at the title screen, the player could change the colors of Soccer Kid's clothes. This way, the protagonist could be a fan of the player's favorite team.

The 3DO version of the game featured a movie showing previews of games in development for the console. Most of these titles were cancelled, but one, entitled SkyVyper, would be released under the name BladeForce.