About Kick Off:
A lovely little arcade-inspired title, but unique enough to be its own thing. Each world introduces something new, and it’s very tempting to challenge yourself to unlock all those bonus characters. I love that there are some special achievements for specific levels too! A fun mix of frantic action and patient puzzling. If you like classics like Donkey Kong, Burger Time and Mappy, you’ll have a blast with this. Did I mention it also looks cute as heck? The colors really pop. I can’t think of much that really bothered me. Some small quality of life things, like being able to switch between worlds on the map faster, still having the restart button work right after you lose all your hearts, and not having to watch the (admittedly short) boss intro cutscene again after you die would be neat. Oh, and this is random, but it would be really fun if people could add their sprites for a custom character . What a lovely game. Nice, bubbly personality with lots of charm. As for the gameplay, it’s right on the money if you’re looking for old school arcade fare. With seemingly infinite continues it’s not too difficult to make it through levels if you’re just trying to breeze through them quickly, but there are performance based awards you can win for actually playing well. Those awards add up and are used to unlock special levels and characters. So there’s some nice replayability. And once you’ve unlocked everything, you can always try to top your high scores. Give it a shot!
