Tony Meola's Sidekicks Soccer

Director(s)Hal RushtonProgrammer(s)Mike Spendlove
Alex DommaschComposer(s)Bob Dayley
Eric Nunamaker
H. Kingsley ThurberPlatform(s)Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemReleaseGenre(s)Traditional soccer simulationMode(s)Single-player
Multiplayer

Tony Meola's Sidekicks Soccer is a traditional soccer (football) simulation video game released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1993. 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

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, 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, and the ability to alter each team's roster.

Reception

In their November 1993 issue of Game Players, the magazine assigned this video game a rating of 72%. Allgame would assign this game a rating of 3.5 stars out of 5.

References

External links

• Tony Meola's Sidekicks Soccer at GameFAQs
• Tony Meola's Sidekicks Soccer at MobyGames
• Tony Meola's Sidekicks Soccer at allgame
• Ramos Rui no World Wide Soccer at superfamicom.org
• ラモス瑠偉のワールドワイドサッカー / Ramos Rui no World Wide Soccer at super-famicom.jp (in Japanese)