The game was a conversion of Goal! for Amiga to the SEGA Megadrive (Genesis outside Europe) by Dino Dini himself. Dino Dini's Soccer had all the relevant features of the Amiga version and it was graphically superior to it. The game implemented an innovative 4-way play feature. The Amiga is a family of home/personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation as an advanced game console. ... Dino Dini is a computer game developer specializing in football games. ... The Amiga is a family of home/personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation as an advanced game console. ...

There was also a conversion to SNES, however this version was only an interpretation of the game, and Dino was unhappy to have his name associated with it, as he was not reponsible for any of that version and had no creative control what-so-ever on it. The SNES version features a very different control method, with the ball on sticking to your foot to make running with the ball easier. The game is viewed from above and played up and down the pitch, without the left-to-right option of Goal. Matches can be between 2 or 20 minutes, and the scanner which shows player positions on the rest of the pitch can be moved, resized or disabled. The method of triggering aftertouch onto a pass can be chosen as well. The European SNES design is identical to the Super Famicom. ...

However the Megadrive version is a very faithful conversion of GOAL!

The game features a variety of tournaments, including the full World Cup and its qualifying rounds, and the European Championships, or individual matches, as well as being able to configure a league or cup tournament ot your own specification. Only international teams are included, although their names can be customised. Unlike most soccer games of the time, player ethnicities are accurately depicted.

Games of the Series

• Kick Off (1989)
• Kick Off Extra Time (1989)
• Franco Baresi World Cup Kick Off (1990)
• Player Manager (1990)
• Kick Off 2 World Cup 90 (1990)
• Kick Off 2 (1990)
• Kick Off 2 1MB (1990)
• Kick Off 2: Giants of Europe (Data Disk) (1990)
• Kick Off 2: The Final Whistle (Expansion Disk) (1991)
• Kick Off 2: Return To Europe (Expansion Disk) (1991)
• Kick Off 2: Winning Tactics (Data Disk) (1991)
• Kick Off 2: Super League (Expansion Disk) (1991)
• Kick Off 2: Maths Disk (Expansion Disk) (1991)
• GOAL! (1993) Publisher: Virgin Games
• Dino Dini's Soccer (1994) Publisher: Virgin Games

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External links

• KOA Kick Off Gathering - KOA (Kick Off Association) Official International Kick Off Fan Site (organising Kick Off World Cup tournaments since 2001)
• Abundant Software - Game Developer Dino Dini's current development company
• Kick Off World - Fan Site located in Italy (organising local tournaments)
• kickoff2.com - Organisator of Kick Off World Cup 2005 and German Kick Off Headquarter
• Kickoffworld - Italian Kick Off Forum - The italian Kick Off Forum belong to the Italian Kick Off Organization (IKOA) and it's used on organising local tournaments
• ikoa - italian kick off association Official website of the Kick Off 2 italian association
• Deutschland ist Weltmeister - Fan Site located in Germany (organising local tournaments)
• Kick Off 2 Weltmeisterschaft - Another Fan Site located in Germany (organising local tournaments)
• Kick Off 2 - Home of some German Kick Off Veterans around the city of Kassel
• Inoffizielle Kick Off 2 Weltmeisterschaft 2002-2004 in Homburg - Page of the Homburg/Saar crew with the multiple German Champion MichaelO (Conan)
• Kick Off 2 CUP - Home of Kick Off 2 players in and around Osnabrück / Germany
• Alkis - Greek Fan Site owned by the 2001 Kick Off 2 World Champion
• koa:.:net on line league - Kick Off 2 online league
• Kick Off 2 online - French Kick Off 2 online
• Kick Off 2 - Kick Off 2 page on Moby Games
• Kick Off 2 at the Hall of Light