Kick & Rush

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Kick & Rush
System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher:
Sega Game Gear
SIMS (JP), Tengen (US/EU),
Sega Master System
Sega
Developer:
Peripherals supported:
Sega Game Gear
Gear-to-Gear Cable
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
EU
7106
Sega Master System
AU
Sega Game Gear
JP
¥4,5004,500 T-44057
Sega Game Gear
US
$29.9529.95[5] 301044-0161
Sega Game Gear
EU
T-48118-50

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Kick & Rush (キック アンド ラッシュ) is a football game developed by SIMS for the Sega Game Gear.

The game has an unusual naming scheme. In Japan there were no issues, as the game was published by SIMS themselves. In North America and PAL regions however, publishing rights were given to Tengen, who altered many of the in-game banners and renamed the game Tengen World Cup Soccer, even though the majority of the work was done by SIMS.

The game was also ported to the Sega Master System in Europe, this time published by Sega. The Master System version was renamed Tecmo World Cup '93, trading off Tecmo's successful line of football games for other platforms. Aside from the name, Tecmo were not involved in the production of this game either. The Master System version makes a number of alterations to take advantage of the increased resolution, though gameplay is largely identical. During development it was also known as Tecmo World Cup '92 (though is unrelated to the Tecmo World Cup '92 seen on the Sega Mega Drive).

Gameplay

Teams

Kick & Rush offers 24 different national teams from across the world, although the choices aren't based on any official tournament from the era. For 1993 the list is quite out of date; the Federal Republic of Germany (more commonly known as West Germany) had not existed since 1990 after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Russia is represented with the flag of the Soviet Union which dissolved in late 1991, and Yugoslavia had ceased to exist by mid-1992.

  • Algeria
  • Argentina
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • China
  • Denmark
  • England
  • France
  • FRG (West Germany)
  • Holland
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Korea
  • Mexico
  • Morocco
  • Peru
  • Poland
  • Scotland
  • Spain
  • Russia
  • Uruguay
  • USA
  • Yugoslavia

Promotional material

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Game Gear print advert in VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) #54: "July 1993" (1993-0x-xx)
also published in:
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Production credits

Master System version

Source:
In-game credits

Physical scans

Master System version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
88
70 №30, p104[8]
32 №43, p58/59
69 №18, p28/29
29 №4, p21/22
54 №17, p42/43[9]
Sega Master System
57
Based on
6 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Gamers (DE)
47
[10]
Joypad (FR)
86
[11]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
88
[12]
Player One (FR) PAL
70
[13]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
32
[14]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
69
[15]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
29
[16]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
54
[9]
Todo Sega (ES)
88
[17]
Video Games (DE) PAL
56
[18]
Sega Master System
62
Based on
10 reviews

Kick & Rush

Master System, EU
TecmoWorldCup93 SMS EU Box.jpg
Cover
TecmoWorldCup93 SMS EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Master System, AU

TecmoWorldCup93 SMS AU Cart.jpg
Cart

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
79 №142 (Go!), p24/25[2]
73 №56, p130[5]
84 №24, p146[19]
92
79 №2, p36[20]
54 №50, p80
85 №21, p40
19 №10, p32/33
79 №2, p82[21]
Sega Game Gear
72
Based on
9 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
83
[22]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
60
[23]
Consoles + (FR)
85
[24]
Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL
79
[2]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
48
[25]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
73
[5]
Gamers (DE)
40
[26]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
70
[27]
Joypad (FR) PAL
84
[19]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
92
[28]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
75
[29]
Power Unlimited (NL)
86
[30]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
54
[31]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
85
[32]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
19
[33]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
60
[34]
Sega Force Mega (UK) PAL
79
[35]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
64
[36]
Sonic Videogame & Fumetti (IT)
74
[37]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-J
70
[38]
Video Games (DE) PAL
69
[39]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[40]
Sega Game Gear
70
Based on
22 reviews

Kick & Rush

Game Gear, US
TengenWorldCupSoccer GG US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngTengenWorldCupSoccer GG US Box Front.jpg
Cover
TengenWorldCupSoccer GG US Cart.jpg
Cart
Game Gear, EU
TengenWorldCupSoccer GG EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
TengenWorldCupSoccer GG EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Game Gear, JP
KickandRush GG JP Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngKickandRush GG JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
KickandRush GG JP Cart.jpg
Cart

References

  1. File:SegaForce UK 17.pdf, page 43
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:Go UK 23.pdf, page 24 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Go UK 23.pdf_p24" defined multiple times with different content
  3. File:SegaVisions US 14.pdf, page 104
  4. File:GamePro US 047.pdf, page 145
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 File:GamePro US 056.pdf, page 124 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 056.pdf_p124" defined multiple times with different content
  6. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "August 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 2
  7. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 17
  8. File:PlayerOne FR 030.pdf, page 100
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:SegaForce UK 17.pdf, page 42 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 17.pdf_p42" defined multiple times with different content
  10. Gamers, "Dezember/Januar 1993" (DE; 1992-11-19), page 32
  11. Joypad, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 96
  12. Mega Force, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 106
  13. Player One, "Avril/Mai 1993" (FR; 1993-04-10), page 104
  14. Sega Power, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 58
  15. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 28
  16. Sega Zone, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-20), page 21
  17. Todo Sega, "Julio 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 42
  18. Video Games, "8/93" (DE; 1993-07-28), page 106
  19. 19.0 19.1 File:Joypad FR 024.pdf, page 146 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 024.pdf_p146" defined multiple times with different content
  20. File:SegaMasterForce UK 02.pdf, page 36
  21. File:SegaForceMega UK 02.pdf, page 82
  22. Aktueller Software Markt, "Avril 1994" (DE; 1994-03-07), page 55
  23. Beep! MegaDrive, "June 1993" (JP; 1993-05-08), page 25
  24. Consoles +, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 188
  25. Famitsu, "1993-06-04" (JP; 1993-05-21), page 40
  26. Gamers, "Mai/Juni 1994" (DE; 1994-05-06), page 29
  27. Hippon Super, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-04), page 47
  28. Mega Force, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-10-08), page 114
  29. Mega Fun, "11/93" (DE; 1993-10-20), page 91
  30. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 6, Juni 1994" (NL; 1994-05-25), page 19
  31. Sega Power, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 80
  32. Sega Pro, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-10), page 40
  33. Sega Zone, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-22), page 32
  34. Sega Zone, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 64
  35. Sega Force Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-22), page 36
  36. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88
  37. Sonic Videogame & Fumetti, "Dicembre 1993" (IT; 1993-11-xx), page 28
  38. Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 114
  39. Video Games, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-22), page 122
  40. VideoGames, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 62