Kick & Rush

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Kick & Rush
System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher:
Sega Master System
Sega
Sega Game Gear
Tengen (US/EU)
Sega Game Gear
SIMS (JP)
Developer:
Licensor:
Sega Master System
Tecmo
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[7] 301044-0161
Sega Game Gear
EU
T-48118-50
Sega Game Gear
PT
GG48118

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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.

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 For 1993 the list is quite out of date; the Federal Republic of Germany (more commonly known as West Germany) had not existed since 1990 after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Russia is represented with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

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Tengen World Cup Soccer Tengen World Cup Soccer
English (US) Tengen World Cup Soccer Tengen World Cup Soccer
Japanese キック アンド ラッシュ Kick & Rush

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).

Production credits

Master System version

Source:
In-game credits


Magazine articles

Main article: Kick & Rush/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

TengenWorldCupSoccer GG UK PrintAd.jpg
Game Gear UK print advert
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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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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #50: "September 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Mega Force (FR) #19: "Ete 1993" (1993-0x-xx)
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Game Gear print advert in Sega Pro (DE) #10: "August 1993" (1993-07-23)
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Physical scans

Master System version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
88
70 [12]
32 №43, p58/59
69 №18, p28/29
29 №4, p21/22
54 [13]
Sega Master System
57
Based on
6 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Gamers (DE)
47
[14]
Joypad (FR)
86
[15]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
88
[16]
Player One (FR) PAL
70
[17]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
32
[18]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
69
[19]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
29
[20]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
54
[21]
Todo Sega (ES)
88
[22]
Video Games (DE) PAL
56
[23]
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 [24]
73 [25]
84 [26]
92
79 [3]
54 №50, p80
85 №21, p40
19 №10, p32/33
79 [27]
Sega Game Gear
72
Based on
9 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
83
[28]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
60
[29]
Consoles + (FR)
85
[30]
Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL
79
[31]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
48
[32]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
73
[7]
Gamers (DE)
40
[33]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
70
[34]
Joypad (FR) PAL
84
[26]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
92
[35]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
75
[36]
Power Unlimited (NL)
86
[37]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
54
[38]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
85
[39]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
19
[40]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
60
[41]
Sega Force Mega (UK) PAL
79
[42]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
64
[43]
Sonic Videogame & Fumetti (IT)
74
[44]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-J
70
[45]
Video Games (DE) PAL
69
[46]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[47]
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
World Cup Soccer(Tengen) GG US Manual.pdf
Manual
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

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 5a1c3dde
MD5 81f530d169c5c04c8faf8db367bbcd63
SHA-1 43a30da241f57cf086ab9b2ed25fe018171f2908
256kB Cartridge (EU)
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 fd14ce00
MD5 686cbd73ff62c8decdef3e76890a3e83
SHA-1 d1c04a94a21684be2e83fbd0e0677bbc8ef86f57
256kB Cartridge (JP)
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 dd6d2e34
MD5 c7570d82d91dc353d7df445453fc0646
SHA-1 8e1beab60e120924656d8a741a38b112abd7ef97
256kB Cartridge (US/EU)

References

  1. Sega Force, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-01), page 43
  2. Sega Power, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-01), page 13
  3. 3.0 3.1 Sega Master Force, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-22), page 36
  4. Sega Power, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-01), page 26
  5. Sega Visions, "August/September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 104
  6. GamePro, "June 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 145
  7. 7.0 7.1 GamePro, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 124
  8. GamePro, "July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 113
  9. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "August 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 2
  10. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 17
  11. GamePro, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 75
  12. Player One, "Avril/Mai 1993" (FR; 1993-04-10), page 104 (100)
  13. Sega Force, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-01), page 42/43 (42)
  14. Gamers, "Dezember/Januar 1993" (DE; 1992-11-19), page 32
  15. Joypad, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 96
  16. Mega Force, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 106
  17. Player One, "Avril/Mai 1993" (FR; 1993-04-10), page 104
  18. Sega Power, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 58
  19. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 28
  20. Sega Zone, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-20), page 21
  21. Sega Force, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-01), page 42
  22. Todo Sega, "Julio 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 42
  23. Video Games, "8/93" (DE; 1993-07-28), page 106
  24. Computer & Video Games, "September 1993 (Go! Issue 23)" (UK; 1993-08-15), page 24/25 (24)
  25. GamePro, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 130 (124)
  26. 26.0 26.1 Joypad, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 146
  27. Sega Force Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-22), page 82
  28. Aktueller Software Markt, "Avril 1994" (DE; 1994-03-07), page 55
  29. Beep! MegaDrive, "June 1993" (JP; 1993-05-08), page 25
  30. Consoles +, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 188
  31. Computer & Video Games, "September 1993 (Go! Issue 23)" (UK; 1993-08-15), page 24
  32. Famitsu, "1993-06-04" (JP; 1993-05-21), page 40
  33. Gamers, "Mai/Juni 1994" (DE; 1994-05-06), page 29
  34. Hippon Super, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-04), page 47
  35. Mega Force, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-10-08), page 114
  36. Mega Fun, "11/93" (DE; 1993-10-20), page 91
  37. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 6, Juni 1994" (NL; 1994-05-25), page 19
  38. Sega Power, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 80
  39. Sega Pro, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-10), page 40
  40. Sega Zone, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-22), page 32
  41. Sega Zone, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 64
  42. Sega Force Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-22), page 36
  43. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88
  44. Sonic Videogame & Fumetti, "Dicembre 1993" (IT; 1993-11-xx), page 28
  45. Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 114
  46. Video Games, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-22), page 122
  47. VideoGames, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 62