Dino Dini's Kick Off Revival

 PlayStation 4
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4.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 73 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 73
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 73
  3. Negative: 43 out of 73
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  1. Lomiun
    May 16, 2017
    0
    Terrible game. I dont understand how this developer thinks this is a finished product at all. Dont bother buying or playing, waste of your time. Just depressing really
  2. Maazara
    Apr 25, 2019
    2
    A broken, abandoned, buggy mess.
    Hey Dini, next time you launch a video game "revival", procure to finish it, instead of discussing other studio's ethics on your idiotic streams.

    And by the way, the so required controller, most of the times isn't even recognized by the game. So yeah... do not buy it, unless you're into these kinds of massive failures.
  3. sbriso
    Feb 27, 2017
    0
    An embarrassing disaster
    There's lack of game modes, no game career, no team clubs, just national teams, you can play only the euro cup competition and friendlies!!
    The AI is really disappointing, the game is to be fair ugly on gfx and poor sfx too The developer is attacking everybody give critics to his game call them "haters" Just avoid this game if you never played the kick off    An embarrassing disaster
    There's lack of game modes, no game career, no team clubs, just national teams, you can play only the euro cup competition and friendlies!!
    The AI is really disappointing, the game is to be fair ugly on gfx and poor sfx too

    The developer is attacking everybody give critics to his game call them "haters"
    Just avoid this game if you never played the kick off games, and if you were a fan back then don't be fooled by fanboys review here.    … Expand
  4. nezzko
    Jul 2, 2016
    2
    Massively disappointed in how this turned out. One of the worst football games ever produced, and I've played some downright stinkers in my time.

    For anyone to actually feel this deserves praise for just existing is a tad delusional, and really not helping the developers to learn from their mistakes.
  5. echidistanti
    Jun 27, 2016
    0
    this game is pure crap, it's worse than the original game from 20 years ago. Don't buy it. it's price should be about 0.90c. No options, horrible graphics, horrible AI. There's nothing left to save.
  6. TrvsBeastwood
    Dec 31, 2016
    1
    This is a sad attempt to cash in on nostalgia by an old and totally irrelevant game dev.
    Not sure what he was thinking to release that bugged piece of code.

    Once again, as a consumer, I´m left behind with the feeling of being robbed.
    This is an experience you get more and more in this industry.

    Don´t waste your money on this.
    Rather play ride to hell retribution and pay for it.
  7. AlCappucino
    Jun 27, 2016
    1
    First of all - massive fan of Kick off. Still play Player Manager regularly but on Android - something I know Dino despises. Which is a shame, because had he made a recreation of that game with the different modes it could have been a fantastic game. This is not.

    No matter how much I really wanted to love this game, no matter how excited I got from when it was given a release date this    First of all - massive fan of Kick off. Still play Player Manager regularly but on Android - something I know Dino despises. Which is a shame, because had he made a recreation of that game with the different modes it could have been a fantastic game. This is not.

    No matter how much I really wanted to love this game, no matter how excited I got from when it was given a release date this is a lousy game. I had a small sense of fear when small clips of game play got released but still downloaded it.

    I don't really give a **** about graphics, but presentation, menu, no options, no different game modes, no bookings, no tactics is just a few of the bad things at hand here. The biggest one is sadly on the field where it's a combination of lousy AI, weird movement and just bizarre play.

    Quite frankly this wouldn't even be acceptable as a pre- pre- pre- pre-beta version. Sadly I have no real hope of being motivated to download this again (I deleted it). Because judging from comments on Twitter - Dino Dini isn't really prone for negative feedback.    … Expand
  8. SWOS
    Jun 29, 2016
    0
    Shocking that they was released in its present state. Rushed, buggy, missing the most basic features you'd expect to be included. All just to cash-in on Euro16.

    If it was advertised as a beta or an early access title then fine. But it wasnt. Game is almost as bad as the egotistical dev that made it. Almost.

    Avoid.
  9. f2525
    Jul 4, 2016
    3
    Let me try to bring some balance to this. This game is not a '0' and it is not '10'. It does, however, veer closer towards 'bad game' than it does 'good game.'

    I have been playing soccer games for 30 years. Goal! made by Dino Dini, was one of my favourites. The graphics were basic, the content was sparse enough, but the gameplay was fantastic. A one button game that felt very natural.    Let me try to bring some balance to this. This game is not a '0' and it is not '10'. It does, however, veer closer towards 'bad game' than it does 'good game.'

    I have been playing soccer games for 30 years. Goal! made by Dino Dini, was one of my favourites. The graphics were basic, the content was sparse enough, but the gameplay was fantastic. A one button game that felt very natural. Very close to the real thing. I was really looking forward to this game, bought it on the day of release and would have preordered it had the option been available.

    When you ignore all the valid complaints people have about Kick Off Revival, with regard to content, options, presentation etc., and look at the core of the game, the gameplay, you are left with something I can only describe as inherently broken and disappointing.

    Let's look at an essential element of any football game. The ball. The physics of the ball, how it moves, and how characters interact with the ball are just plain wrong. The ball behaves more like a cross between a ping pong ball and a tennis ball than a football. When kicking the ball, I have seen, on occasion, the ball bounce up higher than when it was struck, like you would see a tennis ball behave when struck with top spin.
    When you slide tackle you slide 15 yards, the strafe mechanism is awkward and I have also managed to score a header from 40-50 yards, close to the halfway line.
    These things shouldn't happen in a football game.

    I never had these problems with Goal! It wasn't a perfect sim, but it was more natural, more intuitive. That game was made over 20 years ago. It shouldn't be too hard to achieve these basics now.

    This game is nowhere near finished. Most importantly, the gameplay is broken and full of glitches. But also, the lack of content, options and customization is quite shocking. It feels like a student's project.
    This is a PS4 game. One of the factors that make games so good these days is the amount of polish and detail that goes into them. This is not a AAA game, but you just can't release a PS4 game in this state and expect it to be acceptable. Maybe Dino Dini needed more people around him to help him with this.

    The saddest thing about the this games is that it feels like a cynical attempt to cash in on a brand name. Indie and Retro games are hot at the moment. They're trendy. Combine this with the brand name and Euro 16 and you've the perfect opportunity to cash in.

    Dino Dini's handling of criticism and the game's reception is also regrettable. Criticism is squashed. All praise is celebrated. It makes me think the game will never come close to its potential.

    Those who say it's a '0' are angry. Those who say it's a '10' are nostalgic, unrealistic and are comforting themselves, in my opinion.
    It's a shame they didn't just wait until it was finished and focus on making a game that would stand the test of time and become a cult classic again. In it's current state it won't.

    It's a '3' or '4' for me now. Hopefully they can get it up to a '6'. I would take gameplay improvements over content.    … Expand
  10. mrEden088
    Dec 1, 2016
    0
    Worst game ever. Save yourself the trouble. Do not buy this game. Don't even bother playing it. This developer is clearly untalented and unmotivated. I wanted to buy it because I enjoyed the first one, but the fact they released this broken game is clearly a disgusting money grab. Game devs in their first year of school can make a better game than this.
  11. jupean
    Dec 2, 2016
    0
    Horrific game - I have never felt so angry with a game purchase as I did with this. If I lost £15 in the street I would shrug and move on, but this felt like my money was stolen. The game was clearly unfinished - at an alpha state at best - with fundamental features missing yet the greedy developer and publisher launched it early to try and take money out of peoples pockets based on theHorrific game - I have never felt so angry with a game purchase as I did with this. If I lost £15 in the street I would shrug and move on, but this felt like my money was stolen. The game was clearly unfinished - at an alpha state at best - with fundamental features missing yet the greedy developer and publisher launched it early to try and take money out of peoples pockets based on the Euros Tournament. This game has taught me that nostalgia is not what its cracked up to be, and has totally ruined any positive memories I had towards the original Kick Off and Kick Off 2. What's worse is that Dino Dini sits on twitter and aggressively attacks anyone in his own inimitable passive aggressive style if you dare to question or criticise the game or the experience of having bought it. His justification is that he has a community of happy players - the KORmunity. Well Dino - at last glance - this community has 80 members - count 'em. Sorry Dino, but you have to face the fact that you asked for money for an unfinished game, and you wrote a game that is not relevant. I would LOVE for someone to return my money - the very worst game I have ever bought… Expand
  12. kickoffworld
    Dec 10, 2016
    0
    Probably one of the poorest game I ever played on PS4, it would be a nice game on android at 0.99€ but 10€ is an offence to the game industry,
    I can believe sony needed a cash cow to milk some money from nostalgic players, so they find the right coder from the 90s which hasn't released a single game for over 20 years but had a great success on early 90s till better football games were    Probably one of the poorest game I ever played on PS4, it would be a nice game on android at 0.99€ but 10€ is an offence to the game industry,
    I can believe sony needed a cash cow to milk some money from nostalgic players, so they find the right coder from the 90s which hasn't released a single game for over 20 years but had a great success on early 90s till better football games were released,
    I would say the game looks exactly like being made by a coder that hasn't made games for ages, it's more like a student incompleted work than a professional football simulation, Kick Off Revival has been ridden with bugs and has missing most of the feature football games had even 25 years ago.(I mean seriously in 2016 can I only play the Euro Cup competition???)
    Adding this the attitude of Dino Dini insulting everybody that complain about having bought and incomplete game and blocking customers claiming their money back
    I can't be surprised the game is the worst rated game in 2016 on PS4, publisher and coder should be ashamed about their game, but seems they prefer insulting reviewers and players that don't like this rubbish.
    Time to move on, if u like old school football games try instead Active Soccer 2 DX or Sociable Soccer which they'll be released on PS4 very soon.    … Expand
  13. Allen123
    Nov 30, 2016
    0
    This is by far the most uncreative game I have played. It s almost as if the game developer hasn't improved one iota since the old days of gaming. It is a money grab and is inferior to most phone games. You can there there was no creativity here and it was a simple port of an outdated game.

    Don't waste your time, watch a video, and don't bother buying it.
  14. tobyto
    Jun 25, 2016
    1
    Worst game ever. I'm still looking for something to save this retro-horror game, but its salvation is lost in the three pixels used to make this crap.
    Dino Dini kicks out, soccer is off.
  15. TheLastofMe
    Aug 2, 2019
    1
    Quite how anyone thought this game was ready for release is beyond me. It’s more like a proof-of-concept demo, and for the many people looking for a nostalgic return to classic football games, a massive disappointment.

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#82 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2017

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31

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 22
  3. Negative: 18 out of 22
  1. Games Master UK
    Sep 6, 2016
    8
    Like England's current squad this is woeful, broken, and actually depressing. [Sept 2016, p.85]
  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Sep 6, 2016
    20
    This may not be the worst Kick Off game ever, but even blind nostalgia can't redeem its many faults. [Sept 2016, p.108]
  3. Gameblog.fr
    Aug 26, 2016
    60
    If you were a Kick Off fan (or still are), you will probably find what you expected: a truly difficult game to master, faithful to its roots and that doesn't want you to feel assisted. If you're not familiar with the series, you'll first notice poor visuals and lack of content. But if you take some time to master, you sure can have some good fun.
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