Super Sidekicks 3: The Next Glory (Game)

Super Sidekicks 3: The Next Glory

GAME » on March 6, 1995

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Along with new regional tournaments (based on actual championships), this third entry to SNK's arcade soccer franchise adds new features and more teams (bringing the total to 64).

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Overview

Super Sidekicks 3: The Next Glory (known in Japan as Scoring King 3: Challenge to the Glory) is a horizontal-scrolling soccer game developed and released by SNK for arcades (running Neo Geo MVS hardware) on March 7, 1995.

It is the third installment of the Super Sidekicks (Franchise) series (and the sequel to Super Sidekicks 2: The World Championship).

It was later released for the Neo Geo AES on April 7, 1995 and ported to the Neo Geo CD (as a launch title) on June 23, 1995.

The game was later re-released as Neo Geo Cup '98: The Road to the Victory in both arcades (on May 28, 1998) and the Neo Geo AES (on July 30, 1998). Made for the 1998 FIFA World Cup (although still unlicensed), this version reworks the qualifying match to reflect the match-ups that actually happened and replaced some of the teams.

Gameplay

Some uncharacteristically good goalkeeping...

The game featured a side view of the action, but also featured some additional perspectives dependent on the situation. For example if an attacking player got within shooting distance of the opponents goal, they could then switch to a view behind the shooting player and take with a crosshair. It also featured a rather unique penalty shoot-view from behind the kickers legs.

The game featured a selection of regional tournaments and a world tournament. Teams could be entered into any regional tournament regardless of what region they belonged to.

Escape to victory...

Being an arcade game, Super Sidekicks 3 was action orientated. Players could only play one half, with victory required to proceed to the next game. If the result was a draw, players could insert another credit to play through extra time or a penalty shoot-out. If the player lost, they could continue and replay the tie.

The game is controlled with three buttons namely shoot/pass, long pass and a little knock forward button. Each team is ranked in five abilities i.e. Attack, Defense, Power, Speed and Technique. However after selecting your team, you can choose a bonus ability for your team such as Attack Power Up or Speed Up.

Teams

Europe A

Italy
Holland
Switzerland
Norway
England
Turkey
Portugal
Poland (replaced by Croatia in the Neo Geo Cup '98 version)

Europe B

Germany
Spain
Ireland
Belgium
Romania
Denmark
Wales (replaced by Scotland in the Neo Geo Cup '98 version)
Czech Republic

Europe C

France
Sweden
Bulgaria
Russia
Greece
Austria
Hungary
Finland (replaced by Yugoslavia in the Neo Geo Cup '98 version)

Africa

Nigeria
Morocco
Cameroon
Egypt
South Africa
Zambia
Ivory Coast
Guinea (replaced by Tunisia in the Neo Geo Cup '98 version)

Americas

United States
Canada
Guatemala
Mexico
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Puerto Rico
Panama (replaced by Jamaica in the Neo Geo Cup '98 version)

South America

Brazil
Colombia
Argentina
Bolivia (replaced by Paraguay in the Neo Geo Cup '98 version)
Uruguay
Ecuador
Peru
Chile

Asia A

Australia
New Zealand
China
Taiwan
Iran
Vietnam
Iraq
Singapore

Asia B

Saudi Arabia
South Korea
Japan
United Arab Emirates
Hong Kong
India
Thailand
Malaysia

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