Kick Off (1989)
- Download the game as TAP/TZX
- Play the tape for a real Spectrum
- Run the game in an online ZX Spectrum emulator
Kick Off is a football sports simulation game released in 1989 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. The title was published by Anco Software and developed by John Mitchell.
The game belongs to the action sports genre and supports up to two players. It features compatibility with Kempston and Interface 2 joysticks, providing responsive control during matches.
The cassette version was priced at £9.95, while the disk version retailed for £14.95. In addition to the ZX Spectrum, the game was released on Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, NES, Amiga, and Atari ST.
The game holds an average magazine score of 78.90%. Individual reviews include a 935/1000 rating from ACE, while scores from Crash and Your Sinclair ranged between 56% and 90%.
In Russia, the game became widely available through numerous TR-DOS versions released by groups such as Perestroika Software, Another World Software, and Welcome Corporation. Cracked cassette versions by RAF and Winisoft were also in circulation.
Found 2 cracked versions (releases) of the game


