Tricky Kick
{{Short description|1991 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Tricky Kick
| image = TrickyKickTG16CoverArt.jpg
| developer = Alfa System
| publisher = IGS
| platforms = TurboGrafx-16
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|January 1991|JP|June 28, 1991}}
| genre = Puzzle
| modes = Single-player
}}
Tricky Kick{{efn|Known in Japan as {{nihongo|Tricky|トリッキー|Torikkī||lead=yes}}.}} is a 1991 puzzle video game developed by Alfa System and published by Information Global Service for the TurboGrafx-16.
Gameplay
File:TG-16 Tricky Kick (Tricky).png
The object of the game is to maneuver pairs of the same type of monster or animal together by kicking them into straight lines until prevented by an obstacle; when a match is made, the pair disappears. The puzzles consist of creatures scattered through a landscape littered with various obstacles.
The player controls different characters on six scenarios: The young elf Oberon has to rescue the fairy friend Chima from the evil sorceress Kymera; Udon, the giant-robot piloting hero of the 25th century, must save his city from an alien invasion; Japanese kid named Taro goes to visit a haunted mansion to pass the test to join a club; the caveman Gonzo seeks to hunt down a woolly mammoth; Japanese schoolgirl Mayumi needs to find her way to her classmate Biff's birthday party; the young feudal Japanese prince Suzuki wants to rule the country.
Development and release
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Tricky Kick was developed by Alfa System and published by Information Global Service.{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/turbo-play/04_TurboPlay_1990_December/page/n31/mode/2up|title=From the Creators of Cybercore|magazine=TurboPlay|issue=4|publisher=Larry Flynt Publications|date=January 1991|page=32}}{{cite magazine|last=Matsuyama|first=Benī|url=https://archive.org/details/micomBASIC_1991-07/page/n255/mode/1up|title=Super Soft Hot Information: PC Engine 新作ソフト Data Base|magazine={{ill|Micom BASIC Magazine|lt=Micom BASIC Magazine|ja|マイコンBASICマガジン}}|issue=109|publisher={{ill|The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation|lt=The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation|ja|電波新聞社}}|date=July 1991|page=260}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| GPCE = 71/100{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/gekkan-pc-engine-issue-34-july-1991/Gekkan%20PC%20Engine%20-%20Issue%2034%20-%20July%201991/page/119/mode/1up|title=発売直前 REVIEW: トリッキー|magazine={{ill|Gekkan PC Engine|lt=Gekkan PC Engine|ja|月刊PCエンジン}}|volume=3|issue=7|publisher=Shogakukan|date=July 1991|page=119|language=ja}}
| JS = 67%{{cite magazine|last=Demoly|first=Jean-Marc|url=https://archive.org/details/joystick023/page/n133/mode/1up|title=Consoles News: Tricky|magazine=Joystick|issue=19|publisher=Sipress|date=September 1991|page=157|language=fr}}
| MPCE = 29/40{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/marukatsu-pc-engine-volume-31-july-1991/Marukatsu%20PC%20Engine%20-%20Volume%2031%20-%20July%201991/page/135/mode/1up|title=新作ソフトお毒味チャート: トリッキー|magazine={{ill|Marukatsu PC Engine|lt=Marukatsu PC Engine|ja|マル勝PCエンジン}}|volume=3|issue=7|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten|date=July 1991|page=135|language=ja}}
| VGCE = 5/10{{cite magazine|last=Walker|first=Brent|url=https://archive.org/details/video-games-and-computer-entertainment-january-1991/page/73/mode/2up|title=Video-Game Reviews: Tricky Kick|magazine=VideoGames & Computer Entertainment|issue=24|publisher=Larry Flynt Publications|date=January 1991|pages=74–75}}
| rev1 = Digital Press
}}
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Tricky Kick received average reviews.{{cite magazine|last=Nauert|first=Donn|url=https://archive.org/details/turbo-play/05_TurboPlay_1991_February/page/n27/mode/1up|title=TurboPlay Rates the Games|magazine=TurboPlay|issue=5|publisher=Larry Flynt Publications|date=February–March 1991|pages=24–28}}{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/turbo-play-us-12/TurboPlay_US_11/page/29/mode/1up|title=TurboPlay Rates the Games, Volume Two|magazine=TurboPlay|issue=11|publisher=Larry Flynt Publications|date=February–March 1992|pages=24–30}} GamePro{{'}}s C.T. Asian wrote that it is "an extensive and challenging game that's great to take on with an audience. It's one of those carts that's bound to stir up a lot of group participation - everyone has their own strategy". Nevertheless, C.T. Asian criticized the poor translation of the text from Japanese.{{cite magazine|author=C.T. Asian|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:GamePro_US_020.pdf&page=86|title=TurboGrafx-16 ProView: Tricky Kick|magazine=GamePro|issue=20|publisher=IDG|date=March 1991|page=70}}
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Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.mobygames.com/game/tricky-kick Tricky Kick] at MobyGames
- [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/turbo16/home/589145.html Tricky Kick] at GameFAQs
Category:Information Global Service games
Category:Science fiction video games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:TurboGrafx-16-only games
Category:Video games developed in Japan
Category:Video games featuring female protagonists
Category:Video games set in feudal Japan
Category:Video games set in Japan
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