

1991 · Alfa System · Puzzle · Science
Tricky Kick
NEC exclusive
Flex your thumbs and tease your brain! TRICKY KICK takes brain teasing puzzle gaming into the next dimension. Six different Heroes, trapped in a mixed-up, matched-up world of obstacles, baffle their way through hostile hazards. Weave your way through 120 levels of mind-bending possibilities where wild animals, robots, spooks, and trolls try to keep you from your goal. Designed for puzzlers of all ages, TRICKY KICK will quickly become a game you'll find hard to quit.
- Released
- 6 July 1991
- Platforms
- TurboGrafx-16
- Genres
- PuzzleScience
- Developers
- Alfa System
- Publishers
- Information Global Service
- Modes
- Single-player
- Country
- Japan
About
Tricky Kick is a 1991 puzzle video game developed by Alfa System and published by Information Global Service for the TurboGrafx-16.
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
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
Tricky Kick was developed by Alfa System and published by Information Global Service.
Reception
Tricky Kick received average reviews. 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".
T. Asian criticized the poor translation of the text from Japanese.
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Collections1 collection
Platform libraries
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