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Super Sidekicks 2 FAQ
For the Neo Geo/CD
Version 1.0 (Created 7/19/2010)
By Devin Morgan
This file is Copyright (c)2010 Devin Morgan. All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents
1. What's New
2. Introduction
3. Controls
4. Overview
5. Teams
6. Copyright Notice
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-= 1. What's New -=
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Version 1.0 (7/19/10): The first version.
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-= 2. Introduction -=
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Super Sidekicks 2 is the second game in this soccer series by SNK. It is a
huge improvement over the first game (you can now switch control of players
on the field). There are now 48 teams instead of 12, and the main tournament
mode is much more similar to the World Cup format, making the game a bit more
realistic in a way. The only somewhat annoying part is the random penalties
given out if a foul occurs, but all in all it does not affect much of
anything. If you enjoyed the first game, you will certainly enjoy this one,
as this is quite honestly the best one of the series!
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Start: Start game
Select: Pause/resume game
Joystick: Move cursor on menu screens, move players during game
A: Make selection on menu screens, shoot/low pass (offense), slide (defense)
B: Cancel selection on menu screens, high pass (offense), tackle (defense)
C: Short kick (offense), switch players (defense)
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-= 4. Overview -=
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Game Modes
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After the title screen, you can either choose to start the game's main
tournament mode, play an exhibition game against a second human player, or
set options (time and difficulty). If you pick the "Game Start" option, you
will be prompted to load some saved data if you have it. If you don't, you
will get to see the game's controls.
You will then go to the area menu, where you can select from six world
regions. The game's 48 teams are spread across these regions, with each team
having its own statistics this time. Move the cursor to the region you want
and press A, then select the team below. Once you pick your team, you can
enter your initials. Following this, you will be able to select a "power up"
for your team from a self-explanatory list.
Next, you will go to a Regional Qualifying Round Final, where you play a
random team to qualify for the tournament. If you win, the empty tournament
bracket is shown and your team is put into a group of four. You must win
games against every team and then you will be on the final eight for the
bracket. You can then play through the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and then
the final match for the world championship. After that, the game ends.
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General Gameplay
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The main mode of play is the tournament, styled like the World Cup. There are
48 teams total in Super Sidekicks 2, and they are split into six groups of
eight. You play against a random team in your same group until you play all
of them, then you go on to the quarter/semi-finals and then the finals.
The games are split into two periods with 3 minutes (3:00) apiece (you can
change these settings when you start the game). There is not an actual timer,
but a slice that fills as the game progresses. When it turns red, you have
very little time remaining. This time, you have the option to switch your
players manually during the game when you are on defense. If you are on
offense, the other players move automatically.
During the actual game, your team's available actions will depend on if you
are on the offense (possessing the ball currently) or defense (other team has
the ball). Those controls are as follows:
Offense: A - Shoot/low pass (good for short passes low to the ground;
shoot when prompt appears above your head)
B - High pass (good for longer, higher passes)
Defense: A - Slide (this is how you steal the ball from an opponent)
B - Tackle (knock over an opposing player to steal the ball)
C - Switch players to manually control
Generally, the game will give you control of the player closest to the ball.
Fortunately, the game does a good job of automatically controlling your team
members (as in, they are pretty smart for the most part). Each team also has
a player designated as an Ace, who is the best player on that team.
If the ball goes out of bounds during play, by bouncing off the goal posts or
being kicked out accidentally, possession of the ball goes to the opposing
team. Basically, if your team was the last to touch the ball as it went out
of bounds, the other team will get the ball. To return the ball to play, it
will be kicked/thrown in, either from the sides or by the goal keeper,
depending on where and how the ball went out of bounds.
If you are on the defense and the opposition is approaching your goal, you
unfortunately do NOT have much manual control of the goal keeper. He will
move automatically to try and block the ball, and while he acts a lot better
than in the first Super Sidekicks game, it still is not the greatest. He
tends to take a while getting up after a diving block, which means you really
need other players in the vicinity to help out. When a goal is made, play
resumes at the center line with the opposing team starting with the ball
again.
If you are on the offense and are approaching the goal, you may have an
option appear above your head called "Chance". If you press A at this point,
the view will shift to a first-person view and you can move the crosshairs
quickly to aim a more precise goal kick. This generally comes up when you are
just outside of the penalty box.
A HUGE aspect of gameplay is sliding and tackling. It is essential to making
any sort of progress in soccer, since this is how you attempt to steal the
ball from the opposing players. If you tackle, you move a bit more quickly
than with sliding, plus it is more effective so keep that in mind. If the
ball is not under possession by any player, you can simply run up and take it
by touching it. If you slide or tackle, you do not get automatic possession;
you still need to get the ball yourself.
Be careful when sliding/tackling however, since you can actually receive a
foul which can result in a yellow (warning) or red (ejection) card. These
seem to be given out randomly, and sometimes you will not get one at all
since the person fouled against will not be injured. The team that was fouled
against will get a "free kick" from the area where the foul occurred. This
can be play in your favor if a foul occurs against you near the opposing
goal.
If you are close to the goal, sometimes the camera view will switch to a
first-person view and you can move the crosshairs quickly to aim a kick more
precisely. This also happens if you have a free kick near the opposing goal.
It is hard to make it in during such kicks, but it is still possible.
After a game (in the main mode), the defeated teams in your group will be a
shaded color and you will go on to face the next team in the group. After all
other teams in your group are defeated, you go on to the quarter-finals. The
four best teams go on to play in the semi-finals, where the winning two teams
go on to the finals. The winner of the final wins the world championship and
then the game is complete.
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Post Game
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If in the event a game is tied after the second period ends, you will be
asked to continue. When you say yes (press Start), you will have the option
of how to break the tie. You can either play another full game (Replay),
shoot Penalty Kicks, or have a Sudden Death match. If you end up losing the
game (regular game or by penalty kicks), you will have the option of
continuing. This allows you to start against the same team without having to
replay previous winning matches.
In Penalty Kick mode, each side takes turns attempting to make a goal. The
view is of the net with the goal keeper in front of it. If it is your turn to
kick, you will be able to hold the joystick in one of three directions and
press A to kick in that direction. If the goal keeper anticipates your aim
and blocks it, you get nothing; if you make it in, you get a goal.
If you are the goal keeper, you need to take a guess at where the opposing
player will kick the ball and move/not move accordingly. This mode is pretty
much completely random, since you can not truly know exactly where the ball
will be kicked and whether or not the opposition will block correctly. After
five tries each, the team with the most goals wins. If there is still a tie,
there will be more single-round penalty kicks where both sides get one turn
and if the tie is broken, you have a winner. Otherwise, this will continue.
If you choose the Sudden Death option, you will play another regular game.
The only difference is that the first team to score a goal wins the match.
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-= 5. Teams -=
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NOTE: Each team has five statistics, presented in a graph of sorts. Since it
is not possible to accurately depict these graphs in text form, I have
described these statistics based on a visual estimate.
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Europe A
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Italy
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Formation: 3-5-2
Colors: Blue shirt, white shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: High
Technique: Very High
Defense: Very High
England
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Formation: 4-4-2
Colors: White shirt, gray shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: Medium
Technique: Very High
Defense: High
Holland
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Formation: 3-5-2
Colors: Orange shirt, white shorts
Kick: High
Attack: Very High
Speed: High
Technique: Very High
Defense: High
Spain
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Formation: 4-4-2
Colors: Red shirt, blue shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: Very High
Technique: High
Defense: Very High
Switzerland
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Formation: 4-4-2
Colors: Red shirt, white shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: Very High
Technique: Very High
Defense: High
Norway
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Formation: 3-3-4
Colors: Red shirt, white shorts
Kick: Very High
Attack: Very High
Speed: High
Technique: High
Defense: High
Turkey
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Formation: 4-5-1
Colors: Red shirt, red shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: High
Technique: High
Defense: Very High
Ireland
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Formation: 4-2-4
Colors: Green shirt, white shorts
Kick: Very High
Attack: High
Speed: High
Technique: High
Defense: Very High
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Americas/Oceania
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USA
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Formation: 3-5-2
Colors: White shirt, white shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: High
Technique: High
Defense: High
Mexico
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Formation: 3-3-4
Colors: Green shirt, white shorts
Kick: High
Attack: Very High
Speed: Very High
Technique: High
Defense: High
Canada
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Formation: 4-3-3
Colors: White shirt, white shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: Very High
Technique: High
Defense: Very High
Australia
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Formation: 4-4-2
Colors: Yellow shirt, yellow shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: High
Technique: Very High
Defense: Very High
New Zealand
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Formation: 3-4-3
Colors: White shirt, white shorts
Kick: Very High
Attack: High
Speed: High
Technique: Very High
Defense: Medium
El Salvador
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Formation: 3-5-2
Colors: Blue shirt, blue shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: Very High
Technique: Medium
Defense: High
Honduras
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Formation: 3-3-4
Colors: White shirt, white shorts
Kick: Very High
Attack: High
Speed: High
Technique: High
Defense: Medium
Costa Rica
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Formation: 5-4-1
Colors: Red shirt, white shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: High
Technique: High
Defense: Very High
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Asia
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Saudi Arabia
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Formation: 5-4-1
Colors: White shirt, green shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: High
Technique: Very High
Defense: Very High
Korea
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Formation: 3-5-2
Colors: Blue shirt, blue shorts
Kick: High
Attack: Very High
Speed: Very High
Technique: High
Defense: High
Japan
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Formation: 4-3-3
Colors: Blue shirt, white shorts
Kick: Very High
Attack: High
Speed: High
Technique: High
Defense: Very High
UAE
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Formation: 3-5-2
Colors: White shirt, white shorts
Kick: Very High
Attack: High
Speed: High
Technique: High
Defense: Very High
Hong Kong
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Formation: 3-5-2
Colors: Red shirt, red shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: High
Technique: High
Defense: High
ROC
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Formation: 4-4-2
Colors: White shirt, blue shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: High
Technique: High
Defense: Very High
Iran
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Formation: 4-5-1
Colors: Red shirt, white shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: High
Technique: Very High
Defense: Very High
China
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Formation: 4-4-2
Colors: White shirt, blue shorts
Kick: Very High
Attack: Very High
Speed: High
Technique: High
Defense: High
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Europe B
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Germany
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Formation: 3-5-2
Colors: White shirt, gray shorts
Kick: High
Attack: Very High
Speed: High
Technique: Very High
Defense: High
France
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Formation: 4-4-2
Colors: Blue shirt, white shorts
Kick: Very High
Attack: High
Speed: High
Technique: Very High
Defense: High
Russia
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Formation: 3-4-3
Colors: Blue shirt, blue shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: Very High
Technique: Very High
Defense: High
Greece
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Formation: 4-4-2
Colors: Blue shirt, blue shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: Medium
Technique: Very High
Defense: High
Bulgaria
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Formation: 4-3-3
Colors: White shirt, green shorts
Kick: High
Attack: Very High
Speed: High
Technique: Medium
Defense: Very High
Sweden
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Formation: 4-4-2
Colors: Yellow shirt, blue shorts
Kick: High
Attack: Very High
Speed: Very High
Technique: High
Defense: High
Belgium
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Formation: 4-4-2
Colors: Red shirt, red shorts
Kick: Very High
Attack: Medium
Speed: Very High
Technique: High
Defense: Medium
Rumania
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Formation: 4-5-1
Colors: Yellow shirt, yellow shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: High
Technique: High
Defense: Very High
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South America
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Brazil
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Formation: 4-4-2
Colors: Yellow shirt, blue shorts
Kick: High
Attack: Very High
Speed: High
Technique: Very High
Defense: High
Argentina
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Formation: 4-4-2
Colors: Blue shirt, gray shorts
Kick: Very High
Attack: Very High
Speed: High
Technique: High
Defense: High
Colombia
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Formation: 4-4-2
Colors: Yellow shirt, blue shorts
Kick: High
Attack: Very High
Speed: Very High
Technique: High
Defense: High
Bolivia
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Formation: 4-4-2
Colors: Green shirt, white shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: High
Technique: High
Defense: Very High
Paraguay
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Formation: 4-4-2
Colors: Red shirt, blue shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: High
Technique: High
Defense: Very High
Uruguay
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Formation: 4-2-4
Colors: Blue shirt, gray shorts
Kick: Medium
Attack: Very High
Speed: Medium
Technique: High
Defense: Very High
Ecuador
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Formation: 5-4-1
Colors: Yellow shirt, blue shorts
Kick: Very High
Attack: High
Speed: High
Technique: High
Defense: Very High
Peru
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Formation: 4-3-3
Colors: White shirt, white shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: High
Technique: High
Defense: High
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Africa
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Cameroon
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Formation: 3-5-2
Colors: Green shirt, red shorts
Kick: High
Attack: Very High
Speed: Very High
Technique: High
Defense: High
Morocco
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Formation: 4-4-2
Colors: Red shirt, red shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: Medium
Technique: Very High
Defense: High
Nigeria
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Formation: 4-4-2
Colors: Green shirt, green shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: Very High
Technique: High
Defense: Very High
Egypt
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Formation: 3-3-4
Colors: Green shirt, white shorts
Kick: High
Attack: Very High
Speed: High
Technique: Very High
Defense: High
South Africa
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Formation: 4-4-2
Colors: Orange shirt, white shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: High
Technique: Very High
Defense: Very High
Ivory Coast
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Formation: 4-2-4
Colors: Yellow shirt, yellow shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: Very High
Technique: Very High
Defense: High
Guinea
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Formation: 5-4-1
Colors: Green shirt, red shorts
Kick: Very High
Attack: Medium
Speed: Very High
Technique: High
Defense: Medium
Zambia
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Formation: 3-3-4
Colors: White shirt, white shorts
Kick: High
Attack: High
Speed: Very High
Technique: Medium
Defense: High
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