It is a localization of Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club: Soccer,[a] the fourth Kunio-kun game released for the Family Computer.

Eight students known as Atsushi, Genei, Hiroshi, Kunio, Masa, Masahiro, Susumu and Takashi compete in a soccer tournament against 13 other high schools.

The NES version of Nekketsu High School Dodge Ball Club: Soccer Edition, Nintendo World Cup, differs from its counterpart, in that the game centers around a World Cup set in Japan between thirteen high schools, instead of a soccer tournament.

The game was ported to PC Engine's Super CD-ROM² and retitled Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club: CD Soccer[c] and was released on December 20, 1991, published by Naxat Soft.

This version includes five national teams (France, Brazil, Argentina, Italy and Germany) in Tournament mode which is after beating the final match.

A Mega Drive version of the game, titled Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club: MD Soccer[e] was released by Palsoft in Japan on August 7, 1992.

Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club - Soccer Story was released as part of the compilation title DOUBLE DRAGON & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 on February 20, 2020.