Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff

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Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff

Developer(s)	Polygon Magic^[2]
Publisher(s)	Tecmo
Series	Tecmo Bowl
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS
Release	NA: November 18, 2008^[1]
Genre(s)	Sports,^[3] Football
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff is an American football video game developed by Polygon Magic and published by Tecmo for the Nintendo DS. A remake of Tecmo Super Bowl, the game was released on November 18, 2008.^[2]^[1]^[4] A Wii version was also announced, but was quietly cancelled and retooled into a new game called Family Fun Football.^[5]

Teams

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Due to EA Games acquiring the exclusive NFL/NFLPA license for their Madden NFL game series in 2004,^[6] the game does not have an NFL license, and use generic names and rosters. However, the game features team cities almost identical to the NFL. The only difference is a Los Angeles team instead of the New York Giants. You can edit the team names, uniforms, and players to your liking.

Features

The game features the following improvements and changes to the original game:^[1]

Customizable teams: players are now able to choose team colors, emblems, player names, team cities and abilities
Super abilities: players can use power-ups during the game
Customizable playbook: players are able to choose the plays for each team's playbook
Cutscenes: certain plays cause cinematic representations of the play

The game features Wi-Fi and wireless multiplayer, and utilizes the touch screen and stylus. The game also has updated music and sound effects.

Reception

The game received a 7.7 rating from IGN.^[7] The game received a 66 on metacritic.[1] It was also a nominee for Best Online Multiplayer Game at IGN's 2008 video game awards.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Tecmo Bowl Returns". GameSpot. 2008-11-11.
^ ^a ^b Zuniga, Todd (December 2008). "Goal-line fumble". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 235. p. 84. ISSN 1058-918X.
^ "Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff Page". GamePro. Archived from the original on 2008-05-07. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
^ Totilo, Stephen. "Tecmo: No Bo Jackson, No NFL For New 'Tecmo Bowl' — But Still Faithfully Old-School". MTV. Archived from the original on May 3, 2008.
^ Totilo, Stephen (May 27, 2009). "Tecmo Bowl Wii Transformed Into Something Else". Kotaku. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
^ Richtel, Matt (2004-12-14). "Electronic Arts Gets an Exclusive N.F.L. Deal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
^ "IGN DS: Best Online Multiplayer Game 2008". IGN.com. 2008-12-15. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-19.

External links

Official website

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