Mutant Football League

Mutant Football League
Mutant Football League
Developer(s)	Digital Dreams Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Digital Dreams Entertainment
Composer(s)	Brian L. Schmidt
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows; PlayStation 4; Xbox One; Nintendo Switch
Release	Windows; October 31, 2017; PlayStation 4, Xbox One; January 19, 2018; Nintendo Switch; October 30, 2018;
Genre(s)	Sports

Mutant Football League is an American football video game. It is a spiritual successor to Electronic Arts' Mutant League Football. The game was released on Microsoft Windows on October 31, 2017, released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on January 19, 2018,^[1] and on Nintendo Switch on October 30, 2018.^[2]

Development[]

The game was developed by American studio Digital Dreams Entertainment, led by Michael Mendheim, designer of the original Mutant League [1] game. In 2013, Mendheim ran a Kickstarter campaign to fund the game's development, asking for $750,000. The project failed to reach its goal, but Mendheim persisted with the project. In 2017, a second Kickstarter campaign raised a more modest goal of $60,000.^[3] Mendheim stated that due to the original funding failure the game will not have as much content as originally planned, and that the main purpose of the second Kickstarter was to fund development of online multiplayer.^[4]

Gameplay[]

Mutant Football League is a violent, over-the-top interpretation of the game of football. It draws inspiration from the original Mutant League Football, as well as other games in the genre such as NFL Blitz.

The game features 7-on-7 action, with teams made up of various mutants, including Skeletal Deadheads, Monstrous Orcs, BruiserBots, Mutant-Humans, Hell-Spawned Demons, Rampaging Werewolves, and Criminal Aliens.^[5] The fields are littered with obstacles, including buzzsaws and landmines. Players can call normal plays, as well as "dirty tricks", which include bribing the referee, and using a chainsaw to cut through the opposition.

Teams[]

Many of the teams are parodies of real-life NFL teams, with names like the Nuked London Hatriots and the Deadlanta Vultures. Players also have humorous names spoofing real-life NFL players, like Bomb Shady (Tom Brady), Von Killer (Von Miller), Wham Neutron (Cam Newton), Throb Bronkowski (Rob Gronkowski), Hatrick Myhomies (Patrick Mahomes), Skylar Fury (Kyler Murray), and Airborne Dodgers (Aaron Rodgers).

Monster Conference:

Blitzburg Steelheads^{[mfl 1]}
Brawltimore Razors ^{[mfl 2]}
Cracksumskull Jugulars^{[mfl 3]}
Full Metal Mayhem^{[mfl 4]}
Galaxy Chaos^{[mfl 5]}
Gnashville Lycans^{[mfl 6]}
Hexxon Oilers^{[mfl 7]}
Insane Cults^{[mfl 8]}
Karcass City Creeps^{[mfl 9]}
Leaveland Burns^{[mfl 10]}
Los Scandalous Volts^{[mfl 11]}
Lost Wages Invaders^{[mfl 12]}
Mile High Chronic^{[mfl 13]}
Nuked London Hatriots^{[mfl 14]}
Orcs of Hazzard^{[mfl 15]}
Snuffalo Thrills^{[mfl 16]}
Tokyo Terminators^{[mfl 17]}

Mutant Conference:

Cardinal Sins^{[mfl 18]}
Deadlanta Vultures^{[mfl 19]}
Grim Bay Attackers^{[mfl 20]}
Killadelphia Evils^{[mfl 21]}
Los Scandalous Damned^{[mfl 22]}
Malice Hellboys^{[mfl 23]}
Microhard Mutilators^{[mfl 24]}
Midway Mutants^{[mfl 25]}
Motor City Maniacs^{[mfl 26]}
New Goreleans Zombies^{[mfl 27]}
New Yuck Tyrants^{[mfl 28]}
Purple Mutant Eaters^{[mfl 29]}
Scarolina Panzers^{[mfl 30]}
Sin Fransicko Forty Nightmares^{[mfl 31]}
Terror Bay Mutantneers^{[mfl 32]}

Reception[]

Notes[]

^ Parody of the Pittsburgh Steelers
^ Parody of the Baltimore Ravens
^ Parody of the Jacksonville Jaguars
^ Team name is a reference to a variation of the TLC match of the same name from the professional wrestling promotion Impact Wrestling; all their players are named after famous musicians and bands or well-known rock music songs and albums
^ Consist of all Criminal Aliens
^ Parody of the Tennessee Titans; consist of mainly Rampaging Werewolves, as well as one Skeletal Deadhead named Invadeon Frowney (Jadeveon Clowney) and one Mutant-Human kicker named Bleedin KickItOutski (Stephen Gostkowski)
^ Parody of the Houston Texans, as well as the Houston Oilers (which are currently known as the Tennessee Titans), with Hexxon being a parody of the Exxon Mobil Corporation, headquartered in Irving, Texas
^ Parody of the Indianapolis Colts
^ Parody of the Kansas City Chiefs
^ Parody of the Cleveland Browns
^ Parody of the Los Angeles Chargers (previously known as the San Diego Chargers)
^ Parody of the Las Vegas Raiders (previously known as the Oakland Raiders, relocated from Oakland, California to Las Vegas, Nevada for the 2020 season), as well as the Oakland Invaders (USFL); previously known as the Croakland Invaders; consist of mainly Skeletal Deadheads, as well as one Monstrous Orc named Martian Beast (Marshawn Lynch)
^ Parody of the Denver Broncos
^ Parody of the New England Patriots, but in this case based in London, England, rather than Foxborough, Massachusetts
^ Team name is a reference to the 1980s TV series The Dukes of Hazzard; consist of mainly Monstrous Orcs, as well as one Mutant-Human named Iron Jaw Macgilicutti
^ Parody of the Buffalo Bills
^ Team name "Terminators" is a reference to the movie franchise of the same name; consist of all BruiserBots
^ Parody of the Arizona Cardinals, with the team name being a reference to the group of vices in Christian theology of the same name
^ Parody of the Atlanta Falcons
^ Parody of the Green Bay Packers
^ Parody of the Philadelphia Eagles
^ Parody of the Los Angeles Rams
^ Parody of the Dallas Cowboys, with the team name being a reference to a party's intention to do injury to another party (Malice), as well as a fictional superhero character created by Mike Mignola (Hellboy)
^ Parody of the Seattle Seahawks, with Microhard being a parody of the Microsoft Corporation, headquartered in the Seattle metropolitan area
^ Parody of the Chicago Bears
^ Parody of the Detroit Lions
^ Parody of the New Orleans Saints; team name was created by Christian T. Howard, whose name is also parodied in the game as the team's Rampaging Werewolf quarterback Crimson Howler
^ Parody of the New York Giants, but in this case based in New York, New York, rather than East Rutherford, New Jersey
^ Parody of the Minnesota Vikings, with the team name being a reference to the Purple People Eaters, the Vikings' defensive line from 1960s to 1970s, as well as the 1958 novelty song "The Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooley
^ Parody of the Carolina Panthers, but in this case most likely based in Charleston, South Carolina, rather than Charlotte, North Carolina
^ Parody of the San Francisco 49ers
^ Parody of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References[]

^ Moyse, Chris (5 January 2018). "Mutant Football League touches down on PS4 and Xbox One this month". Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ Theriault, Donald (September 20, 2018). "Mutant Football League To Kick Off October 30". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
^ "Mutant Football League Handily Meets Its KickStarter Goals". WWG. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
^ "Mutant Football League adds the voice of NBA Jam, and predicts tomorrow's big game (correction)". Polygon. 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
^ "GDC 2017: Michael Mendheim talks Mutant Football League". Shacknews. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
^ "Mutant Football League for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
^ "Mutant Football League for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
^ "Mutant Football League for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-08-28.

External links[]

Official website

[6] Parody of the Pittsburgh Steelers

[7] Parody of the Baltimore Ravens

[8] Parody of the Jacksonville Jaguars

[9] Team name is a reference to a variation of the TLC match of the same name from the professional wrestling promotion Impact Wrestling; all their players are named after famous musicians and bands or well-known rock music songs and albums

[10] Consist of all Criminal Aliens

[11] Parody of the Tennessee Titans; consist of mainly Rampaging Werewolves, as well as one Skeletal Deadhead named Invadeon Frowney (Jadeveon Clowney) and one Mutant-Human kicker named Bleedin KickItOutski (Stephen Gostkowski)

[12] Parody of the Houston Texans, as well as the Houston Oilers (which are currently known as the Tennessee Titans), with Hexxon being a parody of the Exxon Mobil Corporation, headquartered in Irving, Texas

[13] Parody of the Indianapolis Colts

[14] Parody of the Kansas City Chiefs

[15] Parody of the Cleveland Browns

[16] Parody of the Los Angeles Chargers (previously known as the San Diego Chargers)

[17] Parody of the Las Vegas Raiders (previously known as the Oakland Raiders, relocated from Oakland, California to Las Vegas, Nevada for the 2020 season), as well as the Oakland Invaders (USFL); previously known as the Croakland Invaders; consist of mainly Skeletal Deadheads, as well as one Monstrous Orc named Martian Beast (Marshawn Lynch)

[18] Parody of the Denver Broncos

[19] Parody of the New England Patriots, but in this case based in London, England, rather than Foxborough, Massachusetts

[20] Team name is a reference to the 1980s TV series The Dukes of Hazzard; consist of mainly Monstrous Orcs, as well as one Mutant-Human named Iron Jaw Macgilicutti

[21] Parody of the Buffalo Bills

[22] Team name "Terminators" is a reference to the movie franchise of the same name; consist of all BruiserBots

[23] Parody of the Arizona Cardinals, with the team name being a reference to the group of vices in Christian theology of the same name

[24] Parody of the Atlanta Falcons

[25] Parody of the Green Bay Packers

[26] Parody of the Philadelphia Eagles

[27] Parody of the Los Angeles Rams

[28] Parody of the Dallas Cowboys, with the team name being a reference to a party's intention to do injury to another party (Malice), as well as a fictional superhero character created by Mike Mignola (Hellboy)

[29] Parody of the Seattle Seahawks, with Microhard being a parody of the Microsoft Corporation, headquartered in the Seattle metropolitan area

[30] Parody of the Chicago Bears

[31] Parody of the Detroit Lions

[32] Parody of the New Orleans Saints; team name was created by Christian T. Howard, whose name is also parodied in the game as the team's Rampaging Werewolf quarterback Crimson Howler

[33] Parody of the New York Giants, but in this case based in New York, New York, rather than East Rutherford, New Jersey

[34] Parody of the Minnesota Vikings, with the team name being a reference to the Purple People Eaters, the Vikings' defensive line from 1960s to 1970s, as well as the 1958 novelty song "The Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooley

[35] Parody of the Carolina Panthers, but in this case most likely based in Charleston, South Carolina, rather than Charlotte, North Carolina

[36] Parody of the San Francisco 49ers

[37] Parody of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

[destructoid_release-1] Moyse, Chris (5 January 2018). "Mutant Football League touches down on PS4 and Xbox One this month". Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[Nintendo_World_Report-2] Theriault, Donald (September 20, 2018). "Mutant Football League To Kick Off October 30". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved October 30, 2018.

[3] "Mutant Football League Handily Meets Its KickStarter Goals". WWG. Retrieved 2017-03-10.

[4] "Mutant Football League adds the voice of NBA Jam, and predicts tomorrow's big game (correction)". Polygon. 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-03-10.

[5] "GDC 2017: Michael Mendheim talks Mutant Football League". Shacknews. Retrieved 2017-03-10.

[38] "Mutant Football League for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-08-28.

[39] "Mutant Football League for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-08-28.

[40] "Mutant Football League for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-08-28.

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