TV Sports: Football
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| Developer(s) | Cinemaware |
| Publisher(s) | Cinemaware, Mirrorsoft, Victor Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, TurboGrafx-16 |
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| Genre(s) | Sports |
TV Sports: Football is a 1988 video game by Cinemaware for Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, and TurboGrafx-16.
Gameplay[]
TV Sports: Football is the first in a series of sports games, with the idea to present athletic action like on television.[1]
Reception[]
Wyatt Lee and J. D. Lambright reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "Action game fans who want a difficult game may not like this game as well as a strict arcade game like John Elway's Quarterback, but players who want to capture the atmosphere, flow of play, and fast-moving competition of professional football should love it."[2]
In the November 1989 edition of the British magazine Games International (Issue 10), Ernesto Williams was not familiar with the American sport of football, but was able to learn the game through this videogame. Although he liked most of the game, including the graphics and audio, he did not admire the appearance of sports announcers from time to time, and pointed out that "Mercifully this window dressing can be skipped in most cases, speeding up play considerably." He also noted that the incessant disk swapping slowed the game considerably. He concluded by giving both the game and its graphics above-average ratings of 4 out of 5, saying, "Simple but subtle, American Football is a game that needs time to fully appreciate."[3]
In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared TV Sports: Football the 112th-best computer game ever released.[1]
Other reviews[]
- The One #35
- Amiga Computing Vol 1 #9 (Feb 1989)
- Power Play (March 1989)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Staff (November 1996). "150 Best (and 50 Worst) Games of All Time". Computer Gaming World (148): 63–65, 68, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 84, 88, 90, 94, 98.
- ^ Lee, Wyatt; Lambright, J. D. (February 1989). "Red Dogs and Hot Dogs: Cinemaware Captures The Gridiron". 1 (56): 30, 49. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - ^ Williams, Ernesto (November 1989). "TV Sports: Football". Games International. No. 10. p. 46.
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