Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff

Short description: 2008 video game

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Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff

Developer(s)| Polygon Magic[1]
Publisher(s)| Tecmo
Series| Tecmo Bowl
Platform(s)| Nintendo DS
Release|

* NA: November 18, 2008[2]

Genre(s)| Sports (American football)[3]
Mode(s)| Single-player, multiplayer

thumb 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.[1][2][4] A Wii version was also announced, but was quietly cancelled and retooled into a new game called Family Fun Football.[5]

## Contents

* 1 Teams
* 2 Features
* 3 Reception
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Teams

Due to Electronic Arts 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. Team names, uniforms, and players can be edited to the player's liking.

## Features

The game features the following improvements and changes to the original game:[2]

* 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.[8] It was also a nominee for Best Online Multiplayer Game at IGN's 2008 video game awards.

## See also

* Tecmo Bowl Throwback

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zuniga, Todd (December 2008). "Goal-line fumble". Electronic Gaming Monthly (235): 84. ISSN 1058-918X.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Tecmo Bowl Returns". GameSpot. 2008-11-11. http://www.gamespot.com/ds/sports/tecmobowlkickoff/index.html?tag=result;title;1.
3. ↑ "Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff Page". GamePro. http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/ds/57075/info.shtml.
4. ↑ Totilo, Stephen. "Tecmo: No Bo Jackson, No NFL For New 'Tecmo Bowl' — But Still Faithfully Old-School". MTV. http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/05/02/tecmo-no-bo-jackson-no-nfl-for-new-tecmo-bowl-but-still-faithfully-old-school/.
5. ↑ Totilo, Stephen (May 27, 2009). "Tecmo Bowl Wii Transformed Into Something Else". Kotaku. http://kotaku.com/5271610/tecmo-bowl-wii-transformed-into-something-else.
6. ↑ Richtel, Matt (2004-12-14). "Electronic Arts Gets an Exclusive N.F.L. Deal" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/14/technology/electronic-arts-gets-an-exclusive-nfl-deal.html.
7. ↑ "IGN DS: Best Online Multiplayer Game 2008.". IGN.com. 2008-12-15. http://bestof.ign.com/2008/ds/18.html.
8. ↑ "Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff Reviews" (in en). https://www.metacritic.com/game/tecmo-bowl-kickoff/.

## External links

* Official website

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