Archive for the ‘Other Football Games’ Category
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Tecmo Bowl making a comeback
At the recent Tecmo "Night Out 07" event, it was revealed that the company is working on a Tecmo Bowl for one of the new consoles. This will be a totally new game, not a port of one from year's past. Which console it will be on remains a mystery. "I can't tell you what platform we're making it for. But I can tell you that it's probably not going to be on the platform that you're expecting... if that makes any sense." Will consumers be open to a new, unlicensed Tecmo Bowl? Or is the attract...
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OJ Simpson in All-Pro Football 2K8
When the list of names for APF 2K8 were released on the official website, one stood out and immediately created a stir. That person would be OJ Simpson. Is it right that someone who was found not guilty criminally but is still heavily suspected of committing double-murder by the majority of the public be featured in the game? Just recently Simpson was asked to leave a restaurant by the owner who simply didn't want him there. The reaction from the rest of the patrons? Applause after he left. T...
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All-Pro Football 2K8 is still an unknown commodity
Recently there was a media event for APF 2K8, at which it was expected the first glimpses from the game and heavy details on it would be revealed. Ultimately that didn't materialize, as all that was shown was a very short video displaying a few different plays and a question and answer session that didn't really reveal anything that people are really curious about. The most interesting omission from all the media site writeups of the event was reaction to the video. No one actually mentioned ...
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IGN takes a look at All-Pro Football 2K8
IGN has released more details on All-Pro Football 2K8. The entire article can be found here. For a recap of the main points, see below. -A video featuring Jerry Rice was shown to the media in attendance. It displayed some of the features of the game as well as some of the stadiums and their larger than life style themes. -Customization will be a big part of the game. It will not allow for the recreation of the NFL, however team names, cities, and uniforms will be customizable. -T...
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All-Pro Football 2K8 to be shown to media sites today
2K Sports upcoming football game featuring NFL Legends of the past is set to be revealed to the media. Look for previews from the major gaming sites as early as this evening. For a recap of the news currently out on All-Pro Football 2K8: NFL Legends in All-Pro Football 2K8 revealed Hot Topic: Game Informer Preview No Franchise Mode in All-Pro Football 2K8 First Info on All-Pro Football 2K8 ...
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NFL Legends in All-Pro Football 2K8 revealed
2K Sports has updated their website for All-Pro Football 2K8. Listed are some of the details of the game as well as NFL Legends that will be appearing in it. The game will have over 240 legendary players. The pool of players will be used to draft a team. The legends are considered to be "in their prime" performance wise. The game will have a new broadcasting style that combines the a TV style broadcast with on-field commentary. Some of the legends who are listed: Joe Montana,...
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Hot Topic 4/13: The Game Informer preview of All-Pro Football 2K8
The news coming out of the May edition of Game Informer magazine has caused a stir on sports gaming message boards over the last couple days. This is mainly due to an overwhelmingly negative reaction to both the content of the article and the tone in which it was presented. Lack of customization Many fans of the series were expecting 2K8 to have the ability to customize the game to their liking. This was practically confirmed in an interview with Gamespot when the game was orig...
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No franchise mode in All-Pro Football 2K8
2K Sports wants you to "play the game and shut up". Apparently that means play in something other than franchise mode because the game won't have it. This comes as more news breaks from the Game Informer preview. "Although the developer won't go into detail about the game's league structure, we know there won't be a franchise mode. No guiding your team through multiple years or drafting for the future." Another thing that many were taking for granted to be included in All-Pro Football 2K8,...
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