| ★ AMSTRAD CPC ★ GAMESLIST ★ AMERICAN FOOTBALL (c) AMSOFT/ARGUS PRESS ★ |
Amtix | Popular Computing Weekly | TV GAMER |
The first thing I noticed about this game was the packaging, It comes in a plastic box the size of a video cassette, With the game is an extensive booklet which contains an introduction to the rules of American football, a large glossary of jargon, and a section on how to play the game. When the program loads, ihere is a choice of brief instructions or to play You can play the computer or another person. Enter the names, and the computer Hicks a coin. The winner is attacking straight away The screen is divided into two. The top half is the pitch. The bottom half shows the statistics of the game the present quarter and down, the time left in this quarter, team names and scores, yards left to get four more downs, and the position of the ball on the pitch. There are eleven men in each team, coloured blue and red These move into a variety of starting positions with each attack, then move together to show game action. While playing, the ball carrier flashes. Game time is sixty minutes, split into quarters. When attacking, a team has four downs - attacks - in which it must gain ten yards to get another four downs The object is to reach the rival team's zone, scoring a touchdown, or to score a field goal The winner is the player with most points at the end of four quarters.
While playing, there is a choice of eleven offensive plays and four defensive plays. There is also a choice of seeing statistics or taking a time out. The graphics on the pitch are smooth, and the legs move as they run. But they are only character-square size Sound is not well used, but that doesn't affect the game much. American Football is a strategy/simulation of the real game, the box states But I found it was more a case of luck to pick the right attack or defence, and even then the results seemed to be random. Because of the lack of playability, the game soon became boring. In spite of the good packaging. I doubt if this game will sell well TV GAMER, ANTHONY ACKROYD |
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