Tecmo Bowl Throwback
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| Developer(s) | SouthEnd, Tecmo |
| Publisher(s) | Tecmo |
| Series | Tecmo Bowl |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360 (XBLA), PlayStation 3 (PSN) |
| Release date(s) | April 28, 2010 (XBLA) June 1, 2010 (PSN) [1] |
| Genre(s) | Football |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
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Tecmo Bowl Throwback is a video game released by Tecmo for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade. The PlayStation 3 version was released via the PlayStation Network store on June 1, 2010. The game is an update of the 1993 version of Tecmo Super Bowl.[3]
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[edit] Gameplay
The gameplay retains the classic feel of the series, which the ESRB describes as a "top-down arcade-style football game in which players compete against teams around the world to become the 'International Tecmo Bowl Champion'", with "animated cutscenes".[2] While not licensed by the NFL as its predecessor was, the game is set up as loyal to that time - the first year in Season mode is played to the 1991 schedule, and the teams are set up circa 1990-91 in locations (two "Los Angeles" teams, while "Jacksonville", "Carolina", "Oakland", "St. Louis", "Baltimore", and "Tennessee" are not available) and abilities (for example, "New England" - 1-15 in 1990 - and "Indianapolis" - 1-15 in 1991 - are two of the worst teams, as they were in TSB, in contrast to their having been two of the league's most successful franchises since 2000).
[edit] Key features
- Updated 3D graphics and user interface improvements[1]
- Player and team name editor[1]
- Online play[1]
- Season play (three total seasons)[1]
- The ability to switch between 3D and 2D graphics by pressing the R button.
Tecmo claims that you can customize your teams, but that only extends far enough to allow you to switch player names and the names of the cities. There are no mascots attached to teams. [4]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "ESPN Q&A, Tecmo Bowl Throwback". http://sports.espn.go.com/videogames/news/story?id=5003820.[dead link]
- ^ a b "ESRB Rating, Tecmo Bowl Throwback". http://www.esrb.org/ratings/synopsis.jsp?Certificate=28621&searchkeyword=tecmo%20bowl%20throwback.
- ^ South End. Tecmo Bowl Throwback. Level/area: How to Play.
- ^ var authorId = "85589875" by Nate Ahearn (2010-04-29). "Tecmo Bowl Throwback Review - Xbox 360 Review at IGN". Xboxlive.ign.com. http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/108/1086887p1.html. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
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