Handball (video game series)
| Handball | |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Sports, simulation |
| Developer(s) | Eko Software |
| Publisher(s) | Nacon |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows |
| First release | Handball 16 7 November 2015 |
| Latest release | Handball 21 12 November 2021 |
Handball is a video game series released by Nacon. It is a simulator for handball.
Handball 16
[edit]- Cover athlete: Uwe Gensheimer
- Released for: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
- Release date: 7 November 2015
The players did not match the real players and there were no away jerseys.[clarification needed] This results in teams playing in the same colour.[1]
Handball 17
[edit]- Cover athlete: Thierry Omeyer
- Released for: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- Release date: 11 November 2016
Handball 17 included LNH Division 2, the French second level handball league.
Handball 17 received negative reviews from critics. kicker commented that some aspects of the game were significantly worse than in Handball 16.[2]
Handball 21
[edit]- Cover athlete: Mikkel Hansen
- Released for: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- Release date: November 2020
Handball 20 features four major European leagues and several second divisions. 1,600 players are represented.[3]
Leagues
[edit]| Nation | League | 16 | 17 | 21 |
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 Germany |
Handball-Bundesliga |  |
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| 2. Handball-Bundesliga | |
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 France |
LNH Division 1 | |
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| LNH Division 2 |  |
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 Spain |
Liga ASOBAL | |
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 Poland |
Superliga | |
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| Number of teams | 68 | 82 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Handball 16, Gamereactor, 3 December 2015
- ^ Handball 17 im Test: Der Tragödie nächster Teil, kicker, 22 November 2016
- ^ Jones, Alison; NACON and Eko Software announce Handball 21, 23 June 2020
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Handball 16 (Bigben in German)
- Handball 17 (Bigben in German)
