TECMO BOWL THROWBACK PS3 FULL
TECMO BOWL THROWBACK PS3 PS3
TECMO BOWL THROWBACK PS3 PSP

The ability to switch between modern 3D player models and retro 2D sprites is a nifty trick. Nostalgia can only take this game so far and the animated celebrations are a little jarring compared to the 8-bit cutscenes associated with the original. The sneaky trick here is that the game is based on an old NFL season, and you should be able to figure out which players match their real-life counterpart. Released in 2010 using generic teams and players, Tecmo Bowl Throwback is just that - a throwback. Whereas Madden was upping the realism quotient by this point in time, this relic was still stuck with basic gameplay from the original NES game. It's got all the qualities of a CD-ROM based game from 1996, such as terrible loading times and grainy pseudo-3D graphics. There were partially licensed NFL games such as Troy Aikman NFL Football, Emmitt Smith Football, and ESPN Sunday Night Football.īuried in the pile is this awkward entry into the Tecmo Super Bowl canon. Sony beat EA Sports in the early PlayStation days with NFL GameDay.

The NFL Quarterback Club series, published by Acclaim, was scattered across several home consoles. Sega published several seasons of Joe Montana Football for Genesis, which boasted revolutionary audio commentary. In the Wild West days of next generation consoles in the late 1990s, several publishers were throwing NFL games onto to the field to see if they could make the cut. In a fit of boredom, I played them all and decided to rank them. Little did I know there were several other versions of Tecmo Bowl in subsequent years. Who doesn't love firing up an old Nintendo Entertainment System and playing a few rounds with friends or introducing iconic NFL players to their kids through this game? However, Tecmo Super Bowl managed to retain its magic decades later.

TECMO BOWL THROWBACK PS3 FULL

The game features more than 500 crossword puzzles broken into three categories: quick, general, and cryptic.Ī full list of the week's deals and new PlayStation Store content, including themes, wallpapers, demos, discounts, and add-on content, is available on the PlayStation Blog.As a teenager, I jumped from Tecmo Super Bowl to the Madden series and never looked back. The $2.99 title was created by Sanuk Games, the team that brought Telegraph Sudoku and Kakuro to the PSN last week.

TECMO BOWL THROWBACK PS3 PSP

New to the PSP Minis library this week is Telegraph Crosswords. The Tempest-like action game sees players traverse the gameworld inside a tube, racing and shooting up enemies while the music of Crystal Method plays in the background. This week's addition to the PSOne originals catalog of games playable on both the PlayStation 3 and PSP is N2O Nitrous Oxide ($5.99). For those wrestling with uncertainty regarding digital minigolf, a demo for the title is also available in the store. In addition, user-designed course layouts can be shared over the PlayStation Network. Players can shoot for the lowest scores either alone or with friends in both local and online multiplayer. From Zen Studios comes this 16-hole, customizable minigolf title. If the thought of scrums and pileups is too much to stomach, Planet MiniGolf ($9.99) also arrived on the store this week.

TECMO BOWL THROWBACK PS3 PS3

The PS3 version of Tecmo's revamped football game finally hit the PSN store this week. A revamp of the publisher's NES-era football games, Throwback strives for the same general look and feel of the originals, only with high-definition graphics that can be toggled on or off. Leading the pack this week is Tecmo Bowl Throwback ($9.99). The gridiron classic is joined on Sony's online platform by a PSOne action game from 1998, a new PSP Minis take on a timeless diversion, and the usual barrage of add-on content, videos, demos, themes, and more. The past proves as alluring as the future this week as Tecmo's 1987 football title gets a face-lift and sees release on the PlayStation Store.

Tecmo bowl throwback ps3