With its epic voice-over and claims that you've pretty much never played football like this ever, the latest trailer for Tecmo Bowl Kickoff nearly makes the game seem like it will have you saving the universe. Of course, unless you squint to catch the actual gameplay on the bottom screen, you'd also think it's comprised entirely of cinematics.
Still, it's nice to see this level of production being lavished on a handheld treatment of the bona fide classic, even if it is a bit extreme ... as extreme as pint-sized pigskin can get, at least. Oh, and we think you have played a football game like this before: the original Tecmo Bowl. (That's not a bad thing.)
Reader Comments (22)
Posted: Sep 18th 2008 11:54PM darkinchworm said
...what ducks?
Posted: Sep 19th 2008 12:01AM (Unverified) said
Phew. I thought this might not come out.
Posted: Sep 19th 2008 12:35AM WiNGSPANTT from TopTierTacticsco said
That got me so psyched, I just drop kicked a baby!
Posted: Sep 19th 2008 1:44AM (Unverified) said
I love how this trailer is basically killing the dreams of many aspiring football players.
"You're never going to throw like this... You're never going to catch like this..."
"You're never going to throw like this... You're never going to catch like this..."
Posted: Sep 19th 2008 1:45AM Negativecool said
NFL license?
It's just not the same if I can't dominate offenses as LT of the Giants, or bust up defensive lines as Bo of the Raiders...it's just not the same dammit!
It's just not the same if I can't dominate offenses as LT of the Giants, or bust up defensive lines as Bo of the Raiders...it's just not the same dammit!
Posted: Sep 19th 2008 9:12AM MowDownJoe said
EA holds exclusive rights to the NFL License, man. You should know that. However, the game does let you edit the name and emblem of every team and the name of every player, so nothing stopping you from making the Jets or the Giants or whatever.
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Posted: Sep 19th 2008 3:47PM Negativecool said
Ugh, I do know that. It was a point in the form of a question. If techmo doesn't have the license, then it cannot come close to any of the former techmo games, period.
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Posted: Sep 19th 2008 3:51AM Keithustus said
MTV.com are idiots: "Hands down, the best Tecmo Bowl since the original"...? I guess Tecmo Super Bowl and TSB II were piles of shit, then, right?
Posted: Sep 19th 2008 8:54AM (Unverified) said
Yeah, I thought the first one was the worst.
Tecmo Super Bowl was where it really got started.
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Tecmo Super Bowl was where it really got started.
Posted: Sep 19th 2008 5:09AM Levi Partridge said
Madden? Fuck that! Long live the return of Tecmo Bowl!
Posted: Sep 19th 2008 8:35AM Erluti said
As long as my best friend can't choose his defense based on looking at my controller to see what offense I choose...
Posted: Sep 19th 2008 8:43AM (Unverified) said
LOL that's for the DS I thought it was a cell phone game!
Posted: Sep 19th 2008 11:11AM (Unverified) said
There's two screens in that video?? looks like an iphone
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Posted: Sep 19th 2008 9:50AM (Unverified) said
Yeah I have to agree with the above. I thought the original Tecmo Bowl was the worst. Tecmo Superbowl was far superior. When the idea of updating Tecmo Bowl came up, why not Tecmo Superbowl? Probably couldnt use the word Superbowl though..
Posted: Sep 19th 2008 11:02AM TonyRockyHorror said
man, i sure would love this on the iphone...
Posted: Sep 19th 2008 11:19AM duerra said
I wonder if Adrian Peterson will be the new Bo Jackson.
Posted: Sep 19th 2008 12:06PM tangocat said
Someone's mind is in the gutter. The above link to Tecmo Bowl Kickoff goes to tags for "tecmo-girl-kickoff".
And here I was hoping the tag led somewhere..
And here I was hoping the tag led somewhere..
Posted: Sep 19th 2008 2:14PM Sarge said
Looks a LOT like Tecmo Super Bowl. And that, my friends, is a good thing. I'm not much of a sports gamer, but I played so much of that game back in the day that I think it may have outpaced my hours playing RPGs. I literally went through seasons with _every_ team, including the then-woeful Patriots.
And besides, in that game, KC Chiefs = win. Okoye was a beast.
And besides, in that game, KC Chiefs = win. Okoye was a beast.
Posted: Sep 19th 2008 3:44PM Keithustus said
Nobody beats the Raiders: Jackson, Allen, Ronnie Lott, Tim Brown, etc. Using Howie Long, your opponent literally CAN'T get any plays to work.
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Posted: Sep 19th 2008 4:41PM Sarge said
Yeah, the Raiders were mean, too. But their passing attack was below average. The Chiefs had Derrick Thomas, too, which was probably the best linebacker in that game outside of Lawrence Taylor.
Statistically, the Raiders are probably slightly better. But I never enjoyed using them much, for some reason.
The Oilers, on the other hand, were lots of pass-happy fun. Just don't put Lorenzo White in there, he's a fumble machine!
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Statistically, the Raiders are probably slightly better. But I never enjoyed using them much, for some reason.
The Oilers, on the other hand, were lots of pass-happy fun. Just don't put Lorenzo White in there, he's a fumble machine!
Posted: Sep 19th 2008 4:48PM (Unverified) said
Did anyone besides me notice the football in the logo looks exactly like the football in the new NFL logo??
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