Tecmo Bowl has to stand up as one, if no the greatest sports video game of all time.
If you think that is an overstatement just think back to when this game came out in 1988. Prior to Tecmo Bowl, can you remember a time when you played a sports game that involved the real players?
The amazement one had when he saw the names MARINO and ELWAY on the monitor. You were actually able to control the great Jerry Rice. Of course, this may seem like an informality now, but it was incredibly cutting edge at the time.
Where would sports video games be without Tecmo Bowl?
Would we still be playing the same generic characters. They all looked the same and had the same character traits.
Not only was it revolutionary from that aspect but it was an incredibly fun game to play. You could look back and say it was simple. But that's exactly what made it so great. It seems that most football video games nowadays have absolutely no life to them. The developers are so preoccupied with making the current video games look and play as much as the real life game, that they forgot to actually throw some fun in the formula.
You don't need to read the instruction booklet to understand how to play the game. You don't even need to understand the game of football to Tecmo Bowl. Simple gameplay and simple design can still lead to incredible results. Just because the current video game crop has the world's most advanced technology doesn't necessarily make it an enjoyable game. I hope video game developers can think about that for their next game.
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