It took me 7 seasons (although it's technically 6 as you take charge of your first game at the end of the 1st season) to not only win a playoff game, but make it all the way to the Retro Bowl. In that time, I managed to create a team using mainly draft picks that eventually became winners.
Players that won several end of season awards including MVP and player of the year for their respective positions. Players that I have nurtured and worked with to bring out their best. Sometimes they have an off day but still give it their all. A team that started off with 1 win to their name and ended up with top rank and 5 stars on both offence and defence. I could've ploughed all my money into a superstar to carry the team and hope for the best, but I decided the grind would be more rewarding. And it is. In a way I've grown attached to my team of rookies and developed superstars. It's taken a minimum of 18 games each season to finally reach the Retro Bowl and just to get there is reward in itself.
I was on the fence about this before I took the punt and bought it. I was big into Tecmo Bowl back when the NES NSO app launched and was hoping it would replicate it. However, you only play offence. All the defensive plays are simulated. This actually put me off at first. However, I had a few quid to spare and finally bit. It was an excellent choice as I was immediately hooked.
You're the coach and you also make the offensive plays in the game. Starting the team from scratch was great. You only worry about a select few players and the main coaches, as well as upgrading facilities etc, but it doesn't get too deep or technical. In fact the management aspect is rather shallow compared to most games with those features. But still fun enough to get something out of it.
Deciding who goes, who stays, joins and doesn't, what you do with the facilities and a few other bits is a nice little aside to the main bulk of the game, which is the football. It's probably the most simple and rewarding football game I've ever played. The mechanics are pretty basic and it's easy to just pick up and play. I've played a few Madden games in my time, and none have outstayed this (or Tecmo Bowl for that matter). It's extremely addictive, just one more game, oh dear it's gone midnight.
I've really enjoyed being head coach of this retro Green Bay and once my final game is played of this season, I'll put it to bed for a while. Yeah, I've not actually played the Retro Bowl final. It'll be done later on today. Either way, I'm gonna consider it completed. Win, I get the ring and the good ending. I may even move on to another team that's going through a rebuild and start again. But not till the real football season starts later in the year and I'm in the mood for it again. Lose, I'll consider it the bad end and leave it until I'm ready to play through an entire season again. Either way, this has been a fantastic sports title, which is easy to play, even if you have a basic understanding of American Football, like me. At less than a fiver on the Switch, I feel I've absolutely got my money's worth. A real highlight.
Players that won several end of season awards including MVP and player of the year for their respective positions. Players that I have nurtured and worked with to bring out their best. Sometimes they have an off day but still give it their all. A team that started off with 1 win to their name and ended up with top rank and 5 stars on both offence and defence. I could've ploughed all my money into a superstar to carry the team and hope for the best, but I decided the grind would be more rewarding. And it is. In a way I've grown attached to my team of rookies and developed superstars. It's taken a minimum of 18 games each season to finally reach the Retro Bowl and just to get there is reward in itself.
I was on the fence about this before I took the punt and bought it. I was big into Tecmo Bowl back when the NES NSO app launched and was hoping it would replicate it. However, you only play offence. All the defensive plays are simulated. This actually put me off at first. However, I had a few quid to spare and finally bit. It was an excellent choice as I was immediately hooked.
You're the coach and you also make the offensive plays in the game. Starting the team from scratch was great. You only worry about a select few players and the main coaches, as well as upgrading facilities etc, but it doesn't get too deep or technical. In fact the management aspect is rather shallow compared to most games with those features. But still fun enough to get something out of it.
Deciding who goes, who stays, joins and doesn't, what you do with the facilities and a few other bits is a nice little aside to the main bulk of the game, which is the football. It's probably the most simple and rewarding football game I've ever played. The mechanics are pretty basic and it's easy to just pick up and play. I've played a few Madden games in my time, and none have outstayed this (or Tecmo Bowl for that matter). It's extremely addictive, just one more game, oh dear it's gone midnight.
I've really enjoyed being head coach of this retro Green Bay and once my final game is played of this season, I'll put it to bed for a while. Yeah, I've not actually played the Retro Bowl final. It'll be done later on today. Either way, I'm gonna consider it completed. Win, I get the ring and the good ending. I may even move on to another team that's going through a rebuild and start again. But not till the real football season starts later in the year and I'm in the mood for it again. Lose, I'll consider it the bad end and leave it until I'm ready to play through an entire season again. Either way, this has been a fantastic sports title, which is easy to play, even if you have a basic understanding of American Football, like me. At less than a fiver on the Switch, I feel I've absolutely got my money's worth. A real highlight.
CherryLambrini
2 years ago