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Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff

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Kickoff tries to skate by on name recognition, but it should have remained in the past.

Available on: DS
Genre: Sports
Release date: Nov 18, 2008
Published by: Tecmo
Developed by: Polygon Magic

Multiplayer Modes:

Online

2 player VS

5 SO-SO
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News

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Review

Like the 49ers, this was much better in the '80s

Nov 19, 2008

Back in the NES days, there was only one football game that mattered: Tecmo Bowl. Today it may come off as unrealistic and pretty shallow, but it was amazing then and is remembered fondly now. And with today’s football games dominated by sims like Madden, perhaps it's a good time for the return of Tecmo's simplicity. Just not with Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff. ...

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Previews

Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff - hands-on

NES nostalgia makes this one worth watching

May 29, 2008

The real pull of Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff on the DS isn’t the game itself. It’s the nostalgia for the old days that comes flooding in when you play it. We’re talking about those 8-bit salad days when blowing the dust out of those old carts and loading them into your NES in just the right way was a sacred ritual.It’s all because Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff is all about keeping things old school and that’s a good thing. ... » Read Full Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff preview

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