Video game developer and publisher Tecmo announced today the release of TECMO BOWL: KICKOFF for Nintendo DS. Based on the wildly popular Tecmo Super Bowl, TECMO BOWL: KICKOFF adapts the old-school style and revitalizes it for a newer generation of gamers. The classic, over-the-top, all-American football game enables players of all levels to engage in a fun filled, fast paced, arcade style of football.
Tecmo's shipping both DS-exclusive games on the same day. The decision seems odd, since Tecmo's game lineup seems pretty slim. Why ship your company's biggest holiday games on the same day?
Oh how I miss the days of sweet smelling 8 -bit football in the morning. I miss Bo Jackson hitting the sideline, Iron Head Heyward running through 6 men at a time , the days of Warren Moon's 100 yard passes to Drew Hill or Haywood Jefferies, and this great Quarterback by the name of Eagles. I may have never seen him play a true NFL game but in the Ole Days of Tecmo bowl On Nintendo he quite possibly was the man people would look for on each and every Sunday Morning when the ABC's, CBS's, and NBC's would grace our lives with Beautiful NFL Bliss. Will we ever see those days again, mmmhhhhh, Oh Yes my friend we most definitely will. That is ofcoarse without the NFL endorsement but worry not good scholar Tecmo Bowl is back and better than ever on the Nintendo DS.
MTV Multiplayer writes: Yesterday's announcement of the return of Tecmo Super Bowl in the form of Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff for the DS was a long time coming. And it sparked several questions that a Tecmo spokesperson answered for me overnight. First of all, I'm told that this game isn't a new 3D re-invention. It's a classic 2D game. I've also learned that the game won't include any NFL teams or players, due to EA having the licenses locked up. It won't include retired players either, and that includes Tecmo Super Bowl icon Bo Jackson. The teams in the new DS game will be aligned with the cities from the original Tecmo Bowl, with a few added to bring the team count to 32. Although the team names are not NFL, we picked names that fit with the original spirit of 'Tecmo Bowl,' the company rep told me. Customization features will let players change the team names.
Tecmo today announced that its classic football franchise is making a comeback exclusively on Nintendo's DS handheld this fall with the release of Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff.
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After developer Tecmo teased us last year with a short video with no gameplay just announcing its existence, we have been on pins and needles to hear what exactly is going on with it. Today, Tecmo finally let out the word that Tecmo Bowl will make its return on the DS this fall in Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff.
Sadly there were no screens, but they let us know much about the game. It will have classic, top-down gameplay, with crazy Super
The June 2008 issue of EGM (and their Retro Revivals cover story) has confirmed that Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff will be exclusive to the Wii and DS with both games coming in the fall.
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