NFL Football (1992 video game)
1992 sports video game
NFL Football is an American football video game for the Atari Lynx. It was developed by BlueSky Software, and published by Epyx in 1992.
Gameplay
The Lynx system is to be rotated for vertical orientation in the player's hands, with the display zooming in and out from an overhead perspective. For two-player mode, a computer opponent is available or two Lynx systems can be connected via a cable. The players can choose a team from either the AFC or the NFC. The game offers an extensive clipboard of plays and formations "designed by a real NFL coordinator".
Development and release
It was officially licensed by the NFL.
Reception
NFL Football on the Atari Lynx received overall negative reviews for being an incomplete game made of buggy software. Electronic Gaming Monthly had four reviewers of the game, rating it 4, 6, 5, and 6. Between them, they said the game lacks focus, and has a poor implementation with difficult player control and choppy graphics. Robert A. Jung scored it at 4 out of 10, summarizing that "It doesn't help if football games on other portable game systems are no more sophisticated than NFL Football.
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