Brutal Sports Football

Głównym celem gry jest, co może trochę zaskakujące wycięcie w pień szanownych zawodników (a może lepiej gladiatorów) drużyny przeciwnika. Oczywiście, jeśli w chwilach relaksu uda ci się strzelić gola, albo nawet kilka, to też dobrze, ale jest to cel zdecydowanie podrzędny. Ciekawą innowacją jest możliwość strzelania do bramki dwoma rodzajami pocisków balistycznych: standardową piłką futbolową oraz jej substytutem - główką, naturalnie wroga.

This is a strange, but true tale. Reader, you may care to stare with disbelief at the page and disregard these words as piffle. But, believe me, as this hack sits before his heated monitor, these eyes are still shocked and agog. This is the bizarre story of how Brutal Sports Football came to lie in my sweaty palm...

Brutal Football on todellinen yllättäjä. Hillitön pelattavuus on kerrankin ollut tärkeämpää kuin silkinpehmeä vieritys, parallaksitaustat ja turhat lisävärit. H-u-r-r-r-j-a-a-!

Non-specific bestial violence in an orgiastic miasma of bloodletting and pain infliction. What do you think we could be talking about? Israeli foreign policy? The Waco Texas experience? Anti-nazi protest demonstration in Millwall? Boris Yeltsin’s political strategy? Surprisingly, the answer is none of the above. We are talking about Brutal Sports Football. A simple old computer game which by its fun nature encourages two people to get together and play against each other competitively.

Voetbalachtig Spel waarin alle remmen los gaan: tegenstanders onthoofden, aan een spies rijgen, etc is 'dood' normaal. Gooi je de bal niet in het doel dan is het wel iemands hoofd. Een wreed en hard spel met helaas soms wel wat onoverzichtelijke graphics.

The game itself is the same though, just one more weapon (an axe) and a few special attacks have been exchanged. Overall a nice improvement (this certainly is the best of all versions of Brutal Sports Football).

Violence, violence and more violence, this is the name of the game in Brutal Football. Upon slapping in your CD you are presented with a rather nice intro sequence of a scientist at work on his football players – but something is wrong. I fiddle with the volume, no joy. Are the audio leads properly set up, yes. So what is going on? For the intro sequence Millennium have left out music. This may be unimportant, but games on the CD32 should really use its potential for top quality music.

A sideways-scrolling orgy of tongue-in-cheek, bone-crunching, limb-tearing violence, Brutal Football is one heck of a rumble. The idea is to score more goals than your opponent. And if you inflict some damage upon them along the way then hey, so much the better. Pick-ups abound – the hare is useful, it gives you a Linford Christiean (can you say that?) turn of pace.

Not only has Millennium unleashed the rather excellent Wild Cup Soccer this month, but it has also decided to let the A1200 owners of the world in on the smashing Brutal Sports Football - the game that takes the national pastime of the US, and throws in more than a little violence. Basically, there are no rules in this game. Just get the ball into your opponent’s goal, and if that means you have to punch, kick, slam or rip your opponents to pieces to get there, well that is just part of the game.

Take John Madden, add a dash of Speedball 2 and a little Man Utd. for viewpoint, bake under a slow oven for one year and voila you have got the perfect recipe for Brutal Sports Football. And it tastes pretty good too. This fast-paced football/beat ‘em up cross is an absorbing game designed to be the first in a series of tongue-in-cheek looks at professional sports.

This game should fine a home with sports and Atari fans alike. It's fast, intense and addicting. After Tempest 2000, it's one of the best games roaring on the Jaguar.

Brutal sports football bénéficie d'une réalisation plutôt convaincante. L'aspect graphique, quant à lui, est presque parfait. On regrette seulement que le terrain ne change pas. Les sprites très fins sont aussi très bien animés. Le contexte sonore, sans grande originalité, convient de toute façon parfaitement à ce type de jeu. Le seul point noir provient du scrolling multidirectionnel franchement saccadé. C'est assez curieux compte tenu des capacités de l'Amiga. Heureusement, on s'y fait.

Le plus impressionnant est sans conteste la musique qui accompagne le jeu. D'une durée équivalant à un match entier, elle changera de thèmes grâce à de parfaites transitions, dans un style plutôt hard que les mélomanes retiendront. Enfin une version CD-32 qui en a, de l'intérêt, qu'est-ce que vous alliez imaginer.

Nach etlichen Konvertierungen flatterte uns endlich das erste Spiel eines Entwicklers auf den Tisch, das nicht von ATARI in Auftrag gegeben wurde. Bei "Brutal Sports Football" von "Telegames Ltd" handelt es sich um das erste Spiel aus der Brutal-Sports-Serie. Welche Sportarten noch folgen sollen, konnten wir noch nicht in Erfahrung bringen. Dieses Mal handelt es sich, wie unschwer zu erraten ist, um eine Form von American Football.

First there was Rollerball, which was a film about guys on rollerskates. It was only girlies who wore rollerskates when I was a lad. But things have changed, what with street hockey, Rollerblade and everything. In Rollerball the idea was to skate around bashing people and throwing big metal balls down toilets. Then afterwards all the players took drugs and set fire to trees with flamethrowers. Quite. Then there was Speedball, which was a computer game by the Bitmap Brothers. It was really Kick Off 2 on a grey pitch, and you did not get sent off for committing a foul. You got cash and prizes instead. A bit like Vinny Jones really.

Die Diskversion dieser Mischung aus herkömmlicher Lederei-Action und nackter Gewalt haben wir unter dem Titel "Crazy Sports Football" getestet – so wird auch hier wieder die offizielle deutsche Ausführung heißen. Aber damit genug der Förmlichkeiten, das Schlachtfeld ruft: Bis zu acht Spieler übernehmen jeweils ein siebenköpfiges Barbarenteam, um sich im Einzelmatch, während einer Ligarunde oder im Rahmen eines Pokalwettbewerbes zu duellieren; Fehlende Mitstreiter ersetzt der Rechner, Spielregeln im üblichen Sinn existieren dabei praktisch nicht.

So ein Footballfeld ist ja von Natur aus kein Streichelzoo, aber in dieser Fantasy-Variante geht es noch mal ein paar Nummern härter zur Sache. Wer also seinerzeit "M.U.D.S." gemocht hat, sollte jetzt die Augen spitzen! Nicht umsonst nennt sich die englische Version "Brutal Sports Football", denn dieses (un-)sportliche Brutalogame fegt tatsáchlich sämtliche Benbimmesregeln einfach vom Rasen. Insgesamt acht Barbarenstämme kämpfen hier mit allen Mitteln in Einzelspielen, dem Ligamodus oder in einem K.O-Wettbewerb um Tore, Punkte und gegnerische Köpfe.

Lots of running and lots of fighting. Like the sound of this combination? Check out this game, if you're into sports and violence. I guess that covers just about everyone.

With its interesting concept and sharp graphics, Brutal Sports Football should have been a winner, but it's flawed. First and foremost, the animation is rough and the framerate is uneven. When the action becomes hectic the screen degenerates into a choppy mess. Not only does this undermine the gory animations, but it makes it hard to determine where the ball is. Next, your view of the field is so limited that you rarely see whom you're passing to, and since the ball doesn't travel any faster through the air, what's the point? There's a selection of teams to choose from, but they all look and behave pretty much the same. Brutal Sports Football shows flashes of brilliance, with hard-hitting tackles and non-stop mayhem. The auto-switching feature works well, and a password allows you to facilitate a "league" mode. But without a solid engine running things under the covers, this one can't quite close the deal.

In contrary to the potential expectations considering the name, Brutal Sports Football does not have very much in common with soccer or football (or even sports).

It is almost impossible to describe why Brutal Sports Football is good. It is just fun! The simple concept is very approachable, but it is demanding later. You cannot play it for month, of course, but it motivates you for some weeks. And which new game can claim that?

Trots att detta må låta som spekulativt våld används till överdrift, behöver man bara spela en kort stund för att upptäcka att detta är ett byggt på enkla idéer som nästan funkar, men spelkontrollerna är lite långsamma och trots att spelet låter och ser hel ok ut så känner man att någonting fattas.

Music and graphics are on par with most sports games in 1993, without ever really impressing. As you can see from the short review, there aren't that many aspects of the game to write about. It's fun for a while, but won't last you a whole evening.

Even though the graphics are weak, the sound is even worse. Mere words do nothing to describe the atrocious music that plays during the game. A grinding mix of 80's heavy metal and awful classical, this is one of the worst soundtracks you'll ever encounter in a video game. Granted it can be turned off, but then you're left with nothing but NES-styled sound effects that do little to enhance the experience. Though the presentation leaves a bit to be desired, this one is still a blast to play, especially with a friend. Punching and stabbing his/her entire team is priceless and will surely start a few arguments. It's a very competitive game and it's obviously programmed to be so. Memorable moments are sure to ensue and make this one a worthy addition to a CD32 library.

Tjusningen med det här spelet går ganske snabbt förlorad. Våldet och effekterna är substitut för den verkliga spelglädjen, och det kan aldrig fungera i längden. Spelet hade kunnat bli bra om programmerarna koncentrerat sig på spelbarheten istället för billigt effektsökeri.