Group Description
A common sci-fi theme, dating back at least to the 1975 movie
Rollerball, is that of futuristic gladiator games as a
panem et circenses for the masses of a dystopian future. According to video games, the most common sport of the future is a bloody variation on rugby or American football, played by heavily-armoured, genetically-manipulated athletes. The genre-defining classic is considered to be the Bitmap Brothers'
Speedball, though it was neither the first nor the last.
For purposes of this group, games should either feature:
- A sport taking place in the future. What is considered a sport is contextual in this case, but as in most sports there should be an identifiable score, a winner/loser dynamic, spectators, etc... typical of what's present during normal sporting events of today.
and/or
- A sport that features over the top violence typically not present in that sport. Typically the game will feature little to no foul calling and have an anything goes nature particularity when it comes to physical contact between players.
Sports games that feature unrealistic elements like item power-ups, but fail to feature either of the above criteria should not be added to this group.
Game Title | Year | Platform | Publisher | User Score |
Laser League | 2018 | PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One | 505 Games Ltd. | ... |
Mutant Football League | 2017 | PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One | Digital Dreams Entertainment LLC | ... |
Super Blood Hockey | 2017 | Linux, Macintosh, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One | Digerati Distribution & Marketing LLC | ... |
Unreal Tournament | 2014 | Macintosh, Windows | Epic Games, Inc. | ... |
Speedball 2 HD | 2013 | Windows | Mastertronic Group Ltd. | ... |
Speedball 2: Evolution | 2011 | Android, iPad, iPhone, PlayStation 3, PSP | Tower Studios Ltd. | ... |
Monday Night Combat | 2010 | Windows, Xbox 360 | Uber Entertainment, Inc. | 2.80 |
Death Track: Resurrection | 2008 | PlayStation 3, Windows | 1C Company | ... |
Unreal Tournament III | 2007 | OnLive, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360 | Midway Home Entertainment, Inc. | 3.51 |
Speedball 2: Tournament | 2007 | Windows | Akella | ... |
Chaos League: Sudden Death | 2005 | Windows | Akella | ... |
Extreme Sprint 3010 | 2005 | PlayStation 2, Windows | Phoenix Games B.V. | ... |
Ratchet: Deadlocked | 2005 | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 | Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. | 4.01 |
Chaos League | 2004 | Windows | Digital Jesters Ltd. | ... |
Mad Cars | 2004 | Windows | Realore Studios | ... |
Motor Duels: Outcast | 2004 | J2ME | deepMist Studios | ... |
Unreal Tournament 2004 | 2004 | Linux, Macintosh, Windows | Atari, Inc. | 3.95 |
Nexagon Deathmatch | 2003 | Windows | Strategy First, Inc. | ... |
Unreal Tournament 2003 | 2002 | Linux, Macintosh, Windows | Infogrames, Inc. | 3.76 |
Rageball | 2002 | Browser, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PS Vita | Agetec, Inc. | ... |
Deathrow | 2002 | Xbox | Ubi Soft Entertainment Software | 3.54 |
Toxic Grind | 2002 | Xbox | THQ Inc. | ... |
Ball Breakers | 2000 | Dreamcast, PlayStation, Windows | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | 3.08 |
Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition | 2000 | Macintosh, Windows | Infogrames, Inc. | 4.10 |
Speedball 2100 | 2000 | PlayStation | Empire Interactive Entertainment | 2.74 |
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