American Football

The Good
As an introduction to American Football, this game of the same name does a good job - giving complete novices an overview of some of the more common tactical plays and an idea of what can be a very confusing game if you haven't grown up with it.

While the two letter code system is confusing to begin with, the inclusion of an in-game help page is most welcome.

The Bad
The presentation was dated at the time and time hasn't been kind to it - stickman graphics are far from inspiring. The fact that the game is effectively just a one on one exhibition with no league or tournament setting is disappointing.

The Bottom Line
It's not going to win any awards for realism and it has clearly been surpassed by many, many other games devoted to America's most lucrative sport but American Football is still a nostalgic curio that fulfills its brief of assuming the player knows nothing about the sport when they first pick up the game.