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(More customer reviews)Boys and girls (and their parents--believe me!) will love this fun, exciting football game from Humongous Entertainment. It features characters familiar from other "Jr. Sports League" series: Easy-going Keisha, lightening-fast Pete, and others of different ages, races, sizes, and abilities.
The action is fast and the selection of plays is great fun (you can also create your own plays!). Passing plays are the most difficult; you might want to encourage your child to focus on running, kicking, and defense, and help him or her with passing. (Our 5-year old eventually got the hang of the whole game). You can set 3 difficulty levels, play a league series culminating in a the "Super-Colossal Cereal Bowl" or play single "pick-up" games, play in preset or random weather conditions, and even make up your own player with different skills (it's fun to name this player after yourself)!
A few complaints: Once again, Pete Wheeler is the athletic, but intellectually challenged kid. I found some of his dialogue offensive--but it offers a good chance to talk with your kids about stereotypes. The compilation of player stats is good, but not as complete as the Baseball game offered by Humongous. A creative and fun addition is the inclusion of several NFL players (including Steve Young, Jerry Rice, Randall Cunningham, Barry Sanders, Brett Favre, and John Elway) as kids playing along with the Jr. Sports League cast. Now, not that I ever play this game, but I recommend Keisha on defense, Pete at running back, Barry Sanders at tight end, Annie as kicker.....
(I also recommend highly the Backyard Baseball Game by Humongous.)
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Featuring NFL Players As Kids!Product InformationGrab your helmet because it's time to team up with the BackyardKids!The roar of the crowd. The cool autumn air. The mud on your jersey. It'sBackyard Football! Now you'll get a chance to play against your favorite sportsstars. Pick from Steve Young Barry Sanders John Elway and your favorites fromthe Backyard Bunch. Then choose your team logos colors and strategy.Join announcers Sunny Day and Chuck Downfield for some of the wildest footballever! You direct the action as you run pass tackle and kick in an action-packed backyard football game.Play action-packed football games with pint-sized versions of real-life proslike Brett Farve Drew Bledsoe Barry Sanders Randall Cunningham and more! Callthe plays run the routes make tackles and score winning touchdowns. Choosefrom all 31 NFL team names and logos and play an entire 14-game season endingwith the Super Colossal Cereal Bowl.It's the chance of a lifetime to play with the pros right in your own backyard!Product FeaturesKid versions of real-life prosChoose from 31 NFL team names and logsFive-on-five games with instant replay and touchdown dancesSimple point-and-click controlsExciting network multiplayer capabilityTrack game season and lifetime statsWindows RequirementsWindows 95/98/Me/XP or VistaPentium 133MHz32MB of RAM20MB free hard drive space (if you wish to save games in progress)1MB Windows 95/98/Me compatible SVGA video cardWindows 95/98/Me compatible sound cardDirectX version 5.0 or higher (DirectX 8.0 included on game disc)4x speed CD-ROM driveMacintosh Requirements132MHz PowerPCSystem 7.5.5 up to 8.632MB or RAM20MB free (if you wish to save games in progress)4x speed CD-ROM drive
