Drink a Beer and Play a Game Review - John Elways Football, NES Play Action Football, and NFL
78Drink a Beer and Play a Game Review 3 NES football titles including:
1. NFL
2. John Elway's Quarter Back :4:41
3. NES Play Action Football: 8:23
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John Elway's Football
Welcome to one of the more famous early football games. When it comes to sports games, John Elway's face is instantly recognizable.
Released in 1987 for DOS and 1988 for other consoles, including the NES, JEQ was developed by Leland Corp and Distributed by Tradewest for the NES.
In the arcade, the game used a spring loaded analog controller to input direction and strength of the quarterbacks passes. On the NES, you aim the passes with the D-pad and hold the A button to determine how long your pass will go. This is a decent mechanic but turns out to be a little wonky at times. You can eventually get used to it, but can also lead to easy frustration.
Gameplay wise, it is football. Players can choose plays, there are running, passing, and special teams plays. The game modes include 1v1, 1vp, and season mode. Like many games of the time, there are city names, but no team names, since it was not licensed by the NFL. Also, teams have different stats based on the city, reflecting the teams of the time. There are also player names listed, which is a fun touch. Control of the defense and offense is stiff, but not as bad as other games.
Play Action Football
Released in 1990 and developed by TOSE, this game tried to do something different with the football game formula. Presented in an isometric view, this game tried to fit more action on the screen at one time. Also, it included a number of teams from NFL cities. Much like other games of the time (namely Tecmo Super Bowl), this game was not licensed by the NFL, so no team names are listed.
The defense controls good enough, allowing you to pick plays and formations. Because of the difficulty in controlling the offense, the defense again normally has the advantage. Players can change what player they control, and works well enough for the time. There are also special teams plays.
Overall, this game is just not worth your time. It is a novel idea, and somehow had ports made for the SNES and Gameboy, but does not deliver at all. The game is flat out difficult to control, and stiff, which hinders gameplay completely. If a game doesn't control well, it just isn't going to be good.
Normally we talk about how a beer goes with a game, but no beers goes with this game. You can sit back, drink any beer, and have one of two reactions. You can either drink to get frustrated, or drink to make fun of the game. There is really no enjoyment to be had here. Save your time, save your beer money, and move on.
NFL
Released on the NES in 1989, this is the second video game to ever be licensed by the NFL, and the first for the console. This came out toward the middle of the NFL lifespan, so how does it hold up?
WHen looking at the graphics, it is easy to say that they are a little below average. The sprites on screen look like NFL players though, and each team's color scheme represents the actual team they are supposed to be. Like many games of this generation, the teams are represented by the city of the team, not by the team name or players. There are 4 modes of play, which results basically in different versions of pvp or pvc. You can go interleague, play in either conference, or go for the superbowl. Also, all of the cities in the NFL of the time are represented, so that greatly helps with replayability.
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