This is a top-down arcade-style football game in which players compete against teams around the country to become the “Tecmo Bowl Champion.” Some of the football highlights are depicted in animated cutscenes (with better graphics) a few non-football highlights depict cheerleaders wearing low-cut tops while dancing. New ‘Tecmo Bowl’ Is Definitely Still Coming Right before that one dude taps that other dude’s butt. If you can’t read, or don’t feel like it, we suggest you take a hike. The ESRB details, which spill the beans on the game’s top-down play and general retro feel, can be read below the fold. This, and a new Fatal Frame release would do the trick nicely, we believe. But Tecmo is a business that, presumably, enjoys making money. Note that this isn’t a confirmed title: Tecmo hasn’t announced it yet, despite the rumor-mongering within the last month. The ESRB has listed “Tecmo Bowl Throwback,” a game with mild suggestive themes and familiar zany, old-school football action that we enjoyed on the NES or whatever.
While this will scare off some gamers that never got to experience the original, it will attract fans of the series who remember playing for hours on end against a friend or CPU, making it a must have title for those that enjoyed the series when they were younger.Chances are we’ll see a Tecmo Bowl game on the Xbox 360 or the PS3 at some point in the future. Tecmo Bowl Throwback manages to achieve what it set out to do, delivering a nostalgic trip down memory lane, while adding a fresh lick of paint and an online multiplayer. Another time when this will occur is if one of your players reaches a certain milestone within an individual game, such as your runningback gaining a total of 100 yards rushing for the game. Occasionally cutscenes will pop up when something big is happening within the game – which can be anything from a interception to a huge pass play to your wide receiver. The revamped graphics look great, giving the title a brand new look and feel. One optional feature is the ability to easily switch between the old-school, original graphics and the new graphics with the simple push of a button, which can be done at any time without the need for pausing. Besides the analog stick used for controlling the player, only two buttons are used in the game. So for those looking for a complicated control scheme or a completely realistic game definitely need to look elsewhere. The game’s controls have not changed at all. It brought a great nostalgic feeling over me as I tackled friends in the multiplayer modes, I felt like I was back in 1993 again. The two modes I found myself playing and getting the most enjoyment out of would definitely be the Season and Multiplayer modes. There are a total of five playable modes, Pre-Season, Season, Tecmo All Stars, Local Multiplayer, and Online Multiplayer. You could even recreate the entire NFL roster if you so chose, by just simply renaming players. Simply go in and change them accordingly to get the teams that you want. For those that are bothered by the names of teams and players, both are customizable through the menu options.
The game is an update of the 1993 version of Tecmo Super Bowl. There are a total of 30 teams to play with, 2 of which are all star teams. The PlayStation 3 version was released via the PlayStation Network store on June 1, 2010. This is the only real difference, besides the updated visuals, that has been changed from the original release.
Seeing as how Madden acquired this license in 2004, both NFL players and teams had to be removed from this version of the game. When the original came out, Madden didn’t have the NFL License back in 1993, which allowed Super Tecmo Bowl to have NFL teams and rosters. There is one huge difference between this title and the original Tecmo Super Bowl.