Backyard Football '10

Backyard Football '10

Cover art for Xbox 360
Developer(s) Humongous Entertainment
Publisher(s) Atari
Platform(s) Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 2
Release date(s)
  • NA October 20, 2009
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single player
Multiplayer
Rating(s) ESRB : E

Backyard Football '10 is a sports game released for PlayStation 2, Wii and Xbox 360. It was developed by Humongous Entertainment and published by Atari. This is the ninth iteration of the Backyard Football games from the Backyard Sports series. It was released on October 20, 2009 and is the first to be released on Xbox 360, though not being released on PC or Nintendo DS unlike the previous two installments.

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Gameplay

Players take control of a collection of fictional kids and pint-sized versions of real-life NFL players like Adrian Peterson, Eli Manning, and Maurice Jones-Drew. Even though the players look like children, the action is straight out of the NFL with realistic strategies and playbooks. Backyard Football also features power-ups, custom teams, and unlockable items designed to give the game an arcade feel. The game features "Single Player," "Season," "Tournament," and "All Pro" modes, along with the multiplayer modes of co-op play and two-on-two contests.[1]

Reception

The game received mixed reviews for the Xbox 360 and Wii versions, but negative reviews for the PS2 version.[2][3][4] For the Wii version, Da Gameboyz stated "With mediocre graphics and silly sound, it really doesn't hold up when compared to any other versions on competing consoles aside from some token but fun motion controls".[5] For the Xbox 360 version, ZTGameDomain said that the game is "simple, easy to pick up and really well designed".[6]

 Reception
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings 57.50% (X360)[2]

65% (Wii)[3]
35% (PS2)[4]
Review scores
Publication Score
Allgame [1]
Official Xbox Magazine 6/10
Da Gameboyz 6.5/10 (Wii)[5]
ZTGameDomain 6.5/10 (X360)[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Backyard Football '10 - Overview - allgame". Allgame. October 20, 2009. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=70286. Retrieved June 25, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Backyard Football '10 for Xbox 360 - GameRankings". GameRankings. October 20, 2009. http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/972664-backyard-football-2010/index.html. Retrieved June 25, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Backyard Football '10 for Wii - GameRankings". GameRankings. October 20, 2009. http://www.gamerankings.com/wii/972663-backyard-football-10/index.html. Retrieved June 25, 2011. 
  4. ^ a b "Backyard Football '10 for PlayStation 2 - GameRankings". GameRankings. October 20, 2009. http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/972662-backyard-football-2010/index.html. Retrieved June 25, 2011. 
  5. ^ a b F, Shad (October 20, 2009). "Backyard Football '10 Review". Da Gameboyz. http://www.game-boyz.com/content/node/12280. Retrieved June 25, 2011. 
  6. ^ a b McKown, Ken (October 20, 2009). "Backyard Football 2010". ZTGameDomain. http://www.ztgd.com/reviews/729/backyard-football-2010/. Retrieved June 25, 2011. 

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