AFL Challenge

AFL Challenge

Developer(s) Wicked Witch Software[1]
Publisher(s) Tru Blu Entertainment
Sony Computer Entertainment
Series AFL
Platform(s) PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Network
Release date(s) PlayStation Portable
  • AUS 10 September 2009
PlayStation Network
  • AUS 25 March 2010
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player
Distribution UMD, Download

AFL Challenge is a sports game for the PlayStation Portable, based on the AFL. The game was developed by Australian games developer Wicked Witch Software, and was published by Tru Blu Entertainment and Sony Computer Entertainment.[1] The games fixture is based on the 2009 AFL season and features all official AFL teams and players.

Gameplay

AFL Challenge allows players to play through the entire season, through to the Grand Final. It features a team management system where players can be trained up in skills such as kicking, tackling and running. Sony states that this will allow strategic choices to be made as the player goes through the season by training up key players.

The game also features a quick match mode, available from the main menu as well as the season mode. Multiple camera angles are available to choose from both in the options menu and while playing the game. Camera angles range from close behind the player to wide zooms showing most of the stadium. Each player is fully animated, demonstrating if they are successful or not, kicking, sprinting, tackling, hand balling or marking. [2]

Fremantle vs. Sydney Swans screenshot

Marketing

As part of the marketing campaign for AFL Challenge, Network Ten's program, Thursday Night Live, promoted the game and its sister title Rugby League Challenge, claiming it was the inspiration for an inter-league kicking competition.[3] TV advertisements promoting both Sony's new PSP model and AFL Challenge were run on Channel 10 during the first week of the finals season.[4] Asides from TV, AFL Challenge has also been advertised on the official AFL website, with a competition to win a PSP game pack including the game.[5] Elsewhere online, Sony's Australian PSP site is featuring a front page advertisement for this title.[6]

Western Bulldogs vs. St Kilda screenshot

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "AFL and NRL Games Coming To PSP!". IGN. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
  2. ↑ "Playstation Australia". Archived from the original on 17 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
  3. ↑ "Network Ten". Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  4. ↑ "AFL Challenge commercial". Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  5. ↑ "AFL website competition". Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
  6. ↑ "Sony PSP Australia". Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-10.