Backyard Football '08

Backyard Football '08

Developer(s) Humongous Entertainment
PS2, Wii, PC
FarSight Studios
DS
Torus Games[1]
Publisher(s) Atari
Series Backyard Football
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, PC, Wii, Nintendo DS
Release date(s)
  • NA September 26, 2007
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single player, Multiplayer

Backyard Football '08 (known simply as Backyard Football for the Nintendo DS and Wii) is a fifth title in the Backyard Sports series and was released on September 26, 2007 for the Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and PC. This is the first Backyard Football Game to be released on the Nintendo DS. All 32 teams from the NFL to virtual reality. In season mode you can play the 16 games in 17 weeks and try winning the Backyard Bowl.


Pro players as kids

1. Tom Brady

2. Vince Young

3. Reggie Bush

4. Peyton Manning

5. Shaun Alexander

6. Brian Urlacher

7. Michael Strahan

8. LaDainian Tomlinson

9. Frank Gore

10. Champ Bailey

11. Jason Taylor

12. Chad Johnson

13. Larry Johnson

14. Marvin Harrison

15. Steve Smith

Season mode: The same playoff format is used. NFC East, West, South, North, champions, 2 Wild Card AFC East, West, North, South, 2 Wild Card

When winning the Backyard Bowl you are presented with the Offensive player of the team and the Defensive player of the team.

The stadiums in Backyard Football are: School, Neighborhood, Park, Brickyard place, Webber, Carnival, Resort, Hard Hat, Castle(Locked), Humungo Dome(Locked),

Just like the real NFL, you can choose multiple strategies.

Commentators: Sunny Day, Chuck Downfield

In the game you can use power moves by pressing C in the nunchuk whaen saying to: Offensive: Twister, Spiral Dive, Flash, Forward Flip, Stun Arm, Bull Charge Defensive Glue Ball, Homing Interception, Grease Ball, Homing Tackle

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings60% (Wii)[2]
15% (DS)[3]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame (PC/PS2)[4][5]
(Wii)[6]
(DS)[7]
IGN6/10 (Wii)[8]
1.5/10 (DS)[9]

IGN rated the Wii version of the game a 6/10 and criticized it for having controls that may be hard for a younger audience to understand, while praising its commentary for being funny.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Backyard Football 2008". Torus Games. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Backyard Football for Wii". GameRankings. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Backyard Football for DS". GameRankings. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Marriott, Scott Alan. "Backyard Football '08". Allgame. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  5. ↑ Leach, Gracie. "Backyard Football '08". Allgame. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Leach, Gracie. "Backyard Football". Allgame. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  7. ↑ Brown, Christopher. "Backyard Football". Allgame. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Thomas, Lucas M. (7 January 2008). "Backyard Football 2008 Review". Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  9. ↑ Adams, Chris (18 October 2007). "Backyard Football 2008 Review". IGN. Retrieved 14 May 2014.