Tecmo Bowl making a comeback on DS this fall
by Chris Greenhough 
{ May 1st 2008 at 3:00PM }
We've known for almost a year that Tecmo would be reviving the much-loved Tecmo Bowl franchise, though the company has remained tight-lipped on the intended platform. Until ... now. IGN just revealed that Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff would be hitting our DS screens this fall, complete with stylus control, fully customizable teams, players, and emblems, and both local wireless and internet play over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
Apart from the logo above, there's no media for this one yet, but we're already chomping at the bit for some pigskin action. We recommend you warm up by grabbing the original from the Virtual Console. Hut hut!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jay @ May 1st 2008 4:18PM
All i can say
Suck it Madden
raindog @ May 1st 2008 4:38PM
An American football game that isn't just an exercise in merchandising? I'm sure EA will find a way to sue them before people realize what they've been missing.
dswill79 @ May 1st 2008 5:41PM
On what grounds would EA sue? The two games are quite different. Having been a huge fan of Tecmo Bowl, there were some similarities to local sports franchises, but used completely fictional teams, if I remember correctly.
raindog @ May 1st 2008 6:40PM
I can't see any grounds at all, but I'm sure EA wishes there were some. If people find out that you don't need uncanny-valley representations of actual players to make a fun football game, suddenly their big exclusive NFL contract has become less valuable.
I know this won't sell as well as Madden, but I can dream.
DBuck_Eye @ May 1st 2008 9:51PM
Why does every freakin' DS game have to have "stylus controls?" I know you're never going to get a 360 or even Wii game scaled down on the DS to be equal with the console version, but we're talking about a 20 year old NES game for god's sake. If you can't make the gameplay of an NES game work on the DS, then you shouldn't be making games.