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ESPN Sunday Night NFL for Sega CD


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ESPN Sunday Night NFL

Incomplete


Genre: sports - football

Publisher: Sony Imagesoft

Year: 1994

System: Sega CD


Gameplay Score: 1

Gameplay Notes:

Passing is tough as you have to use B to activate passing and C to cycle through receivers. Gotta have the reaction time of an actual NFL QB to make it through your progressions but regardless, your pass always arrives late so your receiver and an opponent are there waiting. Passes rarely connect, so be prepared to see "Incomplete" a lot. The hit detection is terrible. Hard to tackle and hard to tell if you've caught a ball. Running plays begin with you in control of the QB. If you don't wait for the handoff you'll wander off with QB. It's hard to tell exactly when the handoff happens which can lead to delays in starting your run. The timing is annoying. Madden clone but picking a play takes 2 extra clicks compared to Madden.


Level Design Score: 3

Level Design Notes:

Season, Single Game, and Playoffs modes.


Theme Score: 3

Theme Notes:

NFL license but no players Fantastic details after like live stats and drive summaries. Great presentation, to a fault because it makes the game so long.


Art Style Score: 1

Art Style Notes:

Everything scales in and out which makes everything look herky jerky. Sprites are miniscule against the enormous field. Pretty ugly


Audio Score: 3

Audio Notes:


Overall Score: 36

Review ID: 12038



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