Tecmo Bowl Throwback Announced

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Posted March 2nd, 2010 at 2:11 pm

A while back I made mention of a Tecmo Super Bowl remake that has been in development for release on the XBL Marketplace and Playstation Network as a downloadable only title. Today Tecmo confirmed the game and released some details along with the first screenshots. The game will release sometime this spring though a specific date has yet to be confirmed. Head into the screenshot gallery to check out the images. It definitely has modernized and appears much sharper while still retaining the nostalgic feel.

  • Online Multiplayer: Find your old buddies online and challenge them to matches
  • 2D + 3D Graphics: Experience all new 3D graphics with the ability to switch to the classic 2D style!
  • Customizable Teams and Rosters: Play as any of the 32 teams with customizable team names and rosters in full seasons
  • Online Leaderboards: Compare your stats in a wide array of online leaderboards
  • Classic Game Modes: Battle it out with your friends and kick off a game in Preseason, Season or Pro Bowl modes

This definitely has good potential as a multiplayer offering which is primarily what made Madden NFL Arcade successful. Tecmo Bowl Throwback appears to have more depth though and the nostalgia on its side, while obviously lacking the NFL license. What Tecmo is doing here, by bringing Tecmo Bowl Throwback to XBL and PSN, is what EA Sports should have done as well with the remake of NBA Jam. A Wii version of NBA Jam will release late this year with XBL/PSN versions probably arriving in 2011.

So what do you think of the early news about Tecmo Bowl Throwback and the first screens? Leave your thoughts in the comments!

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  • http://twitter.com/ExtremeGamer Scott Burress

    WOW!! SOLD!

  • http://pastapadre.com/ pastapadre

    Yeah this definitely could be a lot of fun

  • http://pastapadre.com/ pastapadre

    As good as this looks like it could be I just have to add that hopefully no one who worked on NBA Unrivaled contributed to this project!

  • Timmy458

    I will most likely buy this although I will wait for more details before I am completely sold on it.

  • Jd

    This is sweet! NFL teams would make this a must buy.

  • Olondo

    looks and sounds great. wonder if theyll price it at $15 (probably) or $10

  • Justin

    I like that you can Edit teams. Hopefully someone can take the time and create the NFL and be able to share it with others, like in NCAA Football games. Should be great.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Michael-Vaughn/581857612 Michael Vaughn

    AWESOME

  • Jim

    I'm buying no matter what.

    We all need to do our part to revive the Football sector of the market. For all the people complaining about the reigning game, they can shut up and support the other options, or they can keep sitting around crying. I choose to buy and be part of the solution and I hope you will, too.

  • Truth

    I hope it has official teams an players of the NFL

  • fourfifteens

    Hopefully the rosters will have name-truncated versions of their real life NFL counterparts.

  • …..

    Pasta, any info on when is it coming out for download?……..or is it a TBA situation?

  • http://Myspace.com/flip334 Flip334

    I love tecmo bowl…I hope it doesn’t suk and I don’t know about y’all but I hope they remake the older tecmo bowl games with hd graphics

  • tecmo!!!

    Did pasta just mention nfl arcade in the same sentence as tecmo super bowl?

    Now I know he has no clue what he's talking about.

  • sheredia

    looks promising…..especially with the 2D and 3D options. with full customization to boot. sweet.

  • GoMadden

    Looks brilliant! From the looks of it though they didn't acquire the rights to use NFL players from EA though. That's a big bummer. But it's the type of game where if it's good it might not matter too much.

  • GoMadden

    Anyone know if there will be a create-a-team feature at all? I wouldn't be surprised if they left that open just to get around the EA licensing issue.

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    http://www.GoMadden.com

  • NAW

    did anyone read this part?

    Customizable Teams and Rosters: Play as any of the 32 teams with customizable team names and rosters in full seasons

  • juan deleon

    tecmo has my cash

  • Peter Moore

    as long as you dont put up any backbreaker info we are good… if you do, we will have a big problem and i will no longer provide you with Porn and free EA material

    Take care (w/ Love) your father,

    Pete

  • http://twitter.com/Valdarez Valdarez

    Love the updated graphics. They need to change the play calling though. A, B, X, Y and and triggers should be enough. No need to use a button + DPad combo.

  • http://mikerender.com mrender

    Yo, this is fiyah.

  • http://mikerender.com mrender

    Yo, this is fiyah.

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