Handball (video game series)

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Handball
Genre(s) Sports, simulation
Developer(s) Eko Software
Publisher(s) Nacon
Platform(s) PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
First releaseHandball 16
7 November 2015
Latest release Handball 21
12 November 2021

Handball is a video game series released by Nacon. It is a simulator for handball.

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Handball 16

The players did not match the real players and there were no away jerseys.[ clarification needed ] This results in teams playing in the same colour. [1]

Handball 17

Handball 17 included LNH Division 2, the French second level handball league.

Handball 17 received negative reviews from critics. kicker commented that some aspects of the game were significantly worse than in Handball 16. [2]

Handball 21

Handball 20 features four major European leagues and several second divisions. 1,600 players are represented. [3]

Leagues

NationLeague161721
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Handball-Bundesliga Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
2. Handball-Bundesliga Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Flag of France.svg  France LNH Division 1 Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
LNH Division 2 Dark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Liga ASOBAL Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Superliga Dark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svg
Number of teams6882

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References

  1. Handball 16, Gamereactor, 3 December 2015
  2. Handball 17 im Test: Der Tragödie nächster Teil, kicker, 22 November 2016
  3. Jones, Alison; NACON and Eko Software announce Handball 21, 23 June 2020