Tecmo Bowl Throwback

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Developer(s) Southend Interactive, Koei Tecmo
Publisher(s) Koei Tecmo
SeriesTecmo Bowl
Platform(s) Xbox 360 (XBLA), PlayStation 3 (PSN), iOS
ReleaseXBLA
April 28, 2010
PSN
June 1, 2010 [1]
iOS
May 26, 2011
Genre(s) Football
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer

Tecmo Bowl Throwback is a video game released by Koei Tecmo for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade. The PlayStation 3 version was released via the PlayStation Network store on June 1, 2010, followed by the iOS version on May 26, 2011. The game is an update of the 1993 version of Tecmo Super Bowl . Due to Electronic Arts obtaining the exclusive NFL and NFLPA licenses in 2004 for the Madden NFL series, the game used generic team and player names. [2]

Contents

Gameplay

The gameplay retains the classic feel of the series, which the ESRB described as a "top-down arcade-style football game in which players compete against teams around the world to become the 'International Tecmo Bowl Champion'", with "animated cutscenes". [3]

Key features

Reception

The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [4] [5] [6]

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