AVault opened their review with a reference to Tecmo Bowl for good reason; if there is one developer who could mine riches from this monopolistic videogame football culture, it's Tecmo; who could certainly ride a wave of nostalgia and surmount the inability to utilize real life teams and players. While DS owners have had the opportunity, there is a hardcore base of gamers who would likely hunger for the chance to take the time warp back to their youth and play an enhanced version of that classic title on their fancy big screens.
Unfortunately, Tecmo chose the easier path and simply churned out yet another lazy piece of shovelware designed to take advantage of clueless consumers.
Family Fun Football was clearly an effort to jumpstart Tecmo's legacy and bring it to a new generation of gamers. It is a mixture of some elements of Tecmo Bowl – the predecessor to Tecmo Super Bowl – some elements of Madden, and some elements not borrowed from either of those games.
Overall Family Fun Football is great fun for the whole family. However, if you are expecting another Tecmo bowl from this title you will be disappointed. This game is best played with friends and family, playing this title alone is not nearly as fun as the multiplayer.
This week Cat makes up for lost time with coverage of two GTA games, Tekken 6, DJ Hero, Borderlands and a ton of other games as fall rush continues to dominate.
