Tecmo Bowl is one of the best soccer games released by Nintendo in 1989. The NES version of the game allows two players to play at the same time, different from four at the same time. There are three modes for players to choose from as one player, two players, and practice. With one player mode, players will choose any team and participate in matches against the computer. Each team has its own style of kicking and a different squad layout. When winning a team, the system will arrange players to participate in the next match. In the two-player mode, they will choose two different teams and compete to find who is the winner. In training mode, players will be allowed to randomly arrange the players they own in a squad. Joining this mode will help them choose the right team and play style in each match. In addition, players will practice kicking skills, short-range shots, and long-range shots. Gaining experience from practice matches will help players make the best of their squad.
Each team participating in a match will have 9 members. Each player will be fully equipped with shoes, gloves and sometimes a helmet. Players will arrange the squad according to offensive or defensive trend before entering the match. They will judge the opponent’s movement so that they can steal the ball and have good attacking paths, bringing victory.
The game has 12 famous teams participating are Indianapolis, Miami, Cleveland, Denver, Seattle, Los Angeles (Raiders), Washington, San Francisco, Dallas, New York (Giants), Chicago and Minnesota. Each team has a different level of effectiveness based on how they choose their players and their playstyle. Players will control their team to participate in 4 matches with the same team. Winning with that team will help players put their team to the final. Winning all matches, players will become the champions in the Tecmo Bowl.
Players can experience the game with many different devices such as mobile phones, NES, PlayChoice-10, Game Boy, Arcade. On each device, the game will have different game modes, formation, and graphics. In addition, players can also control the game easily using the PC keyboard. However, to have the best matches in the game, the manufacturer recommends that they use a USB gamepad that you just plug into the USB port on your computer.
