Customer Reviews

Sports Illustrated for Kids: Football

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This game is slow, predictable, and very much a "kid's game"...

Granted, the title should've clued me in, but I've run across quite a few games that were originally intended for children that I've enjoyed very much. This, however, really isn't one of them.

Don't get me wrong, the retro style graphics and gameplay brought me back to the days of the ol' PC game "4th And Inches", but really don't stand up to expectation with all the really attractive titles out there right now. I mean, Joe Montana Football was one of the greatest football games ever, and while I'm not saying that it should necessarily be brought back (make way for the new and all that) the expectation is that the game will at least LOOK like something more interesting that a mess of hard-to-differentiate pixels blinking across a green field.

Play calling and execution is frighteningly simplistic and sometimes quite frustrating, the players move molasses-slow, and there's no such thing as the onside kick. On the positive side, you can straight-arm other players. But that's really it.

My recommendation is that unless you're an 8-year-old, or want to play a very, very simple football game, skip this one. Madden 2002 is coming out soon, and promises to be quite superior to this. When I first picked this up, I thought "how bad can this be?" and that it would tide me over until the real sports games surfaced. Not so. I'm utterly disappointed. The only reason it got 2 stars instead of one is the whole "retro" value (I really loved 4th and Inches).

I'm not sure what I expected, but it really, REALLY wasn't this.

The graphics stink and you have no clue how to run the plays.
I was soooooo dissapointed. Wait for another football game to come out!

Not what I expected for $.... Blocky graphics that take me back to the days of Colecovision. Even if you are remotely interested in this one, wait a month til it's on the 9.99 rack. I want my money back!

Perfect game for perfect price. Graphics arn't as good as I expected however. If you like football you will love this game. If you don't like football, you will love it anyway!

This is the best football game. My son likes it because he can play against his friends and not just against the computer.

i recentally bought this game for my son and he loves it! he plays i 24/7.i think every mother shuld buy it for a person they know1