Ripten Review: Tecmo Bowl Throwback

Long armed touchdown passes, sixty-five yard field goals with room to spare, and cut scenes after a critical sack are back. Tecmo delivers to us a full refresh of an old classic. If you were a fan of the original Tecmo Bowl you will enjoy Tecmo Bowl Throwback.

In the early 90s, I played many football games–  from Madden to NFL Quarterback Club, but I always came back to Tecmo as my game of choice. I loved the simplicity of the controls and how easy the scores could be run up. Tecmo Bowl Throwback brings us back to this much simpler time of football gaming, and I for one welcome it!

This review will be covering the PS3 version of the game. It is available now on the PlayStation Network for $9.99. So now lets jump into the details.

The Looks:

It’s clear that the team at Tecmo spent some serious time sprucing up the look of the game. The new HD graphics really make Throwback very enjoyable, and it felt like I was playing the original Tecmo for the first time all over again. There is a cool feature with this re-design, in that if you press the R1 shoulder button, you can switch between the 16:9 HD view and the classic 4:3 view. As embarrassing as it may be, I found this feature by accident as I was mashing buttons. I was surprised when it happened and actually laughed out loud. Now, you might not want to play a whole game that way, but it is something cool to do once and a while just for the nostalgia of it.

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