

When you choose a running play, it's even harder to gain yardage. Unfortunately, the control for the cursor is very sensitive, so it's difficult to consistently aim with accuracy. You must place the cursor directly over the receiver and release your button for a completion. When you're on Offense and you choose a passing play, press B and a Passing Cursor appears to help you aim your pass. This effect, coupled with the smooth animation, scores some serious points for NFL Football. When you take it to the air with a pass, the camera zooms out so you can see a larger area of the field. When a lot of defensive action is happening, the camera focuses in on the players. The viewpoint of the game is from a sky cam that hangs directly above the field. In this one-player, bird's-eye-view sports cart, you can choose from a playbook of 33 real plays designed by a real-life offensive coordinator. Each game begins by giving you the advantage of receiving the kickoff, but after that there are no more handouts. It is, of course, the Lynx Bowl, where the two top teams in the NFL duke it out for ultimate supremacy. In NFL Football, you're faced with a one-game, do-or-die situation. This is the big one-the game you and your teammates have been waiting for all season. What you don't get is a realistic set of players or an adequate set of controls. meaning you get all the real team names, uniforms, and cheerleaders. Atari's latest sports cart for the Lynx, NFL Football, is officially licensed by the NFL. You can hold all 28 NFL football teams in the palm of your hand. However, as soon as the ball is caught, the entire field rotates 180 degrees, placing the return man at the top of the screen running down to the goal line. For example, kickoffs appear initially with the kicking team at the top of the screen kicking down to the receiving team. The game's problem is the game screen, which unfortunately is in constant motion, providing no established point of view on the action. As for sound, the music pumps up the action, the announcer's voice is crystal clear, and there are good sonic details throughout. The programmers spared no expense when it came to details, such as digitized team helmets, cheerleaders, and mini displays of actual stadiums.

Its extensive use of Mode 7 rotation gives the SNES a real workout. NFL Football features some of the best graphics and sounds of any gridiron game. It doesn't matter how great the players look if you can't find the ball! Great Gridiron Sights & Sounds What starts as a very promising game ends up as a lesson in frustration. However, the awesome-looking graphics quickly become tiresome and actually detract from game play. At first glance, Konami's NFL Football looks like an exciting, graphic-intensive game with plenty of bells and whistles, including real NFL teams and logos.
