by Humongous Entertainment
Platform:
Windows, Mac
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This is the third program in the Backyard Sports series, and like the others, it offers an individualized, entertaining introduction to the game of football. Unlike other football CDs, this one features a cast of neighborhood kids as the players. Children can create teams with John Elway playing quarterback and Jerry Rice as their wide receiver, or they can let the computer randomly select from about 25 different players, each with a unique personality. Kids can also choose a playing field and a level of difficulty- we recommend starting off at the easy level. After an introduction from the sportscasters, children pick from 12 offensive or defensive plays to try. Trick plays can spice up the action with sonic booms, jersey switches, or players that suddenly jump 20 feet in the air. Kids can even adjust the weather conditions to make things more interesting. Criticisms are few. The topdown view used while playing makes it tough to distinguish the players. Also, the game is set up for just one player. Multiplayer options would have made the activity naturally conducive to playing with friends or family members. On the positive side, the range of challenge is carefully set with the easy level insuring that kids will have a successful first experience, while the hard level is full of tricky situations. The software is playful and well designed, from the play-by-play sports casting to the between-play banter of the players. Overall, this is an excellent, entertaining program.
Teaches: sports, football, strategy
Age Range: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Copyright © 2000 Children's Software Revue
Featuring NFL Players As Kids!Product InformationGrab your helmet because it's time to team up with the BackyardKids! The roar of the crowd. The cool autumn air. The mud on your jersey. It'sBackyard Football! Now you'll get a chance to play against your favorite sportsstars. Pick from Steve Young Barry Sanders John Elway and your favorites fromthe Backyard Bunch. Then choose your team logos colors and strategy.Join announcers Sunny Day and Chuck Downfield for some of the wildest footballever! You direct the action as you run pass tackle and kick in an action-packed backyard football game.Play action-packed football games with pint-sized versions of real-life proslike Brett Farve Drew Bledsoe Barry Sanders Randall Cunningham and more! Callthe plays run the routes make tackles and score winning touchdowns. Choosefrom all 31 NFL team names and logos and play an entire 14-game season endingwith the Super Colossal Cereal Bowl. It's the chance of a lifetime to play with the pros right in your own backyard!Product Features Kid versions of real-life pros Choose from 31 NFL team names and logs Five-on-five games with instant replay and touchdown dances Simple point-and-click controls Exciting network multiplayer capability Track game season and lifetime statsWindows Requirements Windows 95/98/Me/XP or Vista Pentium 133MHz 32MB of RAM 20MB free hard drive space (if you wish to save games in progress) 1MB Windows 95/98/Me compatible SVGA video card Windows 95/98/Me compatible sound card DirectX version 5.0 or higher (DirectX 8.0 included on game disc) 4x speed CD-ROM driveMacintosh Requirements 132MHz PowerPC System 7.5.5 up to 8.6 32MB or RAM 20MB free (if you wish to save games in progress) 4x speed CD-ROM drive