Nov 17, 2015 A backyard pickup football game is a fun way for your family and friends to spend quality time together. You don’t need to be a football fanatic (or even an athlete) to be your party’s starting receiver. Backyard pickup games are meant to be easy on kids and fun for parents. Backyard Football is basically a highly simplified football game that can be picked up easily without having an in-depth knowledge of the sport. For instance, there are only five players on the field at one time, the plays are simple, and the rules are relaxed. Oct 19, 2017 Backyard Football: Chiefs vs Raiders. Backyard Sports reigned supreme. It has been 20 years since the first Backyard Sports game was released and it is still a fan favorite.
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Backyard Football Review
Usually, I am a fan of the Backyard Sports series, but this game caused me to rethink my stance on being the biggest fan of the series. Backyard Football is a game where you can play as kids or pros (as kids) and go through a season, play a regular game, or do a variety of other game modes offered in the game. The rules are the same as football except that there is a default 1 minute quarter length- which leads to a very short game play- and you can also have 'power ups' in the game that can enhance your teams performance (personally, I think it is better to call it 'Cheating someone out of a touchdown with a magnet').
Graphics 6: The graphics in this game are garbage. They are absolutely terrible. But, you have to remember that this was a game on the GBA system- which, in my opinion, is one of the worst systems for graphics- and that it won't have the best graphics you'll ever see. If you look at the on the field graphics in the game Backyard Football 2007, you'll see that Backyard Football is easier to look at, despite being all cartoony. Considering that this came out pretty early (2004-2005 I believe), you can't fault them for having terrible graphics.
Sound 5: The sounds are nice for a while, and then you notice that they are too repetitive and turn the sound off. It isn't like how Backyard Baseball uses some of the sounds from Hotel R'Wanda (or vice versa), however, so it isn't all too bad. The only thing I can say I like is the music at the beginning of the game where the main menu is, but I've always liked a little menu ambiance anyways.
Addictiveness 3: Since the games are just about 4 minutes long, it is hard to get in to a game so much that you'll stay with it for a while. This makes the game extremely nonaddictive, and I sometimes find myself quitting after just one game because I feel that it is too boring to play. The game fails to keep your attention span for long, so the only way you'll get sucked in to it is if you have nothing else to do- ever.
Story : Lolwut.
Depth 9: The only category I found I can't fault for this game is depth, because you can always keep playing the game if you'd like. The game has an exhibition mode and season mode, and there are some other game types as well. If you do manage to stay with the game, there will be plenty of stuff for you to do.
Difficulty 1: Let's face it, most Backyard games are really meant for people who are ages 4-10 who aren't very good at video games. This game is so easy that I could probably do it with my eyes closed (as long as I had sound). The lack of defense is so huge in this game, and the slowness of the characters allows you to make important decisions in a remarkably large time span.
Overall 4.8: This game is just not very good and is almost not worth trying. I'd only recommend this to anyone who has the guts to see if they can sit in front of this game for more than ten minutes.
Graphics 6 Sound 5 Addictive 3 Depth 9 Difficulty 1
Backyard Football Reviewmlb789
Usually, I am a fan of the Backyard Sports series, but this game caused me to rethink m...
Graphics 6 Sound 5 Addictive 3 Depth 9 Difficulty 1
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I agree with mlb's review. This game isn't exactly fun for anyone over 10 lol.
nakeem12 06-06-12 - 11:09 PM
SUP
CZKillwaukee 12-16-11 - 10:58 PM
raptor
CZKillwaukee 12-16-11 - 10:58 PM
raptoe
CZKillwaukee 12-16-11 - 09:28 PM
raptor/// your a noob
jetman28 12-04-10 - 06:25 PM
this game is awesome
olegtrotplot 10-20-10 - 12:26 AM
game sucks
kilpokemon 02-21-10 - 03:09 PM
ok game
Company: Humongous Entertainment
Ages: 5–10
Price: $19.99
Requirements: 133 MHz PowerPC, System 7.5.3, 4x CD-ROM
Well, I was hoping to review Madden 2000, however, this game is just as cool! I enjoyed playing it. I enjoyed playing it with my kids. My kids enjoyed playing it with each other. Scott, my three-year-old, enjoyed playing it by himself.
Some of you may be familiar with Backyard Baseball, and from what I hear, the Backyard gang is back! You start out in the Clubhouse and pick your team.
Okay, I stacked my team with three NFL players, or at least, three NFL players as kids. The game comes with eight NFL players total. The players also come with their own trading cards.
I even got to create my own player
And then you play the game. When I could get my kids away from the computer, I chose single player, which gave me mouse control over the entire game. Two-player mode is a little different—one player gets the mouse, while the other player gets the keyboard. For me the keyboard wasn't as efficient; I preferred the smooth and easy mouse to the arrow keys. This may be a personal preference.
Remember when you were a kid, and you played street football? That's the feeling I got with this game. It's five-on-five and is played in a variety of weather conditions, on many different fields. I was surprised there wasn't a playing field set on a street. After you choose your field and weather, Sunny Day and Chuck Downfield provide commentary of the game.
After the kickoff, I was on offense. You're provided with a simple playbook with 12 plays, however you can alternate those if you want.
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You can even create your own! I was a bit taken aback that my created plays were not saved from one game to the next. Of course, the plays that I created didn't work all that well, so maybe that was for the best.
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I did manage to score a touchdown.
And got a really nice end zone dance from Barry Sanders. I managed to find a way to lose the game, however. But that doesn't mean that I didn't enjoy it. Okay, so I'm ten years old again.
I recommend this game to anyone who has kids that are interested in football. My reservations aside, they'll have hours of enjoyment. Of course, you need to be careful if you have only one computer because you might not be able to use it again.
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