Mutant League Football
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| Developer(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Release date(s) | 1993 |
| Genre(s) | Sports game |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Platform(s) | Sega Mega Drive |
Mutant League Football is a video game that was released in 1993 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. Instead of the Madden '93 engine, it features a different take on American football, where the games resemble a war as much as a sporting competition.
In August 2006, GameSpot reported that Electronic Arts would be porting the game to the PlayStation Portable as part of EA Replay. It is slated for release in the United States on November 7, 2006, and will feature wireless multiplayer.[1]
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[edit] Gameplay
The game deviates from usual football simulations in several ways.
Landmines, firepits, and other hazards (such as areas being open to empty space) litter the field, which can be made of rock, ice, or even toxic waste or rubber, and players can lose health or die during the run of play (upon which they will fumble). Teams have special Nasty Audibles, which are dirty (not to mention excessively violent) tricks such as exploding balls, invisibility, electric shocks, jetpacks, or jumping the other quarterback with intent to kill, that lead to big gains and/or horrific casualties. A game can be automatically forfeit if a team has too few players left alive to continue the game.
Each team can "bribe ref" twice per game (once in the first half, once in the second), after which, the bought referee will call phony penalties (e.g. 5-yard penalty for crying) on the opposing team. This will last for a few plays, but the other team usually tries to kill him (one of the Nasty Audibles that can actually be played at any time) immediately after the first dirty call. A slain Ref is then replaced by an even tougher one, who will promptly call another 5-yard penalty on the murdering team for Ref Bashing. Note that accidental referee deaths, such as being caught in the middle of a pileup, or nudged into a mine, are not penalized.
[edit] Teams
Teams are composed of aliens, skeletons, robots, trolls, and superhumans. Seven players are on the field for each team, instead of the usual eleven. Many of the teams are based on real life teams, with names like the Deathskin Razors and the Midway Monsters (Oakland Raiders and Chicago Bears, respectively). Players also have humorous names, like Bones Jackson (Bo Jackson) and Scary Ice (Jerry Rice). However, despite all the death and destruction, the competition aspect is still high, and requires much strategy, especially compared to games like NFL Blitz.
Maniac Conference:
- Darkstar Dragons (spoof of the San Francisco 49ers)
- Killer Konvicts
- Misfit Demons (spoof of the Miami Dolphins)
- Psycho Slashers (spoof of the Pittsburgh Steelers)
- Screaming Evils (spoof of the Philadelphia Eagles)
- Slaycity Slayers
- Terminator Trollz
- Turbo Techies
Toxic Conference:
- Deathskin Razors (spoof of the Oakland Raiders)
- Icebay Bashers (spoof of the Green Bay Packers)
- Midway Monsters (spoof of the Chicago Bears-aka "Monsters of the Midway")
- Rad Rockers (spoof of the New York Giants)
- Road Warriors (possibly a spoof of the Washington Redskins)
- Sixty Whiners (name is spoof of the 49ers, however the players are not)
- Vile Vulgars
- War Slammers
All-Star Teams:
- Toxic All-Pros
- Manic All-Stars
- Galaxy Aces
[edit] Trivia
- This game was followed by a spinoff entitled Mutant League Hockey. A basketball game, Mutant League Basketball, was in development, but it was never released.
- These games were also used as the basis for an animated series called Mutant League, which aired from 1994 to 1996.
