Adriano Arcade Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Please enjoy my latest Jag review for Arcade Attack - I look at the sometimes overlooked (and arguably underappreciated) sports brawler Brutal Sports Football: http://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/brutal-sports-football-jaguar/ Thanks for reading! Adrian 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UHATEIT Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Brutal Sports Football is a great game and I have had a lot of fun playing it. A gem for the system in my eyes for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Not a showcase for the Jag's abilities, but fun to play, especially 2-player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+madman Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 I've always wondered if the arcade game Pigskin 621 AD was a source of inspiration for Brutal Sports Football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFG 9000 Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Brutal Sports Football is one of those Jag games that I bought to complete the collection with just about zero interest in ever putting much time into it. But I've heard so many people praising it lately (here and in a few Facebook groups) that I'm definitely going to sit down and put a few hours into it one of these days, to see if it hooks me the way it has a few of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Brutal Sports Football is one of those Jag games that I bought to complete the collection with just about zero interest in ever putting much time into it. But I've heard so many people praising it lately (here and in a few Facebook groups) that I'm definitely going to sit down and put a few hours into it one of these days, to see if it hooks me the way it has a few of you. Definitely do it. It's not terribly polished but it is quite fun in that it's not a traditional "sports" game. You can win by murdering (literally) the opposing team. It's especially fun to introduce the game to an unsuspecting friend, play it up as a game with typical sports rules, then pick up a sword partway into the round and decapitate their entire team for the win. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 I've only played it a little, but I found the scrolling rather choppy and the music below par...but maybe that's my memory being overly harsh. I found the gameplay a little rough around the edges (admittedly I really didn't know what I was doing), but I'll have to give it a proper go and read the manual. Most reviews or comments from those who've sunk a bit of time into it seem like they enjoyed it. Still, a little more effort and polish could've elevated it beyond just another (almost) straight 16-bit port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adriano Arcade Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 Brutal Sports Football is a great game and I have had a lot of fun playing it. A gem for the system in my eyes for sure. I agree. Not perfect - but a lot of fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adriano Arcade Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 Brutal Sports Football is one of those Jag games that I bought to complete the collection with just about zero interest in ever putting much time into it. But I've heard so many people praising it lately (here and in a few Facebook groups) that I'm definitely going to sit down and put a few hours into it one of these days, to see if it hooks me the way it has a few of you. Probably not everyone's cup of tea - but I certainly have had a blast playing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adriano Arcade Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 Not a showcase for the Jag's abilities, but fun to play, especially 2-player. I agree, 2 player is where this game comes into its own!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adriano Arcade Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 Definitely do it. It's not terribly polished but it is quite fun in that it's not a traditional "sports" game. You can win by murdering (literally) the opposing team. It's especially fun to introduce the game to an unsuspecting friend, play it up as a game with typical sports rules, then pick up a sword partway into the round and decapitate their entire team for the win. Good advice good man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 I've only played it a little, but I found the scrolling rather choppy and the music below par...but maybe that's my memory being overly harsh. Your memory is correct, the scrolling is choppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Did Telegames code it themselves or hire someone else to do the work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Teque developed it for the Jag I believe, but Millennium Interactive were also involved somewhere along the line. Did Telegames even develop anything or were they just publishers? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diatoir3d Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 When it was Christmas time at my old job we used to have extra members of staff in, so we used to be able to go for breaks together... I had my spare TV and Jag in the break room, so we used to always play Brutal Sports of a lunchtime. I always thought I had the advantage from years of playing it, but my friend Lucas (who never played it) would literally just obliterate my team with button mashing and win! I had to change my technique and I think we basically ended up turning it into a scrolling beat 'em up, as all we did was kill each other. Frame rate is choppy, but it doesn't matter so much when the gameplay is so much fun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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