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Retro Bowl
Retro Bowl is an American football simulation game in the style of pixelated video games of old. Play as one of 32 teams, making personnel decisions and playing in the games to try and win the Retro Bowl at the end of the season.
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9 reviews found90
TheSixthAxis
Feb 11, 2022
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Nintendo Life
Feb 7, 2022
That's the key with this game — it's addictive but most importantly simple, immersive fun. A reminder that getting hooked on a game can be due to its design rather than complexity or realism. There are a few flaws — the game has an obsession with fumbles that give you possession on your opponent's 18-yard line, and opposition coaches never seem to use time outs to help their chances. But as a game to play regularly in short bursts, or occasionally in longer sessions, Retro Bowl is a hoot. It's backyard football disguised as the NFL in 8-bit form... and that's brilliant.
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Shindig
Feb 13, 2022
Retro Bowl is, easily, one of the most downright enjoyable American football games of the last few years, and its appearance on Switch is a welcome antidote to a dearth of decent handheld gridiron. The Tecmo Bowl inspiration is abundant, and this is a loving homage to a classic full of retro charm, but it also packs a surprising amount of modern design influence under the hood. With quick, rewarding play sessions and a fine balance between ease of play, depth, authenticity, and excitement, Retro Bowl belongs on every football fan’s Switch.
80
Gfinity
Feb 13, 2022
Retro Bowl does a fantastic job with what it's trying to do. Being a mobile game ported onto the Switch, it was always going to be a challenge to figure out how to make it work, but New Star Games has come out with another lovely arcade treat. There are areas I'd like to see changed.
80
Pocket Gamer UK
Feb 18, 2022
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Pure Nintendo
Feb 17, 2022
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Sequential Planet
Feb 9, 2022
Retro Bowl is a fun arcade football experience that features an interesting franchise mode and addicting gameplay. The charming graphics and simple controls make this one of the best sports games on the Nintendo Switch.
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Gaming Age
Feb 15, 2022
Retro Bowl is generally worth it, if you’re a Switch-owning football fan who wants to play their favourite game on Nintendo’s system. It may not be perfect, but it’s miles better than anything else you can play.
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Operation Sports
Feb 10, 2022
Rarely does a football game come along that offers the ability to enjoy a franchise, a draft, ability to edit, and package it together in such a fun and approachable way. Retro Bowl does just that and now has made the experience even better on the Nintendo Switch.
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