The Lowdown: Have you ever thought that football video games would be better if the players were cutely super-deformed and could acquire bizarre superpowers? Then do we have a game for you! This seventh iteration of the Backyard Football series retains the seven-on-seven arcade-style gameplay complete with 32 licensed NFL teams. New features include tournament, all-pro, and season play mode complete with stats and standings. You can also expect unlockables, multiplayer play, and a host of other little diversions.
The Hype: Backyard Football's obvious kid appeal makes it sell like crazy, and it seems you can press a disc that does nothing but display error codes and parents will buy it for their kids provided there's no sexual or violent content in the error codes.
The Snark: ... there are football games besides Madden?
A vast multitude of cute and truly bizarre screenshots behind the cut.
