NFL GameDay
This is the first installment in the NFL GAMEDAY series, and it has all the players, teams, stadiums, stats, and injuries that you see in the real NFL in fact, this game is so realistic it could even fool the…
NFL GameDay is a sport developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., released 2 February 1996 on PlayStation.
What NFL GameDay is
NFL GameDay is a sport game developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. and released in 1996. It is available on PlayStation only. It carries an ESRB E age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
This is the first installment in the NFL GAMEDAY series, and it has all the players, teams, stadiums, stats, and injuries that you see in the real NFL in fact, this game is so realistic it could even fool the most diehard fans into thinking they're watching a game on TV, not playing one. There is a wide variety of offensive and defensive moves you can use to make things easier, including dives, spins, hurdles, jukes, and stiff arms on offense; and dives, jumps, forearm bashes, and swim moves on defense. Basically, if you've seen it done in the real NFL, then chances are you'll see it in NFL GAMEDAY. Things like long snap counts, men in motion, and defensive stunts can all be found in the…
How it plays
Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the NFL series
NFL GameDay is the 40th of 208 entries we hold in the NFL series. The next entry was Tecmo Super Bowl in 1996. Its critic score of 80 is 7 points above the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is ESPN NFL 2K5 at 92.
How it was received
NFL GameDay holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 70% of the 1,609 rated sport games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 1996 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points above the year average.
What it launched against
NFL GameDay launched on 2 February 1996, within three weeks of Soul Edge, Guardian Heroes, Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara and Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Soul Edge, Guardian Heroes, Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara, Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Quick answers
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