NFL Head Coach 09
Description of NFL Head Coach 09 EA's football coach simulator heads back to the gridiron in NFL Head Coach 09. With gameplay more akin to European-style "Soccer Manager" games than the Madden NFL franchise…
NFL Head Coach 09 is a simulator developed by EA Tiburon, released 2 September 2008 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
What NFL Head Coach 09 is
NFL Head Coach 09 is a simulator game developed by EA Tiburon and released in 2008. It was published by EA Sports. It is available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Description of NFL Head Coach 09 EA's football coach simulator heads back to the gridiron in NFL Head Coach 09. With gameplay more akin to European-style "Soccer Manager" games than the Madden NFL franchise from which it spawned, the original NFL Head Coach generally received lukewarm reviews from critics. But after a one-year hiatus -- during which it presumably did a little TV and work spent some quality time with the family -- the franchise returns with a new focus on depth and realism. Once again the coach's livelihood depends on his approval rating, and everything gamers do, from win/loss record, to going for it on fourth down, to choosing whether to yell at the QB after a bad…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are business. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the NFL series
NFL Head Coach 09 is the 140th of 208 entries we hold in the NFL series. The next entry was Madden NFL 09 in 2008. Its critic score of 60 is 13 points below the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is ESPN NFL 2K5 at 92.
How it was received
NFL Head Coach 09 holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 15% of the 2,882 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 5 points below the year average.
What it launched against
NFL Head Coach 09 launched on 2 September 2008, within three weeks of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, Rock Band 2 and The Witcher: Enhanced Edition. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, Rock Band 2, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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