Mutant Football League
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| Developer(s) | Digital Dreams Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Digital Dreams Entertainment |
| Composer(s) | Brian L. Schmidt |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch |
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| Genre(s) | Sports |
Mutant Football League is an American football video game. It is a spiritual successor to Electronic Arts' Mutant League Football. The game was released on Microsoft Windows on October 31, 2017, released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on January 19, 2018,[1] and on Nintendo Switch on October 30, 2018.[2]
Development
[edit]The game was developed by American studio Digital Dreams Entertainment, led by Michael Mendheim, designer of the original Mutant League Football game. In 2013, Mendheim ran a Kickstarter campaign to fund the game's development, asking for $750,000. The project failed to reach its goal, but Mendheim persisted with the project. In 2017, a second Kickstarter campaign raised a more modest goal of $60,000.[3] Mendheim stated that due to the original funding failure the game will not have as much content as originally planned, and that the main purpose of the second Kickstarter was to fund development of online multiplayer.[4]
Gameplay
[edit]Mutant Football League is a violent, over-the-top interpretation of the game of football. It draws inspiration from the original Mutant League Football, as well as other games in the genre such as NFL Blitz.
The game features 7-on-7 action, with teams made up of various mutants, namely Skeletal Deadheads, Monstrous Orcs, BruiserBots, Mutant-Humans, Hell-Spawned Demons, Rampaging Werewolves, and Criminal Aliens.[5] The fields are littered with obstacles, including buzzsaws and landmines. Players can call normal plays, as well as "dirty tricks", which include bribing the referee, using a chainsaw to cut through the opposition defense, and rigging the ball with a bomb.
Teams
[edit]Many of the teams are parodies of real-life NFL teams, with names like the Nuked London Hatriots and the Deadlanta Vultures. Many players likewise have humorous names spoofing real-life current and former NFL players, such as Bomb Shady, Von Killer, Wham Neutron, Throb Bronkowski, Hatrick Myhomies, Ratspew Splattered, Cooper Pup, and Airbourne Dodgers.
Reception
[edit]| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | PC: 74/100[6] PS4: 62/100[7] XONE: 72/100[8] |
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Sequel
[edit]In early 2022, Digital Dreams Entertainment announced Mutant Football League 2. The game is currently in development and scheduled to be released for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, and PC. It has a release date of May 31, 2024 in Steam Early Access. [9]
References
[edit]- ^ Moyse, Chris (5 January 2018). "Mutant Football League touches down on PS4 and Xbox One this month". Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Theriault, Donald (September 20, 2018). "Mutant Football League To Kick Off October 30". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- ^ "Mutant Football League Handily Meets Its KickStarter Goals". WWG. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- ^ "Mutant Football League adds the voice of NBA Jam, and predicts tomorrow's big game (correction)". Polygon. 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- ^ "GDC 2017: Michael Mendheim talks Mutant Football League". Shacknews. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- ^ "Mutant Football League for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ^ "Mutant Football League for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ^ "Mutant Football League for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ^ https://www.ign.com/videos/mutant-football-league-2-early-access-release-date-trailer [bare URL]