Wild Card Football Brings Arcade-Style Hits to Consoles, PC - Hardcore Gamer

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Saber Interactive has a knack for bringing fast-paced, arcade-inspired sports fun to the market. What began with NBA Playgrounds continued on with WWE Battleground and now includes Wild Card Football. The game features seven-vs-seven play and fast offense alongside different rule sets and the ability to enjoy pro football players on the roster. Having the NBA Playgrounds gameplsy engine being used for pro football makes a lot of ense as it’s one that handles quick action without slowdown quite nicely and having hundreds of players available, just without the NFL license, still offers up an authentic feel for the experience as a whole.

For anyone who grew up on NFL Blitz or even the more arcade-centric 16-bit and 32-bit football games, Wild Card Football aims to keep that same level of action intact. We really haven’t seen a game like this since the NFL Street days in the PS2 era and having something like the Wild Card system that allows for power-ups to be used brings a lot of that arcade fun to modern hardware. The usage of Wild Cards in-game allows for momentum shifts if things work out in your favor – or they can give you another obstacle to overcome during a tight game if dame fortune isn’t smiling upon you at that point in time.

There are 150 cards to use and anyone who loves a good card battle game, including something like Slay the Spire, may want to check this out just to see how a similar mechanic can affect a football game. Being about to summon walls to impede foes or add invisibility to your player for a sneaky hit or ball grab can come in handy. You can also bust out a stat boost or break some rules and do so without penalty to gain an advantage.

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