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7.0 out of 10

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  • Summary: A brutal team sport unfolding in a parallel fantasy world based on Warhammer and American football, Blood Bowl invites gamers to form a team of players from races including: Orcs, Elves, Humans, Dwarfs and many other fantasy creatures, and launch themselves into battle in the bloodiest of arenas. This strategy sports game combines a fine balance of tactics and bone crunching action! The game offers two game modes. The first, which is fully real time, offers spectacular gameplay with intense battles between blocking linemen and daring displays of agility of players leaping and dodging through opponents tackle zones, while powerful spells and dirty trick special plays are unleashed across the field. All this creates a highly charged atmosphere. Of course, since it is sometimes difficult to keep an eye on the entire field at once, the game's interface offers different tactical and strategic setups, while the AI is responsible for managing the players on the field. The second game mode, an actual turn-based game, is a treat for players of the original board game because it is an exact replica of Games Workshop's tabletop masterpiece. The original rules have been faithfully reproduced, and it contains all of the devices, strategies, play and rhythm of the original game. [Focus Home Interactive]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. PC Format
    87
    I'm thoroughly impressed with Blood Bowl. [Oct 2009, p.99]
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  2. GameStar
    74
    The game can be quite challenging, especially in the round-bases game mode, but after one week you've seen all the game has to offer. Nonetheless it's the perfect game for small tournaments from time to time and to give elves a good thrashing.
  3. SpazioGames
    73
    Blood Bowl is an atypical sports-game with good turn-based mechanics. Here there are football, fantasy, dice and lucky, in an original fairly good mix. Blood Bowl isn't for casual gamers, but if you are fans of the board-game and you can play it online, you certainly can give it a chance.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 21
  3. Negative: 4 out of 21
  1. JoshuaC
    10
    If you like miniature games and strategy games. the turnbased elements of this game are great. the multiplayer interface could use some help but the Pro's well out way the cons… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  2. thequillguy
    5
    For those who enjoyed the smashing board game, this bloody realisation is a faithful recreation. Those who don’t understand, or haven’t played, the classic game, this game in unlikely to feel like theatre, and more like extra time. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that if you haven’t already played the board game, then you’ll find playing this akin to watching two nondescript German division 3 teams scrapping out a midtable draw. http://www.blogger.com/publish-confirmation.g?blogID=2262516898767329649&postID=2135179043832740507×tamp=1303166839274&javascriptEnabled=true… Expand
    • 1 of 2 users said yes
  3. IanP
    1
    Terrible A.I. ie each team adopts the same crowd-around-the-player-with-the-ball tactic and then goes out and succeeds in wiping out your team with a sucession of successful dicerolls. Makes for a frustrating and fruitless experience. I owned the very first edition of this game and became quite good at it but this game is almost unplayable with the A.I. at the minute.. Need some serious patching before I play this game again.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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