Arena Football Xbox
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65 out of 100

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8.6 out of 10

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  • Summary: Arena football charges onto consoles with EA Sports Arena Football. You can experience the action by controlling licensed players and teams in the only arena football game for current- or next-generation consoles. Smaller teams and a smaller field combine with confining walls to make Arena Football unlike any other football game you have played. The game includes an analog kicking system, detailed stat tracking, and the ability to customize your team and its players. Online play is also available.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
  1. IGN
    83
    Priced at a frugal $29.99, Arena Football is a fantastic way to cure those post-Super Bowl blues thanks to the numerous spectacular plays you will witness every game. This game is really, really fun.
  2. WHAM! Gaming
    70
    All I want do is throw or run with the ball and mash as many players as humanly possible in as many ways as possible. EA's Arena Football does all of that quite nicely.
  3. Official Xbox Magazine
    70
    Arena Football may be a little rough around the edges, but it has the potential to grow. [Mar 2006, p.77]
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  4. G4 TV
    40
    Arena Football may be an engaging sport to watch in real life, with the excitement of packed arenas and the promise of frenzied action on the shortened field, but the developers did a poor job in conveying that sense of atmosphere in the game.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
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  1. FredG.
    10
    Don't listen to the critics, this game is a winner. It is fun to play and having only 8 players on the field makes gameplay easier to control. The AI is realistic and the game has most of the features of Madden football without the cojmplex plays and formations. In this game I am able to control my defensive line and backs better.… Expand
  2. TomH.
    10
    if you hate the afl, you won't like this game. otherwise give it a try, it's only $30 and it's unlike any other.
  3. DaveR.
    9
    This is a solid football game. If you have wathced the AFL and understand their rules, then you will love the way this game plays. Most of the poor reviews are due to the reviewers not knowing the differences between AFL and the NFL. Its too bad they didn't spend the time to realize that this is not the NFL and is a solid football effort. At least give this game a rent, if not a buy (only $30), and enjoy the Arena type game for what it is. It is fast paced scoring FUN.… Collapse
  4. [Anonymous]
    9
    The game is perfect except I did not like the atmosphere. It felt as if you were traped in a dungeon and playing football. But every thing else was good especially the graphics.… Expand