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Megadrive. John Madden's, John
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Madden's 92 and Joe Montana's are
all clamouring for a slice of the action,
with that Mr Madden currently
winning the downs AND kicking for
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the extra point. Still, Sega reckon
there's room for one more, so pull on
y9ur shoulderpads and helmet and
hit the gridiron in the latest American
Football sift) to appear on the 16-bit
superstar. That man Montana is
wheeled out again to be your guide
through the trials and tribulations of
each game, with commentary and
statistics to inform and assist the
player along the way. Use real plays
to get those downs and move you further
towards that elusive touchdown,
but remember that to be the best
your defence needs to be as hot as
your offence. It's all very well being a
high-scoring hero, but if your blitz is
the •pits, forget it. What are you waiting
for? Play ball!
I first saw this game
quite a while ago, and
have to confess not
playing it again until it
came up on official release.
Pitted against the
likes of Madden's and
now Madden•s '92,
you've got to be bold to
release an American
footy game on the Megadrive. You need
something special as well, and here it must
be said Joe Montana does deliver. The
commentary-style speech is a real gobsmacker
when you first hear it - it's a hoot
and a half to play while the yank burbles
away lust like they do on the telly! For my
money Joe Montana is a simpler game than
Madden's, opting for a completely different
presentation style. It's a lot easier to pick
up and play and it's quite a laugh for a
while. Then the speech starts to pall a bit
and before long you're turning down the
volume because you've heard it all before.
Then you discover that the game isn't really
that deep, and although the whole
package has been put together very professionally
it Just doesn't score In longterm
appeal and doesn't come close to
Madden's, which still ranks king of the
castle. Sega deserve a pat on the back for
giving It a go, and the result certainly isn't
bad - but you're still better of with Madden's
unless you've got tons of cash and
can afford to get them bothl
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SPORTS TALK
STUFF?
You may well be wondering
why this game is called Joe
Montana II - Sports Talk Football
Well, it's quite simple, really.
This is the first of the new
Sega Sports Talk range -
games which actually talk you
through the action! There are
about one hundred and fifty different
words sampled in Joe
-, Montana's. which are then
strung together to form sentences
and churned out whilst the
game is happening. It's an extremely
effective feature of the
game - like having commentator
stuck in your Megadrive
cartridge!
ON HIS
LAST LEGS
Joe Montana, for those of you
who don't know (like most of
the population who think that
The Refrigerator is a large
cold unit used to store dairy
produce and other perishables)
is quarterback for the famous
San Francisco 49ers.
Unfortunately for old Joe, he's
getting on in years, having
only been able to play a
couple of times this season
due to dodgy knees. Still, this
one should help supplement
his pension.
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he rules of American Football,
to the majority of the
world except the States,
sound complicated And indeed
they are, but here's a
quick rundown anyway. One
side attacks, the other defends.
They each choose a
play • the attackers would go
for a running play or attempt to
pass the ball to a mate, while
the opposition need to select a
,I;Play to counteract that of the
boys with the ball. Basically,
you have four goes (called
downs) to move the ball forward
by ten yards. If you don't
achieve this, the defending
team get to attack. Get the ball
to the stall of the opposing
team's side of the field and
you score a touchdown, worth
six points, and the opportunity
to kick the ball between the
posts for an extra point. There
you go!
The rules of American Football, to the majority of the world except
the States, sound complicated. And indeed they are, but
here's a quick rundown anyway. One side attacks, the other defends.
They each choose a play - the attackers would go for a
running play or attempt to pass the ball to a mate, while the op-
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position need to select a play to counteract that of the boys with
the ball. Basically, you have four goes (called downs) to move
the ball forward by ten yards.
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the defending
team get to attack. Get the ball to the start of the opposing
team's side of the field and you score a touchdown, worth
six points, and the opportunity to kick the ball between the
posts for an extra point. There you go!
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