Tecmo Bowl Throwback Impressions (PS3 and 360)

[TheWatcher]

I've now lost 4 games in a row. I can't throw or run anymore. I'm 9-4 and Buffalo is closing in fast. I think it's time to change up my playbook entirely and try a new offense.

[Valdarez]

Quote: Originally Posted by CreatineKasey

I think Derrick Thomas is in his own stratosphere at ROLB, personally. I did some manual pass rushes with him and it was pretty ridiculous. I could just run around the OT and mercilessly dive at the QB. He's definitely the 93 version of the '91 LT.

I think his last name is Arnold by default, and yes, that cat is fast, fast, and more fast. When he runs, I see trails of dust, and I hear *beep* *beep* KA-BLAM! )whistle(

[Valdarez]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheWatcher

I've now lost 4 games in a row. I can't throw or run anymore. I'm 9-4 and Buffalo is closing in fast. I think it's time to change up my playbook entirely and try a new offense.

That's the way the old Tecmo Super Bowl was in the season. If you wanted your rushing stats, you wanted to get the big yards in the first 4 games, because after that, it was going to be very hard to run. By game 8 I usually switched to a shotgun formation for every passing play. I tried that in my first season with the Cowboys, but Smith (HB) got hurt in game 3, and then again in game 6, after only 1 game back. What really stunk was in game 7 I lost Aikmen, so I had backups at QB, and HB.

Word of warning to guys playing the competitive season. If you exit a game, or turn off your console, you will get a loss. I left it running during a game, and then it turned off on it's own during a game. Then the next day I started a game and decided to quit to play ranked. Came back and I had 2 losses. Tough lesson to learn, but after a loss the game takes the CPU difficulty back down a notch, so I had a couple of easy games again.

[CreatineKasey]

I'm doing a speech for a speaking class on Tecmo today. Oh my poor audience...

[DJ]

Sounds like the CPU is offering up a good challenge. I'm buying the game soon.

[DJ]

Quote: Originally Posted by CreatineKasey

I'm doing a speech for a speaking class on Tecmo today. Oh my poor audience...

That is awesome! In one of my speaking classes, I re-enacted a scene from 'Seinfeld.'

[MassNole]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheWatcher

That's what made my loss to them all the more painful. They ran all over me. I still can't figure out how it happened. They were doing a lot of runs up the middle, and they had a lead blocker. Now, the way I usually beat that in the past, is to attack the lead blocker which in turn makes it hard for the back to get around it and get through the hole. But for some reason my timing was off and they just kept taking the hole to the strong side and taking off downfield. They barely threw the ball at all, they just kept running.

They have Keith Byars at FB who is a beast of a blocker.

[MassNole]

Quote: Originally Posted by MassNole

They have Keith Byars at FB who is a beast of a blocker.

You know who is not very good in this game and was almost always hated on by Tecmo, John Elway. IRL he was an elite QB who could do it all, but TSB never made him all that good in any version of the game that I can remember. I tried playing a game with Denver and he was just bad.