Abstract: Quick HitsTitle: NFL Head Coach Platform: Xbox, PS2 Publisher: EA Developer: EA Tiburon ESRB: “E” For Everyone Genre: NFL football coaching sim Pros: Very deep, satisfying when you get into it Cons: Bland presentation, watching videogame footb...
Surprisingly fun – like a football RPG. Taking a losing team and turning them into Super Bowl champions is a very rewarding endeavor.
Micromanagement like this hasn’t been seen since… well… ever. It’s bound to frustrate many. The AI during a game can be very frustrating as well.
A surprising release for EA Sports and a wholly different kind of sports title. If this one does well we may see other companies taking chances on new ideas. The fact that it’s fun to play doesn’t hurt either. If you just want to play football...
Incredible depth compared to a typical franchise mode; online multiplayer is lots of fun.
Load times are excessive; day-to-day management is tedious; interface is clunky and unintuitive; lacks player-specific coaching options.
Once, while listening to a local sports talk radio show, I came across an interesting theory. The broadcaster postulated that the NFL head coach is a placeholder -- a person to blame when the team is losing, and an intelligent voice to conduct intervie...
EA, especially Tiburon and the rest of the EA Sports division, definitely know how to pump out a fun and exciting game – NFL Head Coach is just not one of these games. But really, what was EA thinking? When most gamers have been more than happy with...
