If there are two things that Americans love more than most, it would have to be football and extreme violence. The argument could probably be made that football in and of itself is brutal enough to satiate both of these desires, but sometimes you just want to take that action and turn it up to 11. With NFL Blitz long gone from the gaming landscape, there has been a significant hole left vacant. That?s where the newly released Dynasty Edition of Mutant Football League steps in. This is a title that manages to check both boxes, then proceeds to use the survey as toilet paper. This ain?t your Pappy?s gridiron gang, and that is a very good thing. Move over ?Monsters of the Midway;? there is a new sheriff in town and he doesn?t take too kindly to strangers. Or friends. Or come to think of it, he pretty much just hates everyone. Luckily, a bad attitude is what helps set it apart from the competition. It’s on Fire!
It?s been so long since we?ve had the chance to pitch around the pigskin in a way that wasn?t a Madden doppelganger, that playing Mutant Football League almost feels wrong. The last time I experienced the unadulterated bloodlust of arcade football, I was playing one of the Nintendo 64 incarnations of NFL Blitz. That title was the cornerstone of many a wasted weekend during my childhood and directly contributed to an unresolved hatred between my siblings that still simmers to this day. It was fun, it was brutal, and hot damn was it competitive. These are the same ...