Sterling Sharpe: End 2 Endis aSuper Nintendo Entertainment Systemfootballvideo game released in 1995 exclusively for the North American market.
| Sterling Sharpe: End 2 End | |
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| Developer(s) | TOSE |
| Publisher(s) | Jaleco[1] |
| Platform(s) | Super NES[1] |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Traditional footballsimulation[1] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player Multiplayer(up to two players) |
A Japanese version titledSuper American Footballwas planned to be released but was eventually cancelled.[2]
Summary
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This video game was endorsed by retiredNFLwide receiverSterling Sharpe(his career with theGreen Bay Packersended in1994due to a neck injury).[3]The game was ratedKids to Adultsby theEntertainment Software Rating Boardadvisory panel.
The object is to win football games by following and complying with the standard rules of theNational Football League.Refereesdeliver penalties to players (human or CPU) who commit penalties; these always carry either a five-yard penalty or a ten-yard penalty depending on the severity of the offense.
While the 30 cities involved in the1994 NFL seasonwere used, their team name and official logos were dropped.[3]None of the actual NFL players themselves appear in the game likeEmmitt Smith,Troy Aikman,orBrett Favre.[3]Sterling Sharpe sometimes compliments the player when he makes an excellent play on the field.
Reception
editGameProreferred to the game as a mediocreMadden NFLclone. They particularly criticized it for lacking a regular season mode, real teams, and real players, and added that due to the poor controls "Completions are based more on luck than skill." They singled out the large variety of plays as the game's one strong point.[4]
Next Generationreviewed the SNES version of the game, rating it one star out of five, and stated that "While this cart includes expansion clubs like Jacksonville and Charlotte for a total of 30 teams, there's no option for season play whatsoever. What kind of fun is that?"[5]
References
edit- ^abcd"Game information".GameFAQs.Retrieved2011-10-04.
- ^"Cancelled Japanese version information".The Cutting Room Floord.Retrieved2014-04-22.
- ^abc"Additional game information".MobyGames.Retrieved2011-12-21.
- ^"Sharpe Is Dull in End 2 End".GamePro.No. 81.IDG.June 1995. pp. 90–91.
- ^"Finals".Next Generation.No. 8.Imagine Media.August 1995. pp. 78–79.