Retro Bowl
| Retro Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | New Star Games |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch (2022) Android |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Retro Bowl is an American football video game developed by New Star Games[1] for iOS, Android, and will come to the Nintendo Switch in early 2022.[2] The game was released in January 2020 and gained massive popularity in late 2021 on TikTok.
Gameplay
Retro Bowl is based on a retro football game Tecmo Bowl. In the game the player controls the offense while also being the general manager. At the start of the game you are assigned a random team or you can play as a team of your choice. In the game you try to manage your team to the titular Retro Bowl.[3] The game's simple mechanics were praised by players and critics alike.[4]
Spinoff
After the success of Retro Bowl, a spinoff Retro Goal was released in June 2021.[5]
TikTok popularity
In late 2021 Retro Bowl became a sensation on TikTok. It sky rocketed to the number one downloaded app on the Apple app store.[6] In October 2021 #retrobowl had over 82m views on TikTok.
References
- ^ Orr, Aaron; Writer, Staff. "UK-based New Star Games takes US by storm with Retro Bowl". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ Life, Nintendo (2021-10-27). "Exclusive: Mobile Smash Hit 'Retro Bowl' Will Bring American Football To Switch". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ Retro Bowl gameplay, retrieved 2021-10-29
- ^ Tyrer, Ben (2020-06-12). "Retro Bowl's addictive simplicity makes it one of the best sports games in recent years". gamesradar. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ "Retro Goal From New Star Games Coming to Android Soon". Droid Gamers. 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ "US-Apple-Apps-Top-10". WTOP. 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
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