Software:Disney Sports Football

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Disney Sports Football
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Developer(s)Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka
Publisher(s)Konami
Platform(s)Game Boy Advance, GameCube
ReleaseGame Boy Advance
  • JP: July 25, 2002
  • NA: November 5, 2002[1]
GameCube
  • NA: December 8, 2002
  • JP: December 12, 2002
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Disney Sports Football, known in Japan as Disney Sports: American Football (ディズニースポーツ:アメリカン フットボール, Dizunī Supōtsu: Amerikan Futtobōru), is a pair of 2002 sports video games released in 2002 by Konami for the GameCube and Game Boy Advance.

Gameplay

The game features Disney characters including Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy playing major league American football. Players pick a team to play in Challenge, Cup, Exhibition, and Practice modes against a number of opposing teams, and have a choice of magic items to help their team. The game includes commentary.[2]

Characters

The game introduces several new characters to the Disney Sports series, including: Mortimer Mouse, Scrooge McDuck from DuckTales, José Carioca from Saludos Amigos, the Big Bad Wolf from The Three Little Pigs, and the alligators from Fantasia, though they have no lines.

Each character has their own specific team name:

  • The Superstars (Mickey Mouse)
  • The Charmers (Minnie Mouse)
  • The Seaducks (Donald Duck)
  • The Belles (Daisy Duck)
  • The Spacenuts (Goofy)
  • The Lords (Max Goof)
  • The TinyRockets (Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Scrooge McDuck and José Carioca)
  • The Steamrollers (Pete)
  • The Imperials (Mortimer Mouse)
  • The Wolfgangs (Big Bad Wolf)
  • The Headhunters (Alligators from Fantasia, but led by one named Boss instead of Ben Ali Gator)
  • Mickey's All-Stars (Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Max)
  • Pete's All-Stars (Pete, Mortimer, Big Bad Wolf and Boss)

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
GBAGC
AllGame2.5/5 stars[4]3/5 stars[5]
Famitsu22/40[6]28/40[7]
Game InformerN/A6.75/10[8]
GamesMasterN/A71%[9]
GameSpot7.4/10[10]5.2/10[11]
GameSpyN/A3/5 stars[12]
IGN5/10[13]5.1/10[14]
NGC MagazineN/A69%[15]
Nintendo Power3.6/5[16]3.5/5[17]
X-PlayN/A3/5 stars[18]
Aggregate score
Metacritic62/100[3]59/100[2]

The game received "mixed" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2][3] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 22 out of 40 for the Game Boy Advance version,[6] and 28 out of 40 for the GameCube version.[7]

References

  1. Harris, Craig (November 5, 2002). "Konami Ships a Bunch". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/11/05/konami-ships-a-bunch. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Disney Sports Football for GameCube Reviews". Red Ventures. https://www.metacritic.com/game/disney-sports-football/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Disney Sports Football for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Red Ventures. https://www.metacritic.com/game/disney-sports-football/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance. 
  4. Marriott, Scott Alan. "Disney Sports Football (GBA) - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=40123&tab=review. 
  5. Marriott, Scott Alan. "Disney Sports Football (GC) - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=40124&tab=review. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "ディズニースポーツ:アメリカン フットボール [GBA"] (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=1239&redirect=no. Retrieved September 11, 2022. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 "ディズニースポーツ:アメリカンフットボール [ゲームキューブ"] (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=14256&redirect=no. Retrieved September 11, 2022. 
  8. "Disney Sports Football (GC)". Game Informer (GameStop) (119): 85. March 2003. 
  9. "Review: Disney Sports American Football (GC)". GamesMaster (Future Publishing). 2003. 
  10. Provo, Frank (January 16, 2003). "Disney Sports: Football Review (GBA)". Red Ventures. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/disney-sports-football-review/1900-2908942/. 
  11. Navarro, Alex (April 9, 2003). "Disney Sports Football Review (GC)". Red Ventures. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/disney-sports-football-review/1900-6024828/. 
  12. Steinberg, Steve (January 23, 2003). "GameSpy: Disney Sports Football (GCN)". IGN Entertainment. http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/disney-sports-football/5548p1.html. 
  13. Harris, Craig (January 27, 2003). "Disney Sports Football (GBA)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/01/27/disney-sports-football-2. 
  14. Rodriguez, Tyrone (February 10, 2003). "Disney Sports Football (GCN)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/02/10/disney-sports-football. 
  15. "Disney Sports American Football (GC)". NGC Magazine (Future Publishing). 2003. 
  16. "Disney Sports Football (GBA)". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) 164: 175. January 2003. 
  17. "Disney Sports Football (GC)". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) 164: 173. January 2003. 
  18. Marriott, Scott Alan (February 19, 2003). "'Disney Sports Football' (GCN) Review". TechTV. http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/reviews/story/0%2C24330%2C3417219%2C00.html. 

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