"Tecmo Bowl’s back Baby! After 19 years in remission, the cult-classic football title is headed straight into our palms this November on the Nintendo DS. While the series has undergone a notable face-lift, don’t expect this to be the same old Tecmo Bowl that you remember. The NFL licensed teams and players are gone, but in their place we’re presented with a few new features that will surely impress both fans and newcomers alike (without ignoring the classic game play that the die-hard fans are..."

"This time round there are offerings from the likes of SEGA, Image Epoch, Disney Interactive, Square Enix, Success and Tecmo. Plenty of games to look at in your own time:

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"Tecmo has announced its official line-up to be shown at E3 next week. Of note is that the publisher has picked up the real-time strategy game Robocalypse for the Nintendo DS. It has also announced a new Wii game, Spray, that involves covering a game world in goo.

TECMO BOWL: KICKOFF (Nintendo DS / September 2008)

• Customizable Teams: Choose team colors, emblems, player names, team cities and abilities.
• Super Abilities: Tactically use over-the-top plays to take over a game.
• Wi-Fi and Wirel...

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"Earlier this year, third-party publisher Tecmo revealed that a DS version of the classic football franchise Tecmo Bowl is in development. The company has been supporting the DS effort with a plethora of screenshots and video updates in recent weeks.

In a mailer sent to press today, Tecmo confirmed that a Wii build of Tecmo Bowl is also in development.

"Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff is scheduled for release this September [on DS]," Tecmo wrote. "A Wii version of Tecmo Bowl is in development and sc..."

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• Customizable teams: players can select color, emblem, player names, city and abilities
• Super abilities: some players will have special abilities that allow them to pull off big plays
• Wi-Fi and local multiplayer: oh yeah, you can play a friend in the same room or somebody across the country
• Stylus control: no other details on this one, yet
• Over 32 different teams
• Cut scenes: huh?
• Customizable playbook: no idea on how much you can customize it,

but it's a nice feature"