Disney Sports Football

For the game that goes by the same name in Europe, see Disney Sports Soccer.
Disney Sports Football
Developer(s)Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka
Publisher(s)Konami
Platform(s)Game Boy Advance, GameCube
ReleaseGame Boy Advance
  • JP: July 25, 2002
  • NA: November 25, 2002[1]
GameCube
  • JP: December 12, 2002
  • NA: December 17, 2002[1]
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Disney Sports Football[b] is a pair of 2002 sports video games released 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:

Reception

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]

Notes

  1. ^ Japanese: ディズニースポーツ：アメリカン フットボール, Hepburn: Dizunī Supōtsu: Amerikan Futtobōru
  2. ^ Known in Japan as Disney Sports: American Football.[a]

References

  1. ^ a b "Konami Kicks Off Disney Sports Line-Up with Disney Sports Soccer". GameZone. November 5, 2002. Archived from the original on June 3, 2006. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Disney Sports Football for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Disney Sports Football for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Marriott, Scott Alan. "Disney Sports Football (GBA) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  5. ^ Marriott, Scott Alan. "Disney Sports Football (GC) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "ディズニースポーツ：アメリカン フットボール [GBA]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "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]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "Disney Sports Football (GC)". Game Informer. No. 119. GameStop. March 2003. p. 85.
  9. ^ "Review: Disney Sports American Football (GC)". GamesMaster. Future Publishing. 2003.
  10. ^ Provo, Frank (January 16, 2003). "Disney Sports: Football Review (GBA)". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  11. ^ Navarro, Alex (April 9, 2003). "Disney Sports Football Review (GC)". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  12. ^ Steinberg, Steve (January 23, 2003). "GameSpy: Disney Sports Football (GCN)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 24, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  13. ^ Harris, Craig (January 27, 2003). "Disney Sports Football (GBA)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  14. ^ Rodriguez, Tyrone (February 10, 2003). "Disney Sports Football (GCN)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  15. ^ "Disney Sports American Football (GC)". NGC Magazine. Future Publishing. 2003.
  16. ^ "Disney Sports Football (GBA)". Nintendo Power. Vol. 164. Nintendo of America. January 2003. p. 175.
  17. ^ "Disney Sports Football (GC)". Nintendo Power. Vol. 164. Nintendo of America. January 2003. p. 173.
  18. ^ Marriott, Scott Alan (February 19, 2003). "'Disney Sports Football' (GCN) Review". Extended Play. TechTV. Archived from the original on February 17, 2003. Retrieved September 12, 2022.