NFL Fever was an American football video game series published and developed by Microsoft Game Studios. In February 2005, Microsoft sold the series to Ubisoft.[1] The franchise focused on simulation-style gameplay to try and replicate authentic NFL football gameplay. [2] Throughout the lifespan of the franchise, generally mixed reviews [3] led to the franchise falling short of its direct competitor, the Madden NFL franchise. Many fans of the franchise have vocalized that NFL games were more likely to improve and innovate each year in the time that there was competition to the Madden NFL series of games. [4]

Installments

Name Release Date Systems Cover Athlete Team
NFL Fever 2000 August 31, 1999 Windows Mark Brunell Jacksonville Jaguars
NFL Fever 2002 November 15, 2001 Xbox Peyton Manning Indianapolis Colts
NFL Fever 2003 August 6, 2002
NFL Fever 2004 August 27, 2003

Discontinuation

Following Microsoft's release of their 2004 professional sports titles, all of them were discontinued, including NBA Inside Drive and NHL Rivals.

References

  1. ^ "Ubisoft Buys Microsoft Sports Games - WSJ".
  2. ^ "NFL Fever 2004 for Xbox - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough". VGChartz. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  3. ^ Boulding, Aaron (2002-08-02). "NFL Fever 2003". IGN. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  4. ^ Tripp, Thomas (2019-10-01). "Remember the Days When Madden Wasn't the Only NFL Game in Town?". Spectacular Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-17.


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