{{short description|1992 video game}} {{Infobox video game |title = Football Frenzy |image = Football Frenzy arcade flyer.jpg |developer = SNK |publisher = SNK |producer = Eikichi Kawasaki |designer = Tomomi M. |programmer = Data Tada <br /> Makoto <br /> Masami |artist = Mina Kawai <br /> Nishi Futatsub<br /> Tami Sugiura |composer = Yasuo Yamate <br /> Yoshihiko Kitamura |platforms = Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD |released = '''Arcade'''{{vgrelease|WW|31 January 1992}} '''Neo Geo AES'''{{vgrelease|WW|21 February 1992}} '''Neo Geo CD'''{{vgrelease|JP|9 September 1994|NA|October 1996}} |genre = Sports |modes = Single-player, multiplayer |arcade system = Neo Geo MVS }}
{{nihongo foot|'''''Football Frenzy'''''|フットボール・フレンジー|''Futtobōru Furenjī''||lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is an American football arcade game developed and originally published by SNK on January 31, 1992.<ref name="FFah">{{cite web|url=https://www.arcade-history.com/?n=football-frenzy-model-ngm-034&page=detail&id=869|title=Football Frenzy [Model NGM-034] (MVS)|website=arcade-history.com|access-date=2019-07-22}}</ref><ref name="NEOGEOsnk">{{cite web|url=http://neogeomuseum.snk-corp.co.jp/english/catalogue/|title=Title Catalogue - NEOGEO MUSEUM|publisher=SNK Playmore|accessdate=2019-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828035857/http://neogeomuseum.snk-corp.co.jp/english/catalogue/|archive-date=2018-08-28|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="B!MDOh!NGff">{{cite magazine|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3ABeepMD_JP_1994-05.pdf&page=136|title=Oh! Neo Geo Vol. 21 - フットボールフレンジー|magazine=Beep! MegaDrive|issue=56|publisher=SoftBank Creative|date=May 1994|page=134|lang=ja}}</ref> It was the second football game created by SNK after 1987's ''Touch Down Fever'', as well as the only football game released for the Neo Geo platform.<ref name="FFgb">{{cite web|url=https://www.giantbomb.com/football-frenzy/3030-30688/|title=Football Frenzy (Game)|work=Giant Bomb|publisher=CBS Interactive|date=2019|access-date=2019-09-02}}</ref>
In the game, players have the choice to compete in matches against either AI-controlled opponents or other human players. Despite being initially launched for the Neo Geo MVS (arcade), ''Football Frenzy'' would be later released for both Neo Geo AES (home) and Neo Geo CD in 1992 and 1994 respectively, in addition to being re-released through download services for various consoles.<ref name="Dff">{{cite web|last=Moyse|first=Chris|url=https://www.destructoid.com/score-the-clunkiest-touchdown-ever-as-snk-s-football-frenzy-returns-520545.phtml|title=Score the clunkiest touchdown ever as SNK's Football Frenzy returns|work=Destructoid|publisher=Enthusiast Gaming|date=August 30, 2018|accessdate=2019-09-02}}{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> ''Football Frenzy'' has been met with mixed reception from critics since its initial launch, with some praising its presentation, visuals and sound design, while others criticized the gameplay for being difficult to grasp.
== Gameplay == thumb|left|Gameplay screenshot ''Football Frenzy'' is an American football game similar to ''Touch Down Fever'' and other similar golf titles from the era, where players compete in matches against either AI-controlled opponents on a single-player tournament mode or against other human players in a two-player versus mode.<ref name="FFAESmanual">''Football Frenzy'' user's manual (Neo Geo AES, US)</ref> Most of the rules from the sport are present in the title, following the same basic gameplay featured in other football simulators including the ability of tackling players and lob the oval-shaped football into the goalpost, though the game provides a faster pace and a more arcade-style approach of the sport instead.<ref name="FFAESmanual"/> When playing solo, players compete against seven rival teams by choosing any of the ten selectable teams in order to become champion of the season.<ref name="FFAESmanual"/> Due to the lack of an NFL license, all of the teams featured are fictional.<ref name="FFAESmanual"/> If a memory card is present, the players are allowed to save their progress and resume into the last match the game saved at.<ref name="FFAESmanual"/>
== Release == ''Football Frenzy'' was initially first launched for arcades on January 31, 1992, becoming the only football title released on Neo Geo by SNK.<ref name="FFah"/><ref name="NEOGEOsnk"/><ref name="FFgb"/> The game was then released for Neo Geo AES during the same time period a month later.<ref name="FFah"/><ref name="NEOGEOsnk"/><ref name="B!MDOh!NGff"/> The title was later re-released for the Neo Geo CD on September 9, 1994 as one of the launch titles for the system, with minimal changes compared to the original MVS and AES versions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tk-nz.game.coocan.jp/gamedatabase/software/DB_SKC_NG1993-1994.html#NG1994|title=NEO GEO Soft > 1993-1994|publisher=GAME Data Room|access-date=2019-09-02|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001142722/http://tk-nz.game.coocan.jp/gamedatabase/software/DB_SKC_NG1993-1994.html#NG1994#NG1994|archive-date=2018-10-01|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/GamePro_The_Cutting_Edge_Spring_1996#page/n105/mode/2up|title=Neo•Geo CD: The Arcade In A Box|magazine=GamePro|issue=Premiere Supplement|publisher=IDG|date=Spring 1996|pages=100–108|access-date=2019-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129120834/https://archive.org/stream/GamePro_The_Cutting_Edge_Spring_1996#page/n105/mode/2up|archive-date=2018-11-29|url-status=live}}</ref> It has received a re-release in recent years on various digital distribution platforms such as the PlayStation Network, Nintendo eShop and Xbox Live by HAMSTER Corporation.<ref name="Dff"/> It was also recently included in the international version of the Neo Geo mini.<ref>{{cite web|last=S. Good|first=Owen|url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/10/17446056/neo-geo-mini-console-launch-date-game-lineup|title=SNK announces the 40-game lineup for the Neo Geo mini-console|publisher=Polygon|date=June 10, 2018|access-date=2019-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180610185425/https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/10/17446056/neo-geo-mini-console-launch-date-game-lineup|archive-date=2018-06-10|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Reception == {{Video game reviews |Allgame = (Neo Geo) {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="AGNGff">{{cite web|last=Knight|first=Kyle|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=25325&tab=review|title=Football Frenzy (Neo Geo Advanced Entertainment System) - Review|work=AllGame|publisher=All Media Network|date=1998|accessdate=2019-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115224332/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=25325&tab=review|archive-date=2014-11-15|url-status=live}}</ref> |GamePro = (Neo Geo) 13 / 20<ref name="GProNGff">{{cite magazine|last=Fan|first=Fanatic|url=https://archive.org/stream/GamePro_Issue_035_June_1992#page/n75/mode/1up|title=Neo•Geo ProReview: Football Frenzy|magazine=GamePro|issue=35|publisher=IDG|date=June 1992|page=74}}</ref> |rev1 = ''Consolemania'' |rev1Score = (Neo Geo) 83 / 100<ref name="CManiaNGff">{{cite magazine|last=Corrado|first=Davide|url=https://archive.org/stream/Consolemania-014#page/n65/mode/2up|title=Football Frenzy (Neo Geo)|magazine=Consolemania|issue=14|publisher=Xenia Edizioni|date=December 1992|pages=66–67|lang=it}}</ref> |rev2 = ''Consoles +'' |rev2Score = (Neo Geo) 92%<ref name="C+NGff">{{cite magazine|last1=Menier|first1=Marc|author2=Fred|url=https://archive.org/stream/Console_Plus_Numero_008#page/64/mode/2up|title=Neo Geo Review - Football Frenzy|magazine=Consoles +|issue=8|publisher=M.E.R.7|date=April 1992|pages=64–65|lang=fr}}</ref> |rev3 = ''Hobby Consolas'' |rev3Score = (Neo Geo) 85 / 100<ref name="HCNGff">{{cite magazine|last=del Campo|first=Manuel|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:HobbyConsolas_ES_024.pdf&page=122|title=Neo Geo - Football Frenzy - ¡A Por El Touchdown!|magazine=Hobby Consolas|issue=24|publisher=Axel Springer SE|date=September 1993|page=122|lang=es}}</ref> |rev4 = ''Hobby Hi-Tech'' |rev4Score = (Neo Geo CD) 5 / 10<ref name="HHiTechNGCDff">{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/HiTechMagazine/HiTech%2001#page/n28/mode/1up|title=Reportaje - Clásicos en CD -- Titulos disponibles para el nuevo formato de SNK: Football Frenzy|magazine=Hobby Hi-Tech|issue=1|publisher=Axel Springer SE|date=March 1995|page=29|lang=es}}</ref> |rev5 = ''Joypad'' |rev5Score = (Neo Geo) 90%<ref name="JpadNGff">{{cite magazine|last1=Demoly|first1=Jean-Marc|last2=Nini|first2=Nourdine|url=https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=84&num=1776&album=oui|title=Test - Neo Geo - Football Frenzy|magazine=Joypad|issue=7|publisher=Yellow Media|date=April 1992|pages=120–121|lang=fr}}</ref> |rev6 = ''Joystick'' |rev6Score = (Neo Geo) 86%<ref name="JstickNGff">{{cite magazine|last=Demoly|first=Jean-Marc|url=https://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Joystick/joystick_numero026/Joystick%20026%20-%20Page%20123%20%281992-04%29.jpg|title=Tests - Neo Geo - Football Frenzy|magazine=Joystick|issue=26|publisher=Anuman Interactive|date=April 1992|page=123|lang=fr}}</ref> |rev7 = ''Mega Fun'' |rev7Score = (Neo Geo) 74%<ref name="MFNGff">{{cite magazine|last1=Noak|first1=Philipp|last2=Hellert|first2=Stefan|url=http://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=8807&s=3|title=Special - Neo Geo - Football Frenzy|magazine=Mega Fun|issue=11|publisher=CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG|date=August 1993|pages=28–30|lang=de|access-date=2019-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021232116/http://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=8807&s=3|archive-date=2018-10-21|url-status=live}}</ref> |rev8 = ''Micom BASIC Magazine'' |rev8Score = (Neo Geo) {{Rating|4}}<ref name="MBASICMNGff">{{cite magazine|last1=Yamashita|first1=Nobuyuki|author2=Itabashi|url=https://archive.org/stream/micomBASIC_1992-07#page/n232/mode/1up|title=Super Soft 大特集 - 今、『NEO・GEO』がおもしろい！: フットボールフレンジー|magazine=Micom BASIC Magazine|issue=121|publisher=The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation|date=July 1992|page=209|lang=ja}}</ref> |rev9 = ''Neo Geo Freak'' |rev9Score = (Arcade) 9 / 20<ref name="NGFARCff">{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/neogeofreak0025#page/n128/mode/1up|title=NF編集部にまる - ネオジオゲームㇱインレビュー: フットボールフレンジー|magazine=Neo Geo Freak|issue=25|publisher=Geibunsha|date=June 1997|pages=124–128|lang=ja}}</ref> |rev10 = ''Player One'' |rev10Score = (Neo Geo) 84%<ref name="PONGff">{{cite magazine|last=Drevet|first=Cyril|url=https://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Player%20One/playerone_numero019/Player%20One%20019%20-%20Page%20085%20%281992-04%29.jpg|title=Tests De Jeux - Neo Geo - Football Frenzy|magazine=Player One|issue=19|publisher=Média Système Édition|date=April 1992|page=85|lang=fr}}</ref> }}
In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Football Frenzy'' as the fourth most successful table arcade unit of March 1992, outperforming titles such as ''Captain Commando''.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)|magazine=Game Machine|issue=422|publisher=Amusement Press, Inc.|date=15 March 1992|page=29|lang=ja}}</ref> The game has been met with mixed reception from critics since its initial launch.<ref name="VGNGff">{{cite magazine|last=Knauf|first=Andreas|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=11063|title=News - Neo Geo - Football Frenzy|magazine=Video Games|issue=7|publisher=Future-Verlag|date=June 1992|page=16|lang=de}}</ref>
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== External links == * [https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/arcade/575806-football-frenzy ''Football Frenzy''] at GameFAQs * [https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7840 ''Football Frenzy''] at Killer List of Videogames * [https://www.mobygames.com/game/football-frenzy_ ''Football Frenzy''] at MobyGames
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