Gaming News - June 2006
Redwood City, CA (June 21, 2006) - EA today announced that it is now
shipping NFL Head Coach.
From EA:
Electronic Arts brings to life the triumphs and travails of one of sports’
most gut wrenching jobs with NFL Head Coach¸ a new franchise from the EA SPORTS
brand. The first 3-D sports strategy game, NFL Head Coach, is now in stores and
challenges gamers to manage every aspect of a professional football team and
build their franchise from the ground up into a perennial powerhouse as you try
to become the greatest coach of all time.
You can manage every detail of a head coach’s job by calling the plays from the
sidelines, conducting practice, scouting players and making draft day deals to
land the league’s next superstar in detailed, interactive environments. In NFL
Head Coach, it is your responsibility to make the right decisions, hire the best
people and develop a game plan that will catch the opposition off guard. Find
impact players and upgrade your roster via the draft, free agency and trades.
“NFL Head Coach is a completely unique football experience unlike any other
football game EA SPORTS has ever created," said Todd Sitrin, vice president of
marketing, EA Tiburon, the studio famous for making the top-rated football games
Madden NFL and NCAA Football. “Now the focus is on the six days leading up to
game day and the strategy behind every coaching decision made. This is the game
to decide if you really have what it takes to turn your team into a champion.”
NFL Head Coach includes voice-activated game play so you can use headsets to
call plays on game day and receive audio play recommendations from coordinators.
Steve Sabol, president of NFL Films, hosts scripted sequences as coaching career
milestones are reached. The game also features ESPN integration with Mel Kiper
Jr. and Trey Wingo.
Developed by EA Tiburon in Orlando, Fla. where Madden NFL Football, NCAA
Football, NASCAR and Superman Returns: The Videogame are developed, NFL Head
Coach is available on PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Xbox
videogame system from Microsoft and PC for $39.99 and is rated E by the ESRB.
For more information log on to
www.nflheadcoach.com.
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