Mutant Football League: Dynasty Edition

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7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 23
  3. Negative: 4 out of 23
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  1. Unifyzero
    Nov 14, 2018
    6
    I love MFL, but... They need to release a patch that corrects the issue with the game freezing. I have 10+ hours, and have had the game lock up 4 times including the second play of the only online game I tried. Aside from the fairly regular freeze the game is great fun.

    The arcade football action is quite tight and offers a lot of fun right out of the gate. It's easy enough to jump into    I love MFL, but... They need to release a patch that corrects the issue with the game freezing. I have 10+ hours, and have had the game lock up 4 times including the second play of the only online game I tried. Aside from the fairly regular freeze the game is great fun.

    The arcade football action is quite tight and offers a lot of fun right out of the gate. It's easy enough to jump into the game and have some fun but does have enough going on that it takes time to refine your skills.
    Dynasty Mode is surprisingly deep as it tracks stats, has free agents, trading, player development. That being said it is hampered by not allowing you to change options (difficulty, game length, etc.).
    Presentation leaves little to be desired. There are plenty of game play options to tailor the game to your liking. While the commentary can certainly get repetitive it is well done though a little juvenile, and each stadium feels and looks unique.

    Overall MFL is definitely a welcome addition to the Arcade Sport genre, but a few tweaks would certainly help make this a must own. If you're interested buy it, if you're on the fence wait until the freezing issue is corrected.    … Expand
  2. bulushrimp
    Nov 3, 2018
    5
    The game would be some much more fun if it wasn't for ridiculous spikes in difficulty. Once you hit the 4th quarter of a match and are winning the AI will throw every cheap trick at you in the book to make sure you don't win. Make an amazing play? the AI bribed the ref which will overturn your entire play and penalize you for it. Quarterback makes a great throw? The A.i. will kill your QBThe game would be some much more fun if it wasn't for ridiculous spikes in difficulty. Once you hit the 4th quarter of a match and are winning the AI will throw every cheap trick at you in the book to make sure you don't win. Make an amazing play? the AI bribed the ref which will overturn your entire play and penalize you for it. Quarterback makes a great throw? The A.i. will kill your QB so you have to use a reserve one for the rest of the game. Defense sacks the QB? The AI will blow up and kill off a good portion of your defense immediately making you use lower stat players for the rest of the game. Its extremely frustrating and will make you rage heavily. Oh by the way this is all on easy difficulty by the way. I can only imagine how much more ridiculous the game gets on normal.

    i only recommend this If you used to play Mutant League Football or Mutant League Hockey on Genesis back in the day and can manage to get past the frustration.    … Expand
  3. md5fungi
    Jan 7, 2020
    7
    Years before the very chaotic and ridiculous NFL Blitz was released for the Nintendo 64, there was Mutant League Football on the Sega Genesis.

    Mutant League Football was essentially Madden '93 turned on its head: your teams were made up of mutants, aliens, skeletons, and other weird creatures, a variety of violent plays could be used to actually kill your opponent's players, and    Years before the very chaotic and ridiculous NFL Blitz was released for the Nintendo 64, there was Mutant League Football on the Sega Genesis.

    Mutant League Football was essentially Madden '93 turned on its head: your teams were made up of mutants, aliens, skeletons, and other weird creatures, a variety of violent plays could be used to actually kill your opponent's players, and cheating by bribing the game's refs was encouraged and extremely useful. The game is a classic of over-the-top, thrilling sports gameplay, and I'm still quite enamored to this day.

    To my pleasant surprise, Mutant Football League (a slightly different title) was released for the Nintendo Switch in 2018, essentially a remake of the Genesis classic.

    Mutant Football League does not exactly stand up to modern football games in all the ways sports game fans might expect: you don't get all the fancy game modes and a ton of features, you're not going to see beautiful replays with dynamic cameras, and it's not an evolution of the Madden series in any sense of the word. However, when taken as a spiritual successor or remake of the classic Genesis game, MFL succeeds.

    The classic gameplay of Mutant League Football has been revived and updated in just the right ways. There are a plethora of "Dirty Tricks" you can call instead of normal plays, resulting in the football exploding at the end of the play, your players to spontaneously become gigantic, and other outcomes which will likely result in your opponent's players' untimely demise. You can also injure and bodyslam other players after plays to deal more damage, taking a cue from NFL Blitz's violent playbook. Each match is commentated by a number of unsavory individuals who meander from cheesy to vulgar to just plain strange, and while it most definitely gets old quickly, it's an important reminder that this game isn't meant to be taken seriously.

    The problem with many sports games is that lingering feeling that the AI is cheating. In Mutant Football League, cheating is the name of the game, so make sure to cheat back! You can once again bribe the refs to have random penalties called on your opponent, in which case they will surely try to kill the offending ref (which can be avoided if you can run him out of bounds)! It's actually refreshing that you're able to inflict some unfairness upon your AI opponent, which is not the norm in modern sports games.

    So what is actually significantly different here from the original? The major difference in Dynasty mode. This is essentially a create-your-own team franchise game mode. You are tasked with leveling up a mediocre team from the ground-up, making smart free agent signs and trades with other teams when prudent, and figuring out who is going to be your best backup when a star player inevitably dies during a match. The roster management is simple but fun.

    At the end of the day, Mutant Football League doesn't really innovate when it comes to football video games. Instead, it takes a classic formula that works and improves upon it. For fans of the original, this is a definite buy. For people that want a solid football experience that doesn't take itself seriously, this is worth a look. For everyone else, maybe look elsewhere.    … Expand

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66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Switch Player
    Apr 17, 2019
    50
    Despite providing a lot of content, Mutant Football League: Dynasty Edition is a sports game undecided about its audience. It mixes elements typical of both simulation and arcade experiences, but ends up coming touching down too early on both fronts.
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  2. Nintendojo
    Feb 4, 2019
    58
    If you take out the game’s Dirty Tricks, on-field murders and hazards on the turf, Mutant Football League is a pretty faithful football game at its core. With EA’s Madden franchise absent on Switch, MFL is the only game in town for fans of American football. Despite the game’s crude commentary, it can be an enjoyable experience, and there is a lot to enjoy from the game’s terrific presentation. Those who dread skill being undermined by luck may find the game a tad bit frustrating, however.
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  3. Gaming Age
    Nov 20, 2018
    75
    Mutant Football League is a nice alternative for those that are put off by the Madden juggernaut. Dynasty Edition adds some minor features, but it’s an affordable package which can easily appeal to fair-weather as well as lapsed football game fans. Digital Dreams delivered on their crowdfunding campaign and then some. Now who do I have to speak with to get a Mutant Hockey League?
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