July 1st, 2009 ... by Mac_som_JRR
Blood Bowl - best sports board game ever?
If you believe boardgamegeek.com then YES!
The latest iteration of Blood Bowl of the PC has recently been released by developer Cyanide as a digital download through their website (boxed version due later this year). I’ve been a big fan of this real-life miniatures game for a long time and I eagerly awaited the release of this game for what felt like an equally long time. Now that it’s finally out there and I’ve had a chance to play around with it for a few days I’m happy to say to this is a very faithful rendition of a much beloved board game. What makes Blood Bowl so excellent (humor, blood & guts, league play, background) has all been preserved and I’m loving the interpretation (or lack of) that Cyanide has used to bring the game to life on the PC. It certainly isn’t for everyone however. Mutant League Football fans from back in the Genesis days won’t find the real time mode (definitely not the turn-based mode) to be anything like that much loved game but you may find something here that you’ll like if you keep an open mind and allow everything that makes this age old franchise so much fun to reveal itself.
I’ve recently signed up for an online league (one of the game’s MAJOR strengths) and although no games have currently been played everyone seems excited about the possibilities and the chance to be able to give their players additional heads or some other unique mutation that improves their team.
Unfortunately Cyanide decided not to released a demo as yet so if you’re on the fence about picking this up all I can say is read through the rule book available from Games Workshop (the board game publisher) and if it seems like something you might like then check it out!
