Axis Football 2016
- July 29, 2016
- Axis Games
- 2h median play time
Get on SteamAxis Football 2016 is a realistic football simulation game that offers a deep player experience with extensive playbooks, season mode, and multiplayer options. Customize your rosters, create your own plays, and lead your team to victory on the gridiron. With improved graphics and smoother gameplay, Axis Football 2016 provides an engaging and immersive football experience for fans of the sport.
Reviews
- The game offers a unique passing mechanic that allows players to aim their throws, making it more engaging and rewarding.
- The developer is responsive to community feedback and shows commitment to improving the game with updates and mod support.
- Axis Football 2016 fills a gap in the market for PC football games, providing a decent alternative to Madden for fans of the genre.
- The game suffers from numerous bugs and performance issues, making it frustrating to play, especially on certain systems.
- Franchise mode is severely lacking, with no options for trades, drafts, or player substitutions, which diminishes the overall experience.
- Graphics and animations are outdated, often feeling clunky and reminiscent of games from the late 90s, which detracts from immersion.
- gameplay20 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 55 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The gameplay has seen some improvements since 2015, particularly in the playbook features, but it suffers from significant issues such as glitchy passing mechanics and awkward controls that can make it frustrating to play. While some users find the passing mechanic addictive after getting used to it, many criticize the overall mechanics, graphics, and AI, likening the experience to outdated games. Overall, the gameplay is described as flawed and unengaging, with a need for substantial improvements to enhance the gaming experience.
“You need to play a few minutes of a game to get used to the goofy gameplay, but after that, the game is quite fun.”
“The passing mechanic alone makes this game addicting.”
“Has better playbook and gameplay but still limited on special teams.”
“If the passing mechanic in a football game is consistently glitching out after 10-20 minutes until relaunch, then you can almost render this game unplayable.”
“It's overly simplistic, the graphics are poor, the mechanics are both bizarre and confusing, and there aren't a ton of unique features.”
“Sorry, I really tried to like this game, but I just couldn't; the gameplay is bad... just bad, the receivers rarely catch a pass, even when they're wide open.”
- graphics15 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 60 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with many users comparing them unfavorably to older titles like Madden 64 and NCAA Football 11, citing them as simplistic and lacking in quality. While some appreciate the improvements made since previous versions and the potential for modding to enhance visuals, others feel that the overall graphical presentation is below industry standards, particularly when compared to more polished football simulations. Despite these criticisms, there is a recognition of the game's entertainment value and the developer's commitment to future updates.
“The graphics might be rough, but the game has come a long way since last year's version and the developer has some exciting plans for future content.”
“This is essentially Tecmo Bowl with advanced timed passing and better graphics.”
“Graphics and physics leave something to be desired, but this game is certainly worth supporting and is the best football sim on the PC hands down.”
“Mechanics and graphics are more like Madden 64 for Nintendo 64 than anything else.”
“I feel like the quality of this game—e.g. the graphics, the gameplay, the interface—is akin to that of the old NCAA Football 11 app for the iPhone, which came out in 2010.”
“It's overly simplistic, the graphics are poor, the mechanics are both bizarre and confusing, and there aren't a ton of unique features.”
- music3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
Users appreciate the flexibility of adding custom music and crowd noise to enhance the gaming experience, allowing for a more immersive atmosphere that closely resembles real NFL football. The ability to modify audio elements, including the announcer's volume, contributes to a more personalized and engaging gameplay.
“Between the NFL mod that I downloaded from the mod forums and the adjustments I've made to get more robust crowd noise and music into the game, it feels reasonably close to NFL football.”
“I run an additional loop track of crowd noise in the background as well as music to beef it up and turn the less than stellar announcer down a bit.”
“Between the NFL mod that I downloaded from the mod forums and the doctoring I've done to get more robust crowd noise and music into the game, it feels reasonably close to NFL football.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game exhibits significant stability issues, particularly on older machines running Linux, with users reporting frequent crashes and various glitches, making it nearly unplayable for some.
“Quite buggy on my older machine; on Linux, it crashes about 5 out of 6 tries to play a game.”
“Weird glitches.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game currently lacks replayability, with users noting the absence of a replay option and expressing that, despite its solid foundation, it does not encourage repeated playthroughs.
“As far as this game goes, it has no replay value, and seriously, there's no replay option either.”
“It's got a solid, fun foundation but lacks replayability right now.”
- monetization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Many users feel that the monetization strategy is misleading, particularly regarding the advertised franchise mode, leading some to request refunds.
“I ended up requesting a refund, as I felt the advertisement of a franchise mode was very misleading.”
“The in-game purchases are way too aggressive and ruin the overall experience.”
“It's frustrating to see that you can't progress without spending real money.”
