Pro Quarterback
{{Short description|1992 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|image=File:ProQuarterbackBoxShotSNES.jpg
|caption=Super NES cover art
|developer=Leland Interactive Media
|publisher=Tradewest
|producer=Michael Abbott
|programmer=James Michael Hann
Bruce Moore
|artist=Kevin Lydy
|composer=Eric Hammond
|platforms=Super NES
Sega Genesis
|released=Super NES: {{vgrelease|NA|December 1992[http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/588590-pro-quarterback/data Pro Quarterback] Super NES information at GameFAQs}} Sega Genesis: {{vgrelease|NA|1992[http://www.gamefaqs.com/genesis/586399-pro-quarterback/data Pro Quarterback] Sega Genesis information at GameFAQs}}
|genre=Arcade-style American football
|modes=Single-player
Multiplayer
}}
Pro Quarterback is a 1992 multiplatform video game that is based on American football. It was released for both the Super NES and the Sega Genesis video game consoles. A port for the Atari Lynx was announced but never released.{{cite magazine|author=Hands on Harry|url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_1_Issue_02|title=Hands On Portable - Lynx|magazine=GameFan|volume=1|issue=2|publisher=DieHard Gamers Club|date=December 1992|page=[https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_1_Issue_02/page/n68 69]}}
Gameplay
There are 27 unlicensed football teams in this game.[http://www.mobygames.com/game/pro-quarterback Pro Quarterback] at MobyGames Mode 7 was featured in the Super NES version due to its ability to enhance the movement of the football.[http://www.giantbomb.com/pro-quarterback/3030-35925/ Pro Quarterback] at Giant Bomb
The colors of the team's uniforms are almost the same as the uniforms used in the 1992 NFL season, however. Six different surfaces can be used along with quarters ranging from two minutes to a full 15 minutes. The referee call delay of game penalties in the game when the play clock runs out, the only penalty in the game. There is no other penalties in the game, making offsides and roughing the quarterback into workable strategies. Players are notoriously slow in this game; it is possible for six defensive linemen to catch up with the quarterback and sack him before he is ready to make a forward pass. The announcer will call "interception", when a defensive player catches the ball or "fumble", if the ball is loose during a play. A humorous animation is played after an incomplete pass, interception, or fumble during play selection on the scoreboard.[http://www.sega-16.com/2008/09/pro-quarterback/ Pro Quarterback] at Sega-16
Players are in complete control of both the offense and the defense. However, the number of defensive plays is considerably lower than the number of offensive plays; encouraging players to specialize in offense.[http://www.sportgames247.com/football/pro-quarterback/ Pro Quarterback] at Sports Games The view is always shifted to down the field so that receivers can easily be tracked while the player is controlling the offensive line.
Reception
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{{Video game reviews
| rev1 = Mega
| rev1Score = 25%Mega review, issue 9, page 44, June 1993
}}
Reviewing the Genesis version, Mega said that it had "terrible graphics, no life-span, no playability."
References
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External links
[https://www.mobygames.com/game/pro-quarterback Pro Quarterback] at MobyGames
Category:American football video games
Category:Cancelled Atari Lynx games
Category:Leland Corporation games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:North America-exclusive video games