QB Club '99
- January 01, 2000 00:00 AM PST
As for the positives QB Club still sports the best graphics of any football title on the N64, and the two-man commentary from Mike Patrick and Randy Cross blows away Madden and Summerall's. You'll also find that the four-player mode is a blast. However, when faced with Madden's overall package of superior gameplay and deep sim-style features, QB Club will just have to settle for second best.
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Second String
QB Club steps into the stadium with a very respectable lineup of standard features and play modes, as well as 32 historic Super Bowl situations. You can even create custom sims using any modern day team. Plus, QB Club includes a fantasy draft, trades, and the ability to create custom players, teams, and playbooks (unfortunately, you can't create your own plays as in Madden '99). Oh yeah, all the official teams, players, and stadiums are also accounted for.
While QBC99 is a more enjoyable game to play than QBC98, there are still some major quirks in the A.I. and the passing game that mar what could've been a great title. Diehard simsters will wince when they notice the computer-controlled defensemen just standing in place rather than reacting to the play. Sim junkies will also frown as the opposing quarterback shakes off every tackle up and down the field: It's just not very realistic when the QB rushes for 90 yards and two TDs in the first quarter.
A sore spot for last year's QB Club was its passing game, and even though Iguana (the game's developer) has tuned it up a bit for QBC99, the passing still needs some work. Unlike last year, where the ball hung in the air while the receiver ran his route (only to come down five minutes later), the quarterbacks this year either overthrow or underthrow the receiver. So instead of having to wait for the ball to fall, you have to run your receiver to the spot the ball is going, which can be ahead of your receiver by as much as 15 yards. What this game really needs is a bullet pass.
Farve from Perfection
As for the positives, QB Club still sports the best graphics of any football title on the N64, and the two-man commentary from Mike Patrick and Randy Cross blows away Madden and Summerall's. You'll also find that the four-player mode is a blast. However, when faced with Madden's overall package of superior gameplay and deep sim-style features, QB Club will just have to settle for second best.
