''ESPN Sunday Night NFL'' is a

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video game that was released for the

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, and

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in 1994.

Summary

Like in other football games, the player must run, pass, and/or kick a ball across a regulation field spanning in order to score points. Weather conditions would vary, making the game have an element of realism that manipulates the football and the players.

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's voice was provided as the announcer of every game that the player participated in. All 28 teams in the NFL during the early 1990s were in the game. However, the names of the individual players are not used due to the development company not being able to acquire the full

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license. It was the second in a chain of ESPN-themed sports games, following '' ESPN Baseball Tonight''.

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Reviewing the Genesis version, ''

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'' commented that ''ESPN Sunday Night NFL'' "lacks the well-crafted execution of '' Madden '95'' or any number of other football games." They particularly criticized the lack of real players, the players' identical performance, the poor graphics, and the limited sound effects. Their review of the Super NES version declared it to be an improvement over the Genesis version, with better graphics, sounds, and playability. However, they stated the game is still mediocre in all those factors, particularly noting the excessive flicker and simplistic gameplay which appear in both versions of the game.

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