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Maximum Football 2.0 anywhere to buy still?
Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2021 6:25 pm
by Agathosdaimon
Hi!
so i have been greatly enjoying football strat sims of late, ones old and new and I recalled there was a title at the matrix games store. Sadly Maximum Football 2.0 looks to be discontinued. I have been searching ebay for a while for it but no results ever.
Would there be still someone one can find this title? or any existing copies still somewhere? If someone has a copy i am interested in purchasing it!
RE: Maximum Football 2.0 anywhere to buy still?
Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2021 7:08 pm
by wodin
Go check Legend Bowl, it's great fun playing as coach. Also check Sunday Rivals.
RE: Maximum Football 2.0 anywhere to buy still?
Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2021 7:49 pm
by Agathosdaimon
thanks for the suggestions, actually there seem to be a lot of football sims on steam , far more than i was aware of
RE: Maximum Football 2.0 anywhere to buy still?
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2021 10:48 am
by wodin
I haven't much of a clue about American Football except the very basics but I'm loving Legend Bowl.
RE: Maximum Football 2.0 anywhere to buy still?
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2021 7:49 pm
by Agathosdaimon
yes i still cant get my head around all the rules and how exactly one determines the right play to use, but i am learning and its fascinating. Moreso the strategy sim football games rather than the action ones where i would control the player.
It is far more elaborate than the type of football i am familiar with here in australia, it has so much emphasis on executing plays perfecting and every little action has its own term and it seems like every little inch of ground fought for gets some recognition. It looks like an actually pc military strategy game being played out at times.
I have been playing some of the older games like Micro Sports "NFL Pro League Football" and 'Tom Landry Strategy Football' recently - there is a new version of the Tom Landry game on steam i found too called "Pro Strategy Football"
RE: Maximum Football 2.0 anywhere to buy still?
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2021 10:00 am
by kam99
I tried Legend Bowl based on wodin's recommendation and tried to play it in Coach mode. I found the UI far too clunky and difficult, particularly with a keyboard and mouse. I only want to play in Coach mode. I am currently looking at Pro Strategy Football 2022 and am very tempted to try it.
RE: Maximum Football 2.0 anywhere to buy still?
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2021 3:02 pm
by wodin
ORIGINAL: Agathosdaimon
yes i still cant get my head around all the rules and how exactly one determines the right play to use, but i am learning and its fascinating. Moreso the strategy sim football games rather than the action ones where i would control the player.
It is far more elaborate than the type of football i am familiar with here in australia, it has so much emphasis on executing plays perfecting and every little action has its own term and it seems like every little inch of ground fought for gets some recognition. It looks like an actually pc military strategy game being played out at times.
I have been playing some of the older games like Micro Sports "NFL Pro League Football" and 'Tom Landry Strategy Football' recently - there is a new version of the Tom Landry game on steam i found too called "Pro Strategy Football"
Then you will enjoy Legend Bowl in Coach Mode
RE: Maximum Football 2.0 anywhere to buy still?
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2021 3:05 pm
by wodin
ORIGINAL: kam99
I tried Legend Bowl based on wodin's recommendation and tried to play it in Coach mode. I found the UI far too clunky and difficult, particularly with a keyboard and mouse. I only want to play in Coach mode. I am currently looking at Pro Strategy Football 2022 and am very tempted to try it.
That's ashame. Mouse isn't used it's keyboard based. You do soon learn the key controls.
Sunday Rivals is bringing out a coach mode next update, maybe that would suit better. Again though shame you didn't stick with LB and learn the keys.
RE: Maximum Football 2.0 anywhere to buy still?
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2021 7:55 pm
by demyansk
Are any of the American football games have real players? Not made up teams?
RE: Maximum Football 2.0 anywhere to buy still?
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2021 3:01 am
by wodin
ORIGINAL: demyansk
Are any of the American football games have real players? Not made up teams?
A quick mod and easy install makes Legend Bowl have proper real life teams.
RE: Maximum Football 2.0 anywhere to buy still?
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2021 4:43 am
by kam99
ORIGINAL: wodin
ORIGINAL: kam99
I tried Legend Bowl based on wodin's recommendation and tried to play it in Coach mode. I found the UI far too clunky and difficult, particularly with a keyboard and mouse. I only want to play in Coach mode. I am currently looking at Pro Strategy Football 2022 and am very tempted to try it.
That's ashame. Mouse isn't used it's keyboard based. You do soon learn the key controls.
Sunday Rivals is bringing out a coach mode next update, maybe that would suit better. Again though shame you didn't stick with LB and learn the keys.
Thanks wodin. I will keep an eye on LB. I may have been too hasty in dismissing it, but I was keeping an eye on my play time so I could refund it.
RE: Maximum Football 2.0 anywhere to buy still?
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2021 5:23 am
by wodin
There is also a mod that does drafts and new contracts etc.
I just love watching my team..
RE: Maximum Football 2.0 anywhere to buy still?
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2021 10:14 am
by kam99
ORIGINAL: wodin
There is also a mod that does drafts and new contracts etc.
I just love watching my team..
You win wodin, I'm buying it again!
RE: Maximum Football 2.0 anywhere to buy still?
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2021 9:37 pm
by wodin
Actually Sunday Rivals also looks great fun. Maybe more accessible than LB. Also has a recent Coach mode. Check out the massive recent Playbook patch\update.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1297 ... ay_Rivals/
RE: Maximum Football 2.0 anywhere to buy still?
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 5:37 am
by kam99
Many thanks again. The graphics on SR certainly look a lot better. The forum is quieter than LB's though. It is also not totally clear to me whether SR has a full coach mode?
Have you played both Jason? Which do you prefer playing as coach?
RE: Maximum Football 2.0 anywhere to buy still?
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 6:55 am
by wodin
yeah SR now has a coach mode introduced in a patch early this month.
RE: Maximum Football 2.0 anywhere to buy still?
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 11:56 pm
by CharlieTill
Thank you for the reply, I want to buy it, too.
RE: Maximum Football 2.0 anywhere to buy still?
Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 4:03 am
by kam99
ORIGINAL: CharlieTill
Thank you for the reply, I want to buy it, too.
Once you get over the dated graphics, the gameplay and depth in Legend Bowl is very good. I play it in Coach mode with the NFL mod.
I don't have Sunday Rivals. I would be very interested in how that compares with Legend Bowl playing it in a similar way.
RE: Maximum Football 2.0 anywhere to buy still?
Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 6:56 am
by wodin
I love the retro graphics. Gives it a charm of it's own
RE: Maximum Football 2.0 anywhere to buy still?
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 12:11 am
by Agathosdaimon
Sorry, i am just going to post here again - just thought I will try again with the query whether anyone has a copy of Maximum Football 2.0 to sell, as I still cannot find it anywhere and for that matter cannot find much online on it overall. I prefer these older Football titles to the newer ones
am also looking for the 1993 edition of All American College Football by Dave Holt/ Micro Sports Inc, if anyone has that to sell too