NFL Retro Bowl '25 Review

There is a new Retro Bowl called NFL Retro Bowl '25, and it comes with an NFL & NFLPA license! Unfortunately it's also an Apple Arcade exclusive, which costs $7 a month. Otherwise this is the best NFL-licensed game to release this year.

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[JerBuster]

No way Daniel Jones' accuracy is that high.

[MaximillionPegasus]

"Instead of playing with James Smith on New York you can play with Daniel Jones"
Giants Fans - "Can we go back to James Smith?"

[STNE_]

I like this new look with the updated rosters and field art, but I’m just simply not paying for Apple Arcade.

[MrWaifuTaker]

I find it hilarious how you brought up Daniel Jones of ALL players as an example as who to play as.

[matthewlupton]

well they lost about 99.9% of people by making it an apple arcade exclusive lmao I didn't even know that existed let alone costs $7 a month

[lenzone]

Such a shame it's exclusive to apple arcade... I have a samsung but would love to play it

[fullmetalx]

Sittin in my locker room waiting for practice thanks for this softdrink 👍

[Cingular_Wireless]

You did forget to mention that they added the ability the view other team's rosters and make trades in the game, which is really cool. Real players also show up in Free Agency

[MacTV]

The original game is great! And seasons can pass quick and you would draft new players every year who are fake/created players anyways. So after 2 drafts you gonna probably prefer the players you drafted and also save money on the cap. For $1 you can edit the names, uniform colors and team names, cap amount etc. You can make the NFL minus the official logos and whatever stadium stuff they added. Overall as a big fan of this game, this sounds like an awful deal. Like Softdrink has mentioned in the past we just want a good game, the NFL license doesn't mean much if the simulation, depth and immersion is good.

[dalitsosakal]

The fact you said a 2D mobile phone game has a deeper franchise than current madden had me cracking up but sad about the reality of lack of care in AAA games

[kingjt]

Can you review Hoop Land by Koality Game?

[laurentderrien]

another good game sacrificed on the altar of some GAFA service, craving to add a subscription fee to the list of things you don't need

[GG-mkfd]

Nice summary, and yea I agree it’s a good upgrade but 7 dollars a month is crazy. Also soft drink will we ever see bus jibber or the Sarasota seamen return? No pressure dude always love ur content

[heartstriker]

Considering how the exclusive thing tends to work... it could eventually go to other platforms... so heres hoping...id pay for it

[ryansadauskis]

DUDE

I was wondering why they weren't updating Retro Bowl! I'm gonna have to snag this.

Edit: Nvm, I heard Apple Store exclusive and I'm out. I have an Android :/
Also I hate that everything nowadays is a subscription service. Just let me buy the damn thing and leave me the hell alone.

[octoberbaseballyt]

I'd like to add that this game DOES NOT have the correct schedules which is super annoying. Also, next year they better add punting and defense while also adding a setting for users not to play those portions. Finally, I think it worth noting that the game has a harder difficulty then past games in my opinion. Yes, most of the time it's very easy to make a pass, but whenever you throw a contested pass it is much more likely that it gets intercepted.

[LogicOverEverything]

This game got Breece Hall playin like 87 BO JACKSON……and I’m HERE FOR IT 💯

[RJGarcia-kigz]

I got Apple Arcade rn just accepted my 3 months free gotta grind them😼

[lenin]

Apple Arcade had a bit of a drought, but this dropped unexpectedly, loving it so far. Played a lot of Retro Bowl, and it had gotten a bit boring, this new coat of paint is gonna make me play a lot more again.

[natedavis]

Ngl the charging notification @ 3:35 fucked me up so badly 😂😂