Pro Strategy Football 2013 Review (iOS)

[RaychelSnr]

Reviewing iOS games is always a hard task, because while some games try to offer complete and deep experiences, that is often not what people using the platform are really demanding.

Games which are simple to navigate and easy to play are what make the best games on the smaller screen. The more a game tries to fit into that few inches of screen real estate, it’s almost certain the more clunky it is going to end up feeling.

Pro Strategy Football 2013, weighing in at $5 on the app store, borders on that line, with more options to manage a football team in-game than you can shake a stick at. In many ways, PSF 2013 is perhaps one of the deeper attempts at simulating a sport on mobile devices, it’s just that the interface can’t handle all of the options you are inevitably given.

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[tarek]

I've been playing this on ios and having fun. Hopefully future improvements are made including a multi-year career type mode.

[ralphieboy11]

I've been enjoying this as well. Definitely worth the small money spent. Some changes to the menus and graphics in the future could make this really good. I agree with the review.

[burjeffton]

Chris, did you review this on an iPad or iPhone? Just wondering if there would be a big difference between them.

[GlennN]

It is good, but I'd prefer an iOOTP-type football game. Front Office Football mobile version anyone?

[RaychelSnr]

Chris, did you review this on an iPad or iPhone? Just wondering if there would be a big difference between them.

I reviewed it on the iPhone. I'm going to effort a supplemental iPad review soon. I'd hope the interface is a bit better. If it were, this is a very worthy game. It just might not be the best for the smaller screen.

[Stitch01]

This looks a lot like an old DOS game called Tom Landry football.

[Elway7]

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This looks a lot like an old DOS game called Tom Landry football.

It's made by the same guy.

[ProStrategyFootball]

Thank you for the review. I'm now working on 2014 requirements and features, and multi-season career mode is at the top of my list, as is adding a Novice mode with much simpler options. BTW, if you guys haven't tried multiplayer yet, you should! I've been matching up against various people, and every game has come down to the wire. Folks surprise me, and we're having great games!

[Aggies7]

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It is good, but I'd prefer an iOOTP-type football game. Front Office Football mobile version anyone?

I wish. I have been waiting for a game like that for iOS since I first got my iPhone.

I hope the one by OOTP comes out on iOS when it's released for the PC.

[FBall Life]

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Any chance this is coming to Android?

[ProStrategyFootball]

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Any chance this is coming to Android?

I hope to, and there's a tool, AppPortable, that looks very promising. I work on this part time, and I've just added some more offensive formations. My next big task is to design a Franchise Coaching mode, and then I'm going to try out AppPortable.

[Aggies7]

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I hope to, and there's a tool, AppPortable, that looks very promising. I work on this part time, and I've just added some more offensive formations. My next big task is to design a Franchise Coaching mode, and then I'm going to try out AppPortable.

Now that would be a blast with trading and drafting. Hope it happens.

[ProStrategyFootball]

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Thanks, Aggies7. My emphasis will still be coaching, not GM duties. In Career mode, there will be players aging out, new ones coming in, etc, but most of the emphasis is going to be on matters like preseason training, preparing your team for the upcoming opponent, etc. Given the complexity, I also expect my first Career mode to be single-player. If it takes off, then I'll look into creating a server-based multi-player Career mode in the future. Baby steps, though!

I am also going to provide a more basic play calling interface and let users choose between the basic and advanced levels when coaching a game, since the current advanced level can be a bit overwhelming for people who haven't worked up to it.

[ProStrategyFootball]

The UI is undergoing a major makeover, guys, and the Android conversion is coming along nicely. In fact, I have it "working" almost 100%, but the UI will need a lot of work - and no multiplayer yet. Now that I have the conversion down, I'd like to switch back to the career thoughts.

But I have a key question regarding how you first create a career. I'll give you the option of selecting any team, of course, but what about the "difficulty" or "realism" - meaning, say you select Seattle. By default, you would have a great team and be expected to go to the Super Bowl or at least the Conference Championship game. Would you want an option like "I want to pick team x, but make them all newbies"?