Mainly, just keep attacking the ball and find ways to position your players to open areas.īlood Bowl 2 features many different game modes – both local and online. These events are all decided upon by chance and the randomness of the dice so while the game does require a fair bit of strategy, there’s always that bit of chance that can either make or break your best laid plans. Players can interact with fellow teammates by throwing or passing the ball and can interact with the opposing team by attempting a tackle or push back. They can move to any position on the field that is allowed. In those 8 turns, you muse try to score as many goals as possible.Įach player on your team can only be moved once per turn.
The football here is more like a strategy game consisting of turn-based movements and random dice encounters. While Blood Bowl 2 is based on the game of football, it’s not football like you know it at all. Fans of Warhammer and Blood Bowl should really get a kick out of this. It’s a beautiful game with much to see and hear. There is a lot of polish in Blood Bowl 2 and it does a really good job of bring this board game to life. when in a match, they’ll highlight all the plays as well as any shenanigans that might go on. Basically before each match in campaign, they’ll do a little bit of back and forth highlighting both teams before taking you to the stadium. These are some hilarious commentators that breath humor and life into the game. The other half is provided by the colorful commentary presented by “Jim and Bob” of Cabal Vision.
Of course playing the game is just half of the entertainment. If only other sports games had crowds this lively, I would probably like playing sports games more. No one wants to play a sport where the crowds are dead silent, so the crowds here play just as an important roll in the game as the players do. The crowds in the game rowdy, loud, and ready to tear the heads off of the opposing team and that’s just fine by me. Each upgrade can even affect how your matches play out. You choose your stadium and how you want to upgrade them. Each team gets their own unique stadium that is massive in scale and filled with life. These aren’t just simply designed, generic arenas. Not only are the character designs very well done, but the arenas themselves are magnificent. The art in Blood Bowl 2 in pretty incredible. Not only that, the crowds, camera crew, cheerleaders, and commentators are all fully animated as well. These characters have a full array of realistic animations tailored for each race. These aren’t just characters with basic animations either. What were once little plastic figurines on a game board are now living, breathing characters on your TV. Each of the different races have their own unique and characteristics along with a colorful assortment of supporting cast. The world is made up of many different fantasy races such as elves, orcs, goblins, and trolls. Presentationīlood Bowl 2 is set in a fantasy world not unlike something you’d find from Lord of the Rings. This is a parody of a game I highly dislike what was originally a board game is now brought to life on the small screen. It’s this pot of mixed ingredients that got me interested. So why am I reviewing a game that is based around the game of football? Well, because Blood Bowl 2 is the craziest mashup of football, fantasy, and strategy that you’ll probably ever see.
I just find the game of football incredibly boring. On the contrary, I understand it completely. I’ve never been a football fan and it’s not because I don’t understand the game.