Blood Bowl Review

There has been no shortage of Games Workshop properties making their way into the realm of video games recently, with Warhammer Online, Dawn of War II and now Blood Bowl all making their presence felt. However, Blood Bowl is slightly different to the other titles that were mentioned, as it's quite a niche title, focusing on what would happen if American Football were combined with the fantasy world of Warhammer. It's actually based off of a board game of the same name, and there has even been a video game already made, which was released in 1995 on the PC.

There are eight races to choose from, and they all have their own strengths and weaknesses. For example, the Wood Elves have high agility, meaning they are more likely to be able to evade incoming challenges. Games use the Living Rulebook 5.0's ruleset and consist of two teams squaring off against each other. Each team can have a squad of up to 16 players, although only 11 actually take part in a match. Despite this, squads are very important, due to the physical nature of the game - having replacement players is a must. Unlike real American Football, players are encouraged to take down opposing players all over the field, in a less than savoury fashion. Sometimes the result of conflicts can even be death, but the majority end in a minor concussion which causes players to be taken out of action for a turn or two.