Arena Football


 * Not to be confused with AFL Live games based on Australian football.

Arena Football is an video game developed by  (under their  brand) for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It was released on February 7, 2006. The cover features quarterback of the, the champions of. The game is similar to EA's other simulation football games (NCAA Football and Madden NFL), but adopts a style of play that is similar to the faster and more frantic paced Arena game. The game includes all the rules, rosters, and teams for the. The game was succeeded by Arena Football: Road to Glory.

2006 AFL teams
All of the teams that competed in the 2006 season are included. The have been excluded because they have temporarily halted operations due to. However, their logo is available for use in the game's create-a-team feature as well as their stadium, the if, in the create a team option, the player creates a team called the New Orleans VooDoo. The VooDoo resumed operations in 2007. The franchise and its colors have been included, but the official name and logo didn't make it in because they were unveiled after the game had gone into production so the team was known as the Kansas City KC in the video game.

Historic teams
EA included a number of historic teams in Arena Football. They are awarded to the player upon meeting certain statistical goals in a game.

Rating
The gameplay received the rating of "E 10+" for Everyone 10 and older with content descriptors for "Language, Mild Violence, Suggestive Themes".

Reception
The game received positive reviews. gave the game an 8.3, stating, "While the season mode is shallow, online play and solid multiplayer action will keep you bouncing off the walls for some time." gave the game a lower score of 6.9, and like IGN, criticized Season Mode. While GameSpot praised the Telemetry system, they also commented that the game cannot "decide whether it wants to be arcade- or simulation-oriented."