Play Joe Montana II Sports Talk Football Online

Joe Montana II Sports Talk Football came out on the Sega Genesis in 1991, published by Sega. It was part of that early wave of sports games trying to capture more of the real broadcast feel, standing out from the simpler football titles that came before it.

You control the entire team, calling plays from a menu and then executing them on the field. The main objective is to outscore your opponent by moving the ball downfield and into the endzone. Two signature mechanics are the digitized speech from the announcer, who comments on the action in real time, and the ability to view instant replays of key plays. The pacing is methodical, built around the play clock, and the difficulty comes from reading the defense and making quick adjustments. It feels like you are directing a real, if slightly choppy, television broadcast from the field.