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Arena Football is a PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a History of video game consoles video game console manufactured by Sony. The successor to the PlayStation, and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 forms part of the PlayStation of video game consoles....
 and Xbox
Xbox

The Xbox is a History of video games video game console produced by Microsoft. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market, and competed with Sony's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's GameCube....
 videogame developed by Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts is an international video game developer, marketer, video game publisher and distributor of video games. Established in 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers responsible for its games....
 (under their EA Sports
EA Sports

EA Sports is a brand name used by Electronic Arts since 1993 to distribute games based on sports. Formerly a gimmick inside Electronic Arts sports games, that tried to mimic real-life sports networks, calling themselves "EA Sports Network" with pictures or endorsements of real commentators such as John Madden , it soon grew up to become a su...
 brand). It was released on February 7, 2006. The cover features quarterback John Dutton (Arena), from ArenaBowl XIXs champion team, the Colorado Crush. The game is similar to EA's other simulation football games (NCAA Football
NCAA Football series

This article is for the video game series; for the sport, see College Football.NCAA Football is a American football video game series in which you play as any current Football Bowl Subdivision or Football Championship Subdivision football team, as well as several historic teams....
 and Madden NFL Football
Madden NFL

Madden NFL is an American football video game series developed by Electronic Arts for EA Sports. The game is named after Pro Football Hall of Famer John Madden , a well-known color commentator for NBC Sports and formerly a successful Super Bowl-winning head coach during the 1970s with the Oakland Raiders....
), but adopts a style of play that is similar to the faster and more frantic paced Arena game.






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Arena Football is a PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a History of video game consoles video game console manufactured by Sony. The successor to the PlayStation, and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 forms part of the PlayStation of video game consoles....
 and Xbox
Xbox

The Xbox is a History of video games video game console produced by Microsoft. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market, and competed with Sony's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's GameCube....
 videogame developed by Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts is an international video game developer, marketer, video game publisher and distributor of video games. Established in 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers responsible for its games....
 (under their EA Sports
EA Sports

EA Sports is a brand name used by Electronic Arts since 1993 to distribute games based on sports. Formerly a gimmick inside Electronic Arts sports games, that tried to mimic real-life sports networks, calling themselves "EA Sports Network" with pictures or endorsements of real commentators such as John Madden , it soon grew up to become a su...
 brand). It was released on February 7, 2006. The cover features quarterback John Dutton (Arena), from ArenaBowl XIXs champion team, the Colorado Crush. The game is similar to EA's other simulation football games (NCAA Football
NCAA Football series

This article is for the video game series; for the sport, see College Football.NCAA Football is a American football video game series in which you play as any current Football Bowl Subdivision or Football Championship Subdivision football team, as well as several historic teams....
 and Madden NFL Football
Madden NFL

Madden NFL is an American football video game series developed by Electronic Arts for EA Sports. The game is named after Pro Football Hall of Famer John Madden , a well-known color commentator for NBC Sports and formerly a successful Super Bowl-winning head coach during the 1970s with the Oakland Raiders....
), 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 AFL season
2006 Arena Football League season

The 2006 Arena Football League season was the 20th season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Chicago Rush, who defeated the Orlando Predators in ArenaBowl XX....
.

2006 AFL teams

All of the teams that are competing in the 2006 season are included. The New Orleans VooDoo
New Orleans VooDoo

The New Orleans VooDoo was a team in the Arena Football League which was owned in part by Tom Benson, who also simultaneously owned the National Football League New Orleans Saints....
 have been excluded because they have temporarily halted operations due to Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest Atlantic hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest, in the history of the United States....
. However, their logo is available for use in the game's create-a-team feature. The VooDoo resumed operations in 2007. The Kansas City Brigade
Kansas City Brigade

The Kansas City Brigade is a team from the Arena Football League. The team was established before the 2006 Kansas City Brigade season season. Former Kansas City Chiefs strong safety Kevin Porter is the current head coach....
 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. Though not every Arena League team in history is represented, a good deal are. They are awarded to the player upon meeting certain statistical goals in a game. Here is a complete list:

Teams included

  • Albany Firebirds
    Indiana Firebirds

    The Indiana Firebirds were a team in the Arena Football League.The team was based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Home games were played at the Conseco Fieldhouse, also the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association and Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association....
  • Anaheim Piranhas
    Anaheim Piranhas

    The Anaheim Piranhas were a professional arena football team that played in the Arena Football League from 1994 Arena Football League season - 1997 Arena Football League season....
  • Buffalo Destroyers
    Columbus Destroyers

    The Columbus Destroyers are an Arena Football League team. The franchise was founded in Buffalo, New York in 1999 in sports, and have played in Columbus, Ohio since 2004 in sports....
  • Charlotte Rage
    Charlotte Rage

    The Charlotte Rage was a team in the Arena Football League....
  • Chicago Bruisers
    Chicago Bruisers

    The Chicago Bruisers were a charter member of the Arena Football League, playing in the four-team "demonstration season" of 1987 Arena Football League season....
  • Cincinnati Rockers
    Cincinnati Rockers

    The Cincinnati Rockers were an Arena Football League team that competed in the 1992 Arena Football League season and 1993 Arena Football League season seasons....
  • Columbus Thunderbolts
    Cleveland Thunderbolts

    The Cleveland Thunderbolts were a professional American football team in the Arena Football League....
  • Cleveland Thunderbolts
    Cleveland Thunderbolts

    The Cleveland Thunderbolts were a professional American football team in the Arena Football League....
  • Connecticut Coyotes
    Connecticut Coyotes

    The Connecticut Coyotes were a franchise in the Arena Football League....
  • Dallas Texans
    Dallas Texans (Arena)

    The Dallas Texans were an Arena Football League team that played from 1990 in sports to 1993 in sports....
  • Denver Dynamite
    Denver Dynamite

    Denver Dynamite could be either:* Denver Dynamite - a professional arena soccer team currently in the Professional Arena Soccer League ....
  • Detroit Drive
    Massachusetts Marauders

    History...
  • Florida Bobcats
    Florida Bobcats

    History...
  • Fort Worth Cavalry
    Fort Worth Cavalry

    The Fort Worth Cavalry were an Arena Football League team which operated for a single season, 1994 in sports. The league did not want to abandon the idea of having a franchise in the Dallas-Fort Worth Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, a major media market, after the demise of the Dallas Texans , and granted a new franchise to an ownership group i...
  • Houston Thunderbears
    Houston Thunderbears

    The Houston ThunderBears were a team in the Arena Football League that operated from 1996-2001. The team was based in Houston, Texas. Home games were played at the Lakewood Church Central Campus....
  • Iowa Barnstormers
    New York Dragons

    The New York Dragons are an Arena Football League team who were formed in 1995 as the Iowa Barnstormers. In 2001, the team relocated to New York....
  • Las Vegas Sting
    Anaheim Piranhas

    The Anaheim Piranhas were a professional arena football team that played in the Arena Football League from 1994 Arena Football League season - 1997 Arena Football League season....
  • Los Angeles Cobras
    Los Angeles Cobras

    HistoryThe Los Angeles Cobras played in the 1988 in sports Arena Football League season only. They played their home games at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, which they shared with the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association....
  • Massachusetts Marauders
    Massachusetts Marauders

    History...
  • Memphis Pharaohs
    Oklahoma Wranglers

    Not to be confused with the Austin Wranglers of af2.The Oklahoma Wranglers was the final name of a team in the Arena Football League, that also operated in Memphis, Tennessee, and Portland, Oregon....
  • Milwaukee Mustangs
    Milwaukee Mustangs

    HistoryThe Milwaukee Mustangs were an Arena Football League team. They played from 1994 Arena Football League season to 2001 Arena Football League season, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Bradley Center....
  • Minnesota Fighting Pike
    Minnesota Fighting Pike

    The Minnesota Fighting Pike were an American football team that played one season in the Arena Football League. The team played at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota....
  • New England Sea Wolves
    Toronto Phantoms

    The Toronto Phantoms was the final name of a team in the Arena Football League, that also operated in New York City and New England....
  • New England Steamrollers
    New England Steamrollers

    The New England Steamrollers were a former Arena Football League team that played in the AFL's 1988 season. The Steamrollers were one of four teams to enter the AFL in 1988, and along with the New York Knights and Los Angeles Cobras were folded following the season....
  • New Jersey Gladiators
    Las Vegas Gladiators

    The Cleveland Gladiators are an Arena Football League franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio. The franchise was previously based in East Rutherford, New Jersey and later in Las Vegas, Nevada....
  • New Jersey Red Dogs
    Las Vegas Gladiators

    The Cleveland Gladiators are an Arena Football League franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio. The franchise was previously based in East Rutherford, New Jersey and later in Las Vegas, Nevada....
  • New Orleans Night
    New Orleans Night

    The New Orleans Night was an Arena Football League team that competed in the 1991 Arena Football League season and 1992 Arena Football League season AFL seasons and were based in New Orleans, Louisiana....
  • New Orleans VooDoo
    New Orleans VooDoo

    The New Orleans VooDoo was a team in the Arena Football League which was owned in part by Tom Benson, who also simultaneously owned the National Football League New Orleans Saints....
  • New York Cityhawks
    Toronto Phantoms

    The Toronto Phantoms was the final name of a team in the Arena Football League, that also operated in New York City and New England....
  • New York Knights
    New York Knights

    The New York Knights were an arena football team which played in the Arena Football League during the 1988 Arena Football League season season only....
  • Oklahoma Wranglers
    Oklahoma Wranglers

    Not to be confused with the Austin Wranglers of af2.The Oklahoma Wranglers was the final name of a team in the Arena Football League, that also operated in Memphis, Tennessee, and Portland, Oregon....
  • Pittsburgh Gladiators
    Tampa Bay Storm

    The Tampa Bay Storm are a member franchise of the Arena Football League. They are also one of the founding members of the league, then known as the Pittsburgh Gladiators....
  • Portland Forest Dragons
    Oklahoma Wranglers

    Not to be confused with the Austin Wranglers of af2.The Oklahoma Wranglers was the final name of a team in the Arena Football League, that also operated in Memphis, Tennessee, and Portland, Oregon....
  • Sacramento Attack
    Florida Bobcats

    History...
  • San Antonio Force
    San Antonio Force

    Not to be confused with the Georgia Force.The San Antonio Force was an Arena Football League team that competed in the 1992 Arena Football League season season only....
  • St. Louis Stampede
    St. Louis Stampede

    The St. Louis Stampede was a team in the Arena Football League. The Stampede competed in the 1995 Arena Football League season and 1996 Arena Football League season seasons, playing their home games in the Scottrade Center , also the home of the St....
  • Texas Terror
    Houston Thunderbears

    The Houston ThunderBears were a team in the Arena Football League that operated from 1996-2001. The team was based in Houston, Texas. Home games were played at the Lakewood Church Central Campus....
  • Toronto Phantoms
    Toronto Phantoms

    The Toronto Phantoms was the final name of a team in the Arena Football League, that also operated in New York City and New England....
  • Washington Commandos
    Washington Commandos

    The Washington Commandos was an Arena football team that operated from 1987 to 1990....


Teams not included

  • Carolina Cobras
    Carolina Cobras

    Not to be confused with the Los Angeles Cobras, who played in the 1988 AFL season.The Carolina Cobras were an expansion franchise in the Arena Football League....
  • Chicago Politicians
  • Detroit Fury
    Detroit Fury

    The Detroit Fury were an Arena Football League team. The team began play in 2001 and was based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at the Palace of Auburn Hills, which is also home of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association and the Detroit Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association....
  • Indiana Firebirds
    Indiana Firebirds

    The Indiana Firebirds were a team in the Arena Football League.The team was based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Home games were played at the Conseco Fieldhouse, also the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association and Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association....
  • Maryland Commandos
    Washington Commandos

    The Washington Commandos was an Arena football team that operated from 1987 to 1990....
  • Miami Hooters
    Florida Bobcats

    History...
  • Miami Vise
    Miami Vise

    The Miami Vise were an arena football team formed by Arena Football League founder Jim Foster for the purposes of playing a "test game" on February 27, 1987 at the Allstate Arena against the Chicago Bruisers....
  • Nashville Kats (1997-2001)
    Nashville Kats

    The Nashville Kats were an Arena Football League team, located in Nashville, Tennessee. They were last coached by Pat Sperduto, who coached the team's original incarnation to two ArenaBowl appearances prior to the franchise's move to Atlanta in 2002....
  • Rockford Metros


Soundtrack

  • 7 Seconds
    7 Seconds

    7 Seconds is an American rock music rock band from Reno, Nevada. Formed in 1980 by brothers Kevin Seconds and Steve Youth, they played their first show on March 2, 1980....
     - "Big Hardcore Mystery"
  • Anberlin
    Anberlin

    Anberlin is an alternative rock band from Winter Haven, Florida, United States formed in 2002. Since the beginning of 2007 their line-up has consisted of lead vocalist Stephen Christian, bassist Deon Rexroat, lead guitarist Joseph Milligan, drummer Nathan Young and rhythm guitarist Christian McAlhaney....
     - "Never Take Friendship Personal"
  • Avenged Sevenfold
    Avenged Sevenfold

    Avenged Sevenfold is an American rock music band from Orange County, California, formed in 1999. The band has achieved mainstream success with their 2005 album City of Evil, which included singles such as "Burn It Down ", "Bat Country," "Beast and the Harlot" and "Seize the Day ." The band's success followed with their Avenged Sevenfold...
     - "Blinded in Chains"
  • Bloodsimple
    Bloodsimple

    Bloodsimple is an United States of America Rock music band from New York City that formed in 2002 in music. They are currently signed to Warner Bros....
     - "What if I Lost It"
  • British Beef - "Without Me"
  • Day of Contempt - "The Ghost of Tragedy"
  • Emery
    Emery (band)

    Emery is a Post-Hardcore band from Rock Hill, South Carolina currently based in Seattle, Washington. Emery is currently signed to Tooth & Nail Records....
     - "Studying Politics"
  • From Autumn to Ashes
    From Autumn to Ashes

    From Autumn to Ashes was an American band that formed in Long Island in 2000. While the band had gone through many line-up changes, the members include Francis Mark , Brian Deneeve , Mike Pilato , Rob Lauritsen , and Jeff Gretz ....
     - "Inapprope"
  • Ill Niņo
    Ill Niņo

    Ill Ni?o is a Americas six-piece alternative metal band from New Jersey....
     - "What You Deserve"
  • Korn
    Korn

    'Korn' is an American rock music band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The band's catalogue consists of nine consecutive debuts in the top ten of the Billboard 200, including a compilation album, Greatest Hits, Vol....
     - "Twisted Transistor
    Twisted Transistor

    "Twisted Transistor" is a song written and recorded by United States Nu metal band Korn and The Matrix for Korn's seventh studio album, See You on the Other Side....
    "
  • Left Alone
    Left Alone

    Left Alone is a punk rock/Street Punk band from Wilmington, California. They were formed in May 1996 by lead vocalist/guitarist Elvis Cortez. Cortez formed his own label, Smelvis Records, to release Left Alone's records, and has since expanded the label to include numerous other underground bands....
     - "My Whole Life"
  • Orange - "Affirmation Song"
  • Project 86
    Project 86

    Project 86 is a Christian Post-Hardcore band from Orange County, California consisting of Andrew Schwab , Randy Torres , and Steven Dail .They have sold over 800,000 CDs worldwide....
     - "All of Me", "The Spy Hunter"
  • Staind
    Staind

    Staind is an United States rock music band from Springfield, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, including lead singer/guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist/vocalist Johnny April and drummer Jon Wysocki....
     - "Paper Jesus"
  • Still Remains
    Still Remains

    Still Remains was a melodic metalcore band from Grand Rapids, Michigan signed to Roadrunner Records, that formed out of previous local bands Shades of Amber and Unition....
     - "White Walls"
  • Story of the Year
    Story of the Year

    Story of the Year is an American band formed in St. Louis, Missouri in 1995. The band was initially named Big Blue Monkey, they changed their name to Story of the Year in 2002 after the release of their EP titled "Story of the Year" on indie label Criterion Records when they realized a blues group of the same name had already existed....
     - "We Don't Care Anymore"
  • The Prom Kings
    The Prom Kings

    The Prom Kings is a rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Their first single, "Alone," started getting played on American rock radio stations in January 2005....
     - "Down"
  • Thousand Foot Krutch
    Thousand Foot Krutch

    Thousand Foot Krutch is a Canada rock band formed in 1997. The band has released five studio albums, the most recent being The Flame in All of Us ....
     - "Absolute"
  • Underoath
    Underoath

    Underoath is an American Grammy Award-nominated metalcore band originally formed November 30, 1997 in Ocala, Florida, Florida, but since then, the new members that joined were from Tampa, Florida....
     - "Reinventing Your Exit"
  • Peter Lehman - "8 Yards", "Psycho Linebacker"
  • Jesse Allen - "Avatar of Fury", "Dr Pizza Pie", "Shake Your Moneymaker", "The Beast Within", "Thrash Trance"
  • Rob Warren - "Eucalyptus People", "Meat Mittens", "Purple Monkey Dishwasher", "Rocket Fuel", "Satellite Symphony", "wHOSyERdADDY"
  • Gene Rozenberg - "Grenade Anthem", "My Little Two by Four"
  • Aubrey Hodges - "Primal Nation"


History of AFL video games

Unbeknownst to some, Arena Football is not the first videogame to feature the Arena Football League. However, it can be considered the first simulation (as opposed to arcade-style) Arena Football League game. Other Arena Football League games are:

  • Kurt Warner's Arena Football Unleashed
    Kurt Warner's Arena Football Unleashed

    Kurt Warner's Arena Football Unleashed is a sports game developed and published by Midway Games for the Sony PlayStation. It was released in North America on May 18, 2000....
     (2000) - PlayStation
    PlayStation

    The PlayStation is a 32-bit history of video game consoles video game console released by Sony Computer Entertainment in December .The PlayStation was the first of the ubiquitous PlayStation ....
     - Midway Games
    Midway Games

    'Midway Games' is an United States video game publisher and video game developer. Midway's legacy includes landmark titles such as Mortal Kombat , Ms....
     - A completely arcade-style video game that was based on the NFL Blitz
    NFL Blitz

    NFL Blitz is a series of American football themed video games by Midway Games featuring the teams of the National Football League....
     game engine. Considered the first true Arena Football League game.
  • Arena Football '95 (1995) - Atari Jaguar
    Atari Jaguar

    The Atari Jaguar is a video game console, released by Atari Corporation in . It was designed to surpass the Sega Mega Drive and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in processing power....
     - V-Real - Unreleased game that made it about half way through development before cancellation.
  • Arena Football (1988) - Commodore 64
    Commodore 64

    The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer released by Commodore International in August, 1982, at a price of United States dollar595. Preceded by the Commodore VIC-20 and Commodore MAX Machine, the C64 features 64 kilobytes of Random-access memory with sound and graphics performance that were superior to IBM-compatible computers of tha...
     - Chris R. Bickford III - Independently coded text-based game for the C64 back during the early years of the AFL.


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