Saber Interactive has announced Wild Card Football, an arcade-style football game coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on October 10.
“We set out to create a fast and fun experience that’s pure adrenaline,” said Saber Interactive chief creative officer Tim Willits in a press release. “Wild Card Football does just that by putting you in the cleats of your favorite pro players and ratcheting up the intensity with awesome new gameplay elements. Our collaboration with the NFLPA and OneTeam has been instrumental in bringing our vision to life. Their expertise and support have helped us put a fresh twist on football. We can’t wait for fans to build their dream teams and see how they stack up against other squads.”
Colin Kaepernick, who appears on the game’s cover, added, “This is such a nostalgic throwback to the classic arcade-style football games so many of us grew up with and loved. It’s been a blast to be involved with the Saber team as they’ve put the game together.”
Here is an overview of the game, via Saber Interactive:
About
Wild Card Football is an over-the-top, pick-up-and-play video game featuring an authentic roster of hundreds of pro football superstars, including Colin Kaepernick, Jalen Hurts, Patrick Mahomes, Justin Jefferson, T.J. Watt, Joey Bosa, Ja’Marr Chase, Aaron Donald, and many more.
True to Playgrounds series tradition, Wild Card Football mixes extreme, seven-on-seven pigskin action with bombastic moves, style, and energy. Mix and match players from your favorite teams to create the ultimate dream squad, customizing everything from logos, uniforms, playbooks, and more. The unique Wild Card system lets fans change the course of the action in an instant with special power-ups and rule-breaking abilities across a variety of game modes, including Season play, local multiplayer, and online multiplayer with full cross-play.
Key Features
- Create Your Dream Team – Choose from hundreds of genuine pro players, reimagined Playgrounds-style, and assemble the ultimate seven-on-seven gridiron squad. Advance through different challenges and events to unlock new players and other exciting rewards.
- Play Your Wild Cards – Unleash over 150 Wild Cards to turn the tide of the game in your favor in an instant. Bust out special moves like summoning walls or invisibility, boost your team’s stats at a crucial moment, or play a Rule-Breaker and flip the rules of the game completely.
- Become a Champion – Prove your skills in single-player Season mode, climb to the top of the leaderboards in competitive online multiplayer with full cross-play, or challenge your friends at home for bragging rights in local multiplayer.
- Customize Your Squad – Personalize your team’s logo, uniforms, and colors, choose your home stadium, then build unique playbooks and Wild Card decks to perfect your strategies on the field.
Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.