Axis Football League

Axis football league is a football game released in 2010.

Overview

The main objective in this game is simple: win the football game by scoring more points at the end of a game. In season mode, the objective is to win the title. 

There are 4 difficulties in this game: Rookie, Pro, All-Star, and Hall of Fame.

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Game rules

• Each game has two halves, five minutes each
• The clock stops on incomplete passes, side changes and going out of bounds
• A "one-minute warning" will be given each half
• No more than ten seconds can elapse between plays

Overtime

Overtime occurs when after two halves are played, the score is tied. The player is given a coin flip to determine kickoff. The clock will not run, and the first team to score in any fashion wins the football game.

Season Mode

In season mode, player can select one team to use throughout the 12-game season. The first objective is to make it to the playoffs. Only the top 8 teams are eligible to participate. Then, the player go through a series of single-elimination game. Once a player loses, the player's team is eliminated from the playoff tournament.

Teams

There are 15 playable teams to choose from.

• AFL All-Star (only available in quick game)
• Arizona Redbirds
• Baltimore Nighthawks
• Carolina Prowlers
• Chicago Grizzlies
• Dallas Wranglers
• Indianapolis Mustangs
• New England Volunteers
• New Orleans Crusaders
• New York Rocket
• Oakland Pillagers
• Philadelphia Northbirds
• Pittsburgh Steelmen
• San Diego Storm
• San Francisco Goldrushers

Gameplay

To start off each game, the player is given a coin toss, and the player is given a choice of choosing red or black. If the coin flip matches the player's choice, the player can decide to either receive the football for the first half and kickoff the second half. Otherwise, the player will kick in the first half and receive in the second half.

Offense

When the player is on offense, the objective is to score a touchdown. Prior to each play, the player is presented with sets of offensive plays to choose from. The player will have the option to run the football, pass the football, or even run the football with their own quarterback. In the event the player reaches 4th down and does not score a touchdown, the game will, by default, show the special formation, which allows the player to punt the ball, or take a field goal. The player can also "go for it" on fourth down and choose another play of their choice should they chose to at the risk of a turnover on downs if they fail to score or do not get a first down. 

There are six different offensive formations to chose from. The player can freely choose a play of their choice at any time. 

• I-formation

• Single Back

• Shotgun

• Spread

• Goal Line

• Special

Defense

When the player is on defense, the objective is to stop the opposing team from scoring a touchdown, a field goal, or getting a first down. On fourth down, the opposing team will generally punt the football unless the opposing team is within range of a field goal(around 35 yards) or go for it if the opposing team is behind with less than 1 minute to play in the second half. 

There are six different defensive formations to chose from. The player can freely choose a play of their choice at any time, although some plays work best at some situations.   

• 3-4

• 4-3

• Nickel

• Dime

• Goal Line

• Special

Scoring

There are multiple ways a team can score. A team can score points regardless if they have the ball or not.

• Touchdown(6 points each)
  • Touchdowns is the best way to score because they reward the most points. After a touchdown, the scoring team gets an opportunity to kick a field goal for an extra point, or attempt a two-point conversion by running a play other than the field goal for 2 points. They are most commonly scored by the offense, although the defense can score a touchdown from a forced fumble that is recovered by the defense and taken into the end zone, or by an interception returned for a touchdown(pick 6). The rarest way of scoring a touchdown is from special teams, where the returning team(from punt/kickoff) returns for a touchdown. 
• Field Goal(3,1)
  • Field goal is another option for the offense to score should they fail to convert a third down. Prior to the kick, the player will have the option to adjust the direction, and select how powerful the kick will be. The opponents will tend to only attempt a field goal when they are 35 yards or less away from the end zone. However, it is possible to kick and make a field goal farther away(Max is 39?) when kicked at full power. 
• Safety(2)
  • A safety is scored when the offense is sacked/tackled inside their own end zone. The points will be rewarded to the defense and the defense will get the ball.

Statistics

Axis Football League keeps track of statistics throughout a game and a season.

Team Stats

Team stats are the statistics that are tracked throughout the game and the season. They include:

• Total plays
• Run plays
• Pass plays
• Total yards
• Run yards
• Pass yards
• Sacks
• Turnovers
• User sack
• User Interception

Individual Stats

Individual Stats are the statistics that are tracked only during a game. There are different kinds of statistics for offense and defense.

On offense, the quarterback was tracked differently than the other offensive players. The game tracks passing attempts, passing completion, passing percentage, passing ratings, touchdowns, and interceptions thrown. For the rest of the offensive players, the game tracks running attempts, running yards, passes caught, passing yards, and touchdowns scored.

On defense, the games tracks tackles made, sacks, passes knocked down, interception, and fumbles recovered.