The 2009 edition is packed with new features and enhancements!

New Features
Game Package Information
Super Fan Add-on Package

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New Features

  Game Screen Features and Play-by-Play

• New optional scrolling vertical field view makes it easy to see field position, match-ups and coverages.

• Historical home, road, and alternate third colors are automatically installed for all teams.

• New show clock options are available to both the offense and defense.

• New color coded play-by-play icons are used for injuries, first downs, penalties, touchdowns, and more.

• Expanded play-by-play files include many more yard line references.

• Player usage status has been added to the play analysis screen to help evaluate ability once a player has reached his usage limits

  Game Play

• New robust computer opponent!

  Coaching Options

• New quick play calls on offense. You choose from draw, run left, run right, run inside, screen, short pass, medium pass, long pass and bomb. The computer will then select the play, direction, pattern and optionally the ball carrier or intended receiver.

• New optional interactive audible system.  A special audible play calling box now occasionally appears when the defense makes certain play calls.  Blitzing, tight or loose coverage formations as well as goal line defenses will often trigger the audible play calling box to appear. The offense may also select to have the audible play calling box appear after specific plays.

• New interactive option to down or return kicks into the end zone.

• New interactive option to return, fair catch or let roll punts landing inside the 20 yard line.

• New defensive coverage match-up box allows the defense to specify coverage preferences for each receiver.  You now have the option to decide whether opposing receivers are defended by a cornerback, safety or linebacker.  Great for customizing your coverage!

• New rotate coverage option allows you to rotate your coverage match-ups to fill-in for blitzers or even leave poor receivers without a primary cover man.

• Linebackers may now be used to double cover receivers.

• No huddle offense!

• New coverage sacks!

• New Pass-Safe option instructs the quarterback to throw the ball away and avoid an interception if a receiver is not available.

• New show blitz and delay blitz options.

• New free defensive option allows you to use your free safety in run support if he isn’t blitzing or being used in primary coverage.

• New formations include unbalanced lines, and direct snaps to a running back or wide receiver. Many plays may be run from these new formations.

  Plays, Ratings, and Formula Adjustments

• New plays include quarterback options, run/pass options, triple option plays and more.

• New combo pass play! The offense may select primary pass routes for 2-4 receivers. The quarterback then chooses evenly between the receivers. If a receiver is double covered or covered well the computer will select that receiver less frequently.

• Expanded ratings for durability, short yardage, breakaway, audible and pressure.  New receiver run-after-catch (RAC) rating

• New injury system includes four options:

• Realistic Multiple Game Injuries – Players may become injured during games and be forced to miss one or more     games. New for 2009, with one game remaining before returning to full health injured players have their status for the next game changed to one of the following

  Out – Will miss the next game.

  Doubtful – 25% chance of playing the next game.

  Questionable – 50% chance of playing the next game.

  Probable – 75% chance of playing the next game.

• Temporary In-Game Fatigue – Players are forced to sit for small portions of a game or play at reduced effectiveness.  This new features impacts all players but skill players, defensive linemen and blitzers are impacted most prominently.

• Pre-Set Weekly Injuries – Injuries may now be scheduled for specific weeks in order to mimic actual real life injuries by week.

• Postgame Injuries – Players who participated in a game may be added to the injury report at the end of the game.

• New fullback related formula adjustments. Running inside without a true fullback is now more difficult.  Also, correctly keying a ball carrier when the offense uses two or more running backs without a fullback is more substantially rewarded..

• New penalty adjustments for aggressive or conservative defense.

  Reports

• Expanded player and team record books.

• New red zone stats.

• New kicker stats include kickoff distance, touchbacks, average opponent starting field position, opponent  return average allowed, average field goal attempt distance and average field goal made distance.

• Improved ten minute ticker.

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2009 Game Package Information

• Deluxe Game Package - Only $44.00
  Only $39.00 for previous owners!
  Includes the complete 2009 Action! PC Football game, the 2008 season, and 24 Championship Teams from the Past.

• Basic Game Package - Only $29.00
  Includes the complete 2009 Action! PC Football game and 24 Championship Teams from the Past.

Championship Team Set

2008 Pittsburgh & Arizona         2002 Oakland & Tampa Bay

1999 Tennessee & St. Louis      1993 Buffalo & Dallas

1989 Denver & San Francisco    1982 Miami & Washington

1974 Pittsburgh & Minnesota      1972 Miami & Washington

1968 New York & Baltimore        1966 Kansas City & Green Bay

1956 New York & Chicago           1954 Cleveland & Detroit

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New! Super Fan Add-on Package ($49.90 value for only $29.00!)

For a limited time Action! PC Football fans who purchase the 2009 Edition game or upgrade may purchase the Super-Fan add-on package for only $29.00!  The Super-Fan package includes automatic email delivery of the following as they become available:

2008 College Season (June release - $29.95 value)

2009 Pro Football Projection Stats (September release - $19.95 value)

 

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ACTION! PC FOOTBALL

Action! PC Football is the most comprehensive stat-based football game on the market.

Action! PC Football is designed to challenge your mind and not your fingers. Play results are determined by lineups, play calls and strategy rather than joystick skill and dice rolls. You’re the coach with hundreds of strategy options available! In Action! PC Football, players are rated using every available published statistic as well as expert subjective analysis! Each player performs as he did in real life with amazing statistical accuracy.  Action! PC Football also includes extensive player, team, and league statistical reports!

Play games head-to-head, over the internet, or against the computer. Relive past seasons as the coach of your favorite team; draft teams and play games in a league; let the computer manage all of the teams and watch the results; or set your coaching preferences for a specific team and let the computer play a season with your coaching profile. Any way you play, you’ll love the statistical accuracy and strategy Action! PC Football brings to your home computer.

Action! PC Football is a football simulation game designed to challenge your mind and not your fingers, yet is so simple to play you may never need to refer to the manual. 

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GAME PLAY

To call a play, the offensive coach simply clicks on the name of the play such as "sweep-left" or enters the 2-digit identification number for that play.  In addition to having more than 40 basic plays to choose from, the offensive coach also has the option of toggling between one of seven pre-saved platoons (2 tight ends, 4 wide receivers, full house backfield or any combination possible).  The offense also has a list of options that can further enhance the play.  These options include shotgun, rollout, play-action and many others.  You can even pre-set audible calls!  Once the offensive play has been called the offensive coach chooses his ball carrier or intended receiver.

Defensive play calling is flexible and customizable.  The defensive coach selects his play and optionally his platoon (basic, nickel, dime, etc. ), play, pass coverage, coverage depth, aggressiveness, defensive line play, blitzers and other options.

Once both offensive and defensive plays have been called, the computer generates both a play result and a radio style play-by-play description.  Even penalties and injuries occur with realistic frequency.

With our video chalkboard, you have the option of watching your play results with ball movement as well as complete offensive and defensive player movement!  

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INTERNET PLAY

Action! PC sports games have long been the leaders in internet play.  In a few simple steps, you can connect for a single game or an entire series against any other Action! PC Football game owner—no third party software is needed!  Players connect using their IP address.  The game plays quickly—just like playing in the same room. After a game, click one button to send the game headline and box score to every member of your league. Click another button to send the game’s data file to the league statistician. You can even create a league address book and league website with just a few mouse-clicks!    

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STATISTICS AND REPORTS

At the heart of the Action! PC Football game engine is a very powerful stats compiler.  We offer all the well known published stats as well as a host of unique statistical categories such as receiver rac, drops, bad passes, player rushing and receiving, first downs, stuffs, hurries, deflections and many more.  We offer a host reports covering boxscores, play by play, big games, salary cap, injuries, team comparison, league leaders, records, team tendencies, encyclopedia, team analysis reports and much more. For examples, see our Sample League Reports and Sample Game Reports pages. 

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PLAY-BY-PLAY

Action! PC Football contains a wealth of varied and suspenseful play-by-play results. Millions of possible play-by-play descriptions are built into the game but if you would like to add your own descriptions an editor is included that allows you to edit up to 4000 lines of text. A simple "quick slant" could look something like this:

3rd and 1
2:30 left in the game
here comes the blitz
Smith back to pass
quick slant to Jones
complete
he could go all the way
20
10
5
Touchdown! 

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ROSTER/LEAGUE MANAGEMENT

Action! PC Football offers the most complete package of league and team management functions in the sports simulation hobby!

• Teams:  Teams may be created, modified, moved or imported as desired with a maximum roster size of 70 players! You can even edit team colors, logos, field designs, and player photos.

• Players:  Players may be created, edited, released, erased, drafted or traded. You can even draft against the computer!

• Schedules:  Use the default schedule or create and modify your own schedule.

• Rules:  Each league has it's own set of rules that are customizable. 

• Instant Replay Challenges:  With the instant replay challenge option, you are offered opportunities to have a play reviewed.  These opportunities occur with real-life frequency.  You decide if you'd like to challenge the ruling on the field based on the game situation and the overrule success percentage displayed on the screen.  Many challenge situations are included: fumbles, down-by-contact rulings, spot of the ball on first downs and touchdowns, and many more.

• More: Set player usage penalties, kickoff lines, season length, two point conversion rules, and more.  You can even set your own instant replay rules!

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PLAYER RATINGS

 Action! PC Football makes use of every published statistic as well as subjective ratings and specialty statistics to accurately portray each player. For example:

• Rushing: Based on attempts, yards, average, long runs, tds, fumble frequency, breakaway ability, short yardage ability, rushing style and durability.

• Receiving: Based on catches, drops, yards, average, long catches, tds, fumble frequency, run after catch and durability.

• Passing: Based on completions, interceptions, tds, pass rating, yardage, times sacked, scrambling, bad passes, durability, ability under pressure and audible ability.

• Blocking: Run and pass block ratings are given to each player.

• Defense: Defensive players are rated for pass rush, run defense, pass defense as well as tackles, forced fumbles, interceptions, stuffs, deflections, hurries and durability. 

• More: You can save photos for players to be displayed on statistic screens and uniform numbers for display on the game field.

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RUSHING & PASSING FORMULAS

The rushing formula takes into account every factor present in real life football before determining a play result. For details on our rushing and passing formulas, see Rushing Details and Passing Details.

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UTILITIES

We offer a very useful set of utilities to run any face-to-face, email, or internet league. Export/import games, export/import coaches and many other features help make your league play simple and enjoyable.

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PAST SEASONS

The staff at Dave Koch Sports is continually adding to its lineup of past season disks, for all of the Action! PC sports games. These disks are based on the complete official statistics as released by the leagues.  Nearly every season since 1920 is available!

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