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Justin Halliday ([[Video game producer|game producer]]) and ([[game designer]])
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| released = {{Video game release|EU|11 November 2005}}
| genre = [[Sports game|Sports]]
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'''''Gaelic Games: Football''''' is a [[video game]] developed by [[Transmission Games|IR Gurus]] and published by [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]. The game was released on November 11, 2005. It is based on [[National Football League (Ireland)|Ireland's Gaelic NFL]] and was developed by an [[Australia]]n company that (at the time) made the [[AFL (video game series)|''AFL'' video game series]]. No player names are featured.
'''''Gaelic Games: Football''''' is a [[video game]] developed by [[Transmission Games|IR Gurus]] and published by [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]. The game was released on 11 November 2005. It is based on [[Gaelic football]] and was developed by an [[Australia]]n company that (at the time) made the [[AFL (video game series)|''AFL'' video game series]]. No player names are featured.

''Gaelic Games: Football'' is the first GAA video game to be released on a home console.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/gaelic-football-hurling-ps2-1946663-Sep2015/|title=This is the inside story behind the Gaelic Football and Hurling games on the Playstation - Part 1|first=Quinton|last=O'Reilly|date=19 September 2015 |publisher=}}</ref>


''Gaelic Games: Football'' is the first GAA video-game to be released on a console.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/gaelic-football-hurling-ps2-1946663-Sep2015/|title=This is the inside story behind the Gaelic Football and Hurling games on the Playstation - Part 1|first=Quinton|last=O'Reilly|publisher=}}</ref>
==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The game features the [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] and [[National Football League (Ireland)|NFL]] with commentary by [[Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh]].
The game features the [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] and [[National Football League (Ireland)|NFL]] with commentary by [[Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh]].


==Critical reception==
==Reception==
===Sales===
Following its release, ''Gaelic Games: Football'' was the highest selling PlayStation 2 game of all time in Ireland.{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}}

===Critical===
Despite being commercially successful, ''Gaelic Games: Football'' received poor reviews from critics and fans who claimed it was nowhere near the standard of gameplay with games like [[Pro Evolution Soccer|PES]] and [[FIFA 06]] had produced.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.joe.ie/tech/5-reasons-why-gaelic-games-football-on-playstation-was-a-devastatingly-awful-game-474968|title=5 reasons why Gaelic Games Football on Playstation was a devastatingly awful game - JOE.ie|publisher=}}</ref>
Despite being commercially successful, ''Gaelic Games: Football'' received poor reviews from critics and fans who claimed it was nowhere near the standard of gameplay with games like [[Pro Evolution Soccer|PES]] and [[FIFA 06]] had produced.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.joe.ie/tech/5-reasons-why-gaelic-games-football-on-playstation-was-a-devastatingly-awful-game-474968|title=5 reasons why Gaelic Games Football on Playstation was a devastatingly awful game - JOE.ie|publisher=}}</ref>


==Sequel==
==Sequel==
A follow up game, ''[[Gaelic Games: Football 2]]'', was released in November 2007. It was given very poor reviews by critics due to little improvement from the first.
A follow-up game, ''[[Gaelic Games: Football 2]]'', was released in November 2007. It was given very poor reviews by critics due to little improvement from the first.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.giantbomb.com/gaelic-games-football-2/3030-272/|title=Gaelic Games: Football 2 (Game)|website=Giant Bomb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thejournal.ie/gaelic-football-ps2-part-2-1950583-Sep2015/|title=This is the story behind *those* Gaelic Football and Hurling games - Part 2|first=Quinton|last=O'Reilly|website=TheJournal.ie|date=20 September 2015 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 05:55, 22 August 2023

Gaelic Games: Football
Developer(s)IR Gurus
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Designer(s)Thuyen Nguyen (game designer), Justin Halliday (game producer) and (game designer)
EngineRenderWare
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Release
  • EU: 11 November 2005
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Gaelic Games: Football is a video game developed by IR Gurus and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game was released on 11 November 2005. It is based on Gaelic football and was developed by an Australian company that (at the time) made the AFL video game series. No player names are featured.

Gaelic Games: Football is the first GAA video game to be released on a home console.[1]

Gameplay

The game features the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and NFL with commentary by Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh.

Critical reception

Despite being commercially successful, Gaelic Games: Football received poor reviews from critics and fans who claimed it was nowhere near the standard of gameplay with games like PES and FIFA 06 had produced.[2]

Sequel

A follow-up game, Gaelic Games: Football 2, was released in November 2007. It was given very poor reviews by critics due to little improvement from the first.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ O'Reilly, Quinton (19 September 2015). "This is the inside story behind the Gaelic Football and Hurling games on the Playstation - Part 1".
  2. ^ "5 reasons why Gaelic Games Football on Playstation was a devastatingly awful game - JOE.ie".
  3. ^ "Gaelic Games: Football 2 (Game)". Giant Bomb.
  4. ^ O'Reilly, Quinton (20 September 2015). "This is the story behind *those* Gaelic Football and Hurling games - Part 2". TheJournal.ie.