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Arena Football is a Playstation 2 and Xbox videogame developed by Electronic Arts (under their EA Sports brand). It was released on February 7, 2006. The game is similar to EA's other simulation football games (NCAA Football and Madden NFL Football), 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 2006 AFL Season.

2006 AFL Teams

All of the teams that are competing in the 2006 season are included. The New Orleans VooDoo have been excluded because they have temporarily halted operations due to Hurricane Katrina. However, their logo is available for use in the game's create-a-team feature. The VooDoo are expected to resume operations in 2007. The Kansas City Brigade franchise and it's 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.

National Eastern

Dallas Desperados
Philadelphia Soul
Columbus Destroyers
New York Dragons

National Southern

Austin Wranglers
Georgia Force
Orlando Predators
Tampa Bay Storm
Kansas City Brigade

American Central

Colorado Crush
Nashville Kats
Chicago Rush
Grand Rapids Rampage

American Western

Las Vegas Gladiators
Los Angeles Avengers
Utah Blaze
Arizona Rattlers
San Jose SaberCats

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
Anaheim Piranhas
Buffalo Destroyers
Charlotte Rage
Chicago Bruisers
Cincinnati Rockers
Columbus Thunderbolts
Cleveland Thunderbolts
Connecticut Coyotes
Dallas Texans
Denver Dynamite
Detroit Drive
Florida Bobcats
Fort Worth Cavalry
Houston Thunderbears
Iowa Barnstormers
Las Vegas Sting
Los Angeles Cobras
Massachusetts Marauders
Memphis Pharaohs
Milwaukee Mustangs
Minnesota Fighting Pike
New England Sea Wolves
New England Steamrollers
New Jersey Gladiators
New Jersey Red Dogs
New Orleans Night
New Orleans VooDoo
New York Cityhawks
New York Knights
Oklahoma Wranglers
Pittsburgh Gladiators
Portland Forest Dragons
Sacramento Attack
San Antonio Force
St. Louis Stampede
Texas Terror
Toronto Phantoms
Washington Commandos

Teams not included

Carolina Cobras
Chicago Politicians
Detroit Fury
Indiana Firebirds
Maryland Commandos
Miami Hooters
Miami Vise
Nashville Kats (1997-2001)
Rockford Metros

History of AFL Video Games

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

Maximum-Football (2006)
- Windows - Matrix Games - A fully customizable football game featuring no official licenses of any professional league. The game includes an Arena-style game mode.
Kurt Warner's Arena Football Unleashed (2000) - Playstation - Midway Games - A completely arcade-style video game that was based on the NFL Blitz
game engine. Considered the first true Arena League game.
Arena Football '95 (1995) - Atari Jaguar - V-Real - Unreleased game that made it about half way through development before cancellation (more on this game can be found ).
Arena Football (1988) - Commodore 64 - Chris R. Bickford III - Independently coded text-based game for the C64 back during the early years of the AFL. It has found new life via means of emulation. More info can be found .

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