The 1993 American football gameMutant League Footballfor theSega Genesiswas a cult hit, even spinning off a cartoon show that ran between 1994 and 1996. It wasn’t successful enough to lead to a direct sequel, but two and a half decades later it would lead to a spiritual successor inMutant Football League.Mutant Football Leagueonly became a reality due to a 2017 Kickstarter project that raised $60,000. That initial success has led toMutant Football Leagueattaining something the originalMutant League Footballnever got to – a sequel.On Thursday, developer Digital Dreams officially announced that it’s working onMutant Football League 2, a sequel to its 2017 spiritual successor toMutant League Football.Mutant Football Leagueis all about violent combat between teams of unique mutants, structured into a semblance of a football game. What better way to celebrate that than with a sequel that offers even more and goes even harder than the original.RELATED:Fallout’s Various Super Mutants ExplainedMutant Football League 2starts by adding an eighth mutant to each team’s roster as a fourth receiver, making for more offensive options in every play. There will also be moreplays and formationsto choose from, offering new complexities in gameplay. Weather conditions can now change mid-match, a factor players will have to deal with unexpectedly. There will also be an improved collision system that could dramatically change gameplay. The depth ofMutant Football League2should be a giant leap forward.
Digital Dreams will also be adding new game modes toMutant Football League 2, the biggest of which will be Dynasty Supreme franchise mode. Dynasty Supreme franchise will allow forcustom team creations, as well as drafting from the MFL. It should make for a more compelling football sim experience than what was otherwise available.
The improvements don’t stop there, either.Mutant Football League 2will be taking a step forward compared to the first game and will be launching onnext-gen consoles. That enables the team at Digital Dreams to also improve the visuals of the sequel with improved lighting and shadow effects and smoother animations.
New game modes, updated visuals, new and updated gameplay systems, and more await players inMutant Football League 2. Of course, there will also be plenty more mutants and action, too. It’s crazy to think that it took 25 years for a mutant-basedfootball gameto find enough success to get a sequel, but with a fanbase as dedicated asMutant Football Leaguehas, it’s well-earned.
Mutant Football League 2is in development for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
