<s>
Backyard	B-Application
Football	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
various	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Humongous	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
,	O
Atari	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Evergreen	I-Application
Group	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backyard	B-Application
Football	I-Application
attempts	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
playing	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
as	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backyard	B-Application
Football	I-Application
,	O
the	O
third	O
"	O
Backyard	O
"	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Humongous	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
types	O
of	O
gameplay	O
available	O
in	O
Backyard	B-Application
Football	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
then	O
pick	O
their	O
team	O
name	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
then-31	O
NFL	B-Application
teams	O
and	O
10	O
backyard	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eight	O
teams	O
,	O
four	O
from	O
each	O
conference	O
,	O
compete	O
in	O
three	O
rounds	O
of	O
games	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
winner	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Super	O
Colossal	O
Cereal	O
Bowl	O
"	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
spoof	O
of	O
the	O
Super	O
Bowl	O
in	O
the	O
NFL	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backyard	B-Application
Football	I-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Backyard	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2001	O
,	O
that	O
offers	O
online	O
play	O
with	O
players	O
across	O
the	O
globe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
play	O
is	O
hosted	O
through	O
the	O
Junior	O
Sports	O
Network	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
users	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
network	O
system	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
Macintosh	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Backyard	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2001	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
three	O
difficulty	O
areas	O
:	O
Easy	O
Streets	O
,	O
Mediumville	O
,	O
and	O
Toughy	O
Town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backyard	B-Application
Football	I-Application
2002	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Humongous	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
in	O
2001	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Macintosh	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
planned	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
one	O
can	O
play	O
as	O
their	O
favorite	O
NFL	B-Application
stars	O
as	O
kids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brett	O
Favre	O
and	O
Drew	O
Bledsoe	O
,	O
who	O
both	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Backyard	B-Application
Football	I-Application
,	O
returns	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Updated	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
published	O
yearly	O
on	O
various	O
platforms	O
through	O
Backyard	B-Application
Football	I-Application
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backyard	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Football	I-Application
2007	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Humongous	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
in	O
2006	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Backyard	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Football	I-Application
2007	I-Application
featured	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
own	O
player	O
,	O
build	O
own	O
team	O
,	O
play	O
exhibition	O
games	O
or	O
a	O
season	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
play	O
as	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
NFL	B-Application
players	O
as	O
their	O
childhood	O
lookalikes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backyard	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Football	I-Application
2007	I-Application
received	O
negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
being	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
repetitive	O
sound	O
and	O
poor	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backyard	B-Application
Football	I-Application
'	I-Application
08	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
child	O
versions	O
of	O
professional	O
football	O
players	O
from	O
all	O
current	O
NFL	B-Application
teams	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
play	O
entire	O
football	O
seasons	O
as	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
16	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
rated	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
6/10	O
and	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
having	O
controls	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
hard	O
for	O
a	O
younger	O
audience	O
to	O
understand	O
,	O
while	O
praising	O
its	O
commentary	O
for	O
being	O
funny	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backyard	B-Application
Football	I-Application
'	I-Application
09	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
studios	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
installment	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
systems	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
NFL	B-Application
players	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
backyard	O
kids	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
including	O
Pete	O
Wheeler	O
,	O
Pablo	O
Sanchez	O
,	O
and	O
Ernie	O
Steele	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backyard	B-Application
Football	I-Application
'	I-Application
09	I-Application
was	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
repetitive	O
with	O
its	O
commentary	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
made	O
too	O
simple	O
and	O
easy	O
"	O
from	O
many	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backyard	B-Application
Football	I-Application
'	I-Application
10	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Humongous	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
in	O
2009	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
but	O
negative	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
ZTGameDomain	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
simple	O
,	O
easy	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
really	O
well	O
designed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backyard	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rookie	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Humongous	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
in	O
2010	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
