<s>
Retro	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
is	O
an	O
old-school	O
styled	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
New	O
Star	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
browser	B-Application
version	O
is	O
also	O
officially	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
websites	O
Poki	O
and	O
Kongregate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
released	O
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
was	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
was	O
the	O
number-one-downloaded-app	O
on	O
Apple	B-Application
's	I-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
in	O
late	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Retro	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
,	O
the	O
developers	O
released	O
the	O
association	O
football	O
game	O
Retro	O
Goal	O
in	O
June	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
uses	O
simple	O
mechanics	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
praised	O
by	O
players	O
and	O
critics	O
alike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
emulates	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
and	O
was	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Retro	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
offense	O
while	O
also	O
acting	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
general	O
manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
manage	O
their	O
team	O
to	O
the	O
Retro	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
championship	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
includes	O
aspects	O
of	O
managing	O
an	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
team	O
such	O
as	O
trading	O
and	O
cutting	O
players	O
,	O
signing	O
free	O
agents	O
,	O
maintaining	O
morale	O
,	O
drafting	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
buy	O
Retro	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
's	O
currency	O
called	O
coaching	O
credits	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
earned	O
by	O
game	O
play	O
and	O
decisions	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
teams	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
NFL	O
teams	O
in	O
real	O
life	O
,	O
but	O
since	O
EA	O
still	O
has	O
the	O
exclusive	O
NFL	O
license	O
to	O
the	O
actual	O
teams	O
and	O
players	O
,	O
Retro	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
makes	O
a	O
similar	O
jersey	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
puts	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
name	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
name	O
to	O
make	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
NFL	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2023	O
,	O
another	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
where	O
Retro	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
added	O
a	O
new	O
mode	O
called	O
"	O
Exhibition	O
Mode	O
"	O
to	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
pick	O
2	O
of	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
32	O
NFL	O
teams	O
and	O
play	O
a	O
game	O
whether	O
against	O
the	O
CPU	O
or	O
with	O
a	O
friend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	O
Critic	O
puts	O
Retro	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
in	O
the	O
95th	O
percentile	O
,	O
complimenting	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
nostalgic	O
feel	O
and	O
its	O
simple	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
has	O
been	O
at	O
times	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
toting	O
close	O
to	O
1,000,000	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
