<s>
Troy	B-Application
Aikman	I-Application
NFL	I-Application
Football	I-Application
is	O
an	O
american	B-Application
football	I-Application
video	O
game	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Leland	O
Interactive	O
Media	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Tradewest	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
first	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Officially	O
licensed	O
from	O
the	O
National	O
Football	O
League	O
,	O
it	O
prominently	O
features	O
former	O
NFL	O
player	O
Troy	O
Aikman	O
,	O
who	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
1993	O
Dallas	O
Cowboys	O
to	O
have	O
his	O
namesake	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
his	O
teammate	O
Emmitt	O
Smith	O
in	O
Emmitt	B-Application
Smith	I-Application
Football	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Troy	B-Application
Aikman	I-Application
NFL	I-Application
Football	I-Application
,	O
players	O
have	O
the	O
choice	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
matches	O
across	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
modes	O
available	O
with	O
either	O
AI-controlled	O
opponents	O
or	O
against	O
other	O
human	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
a	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
in	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Troy	B-Application
Aikman	I-Application
NFL	I-Application
Football	I-Application
garnered	O
mixed	O
reception	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
from	O
critics	O
and	O
reviewers	O
alike	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
felt	O
divided	O
towards	O
various	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
graphics	B-Algorithm
,	O
sound	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
also	O
received	O
the	O
same	O
general	O
reception	O
and	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
similarity	O
with	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
also	O
being	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
John	B-Device
Madden	I-Device
Football	I-Device
series	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
PC	B-Device
were	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
but	O
never	O
published	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Troy	B-Application
Aikman	I-Application
NFL	I-Application
Football	I-Application
is	O
an	O
american	B-Application
football	I-Application
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
where	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
exhibition	O
matches	O
,	O
season	O
matches	O
,	O
playoff	O
matches	O
,	O
make	O
their	O
own	O
plays	O
for	O
use	O
on	O
the	O
field	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
make	O
payments	O
to	O
the	O
salaries	O
of	O
every	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
playing	O
a	O
season	O
,	O
the	O
progress	O
can	O
be	O
saved	O
via	O
battery-backed	O
memory	O
(	O
or	O
the	O
cartridge	O
's	O
internal	O
EEPROM	B-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
prevents	O
the	O
frustration	O
of	O
having	O
to	O
play	O
16-19	O
games	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
sitting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Troy	B-Application
Aikman	I-Application
NFL	I-Application
Football	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Leland	O
Interactive	O
Media	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Tradewest	O
,	O
who	O
signed	O
former	O
NFL	O
player	O
Troy	O
Aikman	O
to	O
endorse	O
their	O
then-upcoming	O
american	B-Application
football	I-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Troy	B-Application
Aikman	I-Application
NFL	I-Application
Football	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
on	O
August	O
1994	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Sony	O
Electronic	O
Publishing	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Tradewest	O
themselves	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
by	O
Williams	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
only	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
both	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
PC	B-Device
were	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
advertised	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
as	O
with	O
other	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
neither	O
port	O
were	O
published	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
version	O
,	O
developed	O
at	O
Telegames	O
 '	O
CDG	O
division	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
1	O
February	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
then	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
May	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Messe	O
Sansao	O
on	O
July	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
digitized	O
graphics	B-Algorithm
and	O
sprites	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
hand-drawn	O
look	O
in	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
Aggregate	O
scores	O
Aggregator	O
Scores	O
SNES	B-Application
Genesis	B-Operating_System
Jaguar	B-Device
GameRankings	O
61.50	O
%	O
65%	O
Review	O
scores	O
Publication	O
Scores	O
SNES	B-Application
Genesis	B-Operating_System
Jaguar	B-Device
AllGame	O
AGH	O
5	O
/	O
10	O
EGM	O
80%84%	O
65%68%	O
13	O
/	O
20	O
GamePro	O
14	O
/	O
20	O
12.5	O
/	O
20	O
11	O
/	O
20	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
77%	O
MAN	O
!	O
AC	O
40%	O
Mega	O
Fun	O
79%	O
Next	O
Generation	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
12.3	O
/	O
20	O
Play	O
Time	O
83%	O
Player	O
One	O
60%	O
ST-Computer	O
71%	O
Super	O
Game	O
Power	O
2.8	O
/	O
5.0	O
Total	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
sports	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
scores	O
of	O
65%	O
and	O
68%	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
small	O
characters	O
,	O
choppy	O
graphics	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
poor	O
defensive	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
,	O
Quick-Draw	O
McGraw	O
of	O
GamePro	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
What	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
did	O
for	O
Joe	O
Montana	O
,	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
does	O
for	O
Troy	O
Aikman.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
the	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
options	O
and	O
special	O
features	O
,	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
real-world	O
NFL	O
teams	O
,	O
the	O
money	O
management	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
your	O
own	O
plays	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
strong	O
points	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
graphics	B-Algorithm
and	O
audio	O
as	O
mediocre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
Slo	O
Mo	O
accorded	O
the	O
same	O
praises	O
to	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
but	O
was	O
more	O
vehement	O
in	O
his	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	B-Algorithm
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
impossible	O
to	O
identify	O
individual	O
players	O
in	O
large	O
mobs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Despite	O
some	O
tantalizing	O
innovations	O
,	O
Troy	B-Application
Aikman	I-Application
Football	I-Application
sits	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
better-crafted	O
16-bit	B-Application
games	O
,	O
including	O
Troy	O
's	O
own	O
clones.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
sports	O
reviewers	O
gave	O
it	O
scores	O
of	O
6	O
and	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
though	O
they	O
were	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
's	O
improvements	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
graphics	B-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
new	O
Play	O
Selection	O
Accelerator	O
feature	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
still	O
so-so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
while	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
comprehensive	O
content	O
,	O
NFL	O
licensing	O
,	O
and	O
realistic	O
gameplay	O
application	O
of	O
the	O
nuances	O
of	O
football	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
mediocre	O
graphics	B-Algorithm
and	O
animation	O
,	O
though	O
better	O
on	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
than	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
make	O
it	O
fall	O
short	O
of	O
other	O
football	O
video	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
