The Madden franchise has been the gold standard of NFL video games for almost five years, crushing the competition with acceptably realistic graphics, frustratingly complex controls, and a monopolistic exclusivity deal that guaranteed its place as the only NFL video game.
However, thanks to the bold dreams of a few clinically insane investors, the NFL is no longer the only full-field pro football league in the U.S. The UFL (U-something Football League, probably) ostensibly kicks off sometime this year, and it promises to bring the sort of excitement that can only be found on a bunch of teams full of choke-happy has-beens whose high selection in the NFL draft still haunts the dreams of the now-unemployed general managers and coaches who selected them.
With that in mind, the league is collaborating with software designer Second Chance Games to create a UFL-licensed video game that accurately captures the bumbling confusion and reckless stupidity that’s sure to be present in every play. When the time came to pick a face for the franchise, league officials wasted no time, quickly selecting former Buffalo Bills “quarterback” and current Las Vegas resident J.P. Losman for the honor.
“J.P. is the perfect choice,” said UFL commissioner Michael L. Huyghue. “We feel that the most exciting play in football is the fumble, followed closely by the incomplete pass. No quarterback I’ve ever seen has mastered these elements better than J.P. I smell rotten eggs. Do you smell rotten eggs? Weird.”
Losman UFL 0-16 (the number represents what Losman calls “a perfect season”) is currently still in development, and is expected to be available just as soon as Huyghue finds a game publisher he can blackmail.
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The “muffed” snap is by far the most exhilarating play known to mankind. Obviously, JP studied hours of Roman Gabriel on film to perfect his craft.