Once upon a time, in a decade far far away, a game existed that allowed you to pit two teams of upgradable, armoured, gridiron-inspired and generally badass players against each other in order to throw a metallic orb around a futuristic, industrial arena.
The orb would hit various strategically placed multipliers for additional points. It would briefly glow red and annihilate opposing team members. You'd receive points for knocking people out, and if you listened very closely, you could even hear the ice cream vendors during a break in the action. Leagues were held, championships contested, joysticks broken - of all the Bitmap Brothers games, Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe was, without a doubt, one of the best.
