Games developed by XOR Corporation

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Basketball Challenge

DOS 1987

Building on their solid simulation model used in NFL Challenge, XOR released Basketball Challenge 2 years later, with even less fanfare than the original. However, don't let the lack of recognition fool you: Basketball Challenge is a great stats-based simulation of the sport that will provide many hours of entertainment for armchair coaches, despite the lack of attractive graphics. Like NFL Challenge, you can play against the computer, against a friend, or watch the computer play itself. There are plenty of plays to choose from, and fouls are handled effectively in the game. One of the things I like most about the game is the pre-match options, which allow you to view team profiles (with comments on their strengths and weaknesses, and who the star players are), as well as comparing the teams' strengths. There are 3 levels of difficulty, from easy to hard, although even the easy level will prove challenging for many players, as the computer plays very well. Before anyone has any doubts, let me emphasize that Basketball Challenge is a 100% text game - players are represented as numbers moving on the screen, with comments at the bottom. This is more than appropriate, as the emphasis of the game is on realism and coaching options, not arcade controls. With solid AI and great gameplay, Basketball Challenge is highly recommended for all armchair coaches. The lack of a career/tournament mode and the absence of NBA endorsement are the only things missing from the game.

NFL Challenge

DOS, Mac 1985

NFL Challenge is a soccer simulation game. The game can be played by two players, one player against the computer, or the computer can play against itself (it is also possible to switch between human and computer players at any time during the game). Whether controlled by a human or the computer, each player chooses one of the 28 NFL teams and acts as a coach, making various decisions to help the team win games. In addition to running plays during the game, the player must decide which team members will play, call timeouts and deal with injuries and substitutions. The 28 teams included are based on the most recent statistics at the time of the game's release; all team and player statistics are stored in plain text files, allowing the player to edit them for new statistics over time or to create imaginary teams. On systems with color graphics, the game will display an animated version of each play from a top view with X's and O's representing the players. Extensive guides on offense, defense and an NFL playbook are included with the game.

Roboman

DOS 1989

A fun little Lode Runner clone, Roboman is a good example of a game that does nothing to advance the genre of collecting things and finding the exit, but effectively implements the tried-and-true formula with elegant simplicity. The idea is simple: move Roboman to pop various balloons in the level and find a key that activates the exit door. You earn bonus points if you pop all the balloons in the level, and there are quite a few nice touches, such as the trampolines you can use to jump to higher levels and the surprises hidden inside the balloons. Overall, Roboman is a fun game, though it falls a bit short after a while. Better level design could have made it as addictive as Lode Runner or Jumpman. It's worth a look, but probably only for beginners to the genre.