NFL Fever

NFL Fever was an American football video game series published and developed by Microsoft Game Studios. In February 2005, Microsoft sold the series to Ubisoft.^[1] The franchise focused on simulation-style gameplay to try and replicate authentic NFL football gameplay. ^[2] Throughout the lifespan of the franchise, generally mixed reviews ^[3] led to the franchise falling short of its direct competitor, the Madden NFL franchise. Many fans of the franchise have vocalized that NFL games were more likely to improve and innovate each year in the time that there was competition to the Madden NFL series of games. ^[4]

Installments

Name	Release Date	Systems	Cover Athlete	Team
NFL Fever 2000	August 31, 1999	Windows	Mark Brunell	Jacksonville Jaguars
NFL Fever 2002	November 15, 2001	Xbox	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts
NFL Fever 2003	August 6, 2002
NFL Fever 2004	August 27, 2003

Discontinuation

Following Microsoft's release of their 2004 professional sports titles, all of them were discontinued, including NBA Inside Drive and NHL Rivals.