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Axis Football League is a full American football game squeezed into a browser tab. You pick a team, line up in a formation and play out a game against the computer, with the kind of decisions a real coach makes: which side of the field to attack, when to kick, and which defender to take over when the ball is in the air.

It sits a little apart from the rest of the line-up on Super Smash Flash. Most of what is here is a brawler where two people share a keyboard and a round lasts a minute. This one is slower and more tactical, so it suits the moments when you want a longer match rather than a quick knockout. If you like the sports corner of the site, it is the most traditional sim of the lot.

The game is a Flash title that runs through an emulator, so it loads in the page with nothing to install and no account to make.

How to play

Movement is on the keyboard with WASD. The player you are steering is not fixed: click the left mouse button to switch to a different player on the field, which matters most on defense, where you want the man closest to the ball carrier. The space bar kicks.

Click inside the game once before you start so the keys reach it. Before kickoff you choose a team, and the team screen shows strength information, so a strong side makes a good first pick and a weaker one makes a harder game. There are also several formations to choose between, which change how your players line up at the snap.

Tips

• Switch players early on defense. Waiting until the runner is past you is too late; click to take control of the nearest defender as the play develops.
• Learn the kick timing in a low-pressure moment, not on a game-deciding attempt.
• Try the formations one at a time rather than changing every drive, so you can tell which one actually helps.
• Start with a higher-rated team until the controls feel natural, then step down for a challenge.

Similar games on Super Smash Flash

If you want sport with more contact and less strategy, Big Shot Boxing and Rowdy Wrestling put you in the ring with fast, one-on-one rounds. Get On Top and Punchers are shorter and more chaotic, and the headline Super Smash Flash is the place to go when you want a proper fighting game again.

Axis Football League is best for a single player who enjoys sports sims and has a quarter of an hour to spend on a game. A keyboard and mouse make it far easier than a touch screen, since you need both WASD and clicking to switch players.