Now going in to buying this I went with I have $20 to blow, and I already had a arcadey football game (mutant football league). But, it couldn't hit the itch. With Madden being... Madden, and the Switch not having a football game. Axis Football 2023 had nothing to compare nor hurdle it for the switch. To be honest, I'm impressed.

Now, I knew about the series for years being on the Xbox, PlayStation, and PC. But, the Nintendo Switch version I would say was the perfect fit due to not relying on graphics. While making the game fluids, fun, great looking. I've increased the gameplay speed abit and with a nice pace no noticable frame rate drop nor studders. Complete with commentary by Dave Stevenson and John Steel although sometimes flat and repetitive. Understandable just wish the team at Axis could've had them banter a little bit more to just fill up certain spots.

35 teams that you can customize from the colors, location, name, uniforms, stadium, even their playbook. Or you can create your own team. I was impressed.

Franchise mode is by far the most focused mode of the whole game.from management of your team, practice squad, stadium, organization, even the coaching staff down to the QB coach. It's on par with it more powerful console bredrons (outside of graphics and mods and replay).

Now, all good thing have a catcha as Axis 23 does come with some flaws. No replays no instant replay no reviewode where you can move the camera an look at the previous play but they have a spectate mode for cpu vs CPU fun. Theirs coach mode but in my opinion it's not as mode focus as if you would've compared it to ea head coach but it fix that ich and well recommend to try. Not a lot of modes outside spectate, local 1v1, exhibition, coach, franchise. There's nothing. No practice mode to get down plays and fundamental. It doesn't even tell you the controls so your learning by trial and error.

Outside of that I would recommend this game and hope they just improve from here.