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As of right now, there are two football titles that have been announced for Sega's Dreamcast. One of them is Acclaim's NFL QB Club 2000 and the other is the game by Visual Concepts for Sega. The game's working title is NFL 2000, and it is set to be out in September or October.

An intricate 3D collision model ensures that players don't just fall over when hit--they respond to the direction and force of the tackle just like real players do on the actual field, sometimes just stumbling if the tackle falls short. The game will also have realistic weather effects based on the actual weather trends at a particular stadium. Included in NFL 2000 will be crowd sounds that were recorded at real-life NFL games as well as detailed voice-overs and incredible depth in animations.

The playbooks are designed by seasoned coaches. The AI will feature the play-calling tendencies of real NFL teams. Sega says the game will have more than 1,300 motion-captured moves. They used 16 professional players, Hollywood stuntmen, and actual referees.

Players will be able to create special plays and save them to Dreamcast's VMU, then run the plays without your opponent seeing. NFL 2000 will have 32 real-life stadiums, including the Pro Bowl stadium. 70 teams (31 current NFL teams, 31 classic NFL teams, three all-pro teams and five alumni teams) are in the game.

Custom teams and a fantasy draft feature will also be included in the game. NFL 2000 will feature an unsurpassed level of detail in all aspects of the game, from the size of the players to "signature moves," individual player traits and uniform quirks.