''Handball'' is a video game series released by
Nacon
Nacon (formerly Bigben Interactive) is a French video game company based in Lesquin. It designs and distributes gaming accessories, and publishes and distributes video games for various platforms. In 2020 Bigben Group was consolidated to form Na ...
. It is a simulator for
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
.
''Handball 16''
* Cover athlete:
Uwe Gensheimer
Uwe Gensheimer (born 26 October 1986) is a German handball player for Rhein-Neckar Löwen.
He made his international debut on 25 November 2005 against Slovenia. In 2021 he announced the end of his time in the national team, where he was the ca ...
* Released for:
Microsoft Windows
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,
PlayStation Vita
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PlayStation 3
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PlayStation 4
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Xbox 360
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Xbox One
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* Release date: 7 November 2015
The players did not match the real players and there were no away jerseys. This results in teams playing in the same colour.
Handball 17
* Cover athlete:
Thierry Omeyer
Thierry Omeyer (born 2 November 1976) is a retired French Handball, handball goalkeeper.
A member of the French national team since 1999, he has won all major titles with the team: world champion (five times), European champion (three times) and ...
* Released for:
Microsoft Windows
Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for serv ...
,
PlayStation 3
The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment. The successor to the PlayStation 2, it is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. It was first released on Novemb ...
,
PlayStation 4
The PlayStation 4 (PS4) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Announced as the successor to the PlayStation 3 in February 2013, it was launched on November 15, 2013, in North America, November 29, 2013 in ...
,
Xbox One
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* Release date: 11 November 2016
Handball 17 included LNH Division 2, the French second level handball league.
Handball 17 received negative reviews from critics. ''kicker'' commented that some aspects of the game were significantly worse than in Handball 16.
Handball 21
* Cover athlete:
Mikkel Hansen
Mikkel Hansen (born 22 October 1987) is a Danish handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Danish national team.
Hansen is regarded as one of the greatest players in handball history, and has been named the IHF World Player of the Year for a ...
* Released for:
Microsoft Windows
Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for serv ...
,
PlayStation 4
The PlayStation 4 (PS4) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Announced as the successor to the PlayStation 3 in February 2013, it was launched on November 15, 2013, in North America, November 29, 2013 in ...
,
Xbox One
The Xbox One is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. Announced in May 2013, it is the successor to Xbox 360 and the third base console in the Xbox series of video game consoles. It was first released in North America, parts of ...
* Release date: November 2020
Handball 20 features four major European leagues and several second divisions. 1,600 players are represented.
[Jones, Alison]
NACON and Eko Software announce Handball 21
23 June 2020
Leagues
References
External links
Official websiteHandball 16
(Bigben in German)
Handball 17
(Bigben in German)
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