Tecmo has faithfully recreated the two-button control scheme, assigning the functions to the side-by-side A-B buttons on the Xbox 360 controller. You’ll also use X and Y in the playbook screen, but they are not utilized during gameplay. The only real new addition is the ability to switch between classic 2D and updated 3D graphics by hitting the right bumper. This can be done before or during a play, and in 3D mode you can toggle the camera view by pressing the left bumper.

As far as executing the moves I felt there was a slight delay between when I jabbed the right stick for a juke and when it took place. For better or worse that split second seems to make it more about anticipating than reacting, so for me it took a little while to get the timing down. Also of minor annoyance is that the game’s default controller setting is “arcade,” meaning you’ll need to change it before playing each time you load up the game since it won’t save your preference.