| Console: | Nintendo DS |
| TV Standard: | Region Not Set |
| Developer(s): | Powerhead Games |
| Publisher(s): | Atari SA |
| Release Date: | 2010-10-26 |
| Players: | 4 |
| Co-op: | Yes |
| ESRB: | E - Everyone |
| Type: | Sports |
Go long! Backyard Sports: Rookie Rush offers kids the opportunity to get in the huddle with fan-favorite characters Pablo, Dmitri, and Joey as they block and tackle their way through energetic, kid-friendly football games on 12 interactive, neighborhood fields many representing each character’s home turf and also a "My Backyard" field mode in which players can unlock items and populate their unique backyard. With hard hitting power-ups, imaginative new fields, stylized graphics, exciting new array of super-charged gameplay options and a compelling story mode, Rookie Rush is well trained and ready to take down the competition. Kids can play pick-up football games with their Backyard Sports neighborhood friends in both single game and tournament options, or play the game in Backyard Sports' inventive new story mode. The Backyard Sports: Rookie Rush storyline centers on the Backyard kids who must come to terms with the new kid on the block, combine their unique talents, overcome egos and the odds in order to win a tournament and a big grand prize.
