Bob McMillen to cover Arena Football: Road to Glory @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on December 18, 2006

News: The second Arena Football game will star the leading rusher in league history.

EA Sports is going to the Arena Football well a second time next year as they plan to release Arena Football: Road to Glory on the PS2. The game is currently scheduled to be released on February 27.

They've also selected Bob McMillen, fullback/linebacker of the ArenaBowl champion Chicago Rush, as the cover athlete. Who is Bob McMillen? Well, according to EA, he's had quite the career:

In a 69-61 win over the Orlando Predators in ArenaBowl XX, McMillen secured his third ArenaBowl championship and helped lead the Chicago Rush to its first-ever league title. McMillen, a 12-year veteran of the AFL, also has championship rings from his stints with the Arizona Rattlers and San Jose SaberCats. He is the all-time leader in AFL history with 1,417 rushing yards, third in rushing touchdowns (80), was named to the All-Ironman Team in 2004, the All-Arena First Team in 2000, the All-Arena Second Team in 1999 and this past season he was honored as one of the 20 Greatest Players in AFL history. He remains the only player in AFL history to have rushed for more than 100 yards in seven consecutive seasons.

Road to Glory will include updated rosters and a few improvements over EA's first Arena Football game. For example, players will be able to play as af2 teams (the minor leagues of the AFL) for the first time and then promote those players to a top-tier AFL team.

We'll have more on Arena Football: Road to Glory soon.