The cover features quarterback John Dutton of the Colorado Crush, the champions of ArenaBowl XIX.

The New Orleans VooDoo were excluded because they had temporarily halted operations that year due to Hurricane Katrina.

IGN gave the game an 8.3, stating, "While the season mode is shallow, online play and solid multiplayer action will keep you bouncing off the walls for some time.

"[3] GameSpot gave the game a lower score of 6.9, and like IGN, criticized Season Mode.

While GameSpot praised the Telemetry system, they also commented that the game cannot "decide whether it wants to be arcade- or simulation-oriented.