A 1 or 2 player squad based arcade battle-game, (thinly-disguised as a kind of barbarian football tournament), PIGSKIN was sometimes referred to as ARCH RIVALS FOOTBALL, since it was the next arcade game from the team that created Arch Rivals.

It took the Multi-Player Control mechanic introduced in Arch Rivals to the next level; allowing Players to control up to six sword-wielding savages at a time.

The game was more like rugby than football; and the non-stop action, both on and off screen, often left players exhausted after a full 14 minute, four period game!

At least one home version was created, though it was renamed Jerry Glanville's Pigskin for some marketing reason that I never really understood.