"Troy Aikman NFL Football" garnered mixed reception since it was released for the SNES and Genesis from critics and reviewers alike, as they felt divided towards various aspects of the title such as the graphics, sound and gameplay, while the Jaguar version also received the same general reception and was criticized for its similarity with the 16-bit versions, in addition of also being compared with the "John Madden Football" series from Electronic Arts. Ports for the Macintosh and PC were also in development but never published.