NFL Blitz To Make a Return, Trailer, Interview and Hands-On Included

[Steve_OS]

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EGMNOW has posted their NFL Blitz hands-on preview.

Quote:

Speaking of menus, this definitely ain’t your daddy’s Blitz, because this new version includes countless game modes beyond your standard exhibition—and the biggest change probably starts with the customization features. We all like to play with our favorite teams, but we’re also probably painfully aware that many of them have at least one—if not several—deficiencies at key skill positions. Now, by earning Blitz Bucks via playing online or in Blitz Gauntlet mode (more on that in a bit), you can buy packs of football cards that feature cheerleader loading screens, cheats for classic features like Big Head mode, power-ups for online versus (again, more on that shortly), or actual players. Once you get a card of a player you’re looking for, you can go buy them and add them to a customized roster. Want Megatron—spectacular Detroit Lions wideout Calvin Johnson, for those of you not up on your football nicknames—to play in Chicago? Want punishing Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher to play on the Bengals? Or how about Colts QB Peyton Manning (pre-neck injury) to play for the Giants instead of brother Eli? You can carry this roster customization through every other mode, which really helps even the odds against some of your tougher opponents—or when taking on the Gauntlet.

Have any interest?

[jyoung]

Blitz 2001 is still sitting in my Dreamcast.

The legend will never die!



I'm glad to see the gameplay looks mostly intact from the original games and they've ignored the PS2 abominations.

[bkfount]

interesting, since the NFL killed the franchise when they started to care about their violent image.

EA should have learned their lesson with NBA Jam and made this a downloadable XBLA/PSN title from day one though.

[bluengold34_OS]

Well...going to try and keep an open mind about this title, but my level of excitement is about a 2 out of 10.

[The Yurpman]

Looks more realistic then Madden, nice.

[Tomba]

Please please make it stop...However grass is more true to life thats a plus and i see a better camera angle to but paying full price for this is just wrong

[mestevo]

Looks like a no-brainer nostalgic purchase at $15.

[MrChainsaw]

I could cry right now I'm so happy.