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NFL Blitz Review (360/PS3)

12:46 PM - January 7, 2012 by RaychelSnr

How badly do you want an online version of Blitz? For anyone who's still got a dusty cart or CD copy of Midway's NFL Blitz lying around the house, that question is the answer to whether or not EA Sports' 2012 remake is worth your $15.

Developer EA Tiburon had to tone down the original game's brutality to get it licensed by today's politically correct NFL, so unless you're pumped to finally take Blitz online, there's little reason to pick up this censored version of Sal Divita's and Mark Turmell's 1997 arcade hit.

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# 1 aimiami @ 01/07/12 01:47 PM

its definatley worth the 15 dollars. But i dont see what EA or the NFL is accomplishing by not letting it be dirty.
Trust me the NFL is gettting there message across by "protecting players"

# 2 Earl1963 @ 01/07/12 01:52 PM

game is still fun without the after the whistle crap.

# 3 TDenverFan @ 01/07/12 02:09 PM

Shame the NFL cracked down on the hard hitting fun...

# 4 newtonfb @ 01/07/12 02:35 PM

game is fine...i just wish there was a difference in players...Tom Brady and Tavaris Jackson....Both play the exact same.

Two things Id be real happy with game....
1. Player unique with ratings
2. Weather.....would love to play in snow and rain

# 5 Earl1963 @ 01/07/12 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by newtonfb


	game is fine...i just wish there was a difference in players...Tom Brady and Tavaris Jackson....Both play the exact same. Two things Id be real happy with game.... 1. Player unique with ratings 2. Weather.....would love to play in snow and rain

Isn't there a code for weather?

# 6 jyoung @ 01/07/12 05:06 PM

There are three types of weather in the game:

Day
Twilight
Night

No rain or snow.

# 7 Earl1963 @ 01/07/12 05:23 PM

I want to play a night game, whats the code?

# 8 jyoung @ 01/07/12 05:49 PM

Codes for non-day games:

NFL, NFL, Yard Marker (Twilight)
NFL, Whistle, Yard Marker (Night)

You have to unlock them in the Blitz Store before you can use them.

# 9 Millennium @ 01/07/12 05:57 PM

How are unlockables in this games? As many as Jam?

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# 10 jyoung @ 01/07/12 06:22 PM

There's definitely a ton of stuff to unlock.

Secret Codes
Player Cards (think Madden Ultimate Team)
Powerup Cards
Secret Teams (Hot Dog Team, Pirate Team, etc.)

I've been playing nonstop since Wednesday and still only have about 60% of the player cards.

# 11 Earl1963 @ 01/07/12 11:45 PM

I'm addicted to this game. Going to play some after the Lions game.

# 12 JeffMorris @ 01/09/12 04:41 PM

After reading this review, I'm not sure how you gave this game a rating of "7 of 10", or "Good" as it's subtitled. I have no issue with you calling this game a 7 of 10 (or any other number, it's all opinion) but your review is mostly negative and does not reflect the score you are issuing.

The core of your review is as follows: explaining the gameplay (neutral), complaining about the classic Blitz omissions due to the "No-Fun-League" (negative), lack of jersey selection (negative), boring offline modes (negative), boring tackle animations (negative), boring sounds (negative), boring graphics (negative), lack of weather effects (negative), frustrating Blitz Bucks (negative), frustrating online play due to quitters (not the game's fault, per se, but this potentially negates one of the few positives - online play - that you mention), and Elite League (positive, that is until you've played it for any significant amount of time... once again negating the promise of a core feature of the game). Your final thoughts fit this tone, too - toned down commentary, awkward controls, slight lag, difficult learning curve, poor in-game manual, boring single-player experience. Aside from stating that this game has detailed stadiums and makes for a decent online experience if lag isn't an issue and you have friends who won't quit, how can you say that this is a "good" game?

# 13 Earl1963 @ 01/09/12 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by JeffMorris


	After reading this review, I'm not sure how you gave this game a rating of "7 of 10", or "Good" as it's subtitled. I have no issue with you calling this game a 7 of 10 (or any other number, it's all opinion) but your review is mostly negative and does not reflect the score you are issuing. The core of your review is as follows: explaining the gameplay (neutral), complaining about the classic Blitz omissions due to the "No-Fun-League" (negative), lack of jersey selection (negative), boring offline modes (negative), boring tackle animations (negative), boring sounds (negative), boring graphics (negative), lack of weather effects (negative), frustrating Blitz Bucks (negative), frustrating online play due to quitters (not the game's fault, per se, but this potentially negates one of the few positives - online play - that you mention), and Elite League (positive, that is until you've played it for any significant amount of time... once again negating the promise of a core feature of the game). Your final thoughts fit this tone, too - toned down commentary, awkward controls, slight lag, difficult learning curve, poor in-game manual, boring single-player experience. Aside from stating that this game has detailed stadiums and makes for a decent online experience if lag isn't an issue and you have friends who won't quit, how can you say that this is a "good" game?

I never understood OS reviews, so I never read them anymore. IGN is where I go for my gaming reviews because I usually agree with them over any other site. Anyways, all that matters is I love the game.

# 14 jyoung @ 01/09/12 09:02 PM

Great multiplayer and "Classic Gameplay" are the main reasons it still scored a 7, even with the presentation flaws.

Gameplay trumps all, and Blitz has great gameplay. It's also a blast to play with friends, both cooperatively and competitively.

Sure, it could've been much better, but it's still a good game.

I'm glad I picked it up for $15. I've probably played close to 100 games already and I'm still having lots of fun.

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