[Multi] NFL Blitz is Back!

[Multi] NFL Blitz is Back!

Football-loving (and even most non-football-loving) gamers old enough to remember the late 1990s and early 2000s will surely remember Midway's popular over-the-top football action in the NFL Blitz series. The games, particularly the early ones, were renowned for their brutally over-the-top tackles, WWE-style elbow drops and leg drops after the whistle, zany touchdown celebrations, and arcade-style gameplay that includes 30-yard first downs and players catching on fire. Unfortunately, after Electronic Arts scored exclusive rights to the NFL license, the Blitz games died out save for a couple of Blitz: The League titles that received a more lukewarm reception.

EGM has revealed that the series is about to make a comeback courtesy of Electronic Arts and Madden developer EA Tiburon. The new title, which is expected to be released in time for the NFL playoffs (which kick off in January 2012), will feature all of the wacky violence of the original along with a plethora of new game modes. One new feature is the introduction of "Blitz Bucks", which allow players to purchase packs of football cards that unlock new players, power-ups, cheats, and other features. Also new to the franchise is "Blitz Gauntlet", a game mode in which players play several matches in succession, each earning players Blitz Bucks and unlockable characters like zombies and real, actual lions. Of course, there will also be a fairly robust online component in NFL Blitz as well.

Neither platforms nor an exact release date were specified, but make sure to keep an eye out for NFL Blitz shortly after the New Year.

Written by: Mike Glubish

Lukémon101
eternal pokémaniac

Posts: 524
Joined: Aug 2011
Reputation: 1

RE: [Multi] NFL Blitz is Back!
never got these games, i remember them coming out and me just shruging them off cause I didn't like sport games. I'M UNBEATABLE!
POKÉMON!
I'M UNDEFEATABLE!
POKÉMON!

User(s) browsing this thread: 2 Guest(s)

View the original article here