Friday 9 February, 2007

Alright, I got really frustrated with the game this round. Apparently, it is nearly impossible to not have your men fumble the ball when it is an onside kick. This is very unrealistic and boring really. Also, the novelty of the super hardcore gameplay and attitude of the game definitely wore off during this second session.
One thing I found out about this game is that the reason that it is not called "NFL Blitz" is because EA Games bought the rights to NFL games. This means that they no longer had to abide by the requests of the NFL and they could make the game as gnarly as they wanted. This shows again when players are injured, the coach (you) can decide whether to treat the player, or "juice them up" and have them keep playing with whatever injury they had.
I got really tired of the constant cut scenes in between gameplay. They really destroyed the game. After you choose a blitz play or some "special" play, a cut scene would occur that usually consisted of one of the players taunting the others. I would much rather have cut scenes only in the campaign mode and only after or before games, not during plays.
One thing that is extremely spectacular about the game is the campaign mode. You have to take a failing team and pick Rookies, veterans, coaches and medics to make them the best team in "the League". You have control over what stadium you get, where your hometown is, and many other factors that is surprisingly in depth for a arcade like sports game. You really feel good when your team does well, and you really hate it when your players get injured, because they may be out of the game for a very long time. Possibly even for multiple games. Overall this game has some major unique play, but also some downfalls that prevent it from becoming as great as it's potential.

>>>Blitxor bitches<<<
Skwalin be fuckin'snipin' football noobs
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I think it's kinda sad how easy it is for me to read Boe's comment... I must spend too much time online. :p

I'd like to see more detail on specific game elements and how you you felt they effected the experience, also ideas on how you would have done things differently.

Well, I felt the cut scenes that were placed in between the plays were really distractive to the gameplay. I would have removed them all together or only put them at the end of really cool plays. But I did talk about how the campaign mode additions of choosing your team members, coaches, and stadiums was really cool. Also liked that you could bet on your team or I believe even against your team to get more money for better equipments and such.