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NFL Blitz Now Available

by pastapadre
Posted January 4th, 2012 at 6:00 am

The reboot of NFL Blitz from EA Sports is out now on XBLA and PSN for $15. Blitz features single player “Gauntlet” mode, co-op/online co-op, online “Battles”, “Elite League” mode (similar to Ultimate Team), commentary from Tim Kitzrow – and a full quarter of gameplay action can be seen here.

No late hits as mandated by the league and outdated rosters are the big drawbacks to consider as well as aspects such as no left-handed throwing QBs – yes Mike Vick and Tim Tebow are right-handed in Blitz. It was the same way in EA’s last effort Madden NFL Arcade, further increasing the similarities between the two games which shouldn’t come across as being so suspiciously alike. The level of content provided in Blitz however far outweighs that of Madden Arcade – though that game actually got the benefit of roster updates.

A trial version is available to play before committing to purchase the title on the 360 but that option is absent on the PS3. Leave any thoughts in the comments regarding NFL Blitz and look for official impressions later this week!

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CXnom

been playing on ps3 since last night and already feel like i wasted my money. i wish i had paid more attention before buying it
- Therateup
  
  What? Another EA scam for money, that isn’t worth playing? Nooo!!! (Not trying 2be an a-hole, but when will you people learn? Haven’t bought an EA game since M10, and proud of it!)
  - Ghost of John Madden
    
    That’s too bad – EA makes some good games
    
    They also make some total shit (like this piece of trash) – but they do make good games from time to time
    - Therateup
      
      LOL!! ! word for you ….. Gameflow….. HA!!
- Anonymous
  
  A sucker is born every minute….
Keaf

I wasn’t gonna buy without trying first considering how they screwed everyone over on NBA Jam. Played the trial on 360 and couldn’t even bare to play past the second quarter. Just an awful awful game and complete waste of money.
Keith.

An NFL game that can’t even get left handed quarterbacks right?

I don’t know how the people at Tiburon can look at themselves in the mirror. If this were a 2k game, Pasta would be all over them with a new story every day until they got it right.

Who am I kidding. This would never happen with a 2k game.
- Anonymous
  
  Ever played 2K baseball? Yeah, shut the fuck up.
- http://pastapadre.com/ pastapadre
  
  It’s an arcade game dude. Things like that are worth noting but hardly going to decision-makers for someone who’s interesed
- Anonymous
  
  AHAHAHAHAHA man WTF?!?!? this is some $4.99 iPhone gimmick not a $15 game
kc

hmmm i wonder if willis kills people in this game
CommonMan

Please people, do not let EA steal your money with this garbage.
PBE

PASTA WILL YOU STOP IT DUDE! JUST STOP IT!
Anonymous

I’m going to be the opposition here as I just played a few quarters of a game & I’m a fan. The gameplay, which is the important part to me, feels spot on to the old NFL Blitz games that I played.

I think the biggest problem that this game is going to have is simply that most people don’t want to give it a fair chance and haven’t wanted to since the announcement of no late hits (something that, at least for me, still isn’t a big deal). A lot of people have been predisposed to hating it (either because of that announcement or because they hate EA in general) and nothing it does will change their mind.
Jarod

I only got a chance to play one game so far, but I had a great time. The small playbooks make it so much simpler and take out a lot of the play-calling strategy, the fast and smooth game play feels great, and the graphics aren’t half-bad. I’m glad I bought this, but some parts of the game could be better.
EA Insider

Rumor has it that NFL Blitz is just a demo for Madden 13. They want to start getting away from the simulation style of Madden and cater to the more casual fan base.
chicken ribwhichs

surprised looks and plays better then Madden 12
Tino Wallace

Don’t feel comfortable buying this without some sort of demo for ps3. It’s only 15.00 but still…don’t want to spend 15 bucks and barely ever touch the game.
Ravva212

Pure shite.