Archive for the ‘Other Football Games’ Category
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#8 of 2008: Blitz The League II
I went into Blitz: The League II intrigued by the campaign mode more than anything. What I found was an interesting story with gameplay that exceeded my albeit tempered expectations. Over the top action certainly, and flawed it was, but just good enough to keep me playing through and allow for the story to be the center of the experience. Accessibility is a central to me when trying a new game. I have to be able to transfer between different games of the same sport and be able to play the...
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AFL May Not Be Around Much Longer
When EA Sports decided against renewing the Arena Football licensing deal many wondered how attractive it would be to another company. We even talked about that very topic on the Waiver Wire Podcast. Considering the state of the league right now that whole discussion may be moot. Various sources are reporting that the league is in dire straits and may be coming to an end. If not this year than next. At the root of the issue is that Platnum Equity, which had planned to invest $100 million ...
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#9 of 2008: NFL Tour
NFL Tour is a game that, while lacking in many areas, was still a lot of fun. Tour was able to achieve the accessibility that many other arcade style titles have not been able to. It kept things simple with the control scheme and limited the amount of plays but there was still enough variety to keep things interesting. It was all about the brisk pace, constant action, and offensive prominence. Tour was designed primarily to be an enjoyable head-to-head experience and in that regard it did we...
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EA Sports Passes on AFL License Renewal
According to the Sports Business Journal, EA Sports has decided against renewing the license with the Arena Football League. That leaves the AFL without any gaming company to produce a licensed product on its behalf. It shouldn't come as a surprise that EA would pass on continuing their partnership with the AFL. They produced two sub-par offerings on the PS2 and Xbox and never showed any indications that they would be making a game for any of the current generation of systems. The Arena g...
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Should There Be Another NFL Head Coach Game?
I'm in Vegas until tomorrow but wanted to drop a question for the community. Reaction from the hardcore crowd to NFL Head Coach 09 has been very positive, but sales numbers have not been very encouraging for the future of series. Personally I found the game to be initially intimidating and overwhelming, so I can only imagine what a more casual group of gamers would feel if they even were to give it a chance. It was just too time consuming for me and I lost interest soon after release. My ...
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Blitz: The League II Impressions
The excessive nature of the original Blitz: The League turned me off from even wanting to try it. Despite that I heard some good things about the game so I decided to give Blitz: The League II a shot. While I don't know if it has been specifically toned down from the original I didn't get the same feeling about it. Maybe it was the marketing, or lack thereof this time around. I tend to enjoy arcade style sports games as long as they meet the following criteria: They have to be access...
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Madden and NFL Head Coach 09 Patch Updates
The patches for Madden 09 and NFL Head Coach 09 have been in certification testing with Microsoft and Sony for some time now so here is the latest on where we are at with those. (Updated) Madden 09 will be receiving its second patch at 5am ET on Tuesday morning. It should be arriving for both the 360 and PS3. Originally it was believed that the patch would come out in the early AM hours of Saturday but it missed that cutoff and is now set for the AM hours of Tuesday for release by Microso...
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NFL Head Coach 09 Roster Update #2
The second roster update for NFL Head Coach 09 is now out for both the PS3 and 360. It includes a ton rating increases/decreases, health changes, and added players. There are also transactions that were completed for the update but they are not included in this list. Given that Head Coach begins in the offseason it won't be incorporating current injuries in the roster updates. Continue on to view the details of what the update offers. (more...)...
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NFL Head Coach 09 Patch Details
NFL Head Coach 09 producer Josh Looman has confirmed that a patch will be coming for the game via a post on the official forum. The patch is still being worked on which essentially would put it at least a month away from going live. Among the issues being addressed are the two widely seen as the biggest, that is the play creator bug within career mode that led to injuries never healing and the ability to call plays during a two minute drill. Continue on to view the full details. (more...
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Importing Plays In Madden from Head Coach
The integration between NFL Head Coach 09 and Madden 09 is limited to the exporting of plays from Head Coach to Madden. I wanted to try this out in an effort to see how easily it can be done and how well it works. What I found is that it's relatively easy but doesn't work exactly as expected. I've put together a video going through the entire process, from the creation and exporting of a play in Head Coach to the importing and usage of a play in Madden. Continue on to watch it as well as ...
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