DukeSunflow's Full Review: NFL Blitz for PlayStation 1
Okay, this game is old. Real old. Three years old. (That's one hundred in tech years). But I finally got it after spending nine whole bucks on it at Half.com.
I must say that I've always been less than impressed with football video games. I've owned several before NFL Blitz and always felt like I needed to commit an hour and a half to wind up getting my butt kicked because I didn't have the patience to pick out the right plays. Plus, the inane commentary by the celebrity commentators (who were always a step behind the action and were forced to say things like, "the quarterback knows that you have to find the right receiver and get that ball to him as accurately as possible") made me want to chuck the controller through the TV screen.
Now I have NFL Blitz. Here's a game that skips sophisticated plays, 17 button passing and throwing options, and the tape delayed commentary and gives you ACTION!
I don't mean your pansy 11 players, one play action. I mean 8 player, ram the ball down the other guys throat type action. Tackles are no longer a simple grasping of the legs and pulling a guy to the ground. Oh know, you get merry-go-round spins that send receivers flying, interference (its legal) that involves crushing the receiver with a body slam, and sacks that leave the QB picking up teeth.
And there's the joy of NFL Blitz. It's pure action through and through. Instead of playing for two hours and having to save your game to play the second quarter tomorrow, you can knock out a game in about 15 minutes. And somehow that fact alone keeps me playing longer than I do on Gameday or Madden.
But the true joy comes in two player games. After all, what guy hasn't dreamed of clobbering his best friend to death on the gridiron? Because the plays are so over-the-top violent, you get a special satisfaction from rubbing your friends face in your latest sack or tackle.
Sounds and graphics are merely adequate for the year 2000, but they get the job done. The players are faceless and all about the same size, so the only way you can tell them apart is the name written underneath them. The bone crunching hits are well done, as are the screams. Even the commentary is good, keeping its mouth shut except to yell out about the violence like "What the heck was that?" and "Oh no! He's going Postal".
So, if you like football action and don't want to bog yourself down in silly playmaking, pick up NFL Blitz, especially at today's low prices. It's a great game for the money.
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