NFL Blitz 2012 reboots the Blitz franchise for those who find games like Madden a little too complicated. It's still fun, but some questionable decision making and lack of attention to detail make it pretty much just average.
It seems now is the time to capitalise on a renewed acceptance of, dare we say it, the video game side of sports video games, and here are five classic arcade titles that really need to come back.
Sick and tired of only being given the choice of playing Madden when it comes to football video games? Westapo of Gaming Rebellion goes over two of his favorite non-Madden games that are still a ton of fun to play: Tecmo Super Bowl or the NES and NFL Blitz for PS3/Xbox 360. Both games hold up remarkably well.
When NFL Blitz rebooted under EA Sports in 2012, with the franchise's creator back on the case, it lacked nearly all of the oomph that made the 1997 original so appealing, even to non-sports fans. No late hits, no over-the-top bodyslams. Quarterbacks weren't really sacked so much as they were shoved to the ground. Receivers were hip-checked and stumbled to the turf.
"for those who find games like Madden a little too complicated."
lol Madden is hardly a simulation. It's an arcade game. The last true football simulation game to come out was NFL2K5.
NFL Blitz is fun, but ill admit not having late hits kinda sucks. My brother and I were having alot of fun but the lack of that killed it somewhat.