As anyone who played NBA Ballers: The Chosen One can corroborate, recreating treasured franchises can be tricky thing. Prudently, EA Tiburon went back to the series’ high-spirited roots to revitalize NFL Blitz, upholding the game’s gratifying elements while adding requisite high-def polish and online connectivity.
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.
Seems like this is getting "on fire" reviews.
I thought the demo was a bit "meh". Always liked the late hits, especially when another player scored a TD and was doing a celebration.
Thanks for posting.
I agree, NBA Ballers: The Chosen One was crap. No wonder why Midway went out of business.
I'd rather play this than Madden Arcade.