Rudy says:
"Fantasy football is pretty much done but if you need to release some of your rage for not winning this year, the re-introduction of NFL Blitz is the right medicine for you. Releasing this week for both Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network, we welcome back one of the hardest hitting and most insane football franchises of all-time. To give us some information on NFL Blitz, and answer some pretty important NFL questions, I was able to interview NFL Blitz Producer David Ross and Designer Yuri Bialoskursky. Let's see what they had to say with the questions I threw their way. I would advise newcomers to read carefully as they provide some useful tips to get you started."
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.
13-3 baby!
49ers ftw