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Skwalin's Blitz: The League (XBX)
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| [February 9, 2007 12:25:54 AM]
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Alright, I got really frustrated with the game this round. Apparently, it is nearly impossible to not have your men fumble the ball when it is an onside kick. This is very unrealistic and boring really. Also, the novelty of the super hardcore gameplay and attitude of the game definitely wore off during this second session.
One thing I found out about this game is that the reason that it is not called "NFL Blitz" is because EA Games bought the rights to NFL games. This means that they no longer had to abide by the requests of the NFL and they could make the game as gnarly as they wanted. This shows again when players are injured, the coach (you) can decide whether to treat the player, or "juice them up" and have them keep playing with whatever injury they had.
I got really tired of the constant cut scenes in between gameplay. They really destroyed the game. After you choose a blitz play or some "special" play, a cut scene would occur that usually consisted of one of the players taunting the others. I would much rather have cut scenes only in the campaign mode and only after or before games, not during plays.
One thing that is extremely spectacular about the game is the campaign mode. You have to take a failing team and pick Rookies, veterans, coaches and medics to make them the best team in "the League". You have control over what stadium you get, where your hometown is, and many other factors that is surprisingly in depth for a arcade like sports game. You really feel good when your team does well, and you really hate it when your players get injured, because they may be out of the game for a very long time. Possibly even for multiple games. Overall this game has some major unique play, but also some downfalls that prevent it from becoming as great as it's potential.
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| [February 8, 2007 10:52:21 PM]
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This is a brutal game. To start, I played the tutorial to get a feel for the new features of this game (I have played earlier Blitz games). The characters in it do lot's of swearing and "offensive" things in mini-cut scenes after or before certain plays. Also, a new feature of this game is the "bullet time" also called clash. This allows you to do special moves that look cooler and have a higher chance of succeeding as you do a play on offense. Something new on the defensive spectrum is the ability to do "dirty hits". These hits demoralize the other players and have a chance of Injuring the player hit. When one of these hits are made in a high impact circumstance, the camera zooms in and looks at the limb getting hurt the worst. The view then goes into x-ray mode and shows the bone breaking.
I only played the tutorial and half of a game when the hour was up. The score was 22-14 my lead. Something I noticed from how I paused it is the cheerleaders. They are hardly wearing any clothes and you can actually see the curve of their ass. I have a feeling this game is going far out of their way to be "hard-core". However, it is still a fact that this is a fun and amusing game to play. I especially like playing with other because there is something very satisfying like shattering your friend's QB's Tibia.
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Skwalin's Blitz: The League (XBX)
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Current Status: Playing
GameLog started on: Thursday 8 February, 2007
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