NFL Blitz
NFL Blitz is a downloadable video game by EA Sports featuring the teams of the National Football League. It is a reboot of the NFL Blitz series, the first Blitz game officially sponsored by the NFL after a number of releases in the Blitz series which did not bear the NFL's official license. It was released in North American territories in January 2012 on both PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade.
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NFL Blitz is a downloadable video game by EA Sports featuring the teams of the National Football League. It is a reboot of the NFL Blitz series, the first Blitz game officially sponsored by the NFL after a number of releases in the Blitz series which did not bear the NFL's official license. It was released in North American territories in January 2012 on both PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade.
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Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was selected to be the virtual cover athlete of the game. Play by play commentary was provided by Tim Kitzrow and color commentary by Brian Haley.
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Key facts
• Title — NFL Blitz • Developer — EA Tiburon • Publisher — EA Sports • Series — NFL Blitz • Released — PSN January 3, 2012XBLAJanuary 4, 2012 • Genre — Sports • Modes — Single player, multiplayer • Platforms — PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade
Development
Development
Following the liquidation of Midway Games in 2009, EA Sports acquired the NFL Blitz intellectual property. In order to emulate the original gameplay elements, EA Tiburon held tournaments with the original arcade version of NFL Blitz. EA Tiburon worked in relation with the NFL. While the league was supportive of many gameplay elements, they did request that late hits be removed from the game due to their stance on player health and safety.
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NFL Blitz published.
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NFL Blitz is recorded as published in 2012.
Reception
The game received "favorable" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
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- 2.Robinson, Jon. Ray Rice wins 'NFL Blitz' cover vote. ESPN. December 12, 2011.
- 3.Zack's Equity Research. EA Set to Launch NFL Blitz. Yahoo! Finance. Yahoo!. October 21, 2011.
- 4.Workman, Robert. NFL Blitz Interview. GameZone. GameZone Next. January 17, 2012.
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- 8.McShea, Tom. NFL Blitz Review (X360). GameSpot. CBS Interactive. January 19, 2012.
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- 10.Workman, Robert. NFL Blitz Review (Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network). GameZone. GameZone Next. January 5, 2012.
- 11.Eykemans, Peter. NFL Blitz Review. IGN. Ziff Davis. January 4, 2012.
- 12.Hinkle, David. NFL Blitz review: All-star team (X360). Engadget (Joystiq). Oath Inc. January 6, 2012.
- 13.Hayward, Andrew. NFL Blitz review. Official Xbox Magazine. Future plc. January 9, 2012.
- 14.Future plc. Review: NFL Blitz. PlayStation: The Official Magazine. 56. 81. March 2012.
- 15.Garmer, Sean. NFL Blitz (XBLA/PSN) Review. 411Mania. January 20, 2012.
- 16.Agnello, Anthony John. NFL Blitz (X360). The A.V. Club. The Onion. January 16, 2012.
- 17.CBS Interactive. NFL Blitz for PlayStation 3 Reviews. Metacritic.
- 18.CBS Interactive. NFL Blitz for Xbox 360 Reviews. Metacritic.
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