Backbreaker

by 505 Games

Product Features

• Experience 11-on-11 football like never before with unique hits
• Challenge a friend with split-screen views or play against others in online multiplayer mode
• Pick-up-and-play design allows users of all levels to enjoy the game
• Customize your team extensively for the best players and a winning combination
• Full exhibition and training modes let you enhance your skills while building the next championship team

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002WSR8DA
• Product Dimensions: 0.6 x 5.3 x 7.5 inches ; 12.3 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 1, 2010
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,584 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #11 in Video Games > Xbox 360 > Sports > Football

Product Description

Platform: Xbox 360

Amazon.com Product Description

Your heart pounds as you stand tensed and ready at the line of scrimmage. The ball is snapped, the familiar feel of leather hits your hands, as you drop back and scan the field for the open man. Your eyes flit from player to player looking for the perfect opportunity, but find nothing. Out of the corner of your eye you see your right guard go down, opening a direct path for a hefty linebacker to charge you. The pressure is on, you have a fraction of a second to make the play and sweat rolls down your brow stinging your eyes. Will you run, pass, or be sacked? Make the right choice and lead your team to victory.

Every hit is unique thanks to the Euphoria Engine. View larger.

Customize your team! View larger.

Massive stadiums with crowds that react to the game. View larger.

Pick-up-and-play design for all user level enjoyment. View larger.

Synopsis Backbreaker puts you in the center of intense football action as you play intense 11-on-11 player games. Play with up to four friends to prove who has the best skills or play against others in online multi-player mode. With split-screen imaging you and a friend will have the perfect perspective to make game-changing decisions. The Euphoria Engine adds advanced AI to your opponents providing unpredictable moves and a more challenging opponent. Pick-up-and-play action allows even new players to get into the game as they easily enjoy the immersive gameplay. With extensive team customization you can put together an all-star lineup that is sure to come out victorious. Full exhibition and training modes allow you to follow your team every step of the way and increase skills for more cooperative play. Feel the heart-thumping action as your adrenaline races, just watch out every hit could be your last. Features: Experience 11-on-11 football like never before with unique hits, stunning graphics and unpredictable opponents thanks to Euphoria Engine advanced AI Challenge a friend with split-screen views or play against others in online multiplayer mode Pick-up-and-play design allows users of all levels to enjoy the game Customize your team extensively for the best players and a winning combination Full exhibition and training modes let you enhance your skills while building the next championship team

Product Description

Backbreaker is the full-on 11 vs. 11, high-impact Pro Football that outruns, outhits, and flat-out dominates the games of the past

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Love the euphoria physics engine!, June 2, 2010

By 

DrCheeks - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Backbreaker Football (Video Game)

This is a must own for any gamer who loves football and is tired of Madden.
I for one am tired of shelling out $60 for roster updates with a few added bells and whistles. Don't read into the negative reviews too much. From what I've read, they try and compare this game to Madden. The only thing it has in common with Madden is their both football games. No canned animations here. The all new physics engine is awesome, delivering a unique football experience like no other. Whatever complaints reviewers have had are lame. No refs, no commentary. Who cares. It's the look they were going for and it doesn't hinder the game in any way. Full customizable teams and player names! It has solid graphics, huge hits and is a true next-gen title.
Check out the demo on Live. There is a learning curve to get good but once you're there, its addicting. The change in controls is also a plus, using the analog sticks to pass and triggers to enable aggressive running and focus on receivers.
We need to support innovation so we dont get stuck with the same stale game every year (Madden). I'm not saying everyone out there is going to like the new style, but at least appreciate the effort involved in the whole new vision of football this game offers.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I gave it an honest attempt, June 15, 2010

By 

DreamWorksPetCo - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Backbreaker Football (Video Game)

This is my first time ever writting a review, but I think people should know that this game is not what everyone says it is.

1. When I first got the game, it was frustrating trying to play when you are so used to the controls from other football games, but I fought through this learning experience and now I actually like the controls. It does take some time to get used to them though.

2. It seems that everyone is claming that this is "real football" and unless you know real football you will not appreciate it... Well, that is true to some extent. The camera angle does make it much more like real football in that you can not see the whole field all the time, but to me that is where the "real football" experience ends. The gameplay is nothing like real football. While playing games, I notice that there are WAY TO MANY SACKS AND INTERCEPTIONS! It happens all the time, not just to me (I could understand that because it takes time to learn the game), but the computer throws interceptions all the time also. You will probably get at least 3 interceptions per game (5 min quarters), and possibly many more... Now, in "real football" it is rare for 3 or more interceptions, but not in this game. Also, you will probably get at least 10 sacks in a game, and get sacked many more depending on your skills. How many games of "real football" do you see a team get 10 sacks in? And that is not from me, I play the safety position, so those are coming from the computer vs computer on the line.

3. I have run into several issues with returning a punt. For 1, I am probably not exagerating when I say 25% of the punts result in a roughing the kicker penalty from my guy running into the kicker (and I'm way back controling the returner) This happens way too much and I end up having to take control of the ends to keep them from running into the kicker for a 15 yard penalty. Not much like "real football" to me.

4. The computer AI is terrible. I was in a game where I was trailing by 2 touchdowns with 3 minutes to go... The computer did not try to run the clock down to win the game... The computer repeatedly threw passes and did not let the play clock run down... I was able to stop them and score, then stop them again inside of 2 minutes and tie the game. I didn't even have to use my timeouts because the computer was throwing the ball and not letting the play clock run down. This isn't "real football"

5. One final point. Your player falls down way too easy. If you run into the back of your lineman you will most likely fall down backwards. I haven't seen (that I can recall) my player bounce off the back of my own man to hit the hole once.

Summary: There are several GREAT things about this game, but after giving it an honest try I would not recommend it and would not buy it again if given the choice. The physics are great, the new controls are actually good once you get used to them, and I even have grown to appreciate the camera angle. BUT, there are way to many BAD things about this game to make it a "real football" game. I have come to the conclusion that people are just saying that to make themselves feel like they know football more than others.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Backbreaker offers an alternative to Madden's monopoly, June 1, 2010

By 

Neal Bauer (Lake Oswego, OR United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Backbreaker Football (Video Game)

Finally an alternative to the Madden football games we've all been forced to play since EA gained exclusivity of the NFL license.

If you were one of the few to pick up All-Pro 2K8 you'll know that, without the NFL logos, the game of American football seems to appear a bit different. While All-Pro 2K8 was a decent comeback for the team responsible for the finest football game to date (NFL2K5), 2K sports just couldn't compete with the Madden marketing juggernaught and, sadly, gamers never got to see an updated version of All-Pro.

Flash forward three years and out comes a new contender in "Backbreaker." Hopes were high, but expectations had to be set low, for this new football game coming from Natural Motion and 505 Studios. You really need to see this game running in all of its glory to appreciate what 505 has done here. Like their marketing has boasted, "there are no canned routines and every tackle IS different." Linemen move realistically, players obey the rules of football and the animation engine never seems to quit giving of itself. Some hits are brutal, some are downright hilarious and some hits I've seen would kill a person if they happened on the field. Sure the crowd animations are limited and the characters look like sculpted-robot-men from the future but, at its core, Backbreaker is a very solid first outing and definitely has the components to build an even greater football experience their next time around.

As for now, at $49.99, you can't find a better reason to stop paying for Madden's inability to innovate every year and start playing football again.

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