NFL Blitz 2000

by Sega

Product Details

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• ASIN: B000028U2F
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 7, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,030 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: Sega Dreamcast

Editorial Review

"No refs. No rules," boasts NFL Blitz 2000, making it clear that this game is not true-to-life football simulation. The game disregards strict realism in favor of outrageous moves, bone-crushing tackles, and jaw-dropping plays. And you'll need those big plays: a first down in NFL Blitz 2000 is 30 yards, and there aren't any rules against pass interference.

The gridiron action is enhanced by the voices of the players. A safety who body-slams a wide receiver will stand over the writhing body and jeer, "You're in MY house, sucka!" A sacked quarterback may limp away, wailing, "I think it's broken!" Even the game's announcers get in on it, gleefully pointing out that your star running back just got clobbered.

So NFL Blitz 2000 is the perfect game to play with your buddies. It's fast, fierce, and quickly gets everyone talking trash and slinging taunts. Up to four people can play at once, two on each team (each player needs their own controller).

Fans of deep, realistic football strategy should check out NFL 2K. But fans of the kind of football found in highlight reels will love NFL Blitz 2000.
Pros:

• Terrific multiplayer game for up to four players
• Brutal tackle animations
• Trash-talking players, great commentary from announcers
• Players can design custom plays and save them to a VMU

Cons:

• Single-player game quickly gets old
• Turbo mode and other unrealistic moves may turn off hard-core sports fans

--Michael Fehlauer

GameSpot Review

Sim-style football got you down? Can't seem to get into NFL 2K, no matter how hard you try? Me neither. Luckily, for people like you and me, there's another football game on the shelves in time for the Dreamcast's launch. That game is NFL Blitz 2000, and its gameplay is about as far away from NFL 2K as you can get while still playing a football game.

Gone are the rules and regulations of standard football. In the world of NFL Blitz, each team puts seven players on the field. Also, it's 30 yards to get a first down. Those are about the only real rules in the game. Pass interference is no longer a penalty - it's a necessity. Late hits are also welcome here, complete with body slams and right hooks. The offensive playbook is packed with passing plays. You can execute running, but it's accomplished more through hitting your receivers before they cross the line of scrimmage than through actual handoffs.

The game is based on the arcade version of NFL Blitz '99, but there are a few newly added features that make the game feel fresh. You can now create defensive plays, control your punts, and use a new icon-based passing system called blitz passing. Blitz passing is good for people that are used to the sim-styled standard of icon-based passing, but most fans of Blitz will want to stick to the standard point-and-shoot passing system. Team rosters have also been updated in the game, reflecting trades as well as new teams like the Cleveland Browns. Also, the season mode that debuted in the original NFL Blitz games on the PlayStation and Nintendo 64 has found a new home on the Dreamcast. Here you have to deal with differing playbooks and more accurate strengths and weaknesses in your quest for the Super Bowl victory.

The graphics are identical to those in the arcade version of the game. The players and field look nice, and the game runs at a very high, very smooth frame rate. The sound effects and speech are well done, and several new phrases and taunts have been added to this year's game, but overall the sound is a little tinny. The Dreamcast's analog pad suits this game very well, but expect to spend a few hours getting the hang of accurately performing diving tackles, as it's easy to miss with a controller this precise.

The gameplay is also a perfect translation of the arcade game. The deep strategies of trying to outthink your opposition have even been enhanced a little bit here, since you can use the VMU to see which play you're picking even after you've hidden your on-screen play-select cursor. But other than that it's business as usual, with fast double or triple passes, huge sacks, and hours spent trying to perfect a new twist on an old play to give yourself another weapon against your opponents. The AI is also a little smarter this year, though it will still cheat to keep the score close right up to the end.

Whether you're the biggest football gamer on your block or you haven't touched a pigskin game since 10-Yard Fight, NFL Blitz 2000 is a fast, fun football game that is sure to please, particularly in its two-to-four player modes. --Jeff Gerstmann
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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, if you're into that sort of thing., November 10, 1999

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: NFL Blitz 2000 (Video Game)

This is abstract football at it's best. Imagine taking a third grade game of touch football and swapping out the players with inmates from the violent crimes ward at Joliet. Crushing hits and intense stylings make this game seem and play like something it isn't, but it's true to it's arcade counterpart. If you prefer a more realistic sports sim, go with NFL 2K, but if you like stylized arcade-isms, go BLITZ!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars remember those days playing street football?, December 8, 1999

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: NFL Blitz 2000 (Video Game)

well, if you do, then this is the game for you. no rules, no refs, just plain football, like you used to do at the park! you'll laugh your b**t off when you see a defender flying across the air to clothes-line the ball carrier, or maybe even kick him to the curb, and once the play is done, everyone else gets to pound on him as well! youll see it like it should be played, animal style! this is one of the best games out right now. i would recommend this game to anyone who enjoys just plain madness! this game is not for the weak,and its not for the politically correct! if youre (not) one of those...enjoy! blitz baby........blitz!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fun multi-player action, January 5, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: NFL Blitz 2000 (Video Game)

the first day i got it, my roommate and i stayed up til 4 a.m. playing this FUN game! (and we're not even in college anymore.) this game is easy to pick up and start playing, and it is easy to get hooked too.

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