NFL Xtreme 2

by 989 Sports

Product Features

• 30 NFL teams, create and manage players, customize a team, over 350 motion captured animations, fast arcade-style gameplay, 4 playing modes

Product Details

• ASIN: B000034DCD
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,396 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

GameSpot Review

The original NFL Xtreme was a confusing mess - half NFL Blitz rip-off, half NFL Gameday, and all horrible. The arcade-style gameplay just didn't mesh with some of the more simulation-style aspects of the game. People who wanted fast-action football just bought Blitz, while people who enjoyed "real" football gravitated towards Gameday or Madden. NFL Xtreme 2 is just as confusing of a package as its predecessor was, but the resulting game at least approaches competency this time around.

The game is still a five-on-five affair, and it still has a deep playbook - so deep, in fact, that it will easily scare away players who aren't proficient in other football games. The defense is the largest offender here. What exactly does the Man Up defense do that Bail doesn't? Which plays work well against the run? If you couldn't figure this out in other sim-style football games, there aren't any clues to be had here. The offense is a bit more clear-cut, and thanks to its simplistic "hit any button and we'll throw to an open receiver automatically" option, anyone can pick it up and complete a few passes against the CPU player. Set the difficulty up, and you'll have to get slightly more creative with your play selection, but finding an open man still isn't much of a challenge, considering the game does that for you. You can still hit X and bring up an icon-based passing system if you want more control over your passing game. Once you've got the ball, and you're running up-field with it, there's a few snazzy moves you can pull off, but other than the forward flip, which you can use to hop over defenders, these moves don't bring much to the game. The game has depth in its options, which include season play, playoffs, tournaments, and a roster-building system. You can run an NFL draft, create players, release players, or trade them to other teams. You also have slight control over the game speed and player size.

Graphically, the game has improved, though it still just looks odd. The player models look a bit misshapen, and the animation is pretty choppy. The game's frame rate fluctuates quite a bit at times, running really smoothly during close-up, lower poly scenes like kickoffs, but once it zooms out, the frame rate becomes noticeably lower. This makes it much, much harder to get into any sort of rhythm with the game, since you're never quite sure how fast or how smooth it's going to run on any given play. The sounds include "real" taunts from 23 NFL players. These taunts are played after seemingly random plays that the game deems worthy of such snappy ribbings as "This is a man's game," or the ever popular "This is my house!" The announcer occasionally pipes up during plays with exclamations like "zips it" during passes, but he is usually limited to reporting the down and yardage gains.

If you're thinking about buying NFL Xtreme 2, the answer is really quite simple. Don't. Fans of Blitz won't dig Xtreme 2's needless roster and playbook depth, and sim-style-football fans will quickly tire of the simple AI and simpler gameplay style. If you're looking for a game that successfully mixes both schools of thought, keep on looking. That game simply hasn't been made yet - and perhaps it should stay that way. --Jeff Gerstmann
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Product Description

NFL XTREME 2 has four modes of play: Quick Start, Season, Playoffs, and Tournament. The game also has a plethora of extra roster features including a Create-A-Player option, roster depth charts, player management options, and even a build-your-own-team feature. You can dole out serious damage to other players, as you swing opponents by their arms, do flips over each other, and even pick them up and body slam them! You can also talk plenty of trash or show your best moves with the special celebration moves. NFL XTREME 2 is based on the NFL GAMEDAY engine, resulting in a game that is both fun to play and nice to look at.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Anything this bad should be banned in most countries, February 25, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: NFL Xtreme 2 (Video Game)

What a Blitz wanna-be this is. And it fails miserably at attempting to be one.

1. Graphics. Ok, these are laughable. I'm reminded of Atari 2600 games when watching this.

2.Sound. Har Har. A 10cent Pc Speaker has a wider range of sounds than this.

3. Terrain. You're kidding right ? Everything looks flat and lifeless.

4. Plays. Plenty of 'em. And if I could stand to look at this game, I'd probably try 'em all. It's very confusing, however, to try and pick a play.

5. Gameplay. Slow, clunky, laughable.

Don't buy this. You'll waste your money and time. Glad I rented it first.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrid, December 17, 1999

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: NFL Xtreme 2 (Video Game)

This game is Blitz but it sucks. I played this game for 3 plays at Wal-Mart and quit. First off, this is Gameday but with "Trash talk and no penalties" You can also add no receptions either. Or no fun factor. I threw the ball three times and no one could catch it, even though there were 4 recievers around it. In Blitz, which I own and love, picking and throwing to a reciever is just aiming and firing. And they almost always catch it, too. Also, the graphics look like Gameday. No huge defensive linemen with bulging arms, like Blitz has. They look like spindly little twigs. The control also sucks. The total control passing game is great in Gameday, but for some reason fast paced football shouldn't be sim-like. The sound is pretty bad, too. The Blitz announcer says things like "Someone call the national guard" and "What a truly pathetic display". The Xtreme announcer just announces "incomplete pass" everytime you miss a pass, and that phrase gets old pretty fast. If you want a fast-paced arcade football game, get Blitz. If you want a sim game, get Gameday. But please, don't buy the version where both are mixed, it isn't pretty.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars nfl extreme 2, April 3, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: NFL Xtreme 2 (Video Game)

This game was really awsome. It was about as good as the first one.