Amazon Maximum Age: 17 years Amazon Minimum Age: 96 months Binding: Video Game EAN: 0031719209835 ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Platform: Sega Dreamcast Sales Rank: 8707
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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Arena Football meets NBA JAM
If you like Arena Football and love fast paced, thumb twitching, sweaty palm action then this game is for you. If you're looking for REAL football go for NFL 2K1. THE GOOD NEWS. This is really a game about scoring massive amounts of points, pounding the crud out of NFL players that you hate in real life, and having ARCADE fun. The tackles are right out of the WWE, the game speed is that of NBA JAM, and the thrill of winning is surpassed by none. THE BAD NEWS. The big hits get boring, you get used to the game speed as you keep playing, and winning flat out becomes way too easy. All in all, this game was fun for awhile (it lasted longer than some games), and the more I played it the less I said WOW! LOOK AT THAT! The only real replay value comes from inviting your friends to partake in the slugfest and then talking crap as the feel of the bone-breaking hits make you say WOW! again.
Rating: - Fun, but not for very long.
I can see how some folks would enjoy a pure arcade version with no reality whatsoever involved. Myself, I think I'd like something more realistic.
First downs are 30 yards, there are no penalties, there's no kickoff, and there is no realism involved as far as athletic ability of the players. For example, if you complete a pass from Young to Rice (remember, this is 2000!), and Rice has the open field, two defenders are actually able to catch up to Rice and tackle him. This is flat out ridiculous, even for an arcade game. Ditto Terrell Owens and Tim Brown, and I was able to stop other wideouts with linebackers just by squeezing the turbo button.
The emphasis is obviously on bone-crushing tackles, but after an hour of play, the only really enjoyable aspect of this is the ability to cheap-shot the offensive players long after the ball is whistled dead. The field-goal kicking system is particularly vexing, as it was apparently designed by a chimp with ADD, and requires eight espresso-mochacchinos in order to maintain the twitch focus required to accurately split the uprights.
Overall, I see this as a fun arcade game for younger kids not up to simulation-level gameplay, and guys/gals who just want to have fun beating each other's players up. Me, if I want to beat up some guy, I'll play Soul Calibur.
Rating: - blitz
I think that this is one of the best football games I have ever played. It is fast paced, and a lot of fun. I usually don't like football games, but this one is awesome.
Rating: - BLITZ IS ALL RIGHT BUT......
this game is pretty fun. The graphics are decent, the sound is also above average. This game is at its best when 4 human players play in a 4 player multiplayer game. Games are always high scoring when playing with your friends. This game is a great game if you always have people who will play with you. But when playing alone this game sucks. Sure smacking the computer is fun a while, but theres no one to smack talk. The novelty of hard hits wears off fast. Also the no pass inerference rule gets cheap. On easy mode, the computer gets whooped every time beacause they never pass interference, but on hard, the computer will use it on every play, making it frustrating, because it will be so freaking hard to cathc a pass. For the person with no friends this game may not be right for you. First of all this game has no season mode for 1 player. its just arcade mode. Secondly, there are no things to keep you busy like creat-a-player ( i believe there is create a play, but i would rather have more fun creating players ). so get this game if you have lots of friends or if there are always people to play with you. if you dont have friends or you are a only child, stick with NFL2k for all you solo gamers.
Rating: - GREAT GAME
has great game play its very simple if you dont want to play a game where you have to hit all these buttons to throw the ball also if you like this game you will like NFL2K1
- Arena Football meets NBA JAM
- Fun, but not for very long.
- blitz
