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Blitz: The League PlayStation 2
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76 out of 100

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7.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 17 Ratings

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  • Summary: Blitz The League, a new, unlicensed videogame exposing the harsh realism and troubling, behind-the-scenes stories of a fictional professional football league. Blitz The League has been developed at Midway's Chicago studio in collaboration with a writer from ESPN's controversial "Playmakers" TV series. Blitz The League goes behind the glitz and glamour of the game through a revolutionary campaign mode that explores the on-field violence, off-field fallout and front-office politics of professional football. Blitz The League features a powerful story mode that, for the first time ever in a football videogame, explores the realism, lifestyle and drama found in professional football. Players take the helm of a downtrodden football franchise and retool the players and coaching staff in a quest to guide them to the league championship. Additional features include intense multiplayer action with head-to head online play and complete customization of players, teams, stadiums and more. [Midway]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Stuff
    95
    The crass, lowbrow, and gloriously juvenile Blitz proves that you don't need those fancy NFL-licensed pants to make a quality f'ball sim... Never taking itself too seriously, this shallow Madden instead chooses to revel in the seedy, sex-drugs-rock-and-roll dark side of the pigskin. Which is the side we've always desperately wanted to revel in.
  2. Maxim Online
    90
    Crave a purer form of pigskin, where painkillers and cheap shots aren't just overlooked but encouraged? Then give this ballsy baller a try.
  3. The New York Times
    73
    While it is frustratingly easy to throw an incomplete pass and slow-mo didn't always respond when I tried to trigger it, when it worked right I would leap up from my couch and start screaming in excitement as my quarterback nimbly tossed the ball down the field to a receiver who spun away from one opponent, crashed through another and raced down an open field.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. JoeB.
    10
    This game rules all.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. BradB.
    6
    Weak AI, not responsive. Lame way to show roids in action.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. SumDood
    3
    I am sorry but am I the only one who thinks this game is a nightmare? It is simply horrible! Bad gameplay, no announcers, decent graphics though. I think that Midway just tried to push the limit and make a game that looks good but plays bad! Sorry but u can put glitter and diamonds on crap but it still STINKS!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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