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NFL Blitz 20-02
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 17 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: Midway
Developer: Midway
Genre(s): Sports
Players: 2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: March 19, 2002
Summary
New Impact Player option allows the gamer to edit the route/assignment of their Impact player in any play in the team's playbook on the fly. More than 1500 brand new, high-flying catches, game breaking runs and earth-shattering sticks including some animations motion captured with professional stuntmen swinging from rigging wires. Utilize with the tried and true NFL Blitz point-n-pass system or icon passing. [Midway]
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
GamerWeb Xbox
The music fits the frantic pace of the game play and the menus and player taunts, grunts, and hits are all done very well.
Read Full Review >GameZone
A football purist’s nightmare, and a football fan’s delight. It is fast paced and pure entertainment.
Read Full Review >Hot Games
NFL Blitz isn't about football - it's about fun, and it delivers that message with extreme results.
Read Full Review >Operation Sports
This is the perfect game to play when you have a buddy or two over and want to get in a quick 30 minute beatdown of them.
Read Full Review >Sports Gaming Network
This game takes the Steve Spurrier/Mike Martz offensive philosophy - PASS, PASS, and PASS again - and mixes it with a lethal combination of steroids and fire in order to give the most barbaric fan what they want.
Read Full Review >IGN
A huge upgrade in the graphics department, and the gameplay is solid as ever.
Read Full Review >Media and Games Online Network
A great product that only wears a little thin on the single player and innovation.
Read Full Review >Electronic Gaming Monthly
If you're looking for serious Blitz fun, get four friends together for multiplayer, as this is where the game really shines. [June 2002, p.120]
Gamezilla!
What this game lacks on a strategic side, it makes up for with its aggressive side. This game is a sweet addition to the tradition of Blitz titles.
Read Full Review >Official Xbox Magazine
It's just a prettier version of a really enjoyable multiplayer game. [June 2002, p.76]
GamePro
A ridiculously fun pick-up-and-pummel kind of game. Just don’t buy it expecting a revolution.
Read Full Review >Xbox Nation Magazine
Sharp and smart, Blitz 20-02 burns the NFL's rulebook and allows for unparalleled arcade-style mayhem. [Summer 2002, p.92]
GamePen
The whole ‘look’ of the game is superb, from the metal clanking of the menus to the fireworks and confetti that erupt when you score, everything is crisp and vibrant.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
It's better to play it with quarters (i.e. in the arcade) than it is with bills (i.e. fifty singles at the store). [May 2002, p.87]
All Game Guide
A by-the-numbers port of the PS2 game, which was in itself an extremely questionable upgrade over previous titles in the series.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Daniel A. gave it an 8:
Good updated version of Blitz, decent graphics, enjoyable competitive 2player...Good game for young in's who don't care for the more intricate parts of the grid iron...
