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NFL Blitz Pro
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 14 critic reviews
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Based on 6 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Midway
Developer: Midway
Genre(s): Sports, Football
Players: 4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: October 27, 2003
Summary
NFL Blitz PRO is the exclusive, 11-on-11 licensed smash-mouth football videogame experience, delivering a new a sophisticated and online feature set combined with its proprietary blend of lightning-fast, adrenaline-style gameplay proving NFL Blitz PRO is updated, improved and in-depth football. NFL Blitz has been reinvented, without leaving behind the edginess that has made Midway Sports the leader and only year-on-year successful publisher of extreme-style league licensed sports videogames. For the first time, NFL Blitz Pro will showcase authentic 11-on-11 gameplay with realistic rules, features and online play, while still providing its propriety blend of fast and furious adrenaline-style football action. [Midway]
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What The Critics Said
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Game Chronicles
Blitz Pro walks a fine line between serious sim and classic Blitz action and maintains a perfect balance from start to finish.
Read Full Review >IGN
The play dynamic is still fierce, there are tons of extra modes and fantasy teams to unlock. It's still a great two-player game, and the slightly better single player experience should make most fans of the series happy.
Read Full Review >Cheat Code Central
Midway did a great job again this year and it's a great game for the single player or for the gamers who enjoys playing with friends.
GameZone
Good, and in some ways great, but it's too realistic to be true to the series. These new elements shouldn't be scrapped for the next edition, just revised.
Read Full Review >Play Magazine
They've gone the realism route, and the end result is a mixed bag. [Oct 2003, p.83]
GameSpy
A schizophrenic title that can't really decided what it wants to be. It's still a fun and different take on the sport of football -- especially as a multiplayer party game -- it's just not as much fun as it used to be.
Read Full Review >Xbox Nation Magazine
The new formula succeeds partially, but football maniacs are advised to look elsewhere for a more satisfying gridiron experience. [Mar 2004, p.80]
Yahoo! Games
A game that just doesn't fit in. Out of the box it's not as fun as its predecessors, and nowhere near as deep or engaging as Madden or ESPN.
Read Full Review >Game Over Online
The inclusion of half-hearted simulation elements and toned down arcade gameplay result in Blitz Pro turning into a watered down shadow of its former self. Hopefully next year’s version will restore some glory to this now tarnished franchise.
Read Full Review >Electronic Gaming Monthly
Still a user-friendly pigskin experience with lightning-fast over-the-top gameplay. Yet I'm forced to throw a penalty flag at the lack of big passing plays I've come to love from this franchise. [Nov 2003, p.172]
GameSpot
Similar to "Hitz Pro," Blitz Pro is a combination of arcade and simulation styles. Unfortunately, this combination doesn't work nearly as well as its NHL predecessor, and, while the end result can be fun, overall it's a pretty big leap backward for the Blitz series.
Read Full Review >TeamXbox
The gamers who are all about gameplay and who could care less about fantasy drafts and eleven players a side aren’t going to be too impressed.
Read Full Review >Gaming Age
A cautious step in a new direction for Midway - pushing the series forward while still staying within sight of what gives Blitz its appeal is a tight line to walk, and for the most part, it hasn't turned out as well with NFL Blitz Pro as it did with "NHL Hitz Pro."
Read Full Review >Gamezilla!
While I wouldn’t exactly classify NFL Blitz Pro as a complete disaster, no question, it has taken a turn for the worse. Buy it only if you have to have every Blitz game ever made.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 7.5 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Blue Falcon gave it a 7:
I love the Blitz series, but really think it was a mistake to move towards realism. The field feels way too crowded with the regulation # of players. Included here are some great new bonus modes too.
Steven S. gave it a 10:
This game is kicken.
Chuck E. gave it a 0:
Blitz with rules? What were those guys thinking...*tear* I miss the N64 format.
James Jordan M. gave it an 8:
This game is cool and all but it needs to have cheats like infinite credits or infinite turbo.
Corian Y. gave it a 10:
It Rocks.
