jalbre6
05-08-2005, 03:39 PM
Video of the game: http://media.sports.ign.com/articles/610/610844/vids_1.html?fromint=1
http://sports.ign.com/articles/610/610844p1.html
Blood, sweat, broken bones, and, well, more blood. That is the life of Blitz: The League. A game where painkillers are as much a part of weekly preparation as retooling the coaching staff, and your star player is as liable to get caught up in a criminal investigation as he is to score the game-winning touchdown.
From Peter Egan, writer of ESPN's Playmakers, one of the most underrated dramas of the past decade, and a show so brutal, it was rumored to be strong-armed off the air, comes a game equally as brutal, where cheap shots are the norm and your quarterback might go out like Joe Theisman if he's not careful (legs just aren't meant to bend that way).
http://sportsmedia.ign.com/sports/image/article/610/610844/pre-e3-2005-blitz-the-league-20050506111753212-000.jpg
And like the show, gamers are going to take control of a downtrodden football franchise, complete with front-office politics, off-field problems, the ability to bet on games and in-game achievements, and players who actually get "in the zone" in real-time gameplay. And when the zone is triggered, on-field action slows down and enables players to make the moves that smash mouths and win titles.
On both offense and defense players can execute timely special moves in the middle of the play. The moves will be position specific so quarterbacks can do special evasion moves when it's apparent they're going to be sacked. Running backs can power-through would-be tacklers. On defense, linebackers and safeties can throw dirty hits that can potentially cripple ball carriers. On most plays in Blitz: The League players can risk it all for a big payoff.
You can even check out some of the best touchdown celebrations of the last few years including Randy Moss' faux full-moon, Chad Johnson's photo-opp and Joe Horn's endzone cellphone call. There will be some vulgar generic celebrations too, but the banned-from-the-NFL acts should be the highlights.
http://sportsmedia.ign.com/sports/image/article/610/610844/pre-e3-2005-blitz-the-league-20050506111801758-000.jpg
http://sportsmedia.ign.com/sports/image/article/610/610844/pre-e3-2005-blitz-the-league-20050506111800915-000.jpg
http://sportsmedia.ign.com/sports/image/article/600/600136/blitz-the-league-interview-20050330042701379-000-000.jpg
http://sportsmedia.ign.com/sports/image/article/600/600136/blitz-the-league-interview-20050330042704223-000-000.jpg
more pictures: http://media.sports.ign.com/articles/610/610844/imgs_1.html
official game website: http://www.blitzleague.com/
http://sports.ign.com/articles/610/610844p1.html
Blood, sweat, broken bones, and, well, more blood. That is the life of Blitz: The League. A game where painkillers are as much a part of weekly preparation as retooling the coaching staff, and your star player is as liable to get caught up in a criminal investigation as he is to score the game-winning touchdown.
From Peter Egan, writer of ESPN's Playmakers, one of the most underrated dramas of the past decade, and a show so brutal, it was rumored to be strong-armed off the air, comes a game equally as brutal, where cheap shots are the norm and your quarterback might go out like Joe Theisman if he's not careful (legs just aren't meant to bend that way).
http://sportsmedia.ign.com/sports/image/article/610/610844/pre-e3-2005-blitz-the-league-20050506111753212-000.jpg
And like the show, gamers are going to take control of a downtrodden football franchise, complete with front-office politics, off-field problems, the ability to bet on games and in-game achievements, and players who actually get "in the zone" in real-time gameplay. And when the zone is triggered, on-field action slows down and enables players to make the moves that smash mouths and win titles.
On both offense and defense players can execute timely special moves in the middle of the play. The moves will be position specific so quarterbacks can do special evasion moves when it's apparent they're going to be sacked. Running backs can power-through would-be tacklers. On defense, linebackers and safeties can throw dirty hits that can potentially cripple ball carriers. On most plays in Blitz: The League players can risk it all for a big payoff.
You can even check out some of the best touchdown celebrations of the last few years including Randy Moss' faux full-moon, Chad Johnson's photo-opp and Joe Horn's endzone cellphone call. There will be some vulgar generic celebrations too, but the banned-from-the-NFL acts should be the highlights.
http://sportsmedia.ign.com/sports/image/article/610/610844/pre-e3-2005-blitz-the-league-20050506111801758-000.jpg
http://sportsmedia.ign.com/sports/image/article/610/610844/pre-e3-2005-blitz-the-league-20050506111800915-000.jpg
http://sportsmedia.ign.com/sports/image/article/600/600136/blitz-the-league-interview-20050330042701379-000-000.jpg
http://sportsmedia.ign.com/sports/image/article/600/600136/blitz-the-league-interview-20050330042704223-000-000.jpg
more pictures: http://media.sports.ign.com/articles/610/610844/imgs_1.html
official game website: http://www.blitzleague.com/