NFL Blitz
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NFL Blitz is an American football video game developed and published by Midway for the arcade in 1997, the first game in the NFL Blitz series. The development team was headed by Mark Turmell and Sal Divita, who were known for being behind NBA Jam, and NFL Blitz was a deliberate attempt to translate the exaggerated arcade-style approach of NBA Jam to the football realm. The game was ported to the PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Windows, and Game Boy Color in 1998. The cover athlete for the game was then Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kordell Stewart.
From Wikipedia's article NFL Blitz (1997 video game)
Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
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Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
5.0 Outstanding!
GameRankings 90%
Review scorecard
- Graphics 5.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Sound 5.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Control 5.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Fun Factor 5.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
Overall fallback: GameRankings 90%. Overall source The same 90/100 overall rating fills missing categories using the face scale; these are not separate category scores.
What the reviews talk about
Key wordssatisfyingsimplisticfun
What the critics said
Next Generation said in its June 1998 issue that the arcade version "provides an unrealistic but adrenaline-packed experience."
— Next Generation, 1998 · about another version
From the Reception section of Wikipedia's NFL Blitz (1997 video game) article.
Scores
- 100 GamePro1999 5/5; 3.5/5; 4/5
- 92 GameFan1998 92%
- 91 Electronic Gaming Monthly 9.125/10; 8.675/10
- 91 GameSpot1998 9.1/10; 9/10; 8.8/10
- 91 IGN1998 9.1/10; 8.5/10; 9.4/10
- 90 CNET Gamecenter1998 9/10; 9/10
- 90 Game Informer 6/10; 9/10; 8/10; 8/10
- 87 N64 Magazine true; 87%
- 82 Nintendo Power1998 4.9/10; 8.2/10
- 80 GameRevolution1998 B; B
- 100 Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine 5/5 · other versions
- 89 PC Gamer (US)1999 89% · other versions
- 80 Next Generation 4/5; 4/5 · other versions
- 80 PC Accelerator 8/10 · other versions
- 70 Computer Gaming World 3.5/5 · other versions
From the review table in Wikipedia's NFL Blitz (1997 video game) article.
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