Blitz: The League

Download Blitz: The League and experience football like never before! Build your team, dominate your opponents, and rise to the top in this gritty, action-packed sports game. Ready to change the game? Play now!
a game by Midway Games
Platforms: XBox 360, XBox, Playstation 2 (2005)
Editor Rating: 7.5/10, based on 1 review
User Rating: 9.5/10 - 4 votes
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See also: Sport Games, Baseball Video Games
Blitz: The League
Blitz: The League
Blitz: The League
Blitz: The League

What else can be said about sports video games that have not been said before? They are simulations of the real deal and usually, the best of them are the ones that do the best job at realistically recreating the real-life event. Except that this is not true, and sports video games can be just as varied as any other video game type. And that's where it gets really tough for developers, finding a way to make their game unique and special, and not just another simulation. That's exactly where games like Blitz: The League play their role. What makes this game by Midway a unique take on football? Well, let's talk about it!

About the game

Blitz: The League is not an ordinary sports game in almost any sense. To begin with, Midway has made the wise decision of not including licensed teams or players, that is to say, the names are invented. This decision, which we do not know if it was carried out due to lack of budget or as their own idea, is revealed as a spectacular point in favor; because although it subtracts important doses of realism, it allows a treatment of the inner workings of American soccer as it could never have been carried out if it had had to be minimally respectful with real players.

But what about the game modes? This is an essential part of any sports game. On one hand, we have the classic matches where we can play the more "traditional" version of the sport, and also including multiplayer in there. But the real star of the show would be the story mode, as there's where you'll be able to experience all the intense story and the most spectacular matches. As well as the redemption arc and the great narrative.

We will be able to create a team from scratch by choosing the city where we want to establish it and baptizing it as we wish. Later we will choose in detail other important aspects such as the uniforms of the team, and who will be the rookie and the veteran, essential figures in American soccer. We will start from the bottom, and we will have to climb the categories one by one. As we progress and train our players we'll be able to unlock all their hidden abilities and potential. Even if it takes using some illegal substances and other questionable stuff.

Not your average football game

Surely if we talk about American soccer, many people think of a tedious sport marked by continuous interruptions and constant changes in tactical arrangements. To tell the truth, sports simulation sagas as serious and rigorous as Madden NFL have not done much to change this stereotype, offering spectacular entertainment somewhat weighed down by an excessively slow development that most European fans find very difficult.

But as you can see from everything we've told you so far, Blitz: The League is by no means, a normal American Football video game. It's a much more arcade approximation to the sport than what you'd come to expect after getting used to NFL games that just recreate the real deal.

7.5

It can be a little hard to recommend this game, but somehow it's more accessible to non-fans of the sport. And who knows, maybe this serves as a gateway into the real deal for many newcomers. As for the more avid fans of the sport, it's even harder to recommend, if you're looking for a simulation of the sport, you'd do better by going with the officially licensed title. However, this does not mean that the game is bad, it's actually pretty good, and a great first run at something completely original.

Pros:

  • Great story mode
  • Nice quick matches
  • Good visuals

Cons:

  • Hard to recommend

Download Blitz: The League

XBox 360

System requirements:

  • PC compatible
  • Operating systems: Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7/2000/Vista/WinXP
XBox

System requirements:

  • PC compatible
  • Operating systems: Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7/2000/Vista/WinXP
Playstation 2

System requirements:

  • PC compatible
  • Operating systems: Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7/2000/Vista/WinXP

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