Underplayed Gems

NFL Blitz (1997)

NFL Blitz cover
Developer
Midway Games
Platforms
Arcade, Nintendo 64, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation
Genres
Sport
Rating
4.0 of 5, 20 player ratings

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How it feels

A loud, hard-hitting arcade football brawl where exaggerated tackles and flashy plays replace simulation realism with pure crowd-pleasing mayhem.

arcadefast-pacedexaggeratedchaoticenergeticcasualover-the-topcompetitive

About

NFL Blitz takes the idea of a normal football video game and turns it on its head with fewer players, bigger hits, and lots of personality.

What players say

An over-the-top arcade football smash that revels in late hits, suplexes, and no penalties, delivering fast, brutal, gleefully violent fun that fans consider the best pick-up-and-play football experience of its time.

Screenshots

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