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

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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