In its purest form, the Blitz series was to professional football as NBA Jam was to professional basketball.
In 2004, EA acquired exclusive rights to the NFL license. As a result, Midway released a spin-off to the NFL Blitz series with Blitz: The League in 2005, which took a much grittier, violent approach to the game of football.| Name | Platforms | Developer | ||
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NFL Blitz: Pro released on Oct. 27, 2003 | GC, PS2, XBOX | Midway Games | |
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NFL Blitz 20-03 released on Aug. 12, 2002 | GC, GBA, XBOX, PS2 | Point of View, Inc. | |
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NFL Blitz Special Edition released on Nov. 28, 2001 | N64 | Point of View, Inc. | |
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NFL Blitz 20-02 released on Sept. 20, 2001 | XBOX, PS2, GC, GBA | Point of View, Inc., OutLook Entertainment, Inc. | |
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NFL Blitz 2001 released on Sept. 12, 2000 | PS1, DC, N64 | Avalanche Software LLC | |
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NFL Blitz 2000 released on Aug. 17, 1999 | N64, DC, ARC, PS1, PC | Avalanche Software LLC | |
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NFL Blitz '99 released on Aug. 28, 1998 | N64, GB, ARC | WB Games Chicago | |
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NFL Blitz | ARC, PS1, PC, N64, GBC | Digital Eclipse Software, Inc. |
| Name: | NFL Blitz |
| Total games: | 9 games |
| First game: | NFL Blitz |
| Aliases: |
| Peyton Manning | 8 |
| Brett Favre first in John Madden Football '92 | 7 |
| Jerry Rice | 7 |
| Steve Young | 2 |