I'm pumped. NFL Blitz (specifically 2000 and 2001 on the 64) is my favorite multiplayer game of all time, and one of my favorite games of any classification. That's saying a lot because those versions have... some issues. I still play NFL Blitz regularly with friends, as I have for the past ten years. I was initially skeptical of this game because the "Blitz" moniker has lost pretty much all value since they lost the NFL license. As I read and watched more stuff about it, though, it looked like they're staying surprisingly faithful to the originals. Jeff's positive reactions to playing it on a recent bombcast got me even more excited, since he's probably the only journalist out there that can react to this game as someone who's played a shitload of the original game.

My big concern is that this is getting very little attention, even compared to the new NBA Jam games. That means online multiplayer will be dead within a few weeks, which sucks because playing NFL Blitz online has been a dream since I was 12. If this game is good, I think it can find an audience of devout players. It's similar to NBA Jam in that it really shines when playing local multiplayer, but I get the feeling that people would be more inclined to play Blitz online than Jam. Hopefully the backlash from people who think that NFL Blitz is only worth playing when late hits are included won't be enough to deter people from buying this.

So, is anybody else picking this up?

I'm picking it up, got both the PSN and XBLA version pre-ordered. I don't have too much Blitz experience but I played plenty of 2000 with friends, and occasionally still do.

Send me a friend request on Live around the time of release (or else I'll forget) and I'll play some Live games with you when I have the chance. My gamertag is Steak Venison

I can't wait to hear Jeff talk about it when it comes out.

Definite buy for me. Probably on both PSN and XBLA. Me and my friends played the hell out of the old N64 version.

Definitely a buy for me also. Just trying to figure out if I should buy XBLA or PSN.

I'll probably get it.

@malnourish said:

I'm picking it up, got both the PSN and XBLA version pre-ordered. I don't have too much Blitz experience but I played plenty of 2000 with friends, and occasionally still do.

Send me a friend request on Live around the time of release (or else I'll forget) and I'll play some Live games with you when I have the chance. My gamertag is Steak Venison

I can't wait to hear Jeff talk about it when it comes out.

How do you preorder a digital download release?

@Disengage:

A friend bought it at Gamestop, and they're sending him codes via email on release day.

I'll wait for it to go on sale.

@malnourish said:

@Disengage:

A friend bought it at Gamestop, and they're sending him codes via email on release day.

Face, meet palm.

@rebgav: It's the thought that counts, right? Right?

Although his usage is illogical the idea works good if you want to gift the game to someone, I've used it once on a preorder of something and once as a random gift.

Anyhow I will definitely try out the new blitz but am still not sure if I will bother buying it, a lot in the game has changed since Blitz 2000, and even I myself have changed in this time period.

Day 1, so Stoked. Played blitz 2000 for an entire summer when it came out.

I'll be picking this up on Day 1 for Xbox Live "Eight Bit Shik" I loved the hell out of the N64/Arcade version and I hope to have a lot of fun with this one.