Product Description

Blitz: The League II continues the franchise as the ultimate alternative to other football games. In addition to an all-new story mode penned by Peter Egan (ESPN's Playmakers), Blitz II features include: Precision-Aim Tackles, player-controlled touchdown celebrations, an enhanced on-the-field Clash Mode, online multiplayer capabilities, expanded rosters with all-new personalities, and the return of a cornerstone of the Blitz franchise ... Late Hits! Football legend Lawrence Taylor returns as the game's cover-athlete and star linebacker for the New York Nightmare, Quentin Sands, along with a star-studded supporting cast.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3536 in Video Games
• Brand: Midway
• Model: 30100
• Released on: 2008-11-16
• ESRB Rating: Mature
• Platform: Xbox 360
• Dimensions: .59" h x 5.45" w x 7.55" l, .27 pounds

Features

• Precision-Aim Tackles - Take over the hit-targeting control system to inflict serious pain on explicit areas of your opponent's body
• Realistic Injuries & The Return Of Late Hits - Featuring vicious tackles and gruesome injuries, including the return of late hits and three-man tackles that pack the power to shatter helmets, crack bones, tear crucial ligaments, and send teeth flying
• Enhanced Clash Mode & Touchdown Celebrations - An enhanced Clash Mode is triggered with a single-button, letting you slow the competition and unleash special offensive and defensive maneuvers. After collecting pay dirt, trigger the player-controlled touchdown celebration and let the fans know who deserves the green
• Campaign Mode - As the only videogame with a story mode exploring the darker side of pro sports, Blitz II puts you in complete control as you venture through brutal on-the-field competition and entertaining off-the-field drama in your quest to reach the League Championship. Peter Egan (Playmakers) returns to pen the most entertaining Blitz storyline yet
• Online Competition & Downloadable Content - Available modes include a Campaign Mode, Quick-Play Versus, and fully featured Online Modes

Customer Reviews

Better than the Last
I have always been a fan of the Blitz series. I never liked sports games very much, but this is something different. Who doesn't like injuring the other teams players. Blitz the League II is far better and more versatile than the original Blitz the League. The injury system is more graphic and you actually have to participate in helping the injury recover quickly with either giving a shot or resetting the bone.
They also have a player creation system in campaign mode that is developed like a press interview which is really cool too. On a scale of 1 - 10 I'd give the first Blitz the League a 5 and this one an 8. If you're a fan of the Blitz series, this one won't disappoint.

Once again, Blitz series provides a great arcadic alternative to Madden
The Good:

* Compelling Storyline
* Do stuff that you cannot do in other football games(drugs, bet on games, date, sponsors, cause intentional injuries, etc...)
* Frank Caliendo (as John Madden) play-by-play is nothing short of hilarious
* Build your team, player from bottom all the way to the top
* Solid Soundtrack Exclusives

The Bad:

* Once again, possible "Rubber Band A.I."

The Bottom Line:

Looking for a politically-incorrect alternative to Madden series? Look no further than this one. A new play-by-play of Frank Caliendo as John Madden is worth the money alone. There are so many funny lines, it will keep you laughing for the whole game. A new feature in this sequel is that you can be selective when injuring your opponent, as you get to decide which body part you want to injure seconds before the collision. If somebody injures you, you now have the option of taking care of injury right on a field with mini-games: trying to align a syringe while the ailing players moving and shaking and even a mini-game where you have to put the bones back into the sockets. Other interesting storyline decisions that you would have to make will be dating your sponsors. Do you want to date one girl or date other girls and use their sponsorship to your advantage? Once again, there will be many Easter eggs to hunt and pick-up on, as Minnesota franchise goes on a wild ship cruise and the New England team gets accused of cheating. Lawrence Taylor comes back as a major character, while Bill Romanowski doesn't. The computer seems to play much better when falling behind, which could suggest that just like last game, they are utilizing the "Rubberband AI." however, If you are a football fan and a fan of Frank Caliendo, this is a must get! Due to the nature of this game, it should only be played by mature audience.

Loved the first one, This one....not so much
2 player is a lot of fun. No issues there, but unless you enjoy throwing your controller at your t.v. don't bother playing the campaign. The computer was always cheap, even in the first one but this one was just ridiculous.

If the computer seems to be winning no matter what you do, do yourself a favor: Just put the controller down and let the game play out. Because whether you like it or not, the computer will win. Whether it be through fumbles, slips on the field, 6 broken tackles (seriously), you name it. It will happen to you until you lose. And don't worry about what you upgrade because the computer's teams will always have it upgraded more. I focused all money and stats on my team's speed from the beginning of the game and STILL, every team was much faster than mine. Even division 3 teams will piss you off

I can't take the swings. The mechanics and A.I. are completely manipulated by what the score is. There's no consistency whatsoever. This was a problem with the first one but it's way more obvious in this one.