What a train wreck! This game is just stinky, even with Greathouse #3
First off I didnt buy this game right away because my freind did and I played it at his place and I was highly dissapointed. There have been 3 patches since, I have the game and I'm still dissapointed.
(Sigh) Here we go...........
Graphics, fake looking but this isnt a real NFL representation so this gets a pass. Players are huge with foam rubber pads and visors
Gameplay (Oh God) Horrible! Dookie! Kah Kah! Stinky!
Here's why, THE CAMERA ANGLE! It's unique and seperates itself from Madden and NCAA football. But football games werent meant to be played in this view unless you are only planning on controlling ONE PLAYER. Its basically the superstar view from Madden, sounds okay right? Nope, you have a very limited view and changing players is a disaster because you never know who you'll get and when you change to that player you have to first, figure out who/where you are and second, adjust to make the play. This game begs for a "God Cam" and I know there are Backbreaker die hards who say its weak and its not good but I love football, I have played football games my whole life and the Passing and defense in this game are so horrendous with the view they give you. You have a zoomed in view where you can only look at one receiver at a time, sounds cool and realistic but it isnt executed well. You use the right stick to shuffle between which receivers to throw too and it isnt always responsive, especiialy when there are 2-3 receivers in one area. Running the ball is fun and the view seems to suit it well but your runningback is a sissy. Breaking tackles is hard to do and you often have to juke or spin to avoid them to get extra yards all the time. The juke works way too good in this game and the spin has its moments. Basically the littlest touch will put your Rb on the ground. Defenders harldy ever wrap you up but instead dive at you like a nut, making it easy to dodge tackles. WR's drop so many passes even when wide open, when they get any contact they drop the ball regardless if its hardly any contact at all. This game is just bareboned football that wasnt executed well and is a disaster 8-10 plays. Horrible blocking, stupid kicking, I could go on forever
Presentation, fake looking graphics, no commentary, horrible view.
Just bad presentation
Tackle Alley, the only bright spot in this game in my opinion, very addicting. Juist survive 100 waves as a ball carrier avoiding tacklers and scoring TD's. Very fun
Creating a team, robust to an extent but you have to mix and match pre made shapes to make what you want, there is no paint tool or freedom to make the shapes you want. Use what they have basically. You need ALOT of patience. And there are no uniform designs like sleeve styles and collar styles, just one simple style.
All in all this game was a Tech Demo at best and truly a huge dissapointment. Maybe one day this game might be finished in a sequel but right now its bad.
Really bad
Will there ever be another good football game? Because I have been waiting for about 7 years now.............