NFL Blitz 2001

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NFL Blitz 2001
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Developer(s)Midway Games
Publisher(s)Midway Games
SeriesNFL Blitz
Platform(s)Dreamcast, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color
Release
  • NA: September 14, 2000[1]
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

NFL Blitz 2001 is a video game developed and published by Midway for the Dreamcast, PlayStation, Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color in 2000.[2]

Gameplay[]

NFL Blitz 2001 features new additions, including an instant replay feature, five mini-games, and various other options.[3]

Reception[]

The Dreamcast version received "generally favorable reviews", while the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation versions received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[25][26][27] Greg Orlando of Next Generation wrote of the former console version: "In Blitz's world all roughness is necessary – and quite fun, to boot."[3] The Palm Beach Post staff writer David Thomas game the same console version a mixed review. He wrote that the game had "poor graphics for a Dreamcast game" and featured "awkward [...] controls", but he enjoyed the arcade mode.[28] In a positive review, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution writer Michael Carvell called the game "cartoonish yet fun" and praised the graphics.[29]

References[]

  1. ^ IGN staff (September 14, 2000). "NFL Blitz 2000 Ships to Retailers". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Gridiron gridlock". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida: Tampa Media Group, Inc. September 22, 2000.
  3. ^ a b c Orlando, Greg (November 2000). "NFL Blitz 2001 (DC)". Next Generation. No. 71. Imagine Media. p. 123. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Thompson, Jon. "NFL Blitz 2001 (PS) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  5. ^ EGM staff (November 2000). "NFL Blitz 2001 (DC)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 136. Ziff Davis.
  6. ^ EGM staff (November 2000). "NFL Blitz 2001 (PS)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 136. Ziff Davis.
  7. ^ "NFL Blitz 2001 (DC)". Game Informer. No. 91. FuncoLand. November 2000.
  8. ^ Helgeson, Matt (November 2000). "NFL Blitz [2001] (PS)". Game Informer. No. 91. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on October 15, 2008. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  9. ^ Human Tornado (September 15, 2000). "NFL Blitz 2001 Review for Dreamcast on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 12, 2004. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  10. ^ The D-Pad Destroyer (September 15, 2000). "NFL Blitz 2001 Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  11. ^ G-Wok (September 2000). "[NFL] Blitz 2001 Review (DC)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  12. ^ Provo, Frank (September 25, 2000). "NFL Blitz 2001 Review (DC) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  13. ^ Provo, Frank (September 25, 2000). "NFL Blitz 2001 Review (N64) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  14. ^ Provo, Frank (September 22, 2000). "NFL Blitz 2001 Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  15. ^ Dunham, Jeremy (September 14, 2000). "NFL Blitz 2001 (SDC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  16. ^ Harris, Craig (September 22, 2000). "NFL Blitz 2001 (GBC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  17. ^ Lewis, Cory D. (September 21, 2000). "NFL Blitz 2001 (N64)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  18. ^ Maddrell, Alan (February 2001). "NFL Blitz 2001". N64 Magazine. No. 51. Future plc. p. 48. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  19. ^ "NFL Blitz 2001 (N64)". Nintendo Power. Vol. 136. Nintendo of America. September 2000. p. 110. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  20. ^ "NFL Blitz 2001". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 38. Ziff Davis. November 2000.
  21. ^ "NFL Blitz 2001 for Dreamcast". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  22. ^ "NFL Blitz 2001 for Game Boy Color". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 9, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  23. ^ "NFL Blitz 2001 for Nintendo 64". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  24. ^ "NFL Blitz 2001 for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 26, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  25. ^ a b "NFL Blitz 2001 for Dreamcast Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  26. ^ a b "NFL Blitz 2001 for Nintendo 64 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  27. ^ a b "NFL Blitz 2001 for PlayStation Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  28. ^ Thomas, David (September 26, 2000). "NFL 2K1's fine graphics, replays sack awkward NFL Blitz 2001". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida: Gannett Company.
  29. ^ Carvell, Michael (October 8, 2000). "Review: NFL 2K1 breaks away". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia: Cox Enterprises.

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