A Football Game Rated M for Mature
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
- Blitz: The League was a very violent football video game. We'll probably never see anything like it again (besides Blitz: The League II).
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:58 Development
04:29 The Game
10:06 What Happened Next?
#retrospective #SOFTDRINKTV #game #review #sdtv - Hry
Vontaze Burfict: The Game
😂😂😂😂😂 you are funny for this hes the reason my boy antonio ain’t never been the same
@@theonlyjefebuddy4931 nah Antonio was a weirdo back in college before that hit. Just how he is.
@@thomasdrennan1291 for real 😳?
@@theonlyjefebuddy4931 Yeah hè was look up his antics and diva like behaviour back when he was in college
I'm sure the hit in the head didn't benefit him.
@@deeznutz8320 damn unbelievable
"deliberately injure other players" : The Saints
"Use drugs" : Most of pro sports (and even lower levels)
"Sign a player out of jail" : You said it
Pretty realistic tbh
It is based on the current NFL
NFL QB sexually assaults 20+ women?
Browns: “we’ll take him!”
@@bharv2309 PAY THAT MAN!
@@bharv2309sexually assaults all 20+ that was cool with your former team owner** don’t believe everything you see. Please don’t be gullible
Having entertaining cutscenes in a story mode…something Madden still can’t figure out to this day
Even the trash talk during the match is entertaining
Madden cutscenes are the cringest thing since NBA 2k cutscenes
🔥 🔥 🔥
@@robbyrdog Tommy Mathews, one part of the Heart Break Kids, in Madden 21's Face of the Franchise story mode. Perhaps the WORST story telling I've ever seen. Never in my entire life have I wanted a truck to run over a character in a video game. Tommy Mathews needs to come back... but in EA's horror franchise "Dead Space"... so he can be the monster's first victim. LMAO.
@@johnpenguinthe3rd13 😂😂 agreed 💯
Loved both of these games. Gave countless hours to both. Created dozens of teams. Both games were just a blast to play.
Yes, yes, & yes.
Classic games that deserve more love than they get.
God I wish we could get one more
@@alexmathis1540 Me too its a shame Midway is no more
If NetherRealm Studios developed a Blitz game, they could throw MK characters into it with customizable costume designs and grant each individual team player their own special abilities. I imagine running down a field and using Scorpion's spear on a running player with him saying his line, "Get over here!" and pulling the player back to knock them down. Also, they could design stadiums based on the MK universe. I wonder how fatalities would be integrated here.
Tip for this game: You can become unstoppable against the pass. Stopping the run is a whole other matter, but stopping the pass is easy. Since the game has no penalties you can't be called for pass interference, so use it to take out the intended receiver while the ball is in the air.
Also, here's a fun bit of BTL trivia: The Philadelphia Brawlers from Blitz: The League 2 are the player team from Blitz: The League 1.
I never knew that. my God you've broken my mind.
I didn't know about the team. Huh
Really? No way? Was that confirmed in-game?
We used to have a rule that you couldn't do that.. lol
blitz basics here for sure
It could be considered a conspiracy theory to say that the NFL and EA conspired to end football video gaming. 😂
It's not a theory. That's what they wanted. The league didn't want multiple football games. They only wanted one so it would be easier to market and easier to control.
@@piehead678 that’s not what omengod said. He said “end football gaming” altogether, meaning EA would ruin their own game to the point no one buys it (basically happening now)
That is my theory of EA and gaming in general
@@Sacksalot i agree, just like NHL, since ps4 and xbox one, hockey gaming altogether, meaning ea would ruin their own game to the point no one buys it, basically happening now.
Rubber Band AI is actually perfect for a game like this. You're already "cheating." Why shouldn't the computer?
good point
Wish this series was still going.
Rockstar would kill this! If they have it in the same Universe as tye HD Universe and have it mixed with a GTA and Madden they would sell Millions
@nemo pouncey ea actually own blitz now after midway went bankruptcy in 08
With on how big indie games are some dev should do something similar to Blitz. We need more competition in sports games
I've said many times over the years that we needed a hockey version of this, and I will die on this hill
NHL hitz by the same company is what you're looking for. Not the exact same but was a ton of fun in the early 2000s
@@rangersuperior9910 I mean a hockey version of blitz the league, I've had many hours of fun in nhl hitz, definitely a nostalgia game for me
You're not wrong. I can imagine taking your skates off and using it to slice an opponents neck.
You should try Bush Hockey League or Old Time Hockey… interesting gameplay but definitely fun!
Closest we'll get to that is Mutant Hockey League, which the developers have stated they'll start working on it after they finish Mutant Football League 2.
Theoretically, WB Games could revive the Blitz license, since they acquired all of Midway’s IPs when they went bankrupt. Unfortunately, the only one they care about is Mortal Kombat. They’re hoarding this and many other game franchises for no good reason.
Horrible
you know what game i miss by midway gauntlet
Bring back blitz and Ready 2 Rumble Boxing
@@xtremejakes hell yeah I miss the hell out of that game too!
@@xtremejakes YES!!!! Dark Legacy was amazing
I loved how you could use “juice” and all of that for the players to have an edge in the games. Shit was like the fight club of football. I love this game series.
"Help is on the way."
Before games went woke
Blitz the League definitely needs a comeback. Its literally Mortal Kombat + Arcade Football and its a ton of fun. Just needs online 1v1 and 6v6 and you have a fun ass football game.
I’m looking into either buying the rights for it or making my own football game with the new unreal engine
@@yugimo5097 hopefully you can go thru with it, keep me updated on your journey
@@AJtre18 most definitely but knowing ea there going to try and out price it so nobody will buy the rights because they want no football competition.. but with unreal engine 5 I know me and my team can make an masterpiece
@@yugimo5097 is there any way to keep up to date on this project?
@@AJtre18 I’ll save your CZcams information and let you know when I make an official CZcams and ig channel for my company I’m happy to know we got ppl that want a blitz style game with amazing atmosphere and gameplay
This game proves you don't need an NFL license to have a fun game,
If your gonna have a made up league and players, a half decent storyline can fix that, sad that not many developers tried to replicate this
100% such an untapped market as people get more and more disgruntled with EA
I wish they did the same for basketball
@@Exarch-ee9fi i wish they also did the same for hockey.
I also learned body anatomy with how the injuries were shown. This made me go and study kinesiology in College; no lie !
Cap.
@@mickdeez1435 how, cus you ain’t do it ?
Blitz 1 & 2 were my shit back in Middle School/High School, my players never got hurt during the campaign cuz the gameplay is pretty easy to master, I still have my copies for the XBOX 360
I also, loved the Celebrations. This came out at a time when the nfl made players Tone down their over the top ; borderline offensive celebrations. Midway capitalized on this in a major way !
"That is a DISGUSTING ACT by Randy Moss"
This was maybe my favorite part of the game! Felt so great when the NFL didn't allow any.
Oh yeah I remember that shit. It was peak "No Fun League" after they banned all those celebrations.
Mutant Football League is likely the closest thing we've gotten to Blitz: The League in recent years. Really, the only things it's missing are the story/campaign mode from Blitz & team creation, but they do a great job of creating parodies of NFL teams.
I have been waiting so long for this video. I'm a big Blitz:The League fan and really wish this series was more popular as it feels too small to be "a cult classic"
Yeah it's kinda shallow but I love the arcade style gameplay, graphic injuries and the fictional teams. I also love the story especially in 2 where the villain is basically Roger Goodell
(Edited) Forgot to mention this but this game (especially the second one) is bursting with personality with the team captains and even some stadiums. Best example is the Miami Hammerheads and their star quarterback who's like Michael Vick Madden 04 levels of op. In the game world his contract is so expensive the team can't afford to get the stadium repaired after it got damaged by a hurricane
My favorite football game ever. No Madden game has been as much fun as this game. I will never forget my best friend, my brother and I playing the story together. One played offense, one played defense, and one played special teams. After every game, we switched. 😁 Good memories.
Those games went hard wish that series was still ongoing
Playmakers was so ahead of it’s time. Really wish it would have gotten picked up by another network. It was really a miracle they even had one season on ESPN considering their relationship with the NFL.
I've had a riot playing through Blitz: The League II, although I've never been a fan of American Football. I love how Midway made their own lore and parodies of NFL players. I should go get the first Blitz: The League.
European football is WEAK
@@CV-ej5cu nope still entertaining like most sports.
@@havoknkhaos91 no
Its been a year, but just a heads up, Blitz 1 is not nearly as good as Blitz 2. Blitz 1 you have to deal with one of the most atrocious rubber-banding AIs ever, pretty much have to rely on a min-maxing, cheese, and winning bets just to advance the game as money is MUCH harder to come by in Blitz 1 than in Blitz 2.
Blitz the fricken league! Still love it. Hardcore and over the top, a midway specialty. Always made me feel like i was playing in the league from "Any given sunday". I was just waiting for al pacino to start talkin' about fingernails and fighting for inches at halftime
My exact feeling . I love it Bruh 💯
I loved Blitz League 2. Playing with Franchise. Was a RB and a safety. Loved that story. Man went to prison and played ball in prison lol. It was like The Longest Yard and Mike Vick wrapped up in one lol.
To be fair, Mutant League Football could be considered a successor to this game.
Mutant League Football was before this, on the Genesis.
Mutant Football League is a remake of that game.
Those games are fun, but nowhere near as fun as Blitz: The League I & II.
Mutant league pioneered this style of gameplay you kill the entire opponents team and end the game, you could even bribe the ref in it
I love both Blitz games, I find the campaigns to be fun enough I replay them here and there. I love the detail put into the stories of captains of teams and the rivalries.
I loved this game and still play it to this day (and Blitz Pro). I was an immature teenager when this came out so it was right up my alley. As someone who grew up on the NFL Blitz games, this version (and the sequel) is like the true Blitz engine in its final form and it is still so much fun and holds up well.
If someone were to make another game like this, that was solid. I genuinely think with how many people are looking for an alternative football game it would blow up.
Try Mutant Football League out. Gameplay wise it's a similar 8-on-8 football, but instead of brutal, gruesome injuries, you can pretty much kill the opposing players until they don't have enough players to continue, plus there's death traps all over the field & each stadium has unique sets of traps.
@@TheNightOwl11683 sounds dumb 😂 and to unrealistic
I just wish we had more options like this in sports games. I don’t hate the Sim style (even though it’s definitely not like it used to be) but sometimes, I just want something with a more arcade look and feel. I miss the era of NBA and NFL Street, Blitz, games like that where you could do all sorts of ridiculous things that would never actually happen in a real game.
wow I played Blitz 1 and 2 as a kid with my cousin, so happy to see a CZcams video made about the game. honestly two of my favourite sports games of all time.
The 6th gen era was honestly the best. You could argue 7th but the 6th really shined. It was this weird in between. It was 3D but was the first gen that truly felt like it could replicate real life to an extent. PS1 had 3D but they were polygons and it was cool but 6th gen was the first gen that had the power to make games truly feel REAL. Graphics and features wise. Then the gen after it was the beginning of video games becoming really corporate and mainstream. the PS2 specifically just had so many random ass games , it was funny. But it had soul, it felt like Devs and game company’s weren’t afraid to experiment alittle bit and take risks. I go to a local retro game store and the PS2 library is massive and you just look at it and they literally just had a game for shit you would never even think of. There’s multiple civil war FPS games made by the damn History Channel! A racing game called corvette produced by guess who….Corvette. Corvette had a video game. Think of a movie , even one that was made well over a decade or more before the PS2s release , there’s a high chance it has a video game. I’m not saying they were all good but I just miss that 6th gen feeling where video games had this “fuck it , make a game out of it” attitude towards just about anything, movies , a whacky concept , a sports game with some more whacky arcade flare.
I remember the Blitz Arcade game being so much fun. Used to play it at the ESPN center at the inner harbor in Baltimore
This series needs a reboot
I played both Blitz: The League and Blitz: The League 2 and they were so fun.
One of My favorite series ! I love how cinematic it was. I fell in love with the cutscenes as much as I enjoyed the game play. So many moves, celebrations, in game quests, and so much more. Deepest gameplay and story line I’ve ever saw in a football game. I go back and replay the story mode in pt. 2 often ! Thank you for doing this Retrospective. I’m glad I subbed to you ! 🔥🔥🔥
The clash meter is a very underrated game mechanic, it controls the entire flow of the game, if you know how to use it correctly.
I remember troydans series on this and as a youngin I was surprised about how violent it was compared to madden and I loved it
I always liked how BTL would make certain players, parodies of real life NFL players. Mike Mexico still cracks me up to this day.
Not the expert showed me this game lol
This is a awesome video but when can I get recognized for my comments it never happens
This is the first comment of yours I’ve seen tbh
@@SOFTDRINKTV thanks man I have seen news about axis football 23 new gameplay coming
Also make a FIFA video
Also the stories that were told about the opposing teams star players were amazing ! I was so entrenched in this game as a teenager.
I don't know why these companies have gone away from sports games that weren't simulations.
NHL Hitz and NBA Street were two of my favorite sports games of all time and to my knowledge they were critically well received, but for reason they just stopped making them. I think now more than ever would be perfect with simulation style games getting more stale.
When games weren't woke
I'd love to have a hockey and basketball version of this game
Hockey did make NHL HITZ.
But season mode had no story to it.
MLB SLUGFEST also.
Best arcade basketball I played was NBA STREET V3.
A baseball version too.
NFL seems like such a big baby. You pay men to rough each other up like diet gladiators but, no we cannot speak about it or portray it in any honest, damaging light.
The two Blitz games have to be my favorite football games ever. And yes I have played the PS2's Maddens. There's just something about this game that's so repayable and Midway did a great job depicting there own league. I know most, if not all of the lore to the league threw the trivia "this day in history" panels that appear while the game loads, and the Blitz fandom page. Not everything is perfect about these games, but it's different and portrays a dark twist to the usual sports game, combine that with incredibly fun campaigns (I prefer the 1st games campaign to be honest) and the insane over-the-top game play. You got yourself a gem. Like most of your videos this one was fantastic, thank you for all your hardwork for the past 2-3 years.
"Sign players from jail, and become the dallas cowboys" 🤣🤣 love it!
Great video man! Love these games so much the story mode in blitz the leauge 2 is sick
Lmao that German Suplex at 4:11 was textbook
I remember first seeing this game and the Mature rating and content shocked me, knowing other football games before then. Usually you see that in fighting, shooting, or intense adventure games, but a SPORTS title, that was unexpected. It definitely puts football in the most rough and realistic ways possible. The developers are crazy and I love it.
Easily one of the most underrated football games of all time, between this one and NFL Fever they are both hidden gems in today's society.
Funny you made this, I just ordered a copy of Blitz the league 2. Had a lot of fun memories with that game, one of the best arcade football games
Dude yes!!!!! I am getting The League 2 tomorrow! After watching your video on APF 2k8 (again) and seeing League 2 mentioned, I had to check it out. I looked up some videos and the first one I clicked on had a song I recognized so I looked up the OST... Dude it has He Is Legend "Attack of the Dungeon Witch". This matters because my buddy and I play APK 2k8 a few times a week and He Is Legend happens to be one of our favorite bands! It's crazy how the universe works! Can't wait to play some Blitz the League 2!
Blitz the league is great the injuries were so gruesome
I still play this game from time to time. I never was a fan of Football in real life or the Madden games (I have always been a basketball guy) but I always had fun with the NFL Street series & the Blitz series. Man this game was gruesome but so much fun.
This is still one of my favorite sports games of all time. It was so ridiculous and unique that it stood out above any NFL game EA made. It's a shame that no other videos game company is willing to make a football game like this.
I'm videos in on your channel and I can already tell that you make good content. Research, editing, clarity all of it great.
Finally!!! Someone is talking about Blitz, I love Blitz the league and Blitz the league 2, especially the second one. I still play it to this day
Loved this game as a kid would definitely love to revisit it! Awesome video as always
Yes a football game that I really wanted you to talk about and review on
I also really like the fact that the 2nd game explains that the team you create becomes the 2nd games Philadelphia Brawlers.
Your question at the beginning of this video was an eye opener. It really made me think
Been waiting this vid thanks for making it
I had that game on ps2 it was a classic as a kid
Soft drink is somebody that I can relate to a lot
I loved that they gave us original teams with players who had genuine backstories, they really took their time with that!
I love this and introduced blitz the league to my cousin and his friends who just graduated high school. They didn’t know about the game and it was a pleasure watching them play like I did back in the day. Now just gotta get blitz 2 on PS3 soon
Been waiting a while for this one
i owned a blitz arcade cabinet back in the day, NFl blitz and NBA jam made sports more than sports. it did sports video games right and made it like insanely over the top but in a good way and super fun!
I owned both games. Please cover Blitz the League II. I miss it so much. Also own Playmakers on DVD.
We desperately need another blitz the league game right now, would be an absolute bomb on modern sports games. I put SOOOOO many hours into these games
This was a good game. I had so much fun playing it, especially since I was a fan of the original NFL Blitz games.
Also this game was unforgiving. My rookie player got injured the first game of the story and was out for the whole season lol.
Blitz the league was the shit my little inner kid came out when he was talking about juicing and the story line clips in the back. Amazing video we need blitz back
I played both Blitz and Blitz two were absolutely great but I loved the first one and played it way more then madden if i wanted to compete against friends it was ncaa if i wanted to have fun by myself I'd play blitz.
You stay bringing back nostalgia
great vid as usual
i miss this so much as well with NBA Street and NFL street
I loved these wacky insane sports games from the 2000's like NBA/NFL street, Blitz, etc. We don't get a lot of these unique sports games anymore
Playmakers was such an amazing show. The whole thing is on YT, I highly recommend watching.
Still play this on my PS2 to this day. Great game
How? Mine took literally 15 minutes to get to a game. The loading times were outright obscene.
@@girhen I guess I should have specified. I meant like the gameplay was fun lol. And I think we’re just spoiled with load times these days lol
@@JacobKaplan95 I loved the gameplay, too. But no, it's not spoiled to notice load times that are literally 10 times longer than any other game from the same console. The freaking menu froze for long periods of time. Only game I had like that.
love you mr softdrinks
Bro said mr
I remember seeing this on the shelf’s and it was always one I knew I wanted to try
OMG I BEEN TRYNA REMEMBER WHAT THIS GAME WAS FOR SO LONG. THANK YOU SD
the injuries are real. football players are always getting injured often. very cool that Blitz captured this aspect of the game.
I recently started playing this game after seeing this review video for it and I'm loving it so far.
I'm digging the vulgar language and soundtrack.
Its dirty, its gritty, it feels in a way like XFL 1.0 with WWE Attitude Era style combined! 😈
Best part you got LT. C'mon what else do you need.
If your looking for a Mortal Kombat style mixed with some GTA for football your gonna love this game.
Thanks for making this video SOFTDRINKTV . 😃
Blitz needs to be continued as a series and become a regular alternative to Madden
Dude! Thank you for this!!
Blitz the league will 4ever be the best sport game I ever played
I love you for this video thank you 🖤🐐
when mutant football league 2 comes out do a review on that one ! great content dude i been up all night watching these & it has been very nostalgic!
we need another one! just played a full season on blitz 2003 - I loved blitz on the PS1
The season mode in this game is surprisingly amazing. The story has a lot of charm.
I have had NFL Blitz 2000, 2001, and Blitz Pro. I enjoyed all those games(especially Blitz 2000). I wish I had gotten Blitz the League. It looks like it would have been fun to play.
Man I remember NFL blitz 2000, I literally was undefeated in that game. I played literally almost everybody in my school an smashed everybody. I would give anything for that game right now. Straight classic
Come on guys let’s get a petition going and bring at least a remastered version of the original back
You said it all man… SOFTDRINKTV ✊🏾
Ed Boon should release a new Blitz, as Mortal Kombat Football and the characters and teams as MK.
Thank you for another great sports upload
Both of these games are so much fun!
Can’t wait til you review blitz the league 2 that was even better. I wish they did a 3rd one
madden halftime show boutaa have the island boys
My goodness. We're on the same page. Haha. As soon as I saw the pic, I thought of the intro with jab. Great times.