Blitz: The League II

Blitz is back and more violent than ever!

Imagine Madden NFL getting elbowed in the jaw and then kicked in the nuts. That's Blitz: The League II. Midway has done everything in its power to make this newest version of Blitz--the over-the-top, fighting-based football franchise--as ridiculously sadistic as possible.

As EA's Madden still has a stronghold on the NFL license, other football games are challenged to find their niche. Fortunately for Blitz, it has always had a good hook--beating players senseless, even after a play has ended--where other football games (All-Pro Football 2K8, anyone?) have stumbled.

The new

The new "unleashed" mode lets temporarily pwn on offensive or defense.

The League II is the sequel to the original Blitz: The League, which released about three years ago. Centered on a fictional league chock full of absurdly named teams such as the new Vancouver Beavers and the Cleveland Steamers (that's right, the Cleveland Steamers), the real draw of the game is still the bone-crushing hits and ridiculous ways to attack opposing players.

Specifically, here's what's new in Blitz: The League II:

Realistic injuries -- Late hits and utter disregard for human health has resulted in the ability to do everything short of snapping a player in half. Breaking bones and smashing helmets is daily routine, and a gruesome view of an injury inside a player's body is the icing on the cake, if the icing was blood and the cake was a player on the brink of a coma.

Precision tackling -- Like Fallout 3's targeting system, here you can aim on a specific part of your opponent's body to inflict maximum damage in that area. How long until you get sick of pummeling crotches? Only time will tell.

Touchdown celebrations -- Like random NBA Jam codes of yore, players have the option of tapping combinations of the four face buttons to unlock one a many goofy touchdown celebrations on the fly.

New season campaign -- Jay Mohr relives his Jerry Maguire days as the cocky sports agent, and the man of a million impressions, Frank Caliendo (has anyone watched his show on TBS? Looks terrible), is onboard, though no word of a Madden impersonation. EA would probably have something to say about that. And again, Lawrence Taylor is the main man.

After a short amount of time on the field in Blitz: The League II, I found it was pretty closely related to the original Blitz. But this time the Clash (a system that lets you unleash super moves) mechanic gets a big boost. Earning Clash is simple--do good things on the field and you'll fill up the Clash meter, enabling "Unleashed" mode where you'll play like a juiced-up Mack truck, on the defensive side, too.

Blitz: The League II is due to launch this October.

Cue violent, career-ending injury

Cue violent, career-ending injury

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sharpieking1

were the earlier blits games so much fun *sigh* good times, good times.... but now they made it so it's friggin rated M and crappy :(

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