''NFL Blitz'' is a downloadable

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featuring the teams of the

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. It is a reboot of the ''

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'' series, the first ''Blitz'' game officially sponsored by the NFL after a number of releases in the ''Blitz'' series which did not bear the NFL's official license. It was released in North American territories in January 2012 on both

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and

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running back

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was selected to be the virtual cover athlete of the game. Play by play commentary was provided by Tim Kitzrow and color commentary by

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Development

Following the

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in 2009,

acquired the ''NFL Blitz''

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. In order to emulate the original gameplay elements, EA Tiburon held

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with the original arcade version of ''NFL Blitz''. EA Tiburon worked in relation with the NFL. While the league was supportive of many gameplay elements, they did request that late hits be removed from the game due to their stance on player health and safety.

Reception

The game received "favorable" reviews on both platforms according to the

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nfl Blitz 2012 video games NFL Blitz video games North America-exclusive video games PlayStation 3 games PlayStation Network games Video games developed in the United States Xbox 360 Live Arcade games Xbox 360 games