NFL Blitz 2001

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]

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

Gameplay

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

Reception

Reception

Review scores Publication Score Dreamcast GBC N64 PS AllGame N/A N/A N/A [4] EGM 7.33/10[5] N/A N/A 6.5/10[6] Game Informer 5.25/10[7] N/A N/A 5.5/10[8] GamePro [9] N/A N/A [10] GameRevolution C+[11] N/A N/A N/A GameSpot 9/10[12] N/A 8.4/10[13] 7.5/10[14] IGN 8/10[15] 3/10[16] 7.4/10[17] N/A N64 Magazine N/A N/A 78%[18] N/A Next Generation [3] N/A N/A N/A Nintendo Power N/A N/A 7.8/10[19] N/A OPM (US) N/A N/A N/A [20] Aggregate scores GameRankings 81%[21] 30%[22] 72%[23] 63%[24] Metacritic 78/100[25] N/A 72/100[26] 70/100[27]

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. 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. "NFL Blitz 2001 for Dreamcast Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
26. "NFL Blitz 2001 for Nintendo 64 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
27. "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.

External links

• NFL Blitz 2001 at MobyGames