I’m not going to give up completely on Backbreaker. The underlying game engine is solid. Most of the problems come down to poor AI, camera, and balancing issues. All of which are completely fixable via updates or patches (which hopefully, Natural Moti...
American Football is traditionally dominated by one franchise – Madden NFL. Other franchises have come and gone but nobody has ever come close to denting the ironclad grip that EA Sports has on the world of American football games....
Abstract: Backbreaker isn't going to be the franchise to take the football thunder away from the monster that we all know as Madden, and it's not even because it's missing that all so important NFL license. Instead, while Backbreaker might exude enough flair in ...
Excellent interaction, creative playstyle, and unique controls,
Lackluster detail and odd audio issues.
If you miss having something other than the officially-licensed NFL games to play, then I will say this is certainly a good time. It has plenty of depth and playability with an arcade feel for the fun carefree-side of things. If, on the other hand, ...
Abstract: After seeing all of the videos and hearing all of the information about this game, I really believed it was going to be awesome... but not quite.The camera is a major portion of sports games and frankly, the Backbreaker camera seriously limits the acti...
Abstract: NFL Blitz was a revolution that shocked the nation, but no one was more stunned – or more frightened – than EA. Blitz was the first of its kind; an arcade-born football game that didn’t need rules and regulations to pull in the masses. It acquired fans...
Player movement is startlingly realistic, Tackle Alley mode is a blast.
Passing game is way too inconsistent, Running the ball is unpredictable, Camera is zoomed in too close, with no option to adjust it, Lackluster presentation highlighted by atrocious replays.
Realistic animations can only hide the sloppy foundation of this football game for so long....
Backbreaker, despite its many flaws and poor design choices, actually does have potential thanks to the euphoria engine. The groundwork has been laid for a fine football experience (as you can tell from some of the cool-looking tackles) but the develop...
Abstract: It seems the only decent competitor for EA SPORTS' Madden franchise has been their own NCAA college football franchise; ever since 2K Games bowed out, it's been a one-horse race. That's why when NaturalMotion and 505 Games decided to bring us a brand ...
We really wanted to hail Backbreaker as a revolution in sports games, but it just isn’t good enough. Too many niggles mount up and bring the experience down. All the same, the physics are incredible and it plays a decent game. 7.0/10Print this pageUser...
