In case you missed out on the ballin’ Midway party last night, here’s a quick rundown. The Budlight was flowing, I found out Lawrence Taylor wears watches the size of a small child’s head, and, oh yeah, there was some video games there, too. While I got to play Blitz: The League II at the party with everyone else, it wasn’t exactly the best environment to sit down and really look at a game, especially with Justin Timberlake blasting in your ears. But is it as experimental as LT says it is?
You know, I’m not sure how I should approach Blitz 2. Yes, it’s a football game, but that’s just on the surface. Really, this game is about abusing the human body. It’s over-the-top, funny, and should not be taken seriously. If you’re buying this game for the simulated football experience, there will be little of it. But that’s OK. Blitz has never been about that and certainly doesn’t try to hide it.
I’m not sure where to start. I’ll guess I can go over the football part first.
Lawrence Taylor has quickly shot up my list of great people to interview. There was this Blitz: The League 2 launch party somewhere around Times Square tonight. Press people and whoever else got to play the game as well as take advantage of the open bar. The highlight of the night, however, was when I interviewed Lawrence Taylor -the football guy on the cover – in a round-table discussion. I didn’t get a chance to ask a lot of questions, so when I did, I simply asked “Why should anyone buy Blitz 2 over Madden 09?” His response was, well, very…positional.
