Backbreaker Review

[wheelman990]

I would probably give this game a 5 or a 6 rating as well.

I wasa really surprised you stated the graphics were bland and just ok. Are you serious? You really dont see how far this game is from ALL other football games in graphics? Lack of features, WEIRD PLAYER UNIFORMS, and presentation?....ABSOLUTELY! Pure graphics?......UNBELIEVABLE!

[xNYGx]

I completely agree with this review.

[epikinferno]

You have to give the game a chance, play through it, learn the controlls, get used to the cam. Dont say the cam suck because your not used to it. It is hard to learn but once you do it feels right. The speed of the game is fast but so is playing real football. Yea there are flaws in this game but so do all games. EVEN MADDEN! To me Madden is like HALO, the same damn game everytime just a slight new look/features. If playing with NFL teams is what does it for you than thats ok to say, but you cant say backbreaker sucks because of no NFL tag. Because the NFL is not the standard of football.......FOOTBALL is!

[lasthour]

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I have been on this site for a long time and I simply can not believe the view point that this review was given in. I do not know if this is coincidence or not but this is like dejavu. When 2k came out I remember the same type of point of view that this game is receiving.

This game does many many things better than the competition. This game has great passing mechanics, great running mechanics and great physics/animations. SOUND FAMILIAR?

This games MAIN flaw is the high CPU interceptions/sacks sometimes.

PS: when running wait until you receive the ball at the handoff before making a move, just like a real rb. And look for holes and cutback lanes while waiting. Peace.

[Downgoesfrazier]

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I'm probably one of few people who love the game, and at the same time agree with most of the "bad" reviews.

I can enjoy some 'bad' games lol. I don't pay too much attention to reviews, since to me, it's my opinion that really matters. If you like the game, good for you, if you don't, cool. It's all just an opinion.

I'm also probably one of few people who love this game and will still buy 'the other game' and enjoy it. I just like the depth and broadcast presentation it has, plus i still like it's gameplay. But love this game for it's physics, team creator, and I have fun playing games.

I don't get the fanboyness I see across the net (not saying it's here, I haven't read through any of this thread, or pay attention to it). Like what you like and leave it at that lol.

Thankfully I like both.

[PolkHigh33]

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It's funny how everyone gets their panties in a knot about someone else's opinion ..

Anyways .. the PS3 better get the demo soon .. I'm becoming impatient ..

[Bellsprout]

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and that is one of the reasons I'm soooo excited about the future of this football series

I seriously doubt there's a future for this series. Sales won't be good, reviews aren't good, I don't really see why they would go on.

Again, this thread goes back to whether you guys realize, and you don't seem to, that people are allowed to have opinions that are different than yours. You have every right to think BB is the next coming of the Lord in video game form, and he has every right to think this game sucks.

[steelersfan7]

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This game really aint that bad. I would give it 7/10. You need to play more than one game to get the feel for it. Yeah there are AI issues with the INTs but hey Im enjoying it better than Madden.

[Skyliner80]

I too started off throwing depressing amounts of INTs but the more I played it, the more the passing game became better. I actually benched my started, since his form was down. I enjoy the whole league customization where you can add up to 32 of your teams. The only thing I'd like is the camera work. On Defense, the fix for this is the "Focus" button but on offense, it should go back to traditional camera. I appreciate the on-the-field stuff but it can get frustrating. I do enjoy a lot of the small things, presentation wise. The seamless celebrations and of course the euphoria engine is awesome. I'm really glad I gave this game a chance. Something different, ya know?

[Skyliner80]

I too started off throwing depressing amounts of INTs but the more I played it, the more the passing game became better. I actually benched my started, since his form was down. I enjoy the whole league customization where you can add up to 32 of your teams. The only thing I'd like is the camera work. On Defense, the fix for this is the "Focus" button but on offense, it should go back to traditional camera. I appreciate the on-the-field stuff but it can get frustrating. I do enjoy a lot of the small things, presentation wise. The seamless celebrations and of course the euphoria engine is awesome. I'm really glad I gave this game a chance. Something different, ya know?

..one more thing...the "Backbreaker" name.....ugh..hasn't caught on. It's like naming an MMA game, Rear-Choker.

[Buckeyes_Doc]

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This game really aint that bad. I would give it 7/10. You need to play more than one game to get the feel for it. Yeah there are AI issues with the INTs but hey Im enjoying it better than Madden.

I keep hearing this over and over again. Where are all these people giving reviews on just playing one game? How do you know they just played one game?

Of course you need to play more then one game to get a "feel" for it. That applies to any video game ever made, and sport ever played, and pretty much anything in life.

K





Its pretty funny and ironic that under his user profile name MMChrisS it says, "Steve says I'm Pitiful" hmm.. now I'm not going to comment on that, but you can imagine what many people here including myself are thinking right about now of this review...

It doesn't really matter what the score the reviewer gave BB that concerns me, its how it was blasted and placed in the BB forum that really is worrisome. Here's a good question and maybe one of the OS members can so kindly give an answer too. If Madden 11 for any reasons turns out to be horrible and pretty much worse then Madden 10, will you guys blast it and give it a bad review and post it in the Madden forum???

Where else would a BB review be placed?

The golf forum?

[CaptainZombie]

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I keep hearing this over and over again. Where are all these people giving reviews on just playing one game? How do you know they just played one game?

Of course you need to play more then one game to get a "feel" for it. That applies to any video game ever made, and sport ever played, and pretty much anything in life.


Where else would a BB review be placed?

The golf forum?

Doc, you are wasting your time my friend.............it's one thing to have fun with the game and know that there are flaws. Another thing to have horse blinders on and not see a single flaw.

[ESPOMAN]

OK this game needs a 7-8

[Buckeyes_Doc]

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OK this game needs a 7-8

You are free to give this game a 7 or an 8.

Doc, you are wasting your time my friend.............it's one thing to have fun with the game and know that there are flaws. Another thing to have horse blinders on and not see a single flaw.

Lol, true. This happens everytime BB gets a negative review almost verbatim. Not sure why I thought it would be different this time

[capa]

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I thought the review was straightforward and honest. I agreed with the assessment in all areas. To be honest, in my opinion and my opinion only, I think the game stinks. For all the same reasons the reviewer already stated.

Does it have potential? Heck yeah! But let's be honest...the developer has a million miles to go before they produce a football game that can even hope to compare to titles that we all know about. It has nothing to do with "it's a fiirst year effort." It has to do with the fact that the game stinks on the field, and about the only thing that is engrossing is some of the hits you'll see from time to time. Otherwise, I think it fails miserably in almost all areas from graphics to AI.

Customization holds alot of promise, but even that is restricted to a certain degree this year, especially in the ratings area.

Overall, I'd give the game a D grade. For those that love it, more power to you. But I do think it has let a lot of people down based on longtime (2+ years) hopes and wishes.

C