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  • hdaniel1
    Swiper
    • Jul 2002
    • 5189

    #1

    Backbreaker Hands-On (Gamespot)

    Gamespot has posted their hands-on preview of Backbreaker.

    "Consider Tackle Alley, a small feature which was the only playable part of Backbreaker today. Initially meant to be a simple tech demo, the feature grew in popularity, and not it will be included in the final game as an additional minigame. The idea is that you play as a lone runner, whose goal is to make it from one end of the field to the other, while avoiding a host of psychotic defenders looking to cripple you at every turn."
  • Bigdmo9999
    Banned
    • Jan 2008
    • 5318

    #2
    Re: Backbreaker Hands-On (Gamespot)

    Just like to point out the mention of the 2008 release

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    • briax87
      Rookie
      • Jan 2008
      • 223

      #3
      As much as i would love to see this game being released by the end of the year, i wouldn't be surprised at all if it was pushed back to 09 considering the only gameplay aspect they've shown us is Tackle Alley

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      • GymRat
        Rookie
        • Aug 2008
        • 53

        #4
        They should start showing some gameplay now.
        6.1.10

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        • acarrero
          Pro
          • Nov 2004
          • 432

          #5
          I remain skeptical about the actual game. Without any information about the kind of game we can expect, it sounds like they are just displaying their cool physics engine, maybe in the hopes that EA will buy it.

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          • GymRat
            Rookie
            • Aug 2008
            • 53

            #6
            Head Coach on the BB forum said that they will "definitely not be selling BB to ea."
            6.1.10

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            • stiffarmleft
              MVP
              • Jul 2002
              • 1986

              #7
              Re: Backbreaker Hands-On (Gamespot)

              Originally posted by GymRat
              Head Coach on the BB forum said that they will "definitely not be selling BB to ea."
              Money talks.

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              • bkfount
                All Star
                • Oct 2004
                • 8467

                #8
                Re: Backbreaker Hands-On (Gamespot)

                Originally posted by GymRat
                Head Coach on the BB forum said that they will "definitely not be selling BB to ea."
                that's fine. However, sell it to us then. There's little to no in game footage, and tons of Euphoria hype, yet people are hailing it as the savior of the EA dominated football genre. Just having Euphoria physics doesn't make a game great, look at Star Wars Force Unleashed. That game has both Star Wars/LucasArts and Euphoria physics going for it, and impressions are that it could be average at best. GTA 4 would have sold well regardless.

                2k even had a built in fan base from years of top notch competition to EA, that made the unlicensed APF2k8 a largely community hyped game. It still price dropped months after release and sold like 300k copies. If Backbreaker really is something special, and has a 2008 release, SHOW IT OFF!! Madden and NCAA are already out, so there's no danger in showing what they have at this point, supposedly months from release.
                Last edited by bkfount; 08-25-2008, 10:59 AM.

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                • asu666
                  Pro
                  • Jul 2008
                  • 700

                  #9
                  I want All Pro 2K10 with a pimped out Owner Mode. Backbreaker looks like it will lean too far in the Blitz camp for my tastes.

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                  • StormJH1
                    MVP
                    • Jul 2007
                    • 1250

                    #10
                    It's worth keeping an eye on this "project" (I refuse to call Backbreaker a "game" until we see anything suggesting that title would be appropriate). But I don't see how anyone can have high expectations for this game. The ONLY thing we've seen so far is a bunch of teaser trailers with last-gen player models and a few cool tackles.

                    This game is fast becoming the "Too Human" of sports titles. That's what happens when you keep going to the press hyping concepts, as opposed to working on a finished product.

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                    • stateprop
                      Banned
                      • Jun 2006
                      • 1307

                      #11
                      Re: Backbreaker Hands-On (Gamespot)

                      i have no hope for this game. there is barely any info on it and it suppose to be release in 08 no way. It has to be push back in 09 with the little info it has.

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                      • shyvoodoo
                        Banned
                        • Jul 2003
                        • 277

                        #12
                        Re: Backbreaker Hands-On (Gamespot)

                        I would love to have a fully customable football game where, if you want to, recreate the USFL or what ever football league you want!!! now THAT would be a football game!!

                        Ben
                        Voodoo

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                        • Goffs
                          New Ork Giants
                          • Feb 2003
                          • 12279

                          #13
                          Re: Backbreaker Hands-On (Gamespot)

                          is this game still coming out?

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                          • Fox1994
                            Rookie
                            • Nov 2008
                            • 488

                            #14
                            Re: Backbreaker Hands-On (Gamespot)

                            lol. no. go here, bro.
                            RAIDERS! LAKERS! WARRIORS! A'S! DODGERS! TROJANS!

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                            • StormJH1
                              MVP
                              • Jul 2007
                              • 1250

                              #15
                              Re: Backbreaker Hands-On (Gamespot)

                              Originally posted by Fox1994
                              lol. no. go here, bro.
                              That link didn't tell me much, other than that there seems to be a message board for Backbreaker that nobody posted on since July 2008.

                              You can refer to my 8/25/08 post in this thread where I refused to treat this as a legitimate "game" project. This game and APF 2k8 were supposed to be the two football projects that would save football on 7th gen consoles, and both have been unmitigated failures, for different reasons.

                              I never saw anything that would suggest this was anything more than a physics project or "proof of concept" video. The best we could have realistically helped for anyway would've been a new NFL Blitz ripoff.

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