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American football - every couch potato's favourite!

It is hard to squeeze such a serious sim together, condense its pure essence, compress all the juicy stats, tactical moves and teams and cram them hard into such a small cart such as the Game Boy's. It's been done though.

Unfortunately, for such an information bloated cart, the game is let down by some slow down. The players, not that well animated in the first place, sludge their way back and forth from either end of the playing field as if they've put on a pair of lead socks and turned their ground into an endangered species wildlife swamp. The controls are slightly more pleasing than the appallingly ugly players.

They are lightning sharp, allowing you to utilise the full range of both passes and lines of play offered. This is where NFL Blitz has its strengths.

In contrast to ugly aesthetics the gameplay is a literal explosion of choice. From arranging line-outs to playing safe, making tactical advances up field and comparing teams to tweak out their weaknesses, NFL Blitz is everything an American football game should be, and you can have the pleasure of carrying it around in full colour too. Lovely job!

Graphics 40%
Tiny players, green grass!

Sound 60%
Nothing outstanding.

Playability 80%
A decent version of the sport.

Lastability 80%
Fans will play this over and over.

Overall 83%
John Madden would be proud!