Breaking bones, pumping steroids, throwing your helmet, mooning the crowds and celebrating by throwing parties. This just happens to be the “Blitz way” and thank god for it. The game fellows the story of a hot shot rookie as you basically make your way up the ladder. Throughout your campaign, there are a series of movies updates to the plot, but there isn’t much detail to them. But, somehow this game finds away of being somewhat compelling and gives you some interesting cut sences.

There’s also a little Q&A test and your answers will determine if you are a quarterback, receiver or whatever position you can get, but this can only be accounted for in “Franchise” mode. The main idea for the “Franchise” mode is to impress the scouts and PA’s to get you the big sponsors, cash and girlfriends so you can live the life.

The games control system is somewhat simple and it keeps you playing the game for hours on end. The guys at Midway also intergrated a simple yet easy passing, running, and defense system, which you would find in Madden. On the top of the screen the game does feature a “unleash bar”, when fulled the bar slows down time and enables you to pull off some more complex moves. But, each depends on your position.

The graphics are a bold improvement from the last version of the game, the graphics truly rival most other high end titles of it’s brand. The game has numerous player sizes and collision detection, which adds for some very interesting challenges and match ups for good tackling. When pulling off a good tackle the game will go into a 3D action x-ray mode, which helps add to the brutality.

With many new features like new teams which includes the Los Angeles Riot, The Houston Riders, Vancouver Beavers, Milwaukee Hounds and Atlanta 404. Also many new features like: realistic injuries, minigames to heal or juice characters, which in today’s world is very illegal. The ability create touchdown combos, and to create your OWN player, new team and etc.

Closing Statement:

Blitz: The League II is very entertaining at some points and it’s list of new features  will surely help you in the future. The game does have some great customization points as well as some very weak points. This game is only prefect in the eye of the beholder and to this beholder it’s mediocre. But, other then some weak points you should really give this game a try and if you don’t like it feel free to return it.

Score: B-

According to details revealed in the upcoming GameInformer magazine, Madden 09 is set to have an IQ test but, unlike the other IQ test you have taking in Madden games this one will determine how hard the game will be for the user. This new system is called Madden IQ. The test will be taken at the beginning of the game in the form of a challenge/game and jugging by how good or bad the player performs you will then be given an IQ score. The IQ score is then given to the computer which then determines how the computer will challenge the user during gameplay.

[GameInformer Issue 183 (July) via NeoGAF]