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One of the coolest additions to the gameplay is the inclusion of a "clash" meter, which allows defensive players to deal out punishing, injury-causing hits to the ballcarrier. There's a gauge on the top right side of the screen that will fill out every time you tackle an opponent for a loss on defense, complete a long pass on the offensive side of the ball, or pull off any of a bevy of moves. Once the meter is full, you can injure an opposing player (in our case, the quarterback) by holding down the left trigger and pressing A. The game suddenly slowed down, and we were treated to a shot of the quarterback's leg breaking in an X-ray view

Many of the games also feature an objective-based mode of sorts, as you'll be able to make side bets with other players that tie into the story itself. Maybe the opposing quarterback has been talking smack all week and your teammates want him taken out. If you're the one to do it, you'll get a little extra in your paycheck

Even though Blitz: The League is remarkably similar in many ways to the games that came before it, the addition of a deep story mode should prove to make the title much more entertaining. We were told that the game doesn't only take place on the field, either, as players can start trouble in a variety of outside environment, including old standbys like bars, nightclubs, and prison.

the_ouskull wrote:Second, Shoalzie, the new Madden is closer to $50 than it is $20. I mean, unless you're hittin' some kind of 60% off sale...

Shoalzie wrote:Last time I checked, I think Madden is only $19.99. I'll pass on that schlocky Longest Yard crap. I want a true sim of the NFL. Madden 06 comes out a week from Tuesday...I'll pick up my copy during my lunch break.