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NFL TOUR XBOX 360 REVIEW |
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Far from the
Madden tradition, NFL Tour delivers its own
unique touch of football madness to the Xbox
360, where players are treated to smash-and-dash
gameplay and high-scoring half times. Similar to
Blitz: The League, NFL Tour provides a quick fix
to your football cravings and it manages that
aspect particularly well. Though, the game is
built primarily for those individuals looking
into an arcade experience, it did not come with
enough interesting options that would have kept
us motivated to continue the “Tour”.
Nevertheless, the gameplay is excellent. The
action is fast and the controls are very easy to
learn. The turbo in conjunction with certain
action button results in dramatic performances
like wall jumps and incredible ankle breakers.
The graphics are relatively average to say the
least. The textures on the athletes lack
aesthetic appeal; it’s difficult to identify
their faces. The stadium design is somewhat
bland and the crowd looks like they have been
mass replicated. Fortunately, the animation is
very smooth and you are given a number of
touchdown celebrations and catchy fireworks to
go with your scoring. It’s nice to see the
context menus worked in to your running phase
that add spectacles to breaking tackles. We like
how the game uses blur effects when triggering
the turbo button, the particle trails on the
ball, and the implementation of the so-called
smash meter for the defense. Our favorite part
is how everything loads so fast that it’s
seamless! However, we have some gripes about NFL
Tour’s poor stats tracking feature and very thin
character customization. |
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PRODUCT
OVERALL RATING: 7.0 OUT OF 10 |
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The game
does not carry many of your statistical
achievements over the succeeding matches like
the average pass yardage for a team and the
total QB sacks. Creating a character is mundane.
The choices for customization are very limited.
You can’t even change your player’s height!
Plus, there is no room for progress on improving
skills and attributes. There are several basic
features missing in this game. One of them is
instant replay. It would be nice to see some
highlight reels how your player eluded several
tacklers as he went for a score. In the audio
department, the game offers some decent sound
effects. Good interaction from the crowd and the
tackles radiates some fairly solid impact. The
commentaries, however, are a big nuisance. He
keeps making dumb jokes of how he is going to
repeat the same comments because he did not get
paid enough for his contract. Thankfully, you
can just mute down his speeches off the main
menu. Suffice to say, we still had some good
times with NFL Tour.
The standard game modes are Arcade and Tour.
Ironically, most of the heated action is in the
Arcade setting as Tour is limited to one player.
The Tour is basically your career mode and it
progresses like a ladder-style match. You’ll be
given different scenario for each tournament you
qualified in. It could range from coming back
from a deficit to scoring first on certain
number of points. While there isn’t much
excitement on the single-player mode, you can
crank up the adrenaline charge with the
multiplayer option. As we have said before, NFL
Tour is a great pick-up game but to maximize its
experience, it's best played with friends. Solid
animation, fast loading times, and excellent
controls are its greatest assets. However, it’s
very short on attitude and showmanship. This
could've been a nice arcade game if it weren’t
for the scanty features and wretched
commentaries. We recommended that you rent it
first. |
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