Blitz: The League is the first football game in many years without an NFL license; because EA acquired an exclusive contract with the NFL, Midway created one without the license. There are 17 fantasy teams in the game, each with their style and feel, from personalities to logos.
The game distinguishes itself from official games even further by providing the players with an off-field presence, frequently incorporating sex, performance-enhancing substances, and violence. The writer for Playmakers, the football-themed soap opera that the NFL ordered ESPN to stop, contributed to the game.
Blitz: With 8-man teams, the League makes unique action-packed moves easier than in real life. Impressive activities increase your Clash meter, allowing you to perform off impossible maneuvers like easier running thanks to Bullet Time and some brutally harsh defense tackles. If these tackles occur frequently enough, the players will battle like hockey players, lunging into reckless tackles. The team with the most tackles wins the Unleashed mode, which includes even more gruesome actions in a style the NFL would not want to be connected with their product.
Multiplayer action with head-to-head online play and extensive customization possibilities for individuals, teams, stadiums, and more are also included. Lawrence Taylor is the poster boy.
