NFL_Street

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia NFL Street NFL Street NFL Street North American cover art for GameCube Developer(s) Publisher(s) Platform(s) Release date(s) Genre(s) Mode(s) Rating(s) EA Tiburon Electronic Arts GameCube, PS2, Xbox NA PAL after its informal variant, street football. NFL Players in the game wear street clothing instead of helmets and uniforms, but the players may also wear jerseys. Like other American Football games, NFL Street has basic football rules, but no fouls and low penalty gameplay. Naturally, this leads to much more intense gameplay than its real-life model. However, to maintain the "IronMan" status, there are no injuries in the game. One important feature in the game is "style points", which the player can earn by successfully completing style moves (which includes making a huge play or taunting the other team during the game). Enough style points will earn the player a ‘’Gamebreaker’’, which lasts for the entire drive. An offensive Gamebreaker allows the player to plow through defenders and easily score a touchdown. On defense, it allows the player to easily get through their opponents blockers, and possibly create a turnover. While difficult, it is possible to cancel a Gamebreaker by stopping your opponent from scoring. Additionally a Gamebreaker may be canceled if the player activates his while his opponent’s is already activated. In this situation, both Gamebreakers are canceled. January 13, 2004[1] January 30, 2004[1] Game modes • — In this mode you select a team and play a quick game against either the computer or a friend. The scoring system can be in touchdowns or style points, depending on the choice of the player. • — A Pickup Game is the same as a Quick Game, but instead of choosing a team, you and your opponent create teams from a pool of around 40 NFL players, and some are also Legends. In game, the teams are referred as "Team One" and "Team Two". • — This is the main mode in the game. You create a team and go through a series of challenges against other teams, unlocking new football stadiums, teams, equipment, and development points for improving your team. Sports Single-player, multiplayer ESRB: E PEGI: 3+ NFL Street is American football video game developed by EA Tiburon and published by Electronic Arts. It was originally released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube on January 13, 2004. The game was followed by NFL Street 2 and NFL Street 3. Gameplay Similar to the Blitz series, Street is seven-onseven American football, modeled roughly 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia • — To unlock this mode, you must first beat the NFL Challenge mode. The same features apply as in Pickup Game, but instead of a 40 player pool, you can select from any of the players in the game, including Legends. NFL Street References [1] ^ NFL Street info [2] "NFL Street Review - Game Informer". http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/ exeres/ F3D9ABA6-8724-4A01-99D2-D05E51A718C9.htm. [3] "NFL Street (PS2) Review - Gamespot". http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/sports/ nflstreet/index.html. [4] "NFL Street (PS2) Review - GameSpy". http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/nflstreet/493918p1.html. [5] "NFL Street (PS2) Review - IGN". http://ps2.ign.com/articles/461/ 461881p1.html. Reception NFL Street received good reviews upon release. It received a 7.75 out of 10 from Game Informer, and a 9.2 out of 10 from IGN. The game also received 4 stars out of 5 from GameSpy, saying that "Pick-up football was never this exciting." Additionally, Gamespot gave it a rating of 7.9 out of 10, saying "If you’ve been eagerly waiting for some fast paced, hard-hitting football, NFL Street delivers what you’re looking for". Despite the good reviews, NFL Street was criticized for having a “Weak single-player mode”, and that the GameBreakers "need more punch". External links • NFL Street at MobyGames Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Street" Categories: GameCube games, PlayStation 2 games, Xbox games This page was last modified on 25 April 2009, at 18:29 (UTC). All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.) Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) taxdeductible nonprofit charity. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers 2