Dr Gadget - NFL Tour
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List Price: $29.99
Our Price: $11.98
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Manufacturer: Electronic Arts
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Amazon Maximum Age: 20
Amazon Minimum Age: 60
Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Video Game
Brand: Electronic Arts
EAN: 0014633155709
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Feature: Authentic arcade-style football with easy-to-use game controls
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Label: Electronic Arts
Manufacturer: Electronic Arts
Model: 15570
Platform: Xbox 360
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Release Date: 2008-01-08
Studio: Electronic Arts
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Features
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Authentic arcade-style football with easy-to-use game controls
Earn an NFL contract; lead favorite NFL team to glory against division rivals
Use Turbo boosts to escape defenders; unleash big hits to power up the Smash Meter
Reversal system for complete control of the action when players collide
Play Now mode or play online against the nation's best players
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Very poor.
Comment: This game basically took The Street series and completely trashed it. It has a very weak story line and no online play. The announcer is so annoying and repetitve, that you want to just turn the console off. There is some fun to be had in the mini games, and some easy achievements. With that said, this is a very poor game with no real value.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not bad
Comment: This game isn't bad if you're looking for a game to occupy the time in between playing other games such as Call of Duty 4 or Halo 3. In that role this game excels because it's a game you can spend as much time as you want playing. I mean this literally. Sometimes I find myself needing a break from an intense FPS game session and I'll pop this NFL Tour in and play a few games that might last somewhere between 10-30 minutes. The games are very short so you can play as many as you want and not have to worry about the time getting away from you like it does when you play a game like Madden. My only gripe with this game is that it really lacks hard, bone-crunching hits, and the animations get stale, as does the commentary, after only a short while. I guess it's a good thing that the fun factor is there. Happy Gaming!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: NOT the same as the Street Series
Comment: First off, I would like to point out that although this game was deveoloped by the same people that made the street series, it is in no way the same. I know I loved playing the Street series becuase of many things, some of them were the depth of the games, the background music throughout the gameplay, the wall moves, and I just thought they were overall fun games to play. NFL Tour is not anything like this.
I will admit it is somewhat enjoyable the first two hours or so of gameplay. The annoncing is kind of cool with his shouts of "Pwned" and "The Bears were who we thought they were", and "Don't you get tired of video game announcers that say the same thing over and over?". Some of his announcing is funny, although it gets annoying after hearing the same things over and over, especially when he is doing what he talks about (Saying the same thing over and over).
Another thing I didn't like about this game is it has no depth at all. I know Street 2 and 3 had tons of things to do and it made the game a much better value and so much more enjoyable. This game is nowhere near that. It has one game mode where all you do is play the NFL different ways such as first to 24 and timed games. The amount of depth was really disappointing compared to the older Street series.
Don't even get me started on the defense. Defense plays no role in this game at all. I'm convinced that when you are on defense, it's impossible to tackle the computer with the first guy. It always takes at least two. It get's really annoying when no defense is involved at all, at it's just a scoring fest.
Another thing that screwed this game over was the "simplified controls" I don't want a game where on offense you really only need one or two buttons. It makes it that much harder for the computer to know what your doing when A controls 2 or 3 different things depending on the situation. It really gets annoying.
On the Pros side this game is a fun game to pick up and play for a while. If you are getting this based on NFL Street, you will be highly disappointed. Casual gamers will probably get bored with this game within two or three weeks. I don't totaly hate this game, But it has a lot of faults and was not up to the NFL Street standards. Also, the achievements are pretty easy as I picked up 450 within my first day of gameplay. I guess I would suggest this game to anyone who is looking for easy gamerscore, as most of the achievements on the game are not very challenging, although they may look it.
Pros:
Easy to learn buttons
Announcer is entertaining for first two hours
Fun football game if you don't already own any
Easy achievements
Cons:
Horrible controls for advanced gamers
Announcing gets annoying after first two hours
Nowhere near as good as the Street Series
No Defense involved
No Depth for single player whatsoever
All-in-all, I'd have to give this game about a 6 out of 10. I wouldn't really recommend it unless you are a die-hard Street fan. And even then, you might be a little disappointed. I would suggest renting it for a week, and then you will probably be done with it for ever.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Play football a whole new way with NFL Tour. Take on the league's top players in rock festival-type atmospheres under the night skies of America's hottest cities and make a name for yourself in hard-hitting seven-on-seven football action. Hold your own against the league's elite and you might earn a spot on an NFL roster. Whether you're jumping into Play Now mode or playing online against the nation's best players, you can live out your dream of becoming the next NFL star with NFL Tour, authentic arcade-style football from EA Sports.
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