Goal Line Blitz
"Goal Line Blitz" is a browser-based MMO about the game of American football. Users can create their own players, sign them to teams, and compete against one another to take home the championship trophy. Each season lasts 40 days, and contains 16 regular season games, a pre-season, and playoffs/scrimmages.
Unlike other browser football games, "GLB" has a whole lot players can do other than watch games. There's training, equipment, sponsorships, and more. And, coming soon, players will be able to create coaches!
The best part, though, is that all games have fully viewable box scores, animated replays, and more! If you love football, you need to play this game.
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- Pro: A good “football filler” outside of the Fantasy season
- Pro: New features are being added on a regular basis
- Pro: Team-oriented game
- Pro: Long-term investment
- Pro: Active forum community
- Pro: First major American football MMO
- Pro: Animated replays are fun to watch
- Genre: Text, Sports, MMORPG, Browser, Virtual World, Minigames
- Area: North America / Global
- Official Site: Goal Line Blitz
- Publisher: Goal Line Blitz, Inc.
- Developer: Goal Line Blitz, Inc.
- Platform: Web Browser
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Review
I’ve been a fan of “Goal Line Blitz” (“GLB”) since it first entered testing. The game truly is the first of its kind on the market, offering widescale virtual football with real people all over the world.
While you can’t actually control your players like in some 3D client-based sports MMOs, “Goal Line Blitz” is the deepest sports MMO available in terms of detail and statistics. Are you a fan of fantasy football? Do you love reading line after line of box score stats to see how your team did each Sunday? Does the idea of watching an entire football game played out by tiny circle icons representing each position sound entertaining? If so, then “GLB” is the game for you.
Every day, your player(s) earn experience toward leveling up. Leveling up allows you to assign skill points in core physical attributes such as strength and speed, or football-related talents which are position-specific. For example, elusive running backs can increase their production by putting points in skills such as “Juke,” while a hard-hitting MLB can put points in a skill like “Defensive General,” which increases the abilities of the entire LB corp.
Unlike many sports MMOs, “GLB” is a very team-centered game; just like the real thing. There are no real worthwhile individual rewards (other than seeing numbers each game). The true test is which team will win each league every season. Of course, a large majority of players are built with a “Me first!” attitude. The result is a disproportionate amount of players pumping skills such as speed to see bigger, more entertaining replays, while a smaller amount puts the team first.
“Goal Line Blitz” is free-to-play, offering optional premium content in the form of purchased flex points. These points allow you to boost each player up to three times each season, buy better equipment, and even own a team. You can earn flex each season through referrals, but unless you plan on only creating offensive linemen the referral flex won’t be enough to cover more than one player. So yes, it is entirely possible to play for free; but if you want to be competitive, own a team, earn a starting position, or even be signed in the case of overpopulated positions such as running back and quarterback (currently enough of each for 4 per team and 3 per team respectively), you need to put some money down.
If you’re a fan of American football looking for a fix outside of the regular season and its Fantasy opportunities, though, a few bucks every month is a very worthwhile purchase to keep the football season alive and kicking inside of your browser.
Review Brendon Lindsey
August 5, 2009
Review
It's awesome, season 12, passing has caused some turmoil, but still the best sport MMO on th market 5/5
Zebra, on October 25th 2009 11:56 pm
Very nice site!
Pharmb694, on August 21st 2009 04:17 pm
I've been playing this game since season 2, and it's a great game.
Chris, on August 3rd 2009 03:34 am
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Zel3ra, on November 8th 2009 09:34 pm