NFL Tour demo kicked through Xbox Live uprights

by Justin McElroy { Jan 9th 2008 at 4:30PM }

The NFL season is winding to a close, and things are getting pretty exciting. But it's also getting tortuously serious. What if you got into football not for stats and paydays but just the sheer fun of the game? What if you simply want to run fast on a wall with streaks behind you and do The Worm? For you, friend, for you -- there is NFL Tour.

A new demo of the game has just been dropped onto Xbox Live for your turbo-juking, casual dressing enjoyment. Speaking as big fans of NFL Blitz, we're looking forward to giving another arcade-style pigskin game a whirl. But we're more interested in hearing what you think. Share your thoughts right after the break.

Tags: football, nfl-tour

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

9600baud @ Jan 9th 2008 4:45PM

Thats next gen graphics? Looks like a PS2 game.

License to ill @ Jan 9th 2008 5:17PM

I was thinking the same thing, EA garbage + last gen graphics = No thanks...

Akamaru @ Jan 9th 2008 4:48PM

We got this on PSN last week and let me tell you,

FULL OF FAIL!

Even the intro is fucking aweful.

B1gC72 @ Jan 9th 2008 11:59PM

yea i downloaded it the other day on the PSN. it was absolutely terrible. the graphics suck, you cant do much more than just run, the A.I. is dumb, playing defense is almost impossible so the "Make It, Take It Mode" just gets someone blown out, the framerate sucks, i couldnt tell the difference between the easy and hard settings, i could go on forever. EA seriously needs to stop pumping this crap out. how can you sleep at night knowing you participated in something as bad as this?

cold school @ Jan 9th 2008 4:49PM

Im pretty sure EA already made an NFL arcade game this year.

also, it looks like ass, so its got that going for it too

dishwasher @ Jan 9th 2008 5:07PM

also the headline isnt very fitting seeing there is no kicking in the game.

KVN @ Jan 9th 2008 5:13PM

Great another demo i have to wait a week to download thanks alot microsoft.

B1gC72 @ Jan 10th 2008 12:12AM

dude, your not missing anything. this game sucks ass.

Billy @ Jan 10th 2008 2:03AM

You can't afford $4/month? Cheap ass bitch.

Von Dozier @ Jan 9th 2008 5:21PM

I demo'd it on 360, and it's pretty fun, reminded me alot of the fun of NFL Street 1 on Xbox (before the Street games got lame). Although, apparently the game is insanely dry bones, and defense IS pretty much nonexistant, I still got some fun out of it. Not a buyer, but atleast a renter.

XanthouS @ Jan 9th 2008 5:29PM

You gotta look at it from a business standpoint.

EA already shelled out hundreds of millions for the exclusive NFL license. If they toss a few thousand dollars into developing a crappy arcade football game, they're bound to make that little bit of money back in name recognition alone.

No need to put the time, money or effort into making a quality product. That's the EA philosophy in a nutshell.

Michael @ Jan 9th 2008 5:31PM

Soooooo They took NFL Street, plus there Arena Football game and clashed them together to make NFL Tour......Great use of a NFL License EA...you guys have really showed you are doing a great job with a deal that last two more years. Long Live 2kSports..and bash me all you want but come on people..seriously..this is just waste of money..If i wanted unrealistic tackles, and late hits with (from what i see) a lil out dated graphics...... Id go play NFL2k on dreamcast.Gamefly it out!!!!

B1gC72 @ Jan 10th 2008 12:16AM

im not going to bash you. in fact, ill +1 you. this NFL exclusive license has just made EA even lazier than they already were. now they can put out a piece of shit NFL game and not have to worry about the competition making something better. i absolutely love football, but Madden sucks, and i hate it, and it looks like this will be another addition to my shit-list. this is the exact reason why a monopoly is rarely a good thing.

Ed @ Jan 9th 2008 5:45PM

The game (demo) is without a doubt, a poor man's NFL Blitz. Plain and simple.

deaftly @ Jan 9th 2008 6:00PM

Played the ps3 demo, fucking horrible game. Why couldn't they just keep it like nfl street.

bdupree @ Jan 9th 2008 6:32PM

It was like they took everything that was fun about NFL street and took it away. Then added a button to break tackles and fireworks. It is just like a 7 on 7 football with a little harder hits. This game just isn't very fun

el serpiente @ Jan 9th 2008 6:43PM

Forget nfl street, even NFL Blitz for the psx plays better than this steaming pile.

mrlogical @ Jan 9th 2008 6:49PM

Played it earlier on PSN and made the mistake of choosing the "Make it-take it" rules. Since playing defense is completely impossible, the first time I turned the ball over I never got back. I expected an evolution from the NFL Street games, but I would've settled for something as good as them. Instead I played this piece of garbage. Boo.