NaturalMotion teases new Backbreaker game

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze

Maybe because even thoguh the game had its flaws it was the first real breakthrough in sports gaming in years


EA is lazy as hell and still using cheap ugly mo cap

@Clemalum07

EA can make a good sports game if they want to. But I think a lot of how they make their games depends on the fans of the sport. NHL and FIFA are very well done IMO. NHL11 is realistic and it involves actual strategy each game. Madden is basically just backbreakers but with real player names anymore.

@jph89
FIFA is well done that is the only EA game I buy. They do a good job on Soccer due to their not being nearly as much contact. It is much easier to render movements and player interaction.

Football however is a ton of contact. Mo Cap quite frankly just doesnt work right. Players get locked in animations and cant leave. A guy will fall for a 3 yard gain when you had guys in position to push him back all because he was locked into a fall forward animation. Madden doesnt use physics. A contact sport that doesnt use physics is not a simulation.

It is nothing like Backbreaker. Back Breaker was the first Innovation the Football Genre has witnessed in years.

@DrMacTavish

I agree. I personally thought that the first game should have been a improved version of the iPhone game but as a downloadable game for PSN/Xbox Live. It would have done much better in every respect.

@Mika101

Congrats on being a sheep for EA. Buying the same garbage year in year out.

@MEMgrizzlies7 It's the same Tackle Alley from the ipad, just with better graphics....

I can't for the life of me understand this move, all it is going to do is call unwarranted attention to the fiasco that was BackBreaker (yes you can still play the demo on live). They did this all bass ackwards for consoles. I don't wish them bad luck, because I see huge potential in BackBreaker, but chasing after money is never a good way to make money. Sure tackle alley was successful on the ipad and iphone, but compared to what else. Their decision making leaves a lot to be desired.

What happens if TA:V is a success? Do they completely scrap BB2 and simply concentrate on arcade titles now? BB was never intended to be simulation football like Madden, but it is the closest contender with a promising career if they can simply make better business and design decisions.

But if it truely is just a port of the iPhone version with better graphics, it's just a waste of time. However, if they actually try to make a true sequel...

@pibs
ha, true i usually play music from the hard drive when i play it