Does Backbreaker In Fact "Break Backs?"
NaturalMotion’s first entry into the world of sports video games has drawn inevitable comparisons to many games in the genre, namely Madden. The analogy of it being like Madden’s XFL or AFL game are as tired and cliché as Madden itself. While it would not only be hypocritical of me to damn the Madden franchise, it would be just as hypocritical of me to say that the comparisons aren’t sound in some ways. Backbreaker’s biggest flaw, of which it has many, is that it’s not Madden. Many gamers, especially those of the Madden faithful, have already damned it for that reason alone. But the game should be celebrated and given a shot to (okay, get ready for the tacky football/sports cliche here) get through the rookie slump and eventually come out on top in the league of ever-growing sports titles. 
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Tags: backbreaker, Football, Hype, Madden
