NFL Xtreme


NFL Xtreme is an American football video game released for the Sony PlayStation in 1998. The game was produced by 989 Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment as a competitor to EA Sports' NFL Blitz series.

Gameplay

Essentially the gameplay was similar to the style of NFL Blitz, but was more of a "casual gamer" / arcade version of NFL Gameday '98, like NFL Tour and Madden NFL 08 respectively today.

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Next Generation said that the game was "no NFL Blitz. NFL Mel-O would have been a more apt title." GameFan gave the game universal acclaim, over a month before it was released Stateside.

Sequel

A sequel to NFL Xtreme came out, and the series was discontinued shortly thereafter. Mike Alstott appeared on the cover of NFL Xtreme. John Randle was the cover athlete for the second game in the franchise, NFL Xtreme 2.
Film director Oren Peli, best known for his sleeper hit Paranormal Activity, was a programmer for NFL Xtreme.