NFL Blitz Player Ratings Structure

While the team rosters and player ratings for NFL Blitz are still a ways off from being revealed the most recent feature blog laid out the structure of the ratings. It’s a simple system, which probably won’t offer a whole lot of differentiation between players, but is probably sufficient for an arcade-style game of this nature. The individual players also tie into the “squad” ratings which factor into determining a team’s most effective play style.

Offense
Speed – Affects the way your Turbo Bar drains and refills
Power – Affects the ball carrier’s chances to break more tackles
Skill – Affects the ball carrier’s chances of fumbling the ball
Recovery – Affects a receiver’s chances of faking out a defender

Defense
Speed – Affects the way your Turbo Bar drains and refills
Power – Affects a defender’s chance of causing a ball carrier to fumble
Skill – Affects the chances of your CPU defenders pushing, diving and attempting interceptions
Recovery – Affects the likelihood of a defender biting on a fake