By Jeff Gerstmann and Vince Broady
Design by Ethan O'Brien

Introduction

There's only one thing more fun than playing NFL Blitz, and that's winning at NFL Blitz. And whether you're just getting started or have been playing the game for months in the arcade, chances are you've lost more often than you'd like. All that ends today. You have arrived at the ultimate NFL Blitz resource, a strategy guide that will teach you what works, what doesn't, and why. You'll find out:

The guide is divided into four parts. In Part One, we give you overall strategies that will set you on your way to victory. We'll tell you which teams to pick, which moves to use, and provide concise advice on calling offensive and defensive plays. In Part Two, we look at every offensive play, telling you not only how each works, but also providing step-by-step instructions on how best to run them. We do the same thing for defense in Part Three. In Part Four, we give you every Blitz cheat code known to man (not that you'll need them, of course).

We'd like to say up front that we're not going to spend much time rehashing information you can find in the game itself; we assume you know the basics already. If you're not familiar with NFL Blitz, you should read the manual and play a few games before continuing.

We'd also like to mention that a downloadable version of this guide is available from GameGuides.com. Besides being searchable and printable, it also includes sequential, easy-to-read diagrams of each play and all its variations. Finally, the downloadable guide includes additional gameplay and game-planning techniques from three of the best Blitz players in the world - find out how each of them approaches the game, what their favorite plays are, and what they see as the keys to victory.