<s>
NFL	B-Application
Blitz	I-Application
is	O
a	O
downloadable	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
featuring	O
the	O
teams	O
of	O
the	O
National	O
Football	O
League	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
NFL	B-Application
Blitz	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Blitz	O
game	O
officially	O
sponsored	O
by	O
the	O
NFL	O
after	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
releases	O
in	O
the	O
Blitz	O
series	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
bear	O
the	O
NFL	O
's	O
official	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
American	O
territories	O
in	O
January	O
2012	O
on	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
liquidation	O
of	O
Midway	O
Games	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
EA	O
Sports	O
acquired	O
the	O
NFL	B-Application
Blitz	I-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
original	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
EA	O
Tiburon	O
held	O
tournaments	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
NFL	B-Application
Blitz	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
