NFL Extreme was 989 Studios

989 Studios

989 Studios was a division of Sony Computer Entertainment America that developed games for the PlayStation consoles and Windows personal computers. Their titles include Twisted Metal III and 4, Syphon Filter and 2, Jet Moto 3, Bust a Groove, EverQuest and others...

 answer to the NFL Blitz

NFL Blitz

NFL Blitz is a series of American football themed video games by Midway featuring the teams of the National Football League. It began as a 1997 arcade game but was eventually ported to home consoles and spawned several sequels...

series for the Sony

Sony

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 PlayStation in 1998

1998 in video gaming

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. The game was produced by 989 Studios

989 Studios

989 Studios was a division of Sony Computer Entertainment America that developed games for the PlayStation consoles and Windows personal computers. Their titles include Twisted Metal III and 4, Syphon Filter and 2, Jet Moto 3, Bust a Groove, EverQuest and others...

 and Published by SCEA

Sony Computer Entertainment

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. Essentially the gameplay was similar to the style of NFL Blitz, but was more of a "casual gamer" / arcade version of NFL Gameday '98

NFL GameDay (video game series)

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, like NFL Tour

NFL Tour

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('08, the "next gen" NFL Street

NFL Street

NFL Street received good reviews upon release. It received a 7.75 from Game Informer, and a 9.2 from IGN. The game also received 4 stars out of 5 from GameSpy, saying that "Pick-up football was never this exciting." Additionally, Gamespot gave it a rating of 7.9, saying "If you've been eagerly...

) and Madden NFL 08

Madden NFL 08

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respectively today. A sequel to NFL Xtreme came out, and the series was discontinued shortly thereafter. Mike Alstott

Mike Alstott

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 (Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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) graced the cover of NFL Xtreme. John Randle

John Randle

John Anthony Randle played defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings and the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL. On February 6, 2010 he was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Born in Mumford, Texas, Randle was raised poor, and worked odd jobs when he was young. His brother Ervin Randle played as...

 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.