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2004 SAW EA EXTEND its Street brand beyond the NBA with the release of NFL Street. The over-the-top brand of street football was a great accompaniment to the straightlaced Madden series and proved popular enough to become a major part of EA's NZ Gamer of the Year 2004 competitions. The 7-on-7 game in Street proved to be a fast, fun and easy to pick up game that appealed to both NFL fans and more casual gamers alike, with the first edition providing a deep single player experience and thoroughly addictive multiplayer game.

NFL Street 2 adds a whole new dimension to gameplay with wall moves and high-flying football this year. Now for the first time, receivers can run off the walls, change passing lanes by running the QB up a building, and take advantage of eye-popping wall jukes and all-new hurdles. Players will descend on Bay City's 10 new environments in an all-new persistent world to build their teams, their reps, and their battle plans one field at a time. Once you own the walls, you will own the city.

New York Giants tight end and cover star Jeremy Shockey remarks, "If it weren't for the kind of street football played in NFL Street 2, I would not be where I am today," said Shockey. "This is how most NFL players started their careers and now you can play at a new level, an-all new high flying football game with incredible wall moves and new modes like Crush the Carrier and Jump Ball Battle."

2005 is set to become a great year for the Street series, with sequels to both the NBA and NFL series' and a new addition with the introduction of FIFA Street. NFL Street 2 kicks the Street, season off later this week, and even without online support is looking to be a very exciting new release.

Features:

New High-Flying Football -- Sky 15 feet high to make off-the-wall catches, up-the-wall passes, wall hurdles, and endzone dives, or pull off jukes like a wall-runnin' football ninja.

Seven New Game Modes -- New challenges await around every corner as seven games including Crush the Carrier are unveiled for the first time in any football game.

New Own the City Mode -- Create your player, master new skills, and hit the streets. Recruit the best players as you build a rep and dominate the competition. Take over new neighborhoods and defend your turf until you Own the City. Build your player to legendary status and import him into Madden NFL 2006.

Claim Your Territory -- Perform wall moves on key areas of every fi eld to unlock new NFL legends and gain additional Style points.

Football with an All-New Style -- Add even more style to your game by making no-look, one-handed grabs, dive tackles, button-mash ball strips, and new to any football game: hurdle wraps and run-specific defensive line moves. If you really want to rub it in, celebrate that winning score with one hand as you make a mid-air snatch with the other.

New GameBreaker System -- Revamped GameBreakers build to dramatic sequences where players go airborne. Running backs launch themselves off lead blockers to hurdle defenders, while linebackers throw defensive backs over the line to force a turnover.

New Playing Fields -- Ten new fields and two bonus environments alter your gameplay strategy and open up the opportunity for a variety of wall interactions.

New STREET Mug -- An all-new Create-A-Player system allows you to design your own players. Customize every player detail including the color of your eyes, the shape of your nose, mouth, ears, jaw, and chin, plus hairstyle, hair color, and more. Then add some style with the hottest new gear on the streets.

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