Jets Involved In Xbox And Playstation 3 Game

June the 25th will see the release of NaturalMotion Games' highly anticipated American Football video game Backbreaker. With the assistance of the Coventry Jets, Backbreaker is set to become more than merely a rival for EA Sports' hugely successful Madden franchise.

Using NaturalMotion's euphoria Engine to deliver high quality, hard-hitting, true-to-life action, Backbreaker is able to create truly unique game moments, which never happened before, and will never happen again - just like real life. With no more canned animation this might just be the biggest revolution in games since the introduction of 3D graphics.

Backbreaker for Xbox 360™ and PLAYSTATION®3 is a new, on-field football experience from the minute players pick up the controller. Boasting realistic, physics-based AI with an endless variety of unique sacks and tackles, Backbreaker is the first truly live sports game. With crisp, high-definition graphics and a third-person camera angle that follows the perspective of the ball handler, Backbreaker puts players onto the field in the heart of the action.

"It was great to get players from the Coventry Jets involved in the development of Backbreaker", said Todd Gibbs, Head of Games at NaturalMotion. "Not only did they assist us with their highly detailed knowledge of the sport, but their professionalism and of course, athleticism, left us with hours of high quality motion capture footage that the game simply could not have been made without." The euphoria Engine allows Backbreaker to provide Dynamic Motion Synthesis live onto Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.

The Jets became involved in the development stage back in late 2008 with linebacker Will White and Britbowl MVP winning quarterback Dax Michelena providing authentic American voices within the game. Lineman, Andrew Smith was invited to help with motion capture for the game's realistic graphics that have helped set it apart from the dozens of other American Football titles that have fallen by the wayside. In 2009 Jets' linebacker Andrew McKenzie took part in a focus group before eventually landing a job as a Junior Designer.

Already available in Europe and the United States, Backbreaker, which will be available in the UK exclusively at GAME, is proving a real hit with Gridiron fans. The "Tackle Alley" mini game that was released as an iPhone application last year was a number one download from iTunes giving gamers a sneak peek at what to expect from the full title.

You can see McKenzie, Smith and White in action for the Jets as they face the London Cobras in their next game at the Butts Park Arena on the 3^rd of July. The action gets underway at 18:00 and entry prices are £5 for adults, £2 for Under 16s with a family ticket that covers 2 adults and 4 children for just £10.