505 Games picks up NaturalMotion's Backbreaker

post from Destructoid on 01 December 2009 09:00:00 AM. © Destructoid

505 Games picks up NaturalMotion's Backbreaker screenshot

505 Games has revealed itself as the publisher of NaturalMotion's alternative-to-Madden football title, Backbreaker, for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The title was originally revealed as an Atari-published product a bazillion years ago, with an iPhone version of the game released this past September.

The game is said to "redefine the football videogame genre" by employing NaturalMotion's "euphoria motion synthesis engine" for the game's movement and violent in-game tackles. Backbreaker also features full, physics-based motion AI, for what should (presumably) translate to a more realistic-looking and -feeling football experience.

Backbreaker will be available in stores sometime in Spring 2010. Check out Samit "Sports Guy Who Likes Sports" Sarkar's preview of the title from back in June.