After plays the camera zooms to a television style view which shows players close up. The lack of decent skin textures results in players who look like Ken dolls with helmets. The large, black eyes remind you of men possessed and stand out against the plastic looking skins. However, the scary eyes are not visible during the actual play. What is, though, are the player animations.
Animations are numerous.
Players stumble when hit, jukes take place at realistic paces, and players wrap their arms around the ball carrier during tackles. The pace of the game is slower than most are accustomed to, and the realistically paced animations give the game an authentic feel. Despite fresh animations, the game can suffer from collision detection problems. On more than one occasion I have seen a face mask penalty called because a player tackles another player from behind. The tackler's arm reaches through the torso of the ball carrier and brushes his face mask.