 NaturalMotion officially announced Backbreaker on 22 August 2007 with the release of a short video trailer showcasing some of the aspects of the Euphoria engine . Along with this , a press release from NaturalMotion CEO Torsten Reil stated " By utilizing our motion synthesis engine , Euphoria , players will never make the same tackle twice , giving them an intensely unique experience every time they play the game . " The targeted release date for the game was late 2008 , according to the aforementioned press release . In mid @-@ 2008 , still without any release date planned , another trailer was released for the game . This trailer revealed the Tackle Alley mini @-@ game mode . At the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo , Backbreaker was showcased to the media for the first time . Along with this , a third trailer was released showing actual gameplay footage from an Exhibition game . Again , no release date was revealed . 
