Madden NFL 10 Hands-On Preview (IGN)

[Jamin23]

I don't know if anyone saw this and I really don't feel like reading through 9 pages but here is a little bit about presentation.

Presentation, something that was seriously lacking in the first Madden iterations on current-gen systems, has seen a nice overhaul. Pre-game you'll notice camera angles that show concession stands handing hot dogs to fans and people making their way to their seats. During the action there will be detailed cutscenes (not the low-resolution models like in last year's game) showing players warming up on the sideline. If your quarterback is taking a licking on the field you'll see him trot over to the sideline and pick up a phone to talk to the coach's box. The chain gang is also present, as are all of the refs that should be on the field. And yes, you can truck into them. It sounds like the presentation has been greatly upgraded.

[jlukes]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ian_Cummings_EA

Ye of little faith...and from a fellow Giants fan no less!

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http://corner.bigblueinteractive.com...&thread=336671

I do my best to keep everyone posted of the great updates you are making to Madden this year. See you around!

- jlukes

[BrianFifaFan]

Loving that the Presentation stuff was brought up! Really not loving the run back forever and throw the perfect strike. This is where I am wondering if the commitment to a total makeover is there. We all know that is a sacred cow with Madden, and totally reeks of "arcade." It's cool they took away the throwing icons, but it just needs to go, forever... If this game wants to be totally serious as being what you see on Sunday you see in Madden, then they need to kill all of what made it semi-arcady. Either with killer pursuit or devastating losses of accuracy. I'm loving almost all of what I hear, but this issue is huge. That's why I hate online sooo much, it's all about using cheese to win and being good at Madden-style football. If we're gonna go sim, then let's do it all the way. To twist
Ian's quote: "Great presentation will make them want to stay, but cheesy/unrealstic gameplay will kill the illusion created eventually...."

[lolfalconsbeatu]

I hope they fix that pocket!

I dont want to see ppl dropping back 30 yards to make a thirty yard pass down field anymore...

[CreatineKasey]

I thought it was cool to read you can quick switch to a nearby offensive player and help push the pile! I can imagine having a fight for a first down or TD and trying to get the FB or another lagging OL behind the pile to help grind out the last couple of inches.

It's kind of hard to take these kind of game reviewers seriously because like someone mentioned a few posts ago, their ratings don't really correllate with what we see in a game anyway. We are in the minority, though. What we care about isn't always what the standard gamer cares about.

Like Ian said, the guy was junking around in pro mode. I bet most of us will never even play once in pro mode. We look at this in a different light, a different detail than the average kid just wanting to sling the ball around.

Because of that I take the comments from the developers and group of OSers that played the game seriously, but other comments with a 2 pound *grain* of salt

[RogueHominid]

I like some of the visuals, especially the ones that showcase signature styles. That little stuff goes a long way toward making each opponent feel different and authentic.

The pocket looks okay. In lots of the screens, you can only see 4 OL, and I don't think there's a double on the DT in any of them. It also looks rather massive from a scaling perspective (LOTS of empty space and a large perimeter), but all in all any pocket is better than no pocket.

The run and chuck is a big wait and see. So long as the CPU doesn't do it, it's fine. I'll never, ever play Madden online, so I won't have to worry about the Madden Nation crowd doing that ish to me. But it would be good if they made it significantly harder to do that and succeed. That's a big index, imo, of the game's commitment to sim or arcade style play.

[tron8]

why can't we buy this game now. How the hell am i supposed to wait 3 months?

Can we start a petition to have madden released at the beginning of summer haha

[SouthernBrick]

Overall liked the article. Loved the presentation.