NFL Head Coach 09 Preview

[marktg30]

This just feels like the biggest waste in the world. What did they really add Madden this year? Nothing! They fixed presentation, but the franchise feature is still bare bones and we had to buy ANOTHER game to get a Franchise feel... and only for 15 seasons... give me a break.

[SHAKYR]

So are we going to be able to transfer our players from the college game?

[ahunter5]

Quote: Originally Posted by SHAKYR

So are we going to be able to transfer our players from the college game?

No. Head Coach uses an entirely different set of ratings than NCAA or Madden. According to the devs, if this game succeeds, they will most likely try to implement this feature in the future.

[ahunter5]

Quote: Originally Posted by marktg30

This just feels like the biggest waste in the world. What did they really add Madden this year? Nothing! They fixed presentation, but the franchise feature is still bare bones and we had to buy ANOTHER game to get a Franchise feel... and only for 15 seasons... give me a break.

Um, this isn't Madden. This is a simulation game that deals entirely with the cerebral side of football. There's no button mashing, cheesing, or money plays. HC has an entirely different development team than Madden. If you're upset about the franchise mode in Madden, I'm sure there's some posts on the Madden boards about this.

As far as the 15 year career mode, I was disappointed about this initially, as well. The devs stated that they wouldn't have been able to put as many features in if the game went longer. They actually developed each player for each draft class -- nothing random other than the names. The statistics and ratings for each draftable player are pre-made. They couldn't have done this for a 100 year career. If the game is great for the 15 years that it lasts, I'm completely fine with it. There's also 4 different sets of 15 year draft classes, so the game has replay value.

[Step2001]

This game should be really good based upon all the info that has been put out there.

Looking forward to the release!

[J.R. Locke]

This game looks more and more appealing. Like someone said I think that I may be wanting this more than Madden.

[deepen03]

"NFL Head Coach ’09 intends to fix that issue with 300 added animations for the sideline, including kickers warming up, trainers diagnosing injuries, and players chatting away. EA is really trying to make the player feel like they are truly on an NFL Sideline."

Why doesn't EA add some of that to Madden and make it more realistic??

[ahunter5]

Quote: Originally Posted by deepen03

"NFL Head Coach ’09 intends to fix that issue with 300 added animations for the sideline, including kickers warming up, trainers diagnosing injuries, and players chatting away. EA is really trying to make the player feel like they are truly on an NFL Sideline." Why doesn't EA add some of that to Madden and make it more realistic??

The games have completely different development teams. It isn't like EA decided that 'we're putting active sidelines in HC, so we're not going to put it into Madden.' Each development team makes their own decisions.