Has anyone tried playing the side view??

[Mos1ted]

I played this game on side view the other day just for kicks because I was so bored. It reminded me of playing the old Tecmo Bowl games. But i havent played a football game on sideview since the last Tecmo bowl was released. I did notice a few advantages and disadvantages to this view....

You can see more of the field( well the part of the field that you are spotted at) It helps me see my receivers routes develop more and I can tell how far away the DBs are from my recievers. However you can't really see down field if you trying to go for the long bomb. Also you cant really see whats going on in the pocket because the camera is so far away. But on the bright side I'm having fun with the side view. I miss playing the Tecmo Bowl series more than any other football game and it just gives me the chance to remmember how fun it was playing those games. Any thoughts from anyone who tried this view?

[Cardot]

Tecmo was one of my favorites and I really had a hard time giving up the side view. For several years I tried to make the side view work in Madden and the 2K series, but it just didn't seem to work in a 3D world and I finally gave up. I think the side view could work, but the developers haven't seemed to prioritize that aspect yet.

One of the best parts of the side view is that you don't have that momentum breaking pause on a turnover.

[Lugosi2002]

It works great on coach mode. Actually the demo look is awesome. But for some reason it disables your user records because you have to go to switch sides and put in in the middle then change back to your team. But if you don't care about the crib it's cool!