I finally made it after a 6 hour flight from the East Coast and I wanted to check in with a quick update:
I got a chance to play an entire game of Madden 07 on the 360 and like everything there are some positives and negatives. The positives are the improvements to the running and kicking games. The kicking game is now controlled by the right anaolg stick and youi use it similar to the swing on Tiger Woods meaning you pull back on the stick and then move back up quickly. It will take some getting used to but after a first impression, I like it alot. The running game is MUCH improved. Honestly, it reminded me of the running game on NFL 2k5 with players getting skinny etc. Also they added new running animations to get around blockers so it looks like Mario running may officially be gone.
The major negatives I found was the fact that it looks similar to Madden 06 and the ball seems to float on deep passes. Keep in mind this is only after 1 game played. I'll be back around 4 PST with a longer update.
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Update 2 5:45 EST
I'm back with another quick update: Just left the EA booth and I really liked NCAA 07. The graphics look amazing from the stadiums to the player models to the mascots. It just looks fantastic. The game feels alot like last year's Xbox version and imo thats a good thing. Gameplay wise, there were a few hiccups though. Running the option, the game stuttered a little and its clear that they are still working on the game. There are some new tackle animations but most of the old ones are still in there. I also saw some clipping issues but they didnt happen that often.
I have some good news and bad news for most people. In the 3 quarters of football I saw there was no suction blocking. The bad news is gang tackling wasnt added and I didnt see the new running animations found in Madden in NCAA 07.
Also EA created 70 stadiums but I cant figure out what they used to determine which schools would get offcial stadiums. I played with Maryland and I exepected them to have a real stadium because they are in the ACC. Nope. Byrd Stadium not only isnt in the game but EA assigned the the Akron Zips's stadium. On top of that, the only thing that makes it MD's stadium is the field. You can still see some signs that say Go Zips around the stadium. Its a small issue but I hope they change it for the final version.
I got a chance to play an entire game of Madden 07 on the 360 and like everything there are some positives and negatives. The positives are the improvements to the running and kicking games. The kicking game is now controlled by the right anaolg stick and youi use it similar to the swing on Tiger Woods meaning you pull back on the stick and then move back up quickly. It will take some getting used to but after a first impression, I like it alot. The running game is MUCH improved. Honestly, it reminded me of the running game on NFL 2k5 with players getting skinny etc. Also they added new running animations to get around blockers so it looks like Mario running may officially be gone.
The major negatives I found was the fact that it looks similar to Madden 06 and the ball seems to float on deep passes. Keep in mind this is only after 1 game played. I'll be back around 4 PST with a longer update.
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Update 2 5:45 EST
I'm back with another quick update: Just left the EA booth and I really liked NCAA 07. The graphics look amazing from the stadiums to the player models to the mascots. It just looks fantastic. The game feels alot like last year's Xbox version and imo thats a good thing. Gameplay wise, there were a few hiccups though. Running the option, the game stuttered a little and its clear that they are still working on the game. There are some new tackle animations but most of the old ones are still in there. I also saw some clipping issues but they didnt happen that often.
I have some good news and bad news for most people. In the 3 quarters of football I saw there was no suction blocking. The bad news is gang tackling wasnt added and I didnt see the new running animations found in Madden in NCAA 07.
Also EA created 70 stadiums but I cant figure out what they used to determine which schools would get offcial stadiums. I played with Maryland and I exepected them to have a real stadium because they are in the ACC. Nope. Byrd Stadium not only isnt in the game but EA assigned the the Akron Zips's stadium. On top of that, the only thing that makes it MD's stadium is the field. You can still see some signs that say Go Zips around the stadium. Its a small issue but I hope they change it for the final version.
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