Madden preview at IGN

[Badboy49er]

Sorry if this has been posted ...some good details

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/875/875772p1.html

[Scott]

Good to know the replay won't be online...

[DLaren]

Quote: Originally Posted by IGN Preview

The in-game presentation values are also upped by the fact that Madden 09 is the first football game to attempt to offer actual analysis by its commentators. Cris Collinsworth uses the telestrater to highlight open men that you should have hit in the new Backtrack feature that's in the game

Quote: Originally Posted by IGN Preview

The franchise mode is also getting its share of the attention. In the real NFL, rivalry games are not about records and there are no favorites. Teams just play their hearts and rely on emotion to carry them through. Now in Madden 09, if you're playing as the last place Colts and the first place Jaguars come into town, the Colts are going to get a bit of an adrenaline boost and play a bit better than they would have in a normal matchup. Collinsworth and Hammond also recorded unique commentary for rivalry matchups so there will hopefully be a bit of a heightened sense of importance for those games.

My favorite portions of the preview, thanks Badboy49er.

[Spin]

the commentary sounds pretty good, it sounds so much better than madden or the radio guy. it also looks like in game stats are back.

[LBzrule]

Quote: Originally Posted by Spin

the commentary sounds pretty good, it sounds so much better than madden or the radio guy. it also looks like in game stats are back.

Yep the commentary was pretty good and the game is looking good graphics wise. Player models look good. On the play where Rivers got sacked I like that the defender didn't stick and chest fight with the offensive tackle.

[FlyingFinn]

sorry Madden is not the first to use the telestrater.. it was used in that other game.

[a4reak]

First NCAA yesterday now MAdden today. I loved the video except for the rewind which iwill just disable. We have presentation stats and the lighting looks really good. Also Hammond did sound a little robotic but I loved how collinsworth color commentary seemed to flow. The replay showing where he should have went was also pretty cool

[SageInfinite]

That video got me I can't even front. I really liked what I saw. I actually wasn't bored watching a Madden gameplay video. I really hope there aren't any game killing bugs. Madden looks like a solid effort from the videos I've seen so far. Like I've been saying I think this will be my Madden 05 of next gen.

Oh and this is the best looking football game I've ever seen.