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Presentation
It took about 5 years, but NFL 2K5 is no longer the champion of football presentation. From the opening coin flip to the ending whistle, Madden 2010 is dripping with presentation touches to enhance up the experience. With going back to the 3 play layout for the play selection screen, you have more of an opportunity to catch these moments.
To give you a sense of the various presentation touches I saw in my two games:
- Cutaways to stadium fans
- McNabb chatting with Reid after a failed 3rd down completion with McNabb's helmet half off
- "Did you know" facts sprinkled throughout the game
- Cutaway shots with facts (Jason Campbell has just thrown his first interception of the game)
- Halftime show with video highlights and text overlays
- Stand up whistle on a gang tackles
- "Frozen" parts of the television screen on snow games.
- Chain Gang with referee using his hands to indicate the distance till the first down
- Pre-game breakdowns of match-ups per position vs breakdowns general sections (e.g. Offense, Defense, Special Teams)
- Prominent MVP callout near the end of the game
- Kickers warming up
- Field goal nets going up and down
- Etc.
I can go on and on, but the presentation touches were nice. The best thing is that none of these extras cause choppy loading sequences, and they can all be skipped with smooth fade transitions. Some of the character faces are a little janky, but it's forgivable considering the amount of players on screen. |
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Hmm... I think just about everything in that list was in 2K5 and a lot of them were probably done better (like the halftime show).