Madden Ultimate Team First Look (Gamespot)

[TDKing]

Free for now Can we get "Almost, Online Franchise Mode" fixed now ? I mean, it should be easy to do with server side patches right?

[NFLFanSince1979]

This sounds pretty cool. Looking forward to this feature.

[GTheorenHobbes]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

It was already reported earlier in the thread that the Ultimate Team is different than the Madden Development, per Ian on Twitter. So, I don't see what the two have in common.

Yes, it's been reported that they didn't take guys off Madden to work on this. But why couldn't they have added these guys to Madden to work on say...adding a second broadcast team, a la NCAA College Basketball? Which would you rather have...Madden cards, or separate Fox/CBS and ESPN broadcasts?

[JkA3]

Looks pretty good. i like the concept. Extends the playability.

[TheWatcher]

Sounds like a cool idea, and FREE is always good.

I've seen this in several places, and I kinda laugh when people say "who plays football after January or when the season is over?" Well, football fans do. Casual fans wouldn't, but people who love football never stop.

[oregonelite]

Hey Guys,

This is my first post because I think that I can contribute to this conversation. I am an avid Madden and Fifa player. And my experience with FIFA 09 UT was great. It adds playability to the game far after the season is over.

I had put FIFA away last year for about two months when they rolled out UT. It was an amazingly fun and competitive experiece to build a team up from the terrible starter pack into whatever style of play you most enjoy. At first I wanted to create the greatest soccer team ever to walk the earth. I played tons of games offline (the easiest way to gain coins to buy card packs) and online (testing my team against the world) to build an international powerhouse. Then, after time ruling the FIFA UT world with my "Dream Team", I switched it up and decided to make an all American team with 100 chemistry. Again adding a new dimension to the game and increasing its playability. When FIFA UT came out I never went back to any of the other game modes. FIFA UT was well worth the $10 I payed for the download and I woul have payed $10 or more for Madden UT if EA charged for it.

Another point, the article says that FIFA 10 dropped UT. Not true. They just haven't released it yet for download. UT was hugely popular last year and it will be released again at a predtermined time after the actual game release. This is a game mode designed to get gamers to stick with a game. Thus, the January release date for Madden 10.

I recommend everybody giving it a try, you may not find it as great as I thought FIFA UT was, but with the Free price tag, what do you have to lose. And believe me, you have a lot to gain. Sorry for the long post...

[kjcheezhead]

"Players have the opportunity to use real world money"

In other words, put this in for free and if they can get 1 out of 20 to spend some real cash--cha-ching.

I'm not knocking people for liking this but it is just a more subtle way to make a few more bucks imo. It doesn't require a lot of work and the money can add up quickly with people giving EA 50 cents here or a dollar there.

If you ever want to see another NFL game, do not give EA those additional funds.

[oregonelite]

Quote: Originally Posted by kjcheezhead

If you ever want to see another NFL game, do not give EA those additional funds.

I agree with this sentiment. I never pay in game "micocharges" because I believe that it will just encourage EA to put more of them in. But if Madden UT is like FIFA UT, you can enjoy and succeed in this game mode without paying for card packs.