Recommend a Madden this gen until 13

[AussieChiefsFan]

Madden 10 is great

[SageWonder]

Madden 08 and 09 had some pretty damn strong on-field gameplay, but severely lacked in modes. I'd still recommend them over M10 and M11 though.

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[StrawHat Patriot]

I'm not saying you should get Madden NFL 11, but other than the tackling, the gameplay isn't that bad.

[Armor and Sword]

I seriously can't believe how over rated Madden 10 is around here. That game had serious issues.

1) The flats could be abused to point of ridiculousness. You want to score at will? Swing pass to the flats to a good or great RB with speed. You could not stop it, the cpu could not stop it. Killed the game. I had to create a house rule to only throw one swing a game to keep myself from crushing the cpu
2) Absolutely no deep or vertical passing game on Madden 10. It was rare you would be able to stretch the field.

3) Robo QB. He would always just get the ball off.....and if he did not, it would be a fumble going the other way for 6. Really drove me crazy. Presentation had bugs, the Extra Point was so over rated as well.


Bottom line for me with Madden 10 was it was too easy because it could be abused and you had to have house rules (which I hate overall because that means the game has seriously flawed AI). If I have to hold off on certain fundamental plays like screens and swings then what's the point.

Madden 11 had it's flaws too. Tumble weed tackles etc. But with a killer set of sliders IMO played a much tighter and much more fun game of football. Plus you had game planning to assist the CPU from not calling verticals and CB blitzs all day (which was tuned much better in 12).


Maden 12 is by far the best next gen Madden. But you don't want that one (and I would not pay more than 15-20 bucks for it anyway).

If I were you I would not bother buying any Maddens till August. Why waste your time and money on a game you will play for what 2 and half months? Then again...your money and your time.

Madden 13 looks like it will be really good compared to what we have seen in the presentation department and the new passing system is very intriguing. I would hold off.

[JerzeyReign]

Madden '10.

[mooch49]

so i went ahead and picked up both 09 and 11. my thought process was that even though 10 got the most votes here, i picked 11 because i figure it was basically like 10 2.0 with worst tackling. And perhaps with the right sliders that can be toned. I got 09 out of curiosity and also as a backup. plus it was dirt cheap. thanks again for all the recommendations and analysis.

[SageWonder]

Quote: Originally Posted by mooch49

so i went ahead and picked up both 09 and 11. my thought process was that even though 10 got the most votes here, i picked 11 because i figure it was basically like 10 2.0 with worst tackling. And perhaps with the right sliders that can be toned. I got 09 out of curiosity and also as a backup. plus it was dirt cheap. thanks again for all the recommendations and analysis.

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[Pezell04x]

Madden 06.