NFL Head Coach 09 Preview

[RaychelSnr]

We have posted a preview of NFL Head Coach 09.

"What has EA Sports learned from the original version? Let’s say just about everything. The last edition was pretty much a model of what not to do when beginning a new franchise.

This year EA is making sure to keep the player immersed in the world of being a coach. They are doing their best to get rid of the hold-ups and the repetitiveness by keeping the action continuous."

[mwjr]

I'm actually looking more forward to this game than Madden.

[hail2thevictors]

Yeah, seems like a good change of pace game for people who like to watch CPU vs. CPU games while still ebing able to influence each and every aspect of a team.

[ahunter5]

I honestly can't remember being more excited for a sports game. This, if it's done correctly, will get much more play than Madden or NCAA.

[TCF]

i ordered the CE version of madden just because i want to get this game before the regular release date. i really am stoked about this game and if it is better than madden then madden gets placed on the shelf

and if it succeeds would be great to see them have the ability to import ncaa rosters.

[Bodsy_lol]

Loooking forward to it more than madden great game

looks great

feels great.

[SPTO]

Nice article and the game sounds like it'll be much improved over the first Head Coach. I'll definitely be playing this a lot.

[jeetaa6]

ok...hail answered my question. we can watch the entire game, CPU vs. CPU.

cool.

never played HC, but this does sound good. me being a Franchise guy and all.

[marktg30]

This just feels like the biggest waste in the world. What did they really add Madden this year? Nothing! They fixed presentation, but the franchise feature is still bare bones and we had to buy ANOTHER game to get a Franchise feel... and only for 15 seasons... give me a break.

[SHAKYR]

So are we going to be able to transfer our players from the college game?

[ahunter5]

Re: NFL Head Coach 09 Preview

So are we going to be able to transfer our players from the college game?

No. Head Coach uses an entirely different set of ratings than NCAA or Madden. According to the devs, if this game succeeds, they will most likely try to implement this feature in the future.

[ahunter5]

Re: NFL Head Coach 09 Preview

This just feels like the biggest waste in the world. What did they really add Madden this year? Nothing! They fixed presentation, but the franchise feature is still bare bones and we had to buy ANOTHER game to get a Franchise feel... and only for 15 seasons... give me a break.

Um, this isn't Madden. This is a simulation game that deals entirely with the cerebral side of football. There's no button mashing, cheesing, or money plays. HC has an entirely different development team than Madden. If you're upset about the franchise mode in Madden, I'm sure there's some posts on the Madden boards about this.

As far as the 15 year career mode, I was disappointed about this initially, as well. The devs stated that they wouldn't have been able to put as many features in if the game went longer. They actually developed each player for each draft class -- nothing random other than the names. The statistics and ratings for each draftable player are pre-made. They couldn't have done this for a 100 year career. If the game is great for the 15 years that it lasts, I'm completely fine with it. There's also 4 different sets of 15 year draft classes, so the game has replay value.

[Step2001]

This game should be really good based upon all the info that has been put out there.

Looking forward to the release!

[J.R. Locke]

This game looks more and more appealing. Like someone said I think that I may be wanting this more than Madden.

[deepen03]

"NFL Head Coach ’09 intends to fix that issue with 300 added animations for the sideline, including kickers warming up, trainers diagnosing injuries, and players chatting away. EA is really trying to make the player feel like they are truly on an NFL Sideline."

Why doesn't EA add some of that to Madden and make it more realistic??