WOW, WHAT A GREAT ARTICLE...THE PROBLEM THAT IS PRESENT IS THAT THEIR IS NO COMPETION....THIS EXCLUSIVE STUFF IS RUINING EVERYTHING..COMPANIES ARE THINKING WHY SPEND EXTRA TO GIVE CUSTOMERS A GREAT GAME...THIS IS WHY I PLAY NFL2K5 WITH UPDATED ROSTERS...HAVENT PLAYED MADDEN ON THE NEXT GEN...ITS WORTHLESS...THEY TAKE OLD STUFF AND ACT LIKE ITS NEW....ANOTHER MIA WHICH I THOUGHT WAS THE ONE OF THE BEST IS THE HOME CROWD INFLUENCE IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL WHEN THE SCREEN SHAKES AND AUDIBLES CANT BE CALL FOR THE VISITING TEAM CAUSE THE CROWD WAS TOO LOUD..THAT WAS SO HOT AND REALISTIC...WHERE IS IT NOW?
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Decent article with good points.
The idea that gamers want the bells and whistles back from previous years' titles isn't too far-fetched.
Problem is, whoever puts out these games are looking for the money in the end... if "Playmaker," "Hit Stick," or "Truck Stick" equal an extra coffer or two, so be it. Chaingangs be damned if you don't plunk down some coin from your paycheck.
In the end, I see this phenomenon continuing as long as new players come in and praise the new-school draft picks with the multi-million contracts instead of the old-school hardnosers like Jim Brown.New Madden Franchise...click Here for more info.Comment
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Re: Where Are They Now? Features That Are MIA
retro logos another one not in the for the 360 in 08 for the opwner mode player!!!
no storylines too!Last edited by aenggeorge; 03-10-2008, 09:58 AM.the new BTL blog: http://blogs.ign.com/hokieballla
we are BAAAAAACK!Comment
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I really had planned on mentioning a few more things. One was definately the in game highlights that both Madden and NHL had at one time in the early 90's. When I would take a break to go back and play the older games I would then come back and have 5 new things to write about and that one slipped my mind at the very end.
I just hoped to shed some light on the fact that these games take so much out and bring it back and call it new. That by this point in time we should be able to have it all! There is no reason to keep doing this anymore, and it is something that as a gamer makes me rather upset.Comment
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Great article.
The thing that pisses me off is no in game saves. I would love to have that feature and I think every sports game should have it.
First sports game I remember having this was Tony La Rusa Baseball. Don't know which one though. I know there is more to save now, but there is also a lot more memory on the systems.Comment
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I would like to see a sports game come out with the old Baseball Stars setup. Doesn't have to be real players, real teams, etc. Just give me the chance to create a team where I want, edit the rosters(names, etc), trade with various other teams, and build up cash(or points) to upgrade my players abilities.
Old School Baseball Stars is where it's at....Comment
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It would be nice if they could even bring back little things like a pre-game weather report or a drive summary after a score. How in the world do you take those things out? It's only a text graphic!Comment
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There are STILL core gameplay elements and statistical categories missing form all publishers sports offerings. These include but are not limited to: half sacks, assisted tackles, late hit penalties, ineligible man down field, illegal touching, rule 5 drafts, 40 man rosters, boarding, cross checking, or any real fighting system in hockey.Return of the MackComment
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Good Call on the Baseball Stars idea...I would certainly buy something out of that mold...
Then again, didn't 2k try to do that w/ All-Pro Football...?
Anyways, something was failed to be mentioned....co-op games are rarely existent anymore in sports games, and I know I'm not the only one when I say it really ticks me off!
My friend and I used to look forward to playing an NCAA Football dynasty and going through recruiting and everything, but since its went next-gen, the 360 for the 2nd year has failed to support co-op play....
Finally this year Madden and NHL 08 have brought it back, but it would be nice for all of the sports games to allow co-op...
Even All-Star Baseball found a way to do a co-op mode in a baseball game back in 05...
Really, most of these things we ask for shouldn't be too hard...some of us as stated before have even stopped buying games (i.e. me w/ NCAAF) because of the lack of features and mainly the lack of options...
I truly agree w/ the others and believe that because EA is monopolizing the sports game industry, we have no choice if we want to play than to buy their games, so they can release whatever crap they want, whether it be feature-starving or bug-crazy.--If you need it, you don't have it. If you have it you don't need it. But if you need and you don't have it, you want it. If you don't have any of it, then you really don't know how to get more of it to get started then anyways now do you? --Comment
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Hi Patrick...good article, but are you talking strictly about the 08 titles or the 09 ones? Just asking because facemasks and footprints are in Madden 09.
Also, curious as to:
- where the remark about towels came from? I'd never heard anyone promise it...would like to know where you got that
- tree leaves changed colors and fell off? Which version?Comment
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