Madden 09 Gillette Stadium Trailer: GameTrailers

[thmst30]

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WOW ATMOSPHERE AND PRESENTATION, Who would of thunk it. Its about damn time EA, its about damn time. Seriously though just the simple outside stadium shots, pre-game fireworks, camera flashes, and TV style presentation adds so much to games like this and its GREAT to see EA finally come around, at least on Madden. Also the new lighting system is absolutely beautiful, much much much improved over last year. The gameplay looked much better than the IGN vid, looked smoother. Also the shaky cam behind Moss seems just like a nice little breakaway feature, and the custom TD celebrations seem like they might also be a nice little feature that adds some needed depth and detail to this game. So that video is miles ahead of the craptastic vid on IGN. I'm actually impressed by a Madden video for the first time in years. The gameplay had to be on rookie because the little icons under the players always told the player what to do and how to do it, I doubt thats on the higher difficulty settings. Its all about what Peter Moore is trying to do and make these games easier to pick up and play to the general public. So I'd say almost 100% certain that was rookie level.

[Steeler99]

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Great looking graphics for sure and it appears the presentation will be a nice upgrade ... but now onto the important stuff.

PLEASE tell me we won't have to deal with the excessive FUMBLING issue again next year! As unrealistic as it would be to have no fumbles in the game, I would rather that, than to have to continually worry that every time I run the ball it will end in a fumble. Excessive fumbling is a "Show-Stopper" as far as I'm concerned .......

[thmst30]

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i think it is on the easiest level. at the end if you look at moss's stat line it said 5 catches 297 yds and 4 TD. it's got to be on rookie

LOL, and yet that was only the 2nd score of the game?!?!?! Maybe its season stats it was displaying, or just some bugs to work out before release.

[madmastermind]

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The gameplay and animations in particular, seem redundant from past versions to me. That said, the lighting looks solid including the player models as well. We know the graphics look good, but gameplay is essentially everything.

You can detail your car all day long with the best equipment, but at the end of the day, if the engine lacks, it's not worth a cent.

[Scott]

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Looks very good, aside from that one Manning play..

[coogrfan]

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I saw absolutely no gang tackling. Other than that, the video was'nt too bad. The thing about Madden though is that once you actually play it the boredem sets in. The only sure way to know how serious ea is about the football game is when they release it and people actually play it. There is no other way to know for sure. ea, to me, has lost game player equity, only a great playing game will get it back.

In fairness more gangtackles happen on runs than passes. There was one example though-a little over halfway through, G-men 1st and 10 at their own 38. Manning hits Shockey for a gain of 14. #25 hits him first, and then the SS comes in and finishes him off.

[jdr4693]

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looks very good. but i am a little consirned that some parts in the video werent in game footage. like what i see though.

but why cant ea figure out this whole qb pocket issue though. you can see manning running back like 15 yards lol

[Sportsforever]

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Best looking Madden I've seen yet...has me excited about football again. Just watching it reminded me of 2K5 in a lot of ways.

[sva91]

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Wow, graphically looks awesome. Lighting, player models, and presentation looked really good. And in fairness the fumble looked like it was caused by a legit hit.

[seanmac]

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The graphics generally look much better, with everything from the player models to the lighting being a significant step up from 08. The new camera looks good, it's nice to see replays back, and at first glance the playcalling screen looks nice. That all said, the gameplay looks fundamentally the same. There was quite a bit of passing, and at every point the tackles basically engaged the defenders at the line of scrimmage or just a yard back from it- the OL/DL interaction still looks wrong and there is no pocket to speak of as a result.

[seanmac]

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i think it is on the easiest level. at the end if you look at moss's stat line it said 5 catches 297 yds and 4 TD. it's got to be on rookie

Those would be season totals. This video catches the start of the game, which is to say Moss' reception is his first one.

[stmark]

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actually on the second play the pass to shockey the line backer came on a blitz the oline did slide over and clip him to give eli an extra second on the pass thats a good sign

[Hawaii_Stars]

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Sideline player actions still aren't good. NYG players clapping after the fumble. Other than that it looks great.

[blackngoldfan]

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actually on the second play the pass to shockey the line backer came on a blitz the oline did slide over and clip him to give eli an extra second on the pass thats a good sign

I was thinking the same thing. On every pass play Eli set his feet before passing the ball.

and what was the shaking camera while Moss was running?

I thought it was pretty cool. That camera is very similar to the one in Gears of War. (when you press the "A" button while running) Lol.

Those would be season totals. This video catches the start of the game, which is to say Moss' reception is his first one.

Those were totals for that game. After the fumble, notice the game skips to the 2nd qtr.

It seems as if they only wanted to face the sun to show off the visuals. The lighting was absolutely amazing. Look at how dark the sky was at kickoff (looked like a night game), then look at how bright the sky was from the fielders perspective. Can't wait for more footage.

[drlw322]

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Those would be season totals. This video catches the start of the game, which is to say Moss' reception is his first one.

no i think it's a glitch. if you look on top of the overlay it saids milestone 4 TD, unless scoring 4 td in a season is a milestone.