Madden 09 Gillette Stadium Trailer: GameTrailers

[countryboy]

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I agree 100%.

The AI and the team tendacies were HORRIBLE in 08.

Like you said EVERY team in the game ran the same exact offense, it was ridiculously BORING playing against the CPU because of this.

I really hope they spent some time on the team tendacies this year.

Agreed. To me, it also seemed as though the cpu didn't take full advantage of his "weapons" last year. Hopefully, they'll address both of these issues this year. I want to have to fear someone.

[Stroehms]

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Loved the video. The fumble looked realistic. Graphics were great, lighting awesome etc.

I had one concern though. Obviously this was a human vs. human game but still why was Moss wide open? lol.

[SageInfinite]

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Was that actually a fumble? It looked like a incomplete pass to me. Should've been challenged.

[countryboy]

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Was that actually a fumble? It looked like a incomplete pass to me. Should've been challenged.

Honestly, I really couldn't tell what happened on that play.

[Altimus]

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Honestly, I really couldn't tell what happened on that play.

Did the ball hit the ground? Looked like it popped out and fell on the player and then he picked it up of him.

[countryboy]

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Did the ball hit the ground? Looked like it popped out and fell on the player and then he picked it up of him.

I am going to watch it again and see if maybe thats what happened. I seriously lost track of the football.

[coogrfan]

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Watching the HD version it seems clear to me that it was a fumble. The wr goes up to make the catch, gets both feet down, and then the ball comes out.

[baa7]

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With the exception of the new-gen visuals, why does this game look exactly like it did 5 years ago? The terrible, lame QB throwing animations; the clunky tackling animations (more like tackling 'knockdowns'), the 1 on 1 tackling play after play... It all looks exactly like Madden 03. Where's the Euphoria engine? What happened to the new-gen version of Madden that EA promised before the Xbox 360 was released?

[countryboy]

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after watching the 2 more times, I am still not sure what happened on that turnover.

The other thing is on Randy Moss TD, I complained about the bad pursuit angle taken by the defender. Well, after watching again, the angle didn't seem to be cause of the breakaway TD, but more or less the fact that the last defender that Moss beat was a LB. Now, I am not saying that pursuit angles are perfect or are not a problem in the game because it was apparent in the GB/Min video shown earlier.

One more thing, I wish they would get someone to play the game that actually wants to sit in the pocket and make a pass instead of running around like a chicken with his head cutoff.

[SageInfinite]

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I guess the rewind feature is in regular gameplay .

[LingeringRegime]

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I guess the rewind feature is in regular gameplay .

I was wondering about this whole feature also. So, basically it is a do-over for any play that you run? It would be nice to see your mistake, but I don't think it is good that you can run the play again. Unless it is a exclusive game mode or something.

[SageInfinite]

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It was definitely not a fumble IMO. He caught the ball and made no football moves. The ball was definitely not a fumble IMO.

I also noticed the Giants have lower socks in the video . Maybe it's a team detail that EA has added.

Also it looks like they added some post play interaction between players. I noticed players side stepping each other and stepping around each other after the play ala APF .

Also, it worries me that this video comes from EA with the developers playing like this dropping back 15 yards. It just shows me they have no interest in providing a sim style play.

[PacMan3000]

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Can some explain what they loved about the presentation? When the video first started, I thought the outside stadium shot was great. But that was really it.

No TV camera cut scenes. No stat overlays. No complete roster lineup overlays. I'm actually disappointed.

[spankdatazz22]

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One more thing, I wish they would get someone to play the game that actually wants to sit in the pocket and make a pass instead of running around like a chicken with his head cutoff.

The problem is the game almost invites you to do that because of the OL/DL play though. Not trying to absolve the idiot gamers, but it's natural to want to get away from pressure. In real life it isn't that easy to move left/right to open space and have comfortable throwing lanes. In Madden, it is [easy].

[countryboy]

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Can some explain what they loved about the presentation? When the video first started, I thought the outside stadium shot was great. But that was really it.

No TV camera cut scenes. No stat overlays. No complete roster lineup overlays. I'm actually disappointed.

Stat overlays are in the game according to the Q&A session with Phil Frazier over at EA's website. I am guessing they are only available during franchise/season games.

As for the complete roster lineup, I am thinking that the human player pressed a button to skip the complete lineup overlays. I can't believe that what was shown was it. I guess I'll have to find out for myself once the game drops.

And I am not sure what you are meaning by TV camera cut scenes. There were cut scenes that showed the players close up and a TV style replay within that video.