Madden NFL 09 Preview

[Exonerated]

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You guys need to realise that there a different teams that work on different things. For example; theres a probably gameplay team, graphics team; sound team; presentation team; aesthetic team and probably add a new gimmick team.

I can't stand hearing people say, they shouldn't have added rewind and focused more on gameplay. Well, those guys that made the Rewind feature have nothing to do with gameplay. They're job was probably to add something new so don't bash them. As for chain gangs and stuff, I heard that they were much harder to code on next gen then current gen.

Don't be so quick to jump on and say how stupid Rewind, virtual training and madden iq are. Rewind is not just a mulligan feature. You can actually
rewatch the play and see what you did wrong, see who you should have passed too and why the play broke down. You don't have to mulligan , you can just watch and learn.


And you can set how many rewinds you have. 0 3 6 9 or unlimited against the cpu or unranked games. If you think its stupid then set it to 0. Simple.

Madden's heading in the right direction. Finally.

[maddenps2]

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You guys need to realise that there a different teams that work on different things. For example; theres a probably gameplay team, graphics team; sound team; presentation team; aesthetic team and probably add a new gimmick team.

I can't stand hearing people say, they shouldn't have added rewind and focused more on gameplay. Well, those guys that made the Rewind feature have nothing to do with gameplay. They're job was probably to add something new so don't bash them. As for chain gangs and stuff, I heard that they were much harder to code on next gen then current gen.

Don't be so quick to jump on and say how stupid Rewind, virtual training and madden iq are. Rewind is not just a mulligan feature. You can actually
rewatch the play and see what you did wrong, see who you should have passed too and why the play broke down. You don't have to mulligan , you can just watch and learn.


And you can set how many rewinds you have. 0 3 6 9 or unlimited against the cpu or unranked games. If you think its stupid then set it to 0. Simple.

Madden's heading in the right direction. Finally.

Exactly, there are several teams for each section of the game. Does anyone know if they are fixing the faces?

[SageInfinite]

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It would be nice if EA would instead of having this crazy rewind option, have it to where u can rewind your game and watch it in broadcast mode. Nothing like seeing yourself and others watching key plays and hits in TV style presentation. They should add that and spectator mode for online would be great. Nothing like chilling at home and watching fierce competition online in broadcast style. I hope they listening!!!!!!!

That's a great idea.

[sva91]

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You guys need to realise that there a different teams that work on different things. For example; theres a probably gameplay team, graphics team; sound team; presentation team; aesthetic team and probably add a new gimmick team.

I can't stand hearing people say, they shouldn't have added rewind and focused more on gameplay. Well, those guys that made the Rewind feature have nothing to do with gameplay. They're job was probably to add something new so don't bash them. As for chain gangs and stuff, I heard that they were much harder to code on next gen then current gen.

Don't be so quick to jump on and say how stupid Rewind, virtual training and madden iq are. Rewind is not just a mulligan feature. You can actually
rewatch the play and see what you did wrong, see who you should have passed too and why the play broke down. You don't have to mulligan , you can just watch and learn.


And you can set how many rewinds you have. 0 3 6 9 or unlimited against the cpu or unranked games. If you think its stupid then set it to 0. Simple.

Madden's heading in the right direction. Finally.

Do you work for EA?? Jk, but seriously, its not that people absolutely hate the feature, its just that they feel like its not necessary and time wasted. I think everyone would rather have diff. camera angles rather than this feature. They should be spending their resources on something better.

[bucs44]

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They still dont have accelerated clock or different camera angles...wtf...thats a NO purchase for me....

[Ice Cream Truck]

LOL @ Backtracks


Wow, why the hell can't they add accelerated clock? WTF???

[maddenps2]

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Please add more camera angles, the one's that were in next-gen would be fine!

[Cubfan]

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I don't have a problem with the rewind feature since you DON'T have to use it and it CAN'T be used online. Nice to see cpu vs cpu in NCAA 09 and Madden 09.

[FootballDetails]

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...spectator mode for online would be great. Nothing like chilling at home and watching fierce competition online in broadcast style.

I agree, especially since we now have online leagues.

It would be great to watch other games in your league that you're not in, like the playoffs and the Super Bowl.

[countryboy]

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actually accelerated clock may make it into the game this year....

Can I please have back the accelerated clock? (mdgoalie37, thousands of others)

The jury is still out on this one for 09. We are working hard on it, but unfortunately I can't say for sure. Since itt's not my department I really give you a solid answer...sorry.

[Scott]

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actually accelerated clock may make it into the game this year....

I'm hoping for this

[JagerMichael]

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To me it seems that the whole Rewind feature came out of adding the Backtrack feature. I really like having Collinsworth breakdown your play and show you what you did wrong, and it adds to the presentation a lot.

And I can just imagine the board room of EA where someone said, hey if we're going to do this why don't we add a feature that lets them replay the down. It'll be like a mulligan.

The hate for this mode is almost laughable.

[mdgoalie37]

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To me it seems that the whole Rewind feature came out of adding the Backtrack feature. I really like having Collinsworth breakdown your play and show you what you did wrong, and it adds to the presentation a lot.

And I can just imagine the board room of EA where someone said, hey if we're going to do this why don't we add a feature that lets them replay the down. It'll be like a mulligan.

The hate for this mode is almost laughable.

Agreed that it's kinda silly, but it may be useful if there is some kind of goofy glitch. Obviously I hope not.

Honestly, I could have seen myself use it last year during a turnover fest.

[FootballDetails]

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Honestly, I could have seen myself use it last year during a turnover fest.

That's actually a good use for the feature.

If a play is subject to an agreed upon "game flaw," then the play can be repeated. But that's the world of Madden 08. I don't anticipate such problems in Madden 09. Note the optimism.

[allBthere]

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if someone were to show me the 'new madden' in 2004, I would probably not believe them. They need to make the whole game from scratch - everything. One way to do this would be to have a team making roster updates and other minor downloads for 2 years, while the bulk of the employees make a new next gen madden that's worthy of hype and gives people that 'wow' factor; shock and awe baby!
To do this would probably require hiriing a completely new development team. Until then imo they are improving something that isn't worthy of improvement in that it isn't anything like an "nfl experience" it's not like being at a game, in a game, or participating in an nfl telecast at the moment.

That target render certainly wasn't REALLY a target at all.